The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-22
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The Chairman next introduced DR.. Manly.
late OF the Normal school, Richmond. He
drew vividly the picture Of Abraham Lin.
| coln's sacrifices for the cotored people, and
the final Offering up Of bis, life for them auc
their cause, and, turning to Mr. Pelouze,
said, " he Is one Of the few In this old Com
m0nweaIth who voted for the man who j.
now sainted memory TO US a1l.'e Hs
speech was q very good one.
MIR. H. L. Pelouze was next introduced
BE talked about everything, but especially
about the fact that he vosed for Lincoln (;
that be was fn bis workshop 10 his shirt.
sleeves when be was told Of bis nomina.
tion; that he did not desire II, and II John
8. Wise, who 10 now running as an electol
on the Rexdjuster Hancock and English
ticket, would retire from that position and
q" fling 10 the breeze the standard Of Gar.
field and Arthur" he would retire and ad.
wise every Republican I'm the district to
support him; but that as he John 8. Wise)
now stood, he was pledged to support the
Democrats In Congress, aud "the tail
would not wag the dog"
At This time . hack drove up filled with
negroes from Richmond belonging to the
John 8. Wise faction, and Immediately the
meeting, which had heretofore been very
orderly, became uproarious. IRnvmevable
questions were propounded Mr.. Pelouze by
the reiDforcements, but IL was some time
before they were heard. Finally one colored
man succeeded In putting bis question,
which was something about "ths Commit.
tee OF Nine" Mr.. Pelouze answered !:
"Go away, Cornelius Harris; you have
been bought and paid for, and are unfit for
any one to answer" This ellclted long and
continued laughter and applause.
The speaker was subsequently permitted
to proceed, and from his standpoint did
very well, and In his perOration the shade
Of Lincoln was brought forward In the
CHASTITY moonlight, pointing with icy finger
the colOred mans way to the balIot.box.
When he concluded joint discussion was
arranged.
X. z. Brooks led of for John S. Wise.
Tie said he did not love John s. any more
than he loved George d., but be was
for John 8. because he gave us q
chance to destroy the Democratic party
IN the Gibraltar OF the State; that
no Republican could be elected--that
George ID. Wise represented the Bourbon,
rancOrous, arrogant Democracy OF Virginia,
which had always floated the white mans
flsg and oppressed the negro, whilst John
8. had come over to them, and II treated
right would stay; that he had been nomi.
mated by a negro Republican in the Hanover
Convention and seconded by white Re-
publican from Chesterfield.
Brooks made very forclbe speech, and
quieted the crowd. But the headsman
stalked behind him, and when Captain Paul
(coored), OF Richmond, arose, the aspect OF
the crowd changed completely. He told
them that the Democrats were divided thai
now was the time TO succeed, and that any
coiored man who wavered now was either
a knave or a fool, struck by judicial blind
ness, or bought of; that they needed but
gain Of few Republican congressman to
reverse the Democratic msjority In the
House, and the negro who hesitated now to
choose between Pelouze and John s. Wise,
who had said II elected he would vote with
the Democrats, was traitor. Paul Is an
effective speaker to colored men.
Austin Burrill (c0lOred), Of Richmond,
was the next speaker. He urged the claims
OF John 5. Wise, aud was followed by w.
ii. Carter (colored), from the same city,
who spoke in favor OF PelOuze. The up.
roar was so great but little Of their speeches
could be heard.
The meeting adjourned with cheers for
Pel0uZe, Garfield, and Arthur.