Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-02-03

HE whole company were IN Tho best 90
spirIts and IN happy mood 20 enjoy the rich
collsti0n that was served a. tae close Of the
evening.
Thus is the"soidier Friend appreciated.
The Late Tennessee STATE Convention.
TENNESSEE so0N TO He FREE STATE.
Tie convention met as primary. advisory
body, 90 take i1ciuIant measures. preliminary 90
e formally caile,i Convention, which would meet
Z with special reference TO amending be Constitu-
iion Of the state lul forever abolish SLAVERY
/ Ihis vas the general understanding, sur--
/ when the Convention met Aiferwari. Theu the
. bal. hecame fllel slth delegates from 81. paris
. ot The Safe, the question WIS -rare.y askei and
discussed Why Dot s.se tine snd expense by
[ doing The wurb u.W, aud aaerEsrl reierrluz it
70 fhe people Or plp-Lr r.-hcaton, and not
defer the matter % another snti0u
Ola iHe 9Th day the business commute sat-
n'It-- thel report. which took strong ground
} t1r present action. and offering amendments, seq
+ zion hy section. t1 tLs Constitution, fa be- .uHs-
di-feIy acted up1n. 8 minority rtpof- was ale
. -0 -uHH 'tei. t4toruE q convention no meet mo
.'y, sad ie.errug constitution fi 4ir-l.i-
0r-. until trer. on direct ,est vote. 70 Fss
y uaiari'g Of hliy thar l.s propose
sons -r raeei .n the maie-itg report should be
f'.. .UHu fsr.F.tu.
Tee -.t and second -sll 5ns " fa proraseI
/ aueI .-.ea.s we're as fHoFs. sni rasssl without
single .sssur.Ug voice
Sc That slavery and iavo.uutsr, ,ervirlfe
F eEc-p- as Is punishment fer crime, whereof -he
party shall have been i1.y convicted. sre here
F Dy forever abolished aud prohibited throughout
the STATE
>--. 3. the Legislature sraH make u1 lsr rs-
ca-uiEuE The right Hf property 'r u-l.
Tho other -estou, wer, Of d secondary nature.
al- were ai. passed..
An interesting aui spicy 3e-as- -r5luE ur 1u
% supplementary amendment
judge Glut lsceord.ns 20 the ofr-..I rs-s-1
wss opposed t5 sli.viu- negroes sfr'r'.-. .l
voting Pie was in favor af tie i7 ..-
suu-ar giving to ihe he-a. n families home-
stead ir me public domain. o. remove t1em from
the midst 1f .ne EHte msn. HrE
opposed f- ,le proposition laid down .H -u. rs-
port tha- those Fl1 bad tesl rebels HlgIt o.. -a
rr1--If-l
Mayor -l'l -lu was evil .a- % .--a rhe ue-r.
bot Ess opposed 60 letting him vote; b., ccr.'I
cIei tlst IFS liberty vas only 60 Tors f1r hlu.-
SELF"
Col Butler said that rather than ie, uegroy-
vote. he would retire 20 the m1uutt-ns ara .iyc
d hermit
The clause which members feared might here
after authorize negro suir.,c IS that psrt ot -e--
tiln @. iHe t-n-fii1iI .u "1lch says That color
shall d.sfranch re- no one sho is eut-.ei 20 give
evidence u o11rt ot Justice 4Eailst n white
man.
by repealiug tlis cisuss negroes isoa.5 ts eu-
t'ei 10 vote, even although tas Constitution
rea's ilat ne 5ut Tree Eni-e naie citizens snail
De clothed wiiH the r-l' o. sprriEe
--H B..
Eist leonesses, si.-
"N On rsgari 20 -i1rsge be ae;en led The re-
port oi the committee. True, the Legislature
might extend the right Of suffrage 10 negroes
but can nor Na trust the Legislature 90 project
ihe white men o. the state tie bad originally
opposed the arming Of negroes, but
#nen, feT dsys since, he went out 20 The hate
tie field and saw dead negroes-ail snot, the balls
entering the iT-nt-lt calsed him 90 r,dect . iit-
tie Nevertheiess, he vas not gong 90 oe par
ticular about minor matters
Parsou BroWnlow sa'i
The negro suffrage question seemed 10 give
rrouble Te ,zss ip ftyor ot setting the regrr-,s
fr.- ir,,,s.{i.faIv all ogsr fine S,ut5er, Co5e.i
aracy f,r,bs n.gro va. -,. rei.Iii,, ana tb.s
-at.ili,n "a the p.pr, When - mt one o,,t
- ,to -, ,,e s,,t 81 ~ the o,t.r w o,,,,,,
~. - a., F,r,ber tb.n th;s II ;s al ,hst 9b.
ne, .,,5 I'M. friends have q ROM N srna,t 1,
nrsss,, Ills f,,ur. r;vb,. sc v.ll laavs a,,sp 4,
f;s.,,ss,,r. \ M, .7, rsil ,srs Is u;lI 80
q, - fen, nov .
r. -. -..,'-..s,,,-ivs- of ,t. ,,,o sri-,t.
,bs -r,.i.vsry mi b.a.,i .ltvsr, nol;cy-.-a-s
~ D.,,l.r-.,.i III U,,ol - Cb, 'taDoocs EBt-
h, -; ,bi. .n,rninent
.,T5,f no regr,. r1plerfo Indian or pe-s,n
If - 49, is..,,d,l rr.,, r,s-,. ar iri,s,
,,,.s-,,-s Il, ,b, ,tir5 generation ipclu.ive
-,.-.-t - ~ -, -,,.r,ri'.,, ,,,,
,...-- - =. 80 -, sbsji sre-,;s. IN,
.lr.,-ivs f-sr,liss o- b,ll snv office III honor or
-st , .bslI tls,, h. ,,.,,.,-s,spt ;urors in ans,
.,.,rl NJ i,,sti,e i, this Srsr. or yre evidence
s,,.i,st = .gbita -..--,r. %
IL ;,,--,.I,...I,- ,,--,,o..5 tb;s .,bs.i+B-s
s.pro,iJei bo4ever tbst i, sooo as ,to,e
,-la bs,. been ouenei and svored rebels snail
b,,,.. beep rermiite-i 10 vote. then ali coior-i
Inf,s5 states soldiers citizens Of Tennessee. who
sail have So .yai out their terms Of service. OF
-, y nor HE ,Iis,hargei sbsllIs allowed to
r,,s-s lov,I NEGRO who 6rhts for his country
b,,., Al - ,,l.l N "a .li,lavl sti;s man VINO
& ,bfs a,rtirst b,s ooautrv.''
Tins TssoiutYp. = s6rew,iiv and QUANTITY
vor.5s5 ttre,t.n.,l 10 rra.ir,ce 4 row As Mir.
RoaJ u.IheJ togsr.i the Sueaker's stand. mauv
members of the Conveution exhibited some Of
the "a pro-slavery spirit, Ehen the President
- tI.. b,.rs 5bst -be rsutlena, from
Hamilton would be treated With respect. Mr..
Vo,,s rssnond,d de6autlv that he intended 10 be
,-,,,tsd uitb respect. and then said
..Tf gs,rlsrleb si.b 10 cut of discussion. IL
.bs,n n, s5 have seen the rag law applied
l19,. spo,gb in Tennessee. and henoeforth mesn
- s,iro.s,s mai I thjnk 10 be right. declare
-. ,-,.os.I n ,;.iovsl white men votiug.and
., -, ,,o-.ocs ~ vote disloyai whites
- - L;,,lI- ~ ,bs iovsl blscks n Offset
~. - So ;,s,,ra tF. triu,npb Of lcvsitv
-, 80 lo,.sI ,.olo-e,i Nc, ooupierbslapoe the
s.ai,,..i ,.,,;,s ,o,s INST a. The black btir.des
,,rs.rh',-nr.ai the ,ehsi brioaSes IN fu9t OF
.ssb,,;lta IN the 18th and 10th Of Droetnb-r
1ess go -. r-o.s,.ye-v nnan for she
-, - - fIssra, y,be n,oTber of