New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-25
the PRO-SLAVERY REBELLION.
FROM LOUISIANA.
THE coNvENTIoN-ADAYs DEBATE.

Convention. In the DfsS Pi"00i 49,
shrew a rot shot into the Secessi'ns' camp "
Offering an ordnance requesting the PRESIDENT OF
A.. C.nvaoti,n 70 lay before that body the pop |
.,., cote 10 each parish for the election OF DEB
,g.tes to this Convention. 1t Is well known that |
~. information would demonstrate that the pop
siar vote of the State was against immediate Sc
erss,cn; and the Convention promptly refused, oy
a vote of % to 90, to consider the ordinance at
eli. OF course, such clear exposure OF tire hieh
banded defiance Of the popular will which II mas
sAo~u from the outset, could hardly be eIPec1ea
frosn the Convention itself.
A resolution was adopted, inviting Mr.. u. r.
Kesncdy, drlegate to the Montgomery CONGRESS
and Mr.. Jacob Thompson, late Secretary oi tue
Easerior, to seats upon the floor of the CohVep-
ton. After unimportant business AT one
O'clock, the special order Of the day, The ord
nance Of Mr.. Cannon, of AvOyeles providing
that the permanent Constitution be submitted TO
tho people for adoption or rejection, was called
up. ., 81
Mr.. Cannon rose in his place to advocate his
ordinance; but q member insisted that he fbould
stand in trout OF the Speakers desk, that al
soald hear better; 50 he walked up ana looA
hat position. Mr.. Cannon IS TALL coniPac'y
kallt gentleman, with brilliant DARK eyes, Je'
black hair, winch bangs down upon bus shoulders
s.a long, jet-black beard, which caFesses MS
breast. lie spike readily and fuently' win
graceful eesticuiation. He was not standing
candidate, be SAID, nor POLITICIAN Tie na'
ees.r sought ofice before, and DeSer expected 10
AGAIN. He had been elected, aud had voted
throughout, as an immediate and open Secession
tst Ia view of explicit declarations made 1T an
earlier stage upon this floor, he had entertained
90 doubt that the permanent Constitution was 10
Do submitted to the people. This ne had ai"a]s
understood to be the programme or platform OF
his party--and with this understanding, that the
snenbers Of the Secession party were pledged to
this reference or submission, he bad presented
tine ord nance without particle OF doubt OF lie
immediate unanimous adoption. But, to his sur
prise, no sooner bad he offered il than violent
opposition was raised against it, aud an active
CANVASS was forthwith set foot to defeat ";
and 6oaliy came the unkiDdes CIT of oil. ln the O."
amns Of an ably conducted Secession organ OF this
slty it was stigmatzed az "a besatD2, temper
kzibg. prOcrastInanBg and useless policy" lie
reviewed the history of the Constitution Of 1877,
70 show bow long and fully it was discussed be-
fore tie people adopted it. But, We were tod
that there was violent and faetiOus oPposit on
hat there were New Orleans merchants VINO would
turn their pockets inside out" to defeat this
whsie movement. He rdiculed the idea that the
people of Louisiana could be bought and sold in
this manner, and thought to use West
era expression, that was about "played ont"
He asked if the people Of Louisiana had yet had
a chance to know what this Montgomery Con-
stitution was Had they who have to I've
under it, been advised or consulted about it 7
And had we, handful Of men, the right to ap.
prove Of it, and tell As, 600 legal voters that we
consider it good enough for them, and would
force them TO accept it He hoped Dot, yet
shl feared such might be their decision, for
sometimes men clothed in little brief authority
played such fantastic tricks before high heaven
O. made the angels weep, and he might add, the
people daun them. After deoying that he was
sctuated by any factlous motives, and reading
extracts from The Jackson Mss,ssYpian AID Tie
Picasune ia favor of submitting the Constitution
10 the people, as the only cnnrae in accordance
with justice aud the American itea, LIE asked, IN
essciaslon, for full and lair discussion Of this
srdiBsuce, and if it should he decided against
kYn, he would yield 10 meek submission. aud sly
20 che majority in the fallness of hrs heart
Dominus vobiscum per ompia secua So cul0.
rum, ct cum spiritu tue saDto." Laughter and
great applause, elected evidently by the quota.
tica rather than by approval Of his general
views.
Mr.. Elan Of De Soto, o short smooth faced,
stout delegate replied in brief, nervous appeal
against the ordinance, on the ground that the
people had delegated TO them full power TO take
the State out Of the Union, and to form another
Government. For this purpose they were em-
powered to enter into an alliance with other
States to form more perfect union. He con-
tended that the Constitution was referred TO this
Convention for ratification, aud to none otter
So far, Secession had been accomplished without
bloodsbed, and we held the Black Republican Lon
es bay. He urged that there was no time to
stop, but 10 press on, and the people would sus.
tain them. He thought that this course would
insIre peace, and prevent all danger Of blood
shed.
Mr.. Rozier of New Orleans next took the aoor
and commenced speaking very earnestly and
somewhat inccberently. His principal personal
characteristics are closely shorn face, a long,
thin form, and superlatively longtaled coat.
DO explained that he was born aud had always
lived In the South, and repeated several times
that be belonged to the temperate zone 10 poll.
tics-Deither the frigid zone Of Massachusetts nor
the tOrTid zone of South Carolna Ia Zoo