The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-20

ISlFElnfl, 20 w SSt.tt' i tnlnk Ylrginll has
Itooi many Of you, anyhoH. Go and se:t!,
on the Government lands: ~; ,,.,;''.>,
I y From bis speech IL Appeared, That The eS
Congressman bad been raised 10 thefar West
He wanted! the .coIored people 70 90 there
end see land which he pictured as flowing
With milk and honey. The colored ,popu
gfafioif OF Virginia would make two Terrific
Pfics States, where ali their rights would be
respected. It Is true said he. that the emf
grants hare suffered in Kansas, but no,
more than they did in the South. They
have been preparing for the trip. six OF
seven years. They are nofso et' poor as repre-
sented.} -1s'i''r - ~. i.'t' "5'''@ -
ri The idea of the whites IN the South is that
they must rule. They are not going to give
you any chance. For that reason the speaker
favored western emigration. -. -.
A vote OF thanks was given him for his
speech. :! -" .'',.'s
''s7'1::j', PERMANENT oEaANIzATIoN.
The temporary chslrmsn having come In,
the committee renorted the following names
for permanent officers:
r President: W. c. Roane.
Vice7Presidents j. L. Montague, J. B..
Taylor, HI 3. Pettigrew,s W. P. MoseIey,
and II. Lightford. s"-.5i,... 80
ESCi M. N. W OOtUT1Qpc.
:; >. Assistants: b: Il. THOMPSON and ". J.
S. Bowe.G iH H'1i'.'" ':f1'r 81 ~" 'N''
11assrssantis'atArms: : M ". NJ. Monroe and
The report was adopted
~ .T,a ...iG;..' MICRO JURIEs. ii ..rwa;'n2
81 Mr.. Roane, in assuming the chair, made
a speech. saying q great deal about the in
justice Of keeping negroes off iurfes OF the
courts and OF the unfairness OF the law
under which Kinney and wife were con-
victed and sent to the 'penitentiary.n lie
thought il useless iorlthe colored people to
look further to the President and Congress /;
they bad done about all they could. They
must nowhelp themselves, II They had been
their right to sit on iuries sim.
ply because they had never protested against
it. Il He remembered having heard hr.
Henry say.in speech In the House Of Dele.
gates that tile negroes were uot dissatisfied
with the present order Of things, because
be (Mr. Henry had heard no complaint
from. them. s..,... &c.,, ,....., ...... .'...u =
He thought well Of the emigration pro.
ject, but nevertheless was willing to fight it
out little longer here. 80. :. ny....
~ The speaker, in concluding. declared his
friendship for the whites Of the South. lie
bIe assistance from his political opponents
here; but al the same he believed the ne
grocs were deprived OF rights and prlVl-
leges which should be thcirs. This Con
yention would originate an organization
which would be highly beneficial to the
race, he believed, and that despite the OPP
position from some OF their own race Who
had called the committee ga scnrVy set"
Sees ...l.. PUT YOUR FOOT on IT.
j. w. Johnston. oil. Richmond, offered a
preamble and the following:
ReSotUed, That we will let GOODNESS and
patience and good behavior moderate US
during this deliberation; we further ask
that judgment and wisdom, when Shown in
argument, be the forerunner OF our dellbera-
ton; we'futher trust that each delegate
may pledge themselves whenever fire
brand may arise to put their feet on the
same; we further ask that the president OF
this Convention be respected and sustained
in all his rulings. unless not according to
usages or showing partiality; and that the
hand OF Providence may direct us aud
smile upon US during this Convention. :,
g.. -.. - CLAY WARD.
.., =. j. W. j.
Adopted. '. '.'
- PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
WI. S. Bowe offered q resolution for the
of committee OF fifteen on
plan OF organization. Adopted. =, 49,.
% JUDGE HUGHES coSDEMsED. ..ss .
N. n. Woodbridge, Of Manchester, offered
the following in an enthusiastic speech
about the rights OF negroes: ..'ra
Whereas we see that we cannot get our
rights here in the midst OF this class Of un-
oppre>sors OF our race, and
since the. decision OF Judge Robert w.
Hughes, OF the United States Court OF this
district, that the State c2n oppreSS and
abridge our privileges as, citizens OF the
State, and that there is no law OF the United
States to protect Us from said abridgmeut
and oppression ..r..,. r;.."r-. -
Therefore we recommend to our race
throughout the State to organize themselves
into emigration societies for the purpose OF
leaving the State, provided our condition Is
not bettered by the authorities OF the State
Ill.,, .l u. SPEECHES. -. l.r1. i't..
W., E., Jackson followed in a speech IN
(which, be characterized Judge Hughes as
!States-riY hts Democrat and opposed the
emigration Iuoiectur Ue exhausted himseif
the subject, and the audience before he go
through; .,,;,.r.,uf vi, :,nf - 1tn =. =
, .M. A.. sHarris, Of Manchester (almos
,white); couidn'tsee the sense OF ieayingt hi;
fair land ofuYirginia for; the grasshoppel
country OF the West. AT the same time h'
claimed that the rights OF the coored people
were abridged. = .f!:: -, .t-.;a:i g. t~-.tt
/ Isaac Walton opposed the resolution
The chief grievance that he" had to com
plain of was that -colored- BARRIERS -wealdn'
shave colored men-i. e., for ten cent
they went back upon their race. His ide'
was 10 moke these BARRIERS draw out o
colored society and take up, with whit
men. I" A man should be either a,lwhit
man ora Niger" was proposition which
he boldly advanced. :. a... :. .n-u =,
.ft.+i.1 SECRET SESSION. ...,.. .
Several other speeches were made. -
The resolution concerning emigration
was referred to the Committee on OrganiZa
tien. ..t -aa..i.H = ga"
They decided to consider the question o
the organization OF the people in secret ses
sion-doors to open at O'Clock this morn
ing. 49,
Adjourned about. 7:SO O'Clock. s.. g.
POLICE COURT, YEsrERDAY.-HenryW Vile,
(colored), an old offender, was sentenced tt
receive seyenty:eight lashes-7-,thirty-hine a
once and ,hirtr-nme SaturdaY-ior picking
The pocket OF Margaret Shirly. .a..--
Jack Motley (colored) was sent on to III
grand Jury for cutting Amos Jones with
razor. -
B. Ware was mp, charged with assault
inc and stabbing Lewis Jackson (colofed
with intent to. kill. Jackson being unabl
to appear, the ease was continued and &c