New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-19
THE CONSTITUTION AS FINALLY ADOPTED
FORM OF tbs PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.
FEELING OF THE PEOPLE.
THE LECOMPTON CONVENTION.
From Gus Special Correspondents
HILL 0E CnNYENTION

HE CON
From Gus Special Correspondent.
HALL OF CONVENTION,
LECOMPTON, Nov. 7, 1875
After some preliminary business in reference 10
the Committee ON the whole Constitution, Mr.. II.
N. Moore arose and said that be had voted last
night On the final vote, to adopt the report as 9
whole, as amended, 10 order that he might move a
reconsider alton. lie made that motion. Here q
question Of order hro,e as to whether the gentleman
could move for RECOMMENDATION, as tho ayes and
noes had not been called. After considerable dis
verocty, the vote was taken by yeas and nays to re-
COZ slider the vote Of last night (Which decided that
the Constitution should be sent direct to Congress
The vote stood Yeas 81 Nsys24. This is tho largest
vote yet thrown in the Convention. Last night, 40
voted, few rev hatds having come in. This
morning 81, the other two havieg been fshsd up.
One man was detached from the ultras. An at
tempt was next made to spring the previous ques-
tiCr-this failed. Mr. Hereford offered as an
amendment the substance of the majority report TO-
gether with Mr Nobley's test oath, and also
proposition to submit the whole Constitution TO
vote Of Constitution or "NO Constitution. If the
nays throw a majority of the votes cast at the cleo
llOn, CODrtllutbn 10 Do nul ana VOlu.
The proposal thus introduced was merely trap
to catch those men who insisted that the Oonstitu-
ton should be submitted. Those who introduced
and voted for it int nded ard did vote TO strike it
out.
Mr. Mobley said that this proposition contained
the substance Of the treacherOus matter OF the
majority report II was the same serpent with
different light upon its scales. Gentlemen must
know that the interests of the South were not left
.u,t ho & al atn
who entertained the minority report had with them
and had been counseed by the first statesmen OF the
nation. There ara friends of this party in tho Cab
met There is at least one man there that the lust
of Office cannot bay. These men have correspondent
with the friends of Southern rights in this Territory
They have exposed this trick and it's authors. There
are those here who can meet it in spite of the power
and frowIs of Official patronage. He was for far
submission or no submission at all.
Hugh NJ. Moore replied to Mr. Mobley ironically
He was rresistiby ludicrous, eud the Convention
laughed; but whether at him or Mr.. hobley 49, per-
haps doubtful He finally undertook to show the
inconsistency Of Mr.. Mobley, bat was not equally
lucid az to his own. He admitted the caucuslng
but urged that it was merely for the benefit OF the
Territory and the Union.
Mr.. Little complained of the remarks Oh Presl-
dent Calhoun and others, who had he thought
spoken disrespectfuy Of the atelligence and integ
,ftv Of those voting for 10 minority report de
resd an extract fror. q Douglass Springfield
speech of last June, r. ere that Congress wooid
receive this ConstitC' without any'oH on H.
He asksa what the ';g,IePoI. men ."e@u. " q
sahm;ss;sr on the ground that the AbsGtionsts had
= l,ros msiority. and if they wanted to submit
ard were sincere, did taey not see taat the effect
woul6 be To make no Constitution Did they mean
tbis1 Would they tska this position here There
wa an Inconsistency 10 their arguments, or there
was some deception il their proposal. lie charged
Mr.. Moore with chssgiDg for seifisb or ambitious
considerations He eODtended that Congress mHst
ana would admit Kansas
AR Dapforth made some sarcastic alusOns 10
the ttestrcal Grafton of Mr.. Moore, whose re-
marks offered nothing new. Pie Convention had
already decided On the propOaal before them, and
those who egsin, dragged it up ought 70 sustain
their positions with neT light on the subject.
When Mr. Danforth speaks, he uses Few words He
is the real leader of the ulsras.
On the RECOMMENDATION, the vote stood for MI
Herefords amendment 20 to rs. A motion to ad-
joum until after dinner was Immediately made by
Judge Elmare. Mr.. Danforth moved to insert SINE
die Excitement and eon|usionl. After some e1 5
planatiO2, Mr. DaIforth withdrew bis amendmea'
and the Convention adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Gea Easin in the Chair. The question eceur-
red on adopting the section. Mr.. jenkins rose 20
| spaak. MI Calhoun objected that no was nov IN
order. Some discussion ensued. ihr2enlas
storm. Mr.. Calhoun said that, In ororf 20 Pus ~.
matter in debatable light, be wouic move !" ssaS
out that mart Of the section amended tnst soWco
the necnls 10 vote on the Constitution. de did this
70 put he subject before the Convention.
Mr. Dsrfortb ssid the men in this Convention un'
| aa,stood The matter; they understood Oil tnls
wsnsuyer;pg; they were not 70 DO caught WIN al