The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-22


ders. of i3eSoto, SWEET, Stone, Slov.r,
Trotter. Tate, Wall. Watson. Wade,
Woodward. Wilson-4l.
Mr. johnson, Of Smith, offered the
following as q substitute for section two :
Amend by striking out and ms TT the
following
Wher. a, Africln slavery in the SAFE
of Mississippi hss been abolished By The
power and authority OF the United States
Government and the loyal people OF the
) ate having been sworn 30 abide bv and
fully support the proclamation OF the
President of the United States and the
laws of Congress IN references to the
emancipation of slaves. and the people OF
the State OF Mississippi baing desirouS OF
acting in good faith. Therefore i Is or
dained ard declared by the loyal people
of the STATE Of n ssi>sipfi in convention
assembl d, That A.rcan slavery snail
never ha restored in the State OF Miss
issippi by state action and involuntary
srtvitude shall otly exist as pun!shmeut
Tor crimes or mlstle emeanofs. whereof thz
party has been duly conyictrd, and th~
i-gisia TIRE 81 its mex, session, and there
after 2s the public welfare may require.
shall provide by law for the protec:lon
apd srcuri IF the persons aud properly
of thc y, grre4 ii tuu ]aJ;o-s nf the state,
aud guard tEeEI and the state against au'
Evils that may arise rom their emanclpr
tion.
Mr. Harrison moved to lag the substi
tut upon the table
Which was decided in the atima7ive
nv yeas and nays called for by Me- sr~
Potter. B4Irana Phipps, as follows:
Yras-Mr Pre- nent, NJ s>rs, By'rs,
Bond, Bleck veil Biiufs, Bnoiprd. Braf-
don. Cason Cooper Of R7ukia, ca q.
Crawford, Cumuli gs, Ciun, ia. Ca +,
Doris, Davis Dowd, Ftri y, q G q,
Gr.fip, Eirnim' gw..y, Hti Hamm,
II uston, HARRISON, Horne, ILL.,. j n,
snall, Kennedy, Lindsey. Inpr, Lewis,
Marsh.ll, Martio. OF Adams M.,r,in. oj
Stuff ver, Montgomery, MeJaon M",-
pins, Niles. Oven OF Iu..ica U7en. OF
Scatt, Pres,ly, Peytop Klves, Rushing.
Saunders OF Attala, S'monron, Spark
man Stanley, Sluv5r. Wallace, " hitri
Wooiey W bb, watson, Wade, Wylje,
Wier, Yerger
Nays-Messrs. Barr. Bailey. Bse"-
Compton, Coos er # P'r"tI. Franklin,
Good, G. wap. Howard Ha-rd Hu sor,
JarDagu. ,J5hns N o M4fshal, Johnsou,
Of Smi1h. K ug, Levers, Lau,stin, Maurty,
Mathews, Potter, Pulpps Quinn, R'sy
DoIds, Rad, Sanders 0 d. Soto, Sw"'t,
Store, Trotter, Wall, Woodward, WI
sop-33
Mr. Jarna.in. offered the folio-ins as a
substitute fu: section cwo Of the Eepnrt
or the commtte:
The St1te of Mississippi ia ly re cognzas
tue laws of Congress and the pcoc!ema
tion OF the Pes dent Of the Uni %
States Ia reference ~ the emancipation of
slaves and hereby oFdains
That neither slavery nor involuntary
servl ude, otherwise than in The punish
ment of crime, whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall hereafter
exist IN this State: and the lie islaturea al
its next Session. ana thereafter, as thr
public welfare may require, shall pro ide
hy law tor the protection and security Of
the person and property of the freedmen
of the State, and guard them and the
State against any evils that may arise
from their sudden emancipation.
Which on motion of Mr.. Harrison was
laid upon the ia bic.
Mr.. Potter offered the following as
substitute for section second. upon whicn
he addressed the convention at length:
Whereas. certain authorities of the
Unjted States do claim that, by force OF
certain proclau4ations of the President,
and OF certain acts Of the Congress OF th.-
Cor gress of the United States, all colored
persons heretofore held as slaves in ihns
State, are, OF right, free, which said claim
is now enforced by military power against
children ri tender years and other iDDo
cent persons, as we'll as against those I'M
pllcated IN the recent rebellion, aud
Whereas, The government Of the
ULired States has, by acts, and resolu
tions of Congress and otherwise, acknowl-
edged the obligation and duty resting
upon 1t to make compensation 90 proper
parties, tor their slaves eulancipated BY
It's authority; but has neither paid nor
promised 20 any party, n:itled aS a!ole
said such just compensation AS 10y the
constitution 1t IS bound TO render, and
Whereas Tha constitutional VALIDITY
and Operative effect Of SAID alleged ac.s
and procIamatlons are 9uesuors prcprl
tordciei by the appropriate judicll
tIlbunais, ard
Whereas, The good people OF hi, State;
rest rving 10 par,lrs entitleu full lower 10
assert, in the proper form ANY OF their
rights and claims In the premises 90 AT
present eubrnii 10 IN sid cI. m assel ted
and enfIreel by said authorities asafor,
laid, au1 n SO submit ing, do now ife4
sid p T-lon OF aeli coo p,'lu -l,lon "a
II ii-t, and viii contnu- 81 70 riga a
and t. a. then uoil.fhe -ai1 al-g-d ac-
and prociama'Ious are anuuI ed bv tae
pr P'r tribu"lIs. or are otherwise law uliy
reFple a.
b i therefore ordained, That the ler
is'a'u:e of tins State BE- and is hereby
"u'',o~z.d ana required II Its next s.us1
l"g session, and fiop lime to lin1.s 9s M,
bt- proper. Hn;ii sucn Ima IS said al dg =.
acts aud Proclamati,ns ar" lewfuily .p
nuled or vacated Rs aforesaid to .nac
all need'ut aud proper t,wr. ruI.,s aud
regulations 10 secure to said col br,d pop
ala Ton protec ion md Justice; ana 10
regulate ths II Ah r, >ecur' indus ry and
S"orieiy, pr at grancy, dlenes@. plu
perasin. and Q Ia Aill.lll1 b !. N ar,1i IN.