New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-09
NEGROES NOT HUMAN BEINGS.
The Convention Protected BY Walkers Troops
Disyatct.. from Oar Special Coue'pondent-
THE LECOMPT0N CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION.

peocEEDINGs OF TUESDAY, OCT. q.
LEcoMPToN, X. T., Oct 81, 1857.
fbi, Constitutional Convention has at last fairly
not 70 work Upward Of forty members have beea
present to-day. The proceedings were somewhat
boisterous. Randolph of Atchison has been the
prominent rhetorical divinity. It 10 very evident
hat the conduct of Messrs, Randolph, jenkins II
Co. does not meet with the unqualified appreciation
Of a few of the more digniGed, such as Elmore,
Boiling and Stewart will endesyor 10 give the
proceedings Of to-day as nearly as tcey occurred as
possible. II would be vain TO abbrevate hem, sO;e
there was nothing in them but the fun which would
perish in abbreviation. A letter was received from
Mr.. Hughes, Clerk of the Convention, resgning his
place on account Of sickness. The Convention then
proceeded to the election Of Clerk l observe that
one Of the Clerks of the Convention 10 one Of the
Judges Of the OItoyd election. If his skill 10 manu-
featuring record of this Convention Do at all equal
70 the ability exhibited in manufacturing list OF boz
gus voters, hope that be may be more adrolt IN
preventing such fatal defects on its face. As it is
pHssunable that this is sort Of reward, the other
Clerks, and all bogus Clerks expectant, may lay to
heart and "go and do likewise"
The report of the Committee on the Legislative
Department was called up, but referred back to the
Committee, several members OF which had just ar
rived. Mr.. jenkins OF Marshal called for the report
Of the Committee on Slavery but this being deemed
premature by the more shrewd, it was deferred.
Immediately after dinner, member from DOl
phan appeared for the first time and was sworn in.
Report Of the Committee on Interpretations made
by member of Committee, a minority of whom had
got il I'D. Mr.. Vanderslice, Chairman of Commit
tee Who had lust arrived, wanted it recOmmltted to
Committee, so that he could see it. Here jenkins
and somebody else got up The somebody else was
decided to have the floor by the Chair Jenkins re-
tortiDg that be " was up first" The somebody was
from Bourbon, with a blue iDsey hOmespun suit,
brass buttons and very fierce counte nance. He
thought il nice thing that they should have been
NJ work there for more than week and got pretty
well along" and that these new corners, who had
deserted their posts should come In thus to do every
thing over again
Randolph Of AtcbisOn was opposed 70 all slch
Operations as that"
The Chairman of the Committee again begged
that the Report be recommitted The somebody
with blue coat and brass buttons got up again and
said that ftbey recommitted this they might as we'll
recOmmit every id thing Those that had
como in at the eleventh hour wanted to rule the
Convention"
After further discussion, q motion to lay the
frt molten on the table wac negatived Noes very
beistereus.
Mr.. Randolph got up again he wanted it to be
81 understood that when the Convention acts like
man he (Randolpb) will act as a man; but when
a. it acts lAe baOy, he (Randoph) will act like a
baby He always wants to be in uniform. He
"(Randolph) knows that many members of many
committees have just arrived. If they will re-
commit report for SIGH reason to Obigs one,
they must do it to all. Aud why should they
:" undo all they had d me to oblge sich They had
taken an oath 10 gil their duty to the best OF their
knowledge and ability, and have wilfully and
4" paiieiossiy absented themselves"
Here Mr.. Vandersce got up and remarked that
he thought that the speaker had taken too much
water in his whisky" TO which Randolph retorted
that If what Vanderslice said was true, 1t must go
10 prove that he (RsDdolph) was sober When the
vote was TAKEN il stood q for the recOmmttal, IA
sganst.
The Report of the Committee on Militia was then
talen up. 1t was very brief. 1t simply made all
persons liable TO militia duty from the geOf Is to
As, except such as had religious scrupes agains:
bearing arms who should pay an equivalent. Ran
aoph got up to offer an amendment which he
called "a resolution, making the time for duty be-
tween tho ages Of 20 and 40 The President re.
CURED him to reduce it to writing. Randolph
wanted the Clerk TO do it-ioexOrable. With an
air Of killing wrath, Randolph exclaimed "N
Thompson was fit TO be a Clerk, he could write
''my resolution" The /" resolution" was at last
written. The gentleman who offered it said: ~
=" don't offer that resolution just because John
81 Randolph kin offer it." The speaker added that
he twas standin' on solid principles now" He
thought that man Of As was too Old to be run
about over the prairies at the will Of some boy or
IL, who might be captain list for the sake of learn
"iog military rudments in cO.nstalk mileshaico
pany. lie expected that they war gOin to make
''a Slave State, and if hey waa the most the spec
tators would be children and niggers an hs OBJ
lected To maxim such spectacle of an old man
pst 10 make laughin for nlggers. And he was OPP
posed to 30 young men goin' 10 the neiisla. They
"badns the nerve. They weren't able 10 tramp up
ian down and eat the hard bread b,ked in l77G ono
wonder Again, he (Randolph) was opposed
" 10 mlxn' In this thing O. religion II man is TO
be allowed to dodge servin' on the meli,ha on as
count o religious scrupes, they would all be 81
iectea WIN religious scruples. He (RandOlpl)
would embrace some hind of religion hlmsef so
4" as 10 escape melsha duty" Randolph was op.
posed TO the whole bill, but especially that part of
IL aii0wln people TO be exempt from religious
"scruples and then making them pay 70 support the
a. Others for their exemption Randolph Thought
that TO exempt people from the duty Of shooting
"ptope and then getting them 10 pay others for
"doin' it, was humbug." Randolph "was OPP
"posed 10 the wbo'e melisbs system Melsha al
ways ron away. Ii God Almighty made man
"a coward, you could not make brave man of him.
at was not the mans iaut-it was the Makers
fault" Here somebody called Randolph to order
but the Chair observed that Mr.. Randolph was no;
out Of orde unless it was out OF order To speak 10
that way Of the Almighty. "Oh, well, exclaimed
Randolph, al don't want % git down on the old
man."
Here Major Boiling and several others iuterpOsed,
and urged that il was usual 70 treat respectfully the
religious opinions Of the Quakers and other bodies,
who bad no objections 10 being uIulcted In money.
Mr.. Hamilton spoke briefly. He was opposed
70 "mi1ih III religion with the melishl."
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