The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-24
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We clip the following from the N. o,
Delta of the 18th:
Gone of the most pleasing iacidsnts
in the Convention yesterday vss the de-
fning Of their position by young Tbos.
NJ. Wells md Robert W. TaliAtsrfos Mr.
Wells, IS is we'll known, is : young, dash
ing and chivalrous-y yes, chevalrous-
Louisianaian born, and bred in Rspides
Parish; is the SON of the Lieut.. Govern
or, and belongs TO the grandest family OF
the State. The Wells family, previous to
this war, wss not only the rnost noted.
but the most wealthy in Louisiana. 1,
owned more negroes and race horses-
Lecompte and Lexington. for instance
and raised more cotton, and were tie
greatest old line Wings, that We ever
had among us, and We have known some
of them well. Since the war broke out
they have been noted for their adherence
to the Union, and have stood staunch BY
it up to the present time, suffering losses
of negroes, cotton, and ell else save honor
But few days since Dick Taylor burned
$500 bales belonging to Mr.. Weiis's
father. But enough Of historical rem.
iniscences with regard to a familyso well
known, and whose name is 30 dear to
every loyal Louisianian. .ssa& ~
Yesterday, young Thomas II. Wells
rose in the Conyention and defined his
position. All were attentive for . repre-
sentative from the country, having =
greater interest in the questioned negro
emaucipation-thsn sny man in the city
Of New Orleans. was about to speak, and
all eyes Here turned to the spsaksr Who,
young in years, was old in experience.
He said he was no speaker, but he had
been called upon by his friends from the
country 70 give his opinidss. He Nosld
briefly state that he was in favor Of imme-
date and unconditional emancipation, aud
that, further, he wlsin f6Y1f Of educating
the negro. because he thought education
would make him more useful This Wa
the Substances of his rsmarkA saA thsy
were received as coming from an oracle.
1t was the Testimony Of = houSs owning
hundreds of slaves against the institution.
Young Wells was followed by the younge,
Taliaferro. This is . name well known
in this State. The old man ysnevibls.
his father, native OF South Caroline,
published weekly paper in, the parish Of
Catalonia, If We recoiIect ari6ls5, aud q
the time Of the election for defe9atsS Il
the Secession Convention, he was elected
on the CO. operation ticket. Wbes~EtNl
ordinance, which took Louisiana ont Of
the Uuion, at Baton Rouge, was on its
third residing 1--WE ali fbehitsfss the
old man rose, with his lowing white looks,
and commenced reading his prot. et-amid
the noise and confusion that prevailed and
the efforts that were made 10 drown 81
voice as be calmly and quietly read i
through, and demanded that il should =
spread upon the minutes-hov he tibet
turned upon that mad, wild body Of fapae
ical men, and like Cassandsa a. Trey
ptophessed all the woes aSd alssthA boz,
befallen Looisiana, by the introduction
of that wooden horsg within iW yalas--
the ordinance Of secession. -
How true prophet ha gse-heW vel
he could foretell the future. Ws IN know
and 70 our sorrow--and while - mgs1
the rash act, We honor the aged seer. /
was his son that yesterday rose 10 the con
vention, and Said: II am il favor - in
mediate emancipation, ana Of The edsca
ton Of the negro l1Asboeuf II sa1nsia
terror Of Louisiana, and vas never heyooS
the bcnsdary Of 6e, State. Z 81 VII
Mr.. Wells Comment is unnscessary
Let them be Eeoosded n NAA