New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-07

" INTO COnvCntiOn under !n8tfnctlOm HVl1 NE CUE.
stituents This conduct Is absurd and foolish. ana
likely 10 result badly for the coorcd people Tho Con
yentioD has already set Its seal oil condemnation upon
the project. .
Tie Convention sssem bled In the Loyal African NJ.
Il. Church. sometimes called the Lincoln Church, rom
the !aot that they have statue Of tho martyr fte'
dent. with quotation from his last Inaugural orhh
melting the building. The CouvcLton was called 10
order by MIR. Galloway and John Good OF new
bern was appointed Temporary President commit
tee Of five Credentials appointed; Con miiiee
Of seven upon Rules for the Government OF the Conven
| ton. and another upon Permanent: Organization OF
which j. W. Hood was Chairman. Soine complaint
anc discussion arose upon the disposition manifested 10
give undue influence on the committees tn craven au
other lower counties and before the committees were
prepared 20 report. the Convention adjourned 10
o'clock y. III.
| Upon the ressscmbling II the Convention the Com
mttee on Rules made report. which, with slight mod
fcations was adopted. Two sessions are 10 be heid'
beginning at H. III. and adlournng @, p. m. No per-
son is allowed speak than the Cues
ton the fist not more than ten, aud the second more
than Eve minutes. Any member being found ntcIi.
Gated or otherwise dsrepectfu is u be c1cuGed from
TIL privileges of the Convention and Bsvards Parlia
ncniaIy Manuel is 10 govern the proceedings.
The Committee Credentials through tho Rev. Mr.
Bass made report showing that there were delegates
without credentials from Warren, Nash, Hereford
BERTHE Sampson, Lcnoir. Marin. JONES' Orange. Cas-
we'll Person. Rocking ham, johnson and GRANVILLE
Many other counties were represented. and brought
forward credentials.
Upon motion Of Mr. J. A. Harris, they voted mani
/ u
who had come in good faith delegates 10 take seats
| The Committee on Permanent o. gsnizati, reported
for the officers Of the Convention the folowing; For
President j. W. Hood: for Vice.Pr, sident, j. y.
Shocks; for Secretary John Randolph IT,. for As
sistant Secretary W. Cawthoru; for Treasurer j. r.
Cnswell; for Chaplain. Rev. Alex. Bass Of Raleigh
The Wee Presidents increased 10 seven, aud a
committee Of two was appointed TO conduct inc Pres
ident to the chair.
sPEECH or THE PRESIDENT.
| Upon taking the chair the President j. ". Hood
hps Eup win
press 10 the Convention his sense OF tie honor they had
conferred upon him by selecting him 10 preside over
their deliberations There bad never been before and
there would probably never be again So important On
assemblsgo Of The colorcd people Il North Carolina as
the present in its influence upon the destnies OF this
people for all time 10 como. They had hssembied from
the hill side the mountains and tie valleys, I" consult
together upon the beet interests of the ooloed people
ard their wachwords. Equal Rights before the Law"
They should act respectful toward all men. tie Iowdy
cs well as the gentleman. In and out of dours.
lie lored oil rash or hard personal epihes W. ud be
avoided. lie was al adopted cltizeni had sojourned
only two years in tie state but II not
citizen OF North Carolina he did not know where ho
could claim II. They must 1--we here with the White
people; all talk Of expectation. erpatraton. colonial
tiOn and the like simple nonsense. We have, he
said lived here over 80 years and mus continue ~
DO We must tarmoLize our feelings. Respectful
conduct begs rospect. The major part Of the people,
10th white and black. were geutiemen and ladcs IL
we respected ourselves We would be respected Though
We may not gain all AZ once. We have walled iOng
enourh 10 do So Some even thought Slavery not
yet abolished. Tie sooner they give the people their
rights the sooner he believed tie! would hno" how to
exercise them. Three or four things were wanted
First, the right TO testify In courts II justice
second, be receyc into the jury box. The Cont.''
tuition oil the United States and o.. tho seyrial saa
guaranteed persons accused Of crime TIE hight of
trial before jury u bis peers. Tie coored man was
his peer. and claimed that he should b. permitted 10
at jury where o.loIod nan Was to De tried.
ThId the right If coored men 10 act ns counsel ~ TIE
courts 0r the black Fourth. to carry tie ballot.
These are the rights viii contend tor. these Tic
| rights viii have. God being our Acpei. lApp.suse
Oue.hsf Of the gallery ret apaI for TIE use % the
ladies. Two mafsas were appointed, and COMMITTEE
Of three To invite Col Ephalet hiicsey, the agent
Of the Irtedmen's BGreau. Gov. Ho.ucu and Gea.
Euger. commanding the Department to address tie
Mr j. A. Harris announced that the correspondent
OF Tue Tribune present had large number Of that
cccnt address TIE cooied people VI the STATE which
would be distributed nj the pIuper time to tie dele
gates Of the Convention; aid tie address would also
Some further business vs.. transacted end TIE Con.
yeLtion adjourned until tomorrow morning. 4 public
meeting III b held thin eFeE!ng at which addses.es
will be made.
EVENING NETTING coScIlIAIoEV ADDRIssEs.
There was crowd OF both texes which 90, To- TO
pleiOn ell parts Of the hOuso IN tac eYcg 10 sien 10
public addresses.
The speech OF the evening wAs an oa.land bnl well
considered effort ty hr. Jas Ii. HaIds. native Of
Raleigh. late the Delegate from the league Lere T.
tie Convention at Cleyelsnd. Mr. Harms lsbored 20
show the coored people that their bert friend. wore tie
intelligent white class the SJut, Lnd bot tie people
Al the North That tlo.r freedom had been achieved
by law If necessity as Hilary measure. and lot 10y
benevolent crusade Of the Northern army a. many
supIosed lie ciIed the prejudice prevailing at tbs
North which shut the colOCd mGn out iro1 every ave
Of Iloymen, while Ia the South every branch ~
industry IL the mechanic and tbs cultivation Of the
soil was opcn to him. There had never been such
exhibitions ~ diabolieal and mufdcrous hate
llbited toward the cOIOrcc race In TIE
history OF the world were developed In the
New. York mobs Of 1861 and IN other northern cities.
Ii was no place for The cooTed man to look Tor III
asylum. They must regain where they Were, and
work out their destiny eide by side with the white man
They could not aud would not migrate or be coonzcd
lie had Travelled ~ OOO miles IN tcIfoh ~ better
cOuniry--hs had made the circuit OF TIE est India
islands and gone Africa but he had nov returned
TO live die anG be- buried. He cUunstd moderation
kindness and pate nt and respectful DENT toward
tho whites ana tho effort to make their interests
mutual showing them hey CHE cO!ored people, were not
their enemies but friends. lie past should We buried
IN oblivion, and the future only engage their efforts
the hsVycst VEN and KEPT the house IN roar 81 mef-
rimenL It's effect n0st happy upon tie minds II
the multitude and must do much To disGluso them 0t
many false and injurious notions. He rot In favor
Of making aTgc demands at this time for ther rights
but allow the present and consequent
lfeeBg 10 cool whos they would be sue 10 receive
what they had nigh ~ claim God was on Their side,
and be glorious future before the coored race IN
the Southern States.
He was followed by Mr.. Galloway Of Newbefn, who
also made very happy speech sustaining ~ tAe main
the same train VI argument. lie meeting closed n.
late hour m the beet Oi huInOr K
Delegates Rsported-A QuestioB Of Privi-
Iege-Address TO the Constitutional
Convention-Report Of the Business