, 1865-09-21

OrG1nfx9tion.
tReported for the Cincinnati Commercially
MoSrGo4En1, 4la-, Sept L., 1865.
The remarkable feature Of this CONVENTION
is the age and sobriety Of the members The
majority are over fifty.
Some are present ut reconstruction who
were present, though IN the opposition, at
secession The most distinguished of these Is
me Youngest Mr. Clarke, oi Lawrence, who
ao,g tgs spose against e. secession, and af1erward
Confederate Constitution. Sir. Sheets fs here
the ordinance Of secession, and for tlis. as /;
said, was imprisoned fourteen months: after.
MnEa eleetsd from fen his county to the Legisla-
PEELED. From Sumter County, the name
sake Of the County before mentioned, ex.
Governor Winston, Governor In 1861 op-
posed to secession. is now in the Convention.
At 12m., the Convention WIS called to order
By ". u. Crcnshaw, delegate from Butler
county, who nominated Robert u. Patton,
| from Lnuderdalc, temporary chairman. Con-
chair.
John, a. Winston, from Sumter, then uou1i-
naisd isd a. 3. ClithnaN temporary Secretary.
| The roll was called, and the delegates, In
order Of counties, responded and signed their
! n1McS.
| All the counties responded but Bibb and
Covington, in which two counties no cloct.on
hns yet been held. In the former county m
election is appointed for to morrow:
/ attendance.
| Mr.. Crcnshaw, moved that q committee Of
! three be appointed to wait upon tho Coy
| eInor, md notify him that quorum Of the
Convention In attendance.
| The Governor came In and administered the
! oath,
| Mr., Cooper, Of Cherokee, then nominated
Benz. Fitzpatrick as permanent President Of
/ the Convention.
Mr. Crenshaw moved be be elected BY accla-
] tfon, which was done.
The President having taken Ills place, said !:
4 convention assembled to act upou fandanen-
tai law is a]vaya body Of interest. Peculia. ciZ-
| eunstanees unite 10 mako this particularly 90,
The var between North, and South Is nov ended,
turn once mere under Tie protection Of Tho broaa
shield ofthc UEion- Let harmony pveyail.''
Mr: Elmore, Of Montgomery, then nomiaa-
ted Alr. Clithnal as permanent Secretary.
a gentleman from Lawrence nominated Mr.,
Ogbonrne, OF Montgomery.
4 gentleman from Tnl1adega nominated Mr..
Taw1c, OF Ta1ladcga.
The Secretary Of State called the roll, when
it appeared Nj. Cltthdall had 33 votes, Mr.
1aM1o XnetSsr ana 7,e IofS 70 eseton h
suit for Cltthnall; small gain for 0sbour1e.
A third vote folmd Clithuall and 0sbournc
were S8, Tawle only l6.
MF. ClftAna1l was first Confederate States
Registrar Of the Treasury, then Confederate
Union man, once before the war Sheriff.
Tawlc, "1nodcrate man." The contest,
therefore, was watched with moro than ordi-
nary interest.
Fourth vote gave ,lr. clithnall 4o, Mr..
TaWle 4, and Mr.. ogbourne s..
Filth vote {the name of Mr.. Tawlc having
been withdrawn) gave the remaining contest
ants, as announced, q fi-i5 for cac{I.
Some one nrosc to suggest that twice forty
five makes ninety, when but eIshty-ninc were
first announced as hayfng signed and been
sworn In.
On examination 1t appeared there were
ninety signatures.
The gentleman from Sumter remarked that
there had evidently been some mistake, as
moro votes had been announced than there
appeared to be signatures
The sixth vote was found unsatisfactory.
The Secretary Of State could make no report
on account Of the discrepancy. 4
It was suggested BY some member that
each delegate, at the call Of his name, should
suggestion was adopted by rira roee.
The Presidents name being called first, be
responded from his seat, when the member
from Sumter remarked, {also from bis seat,)
II Wo are going to hare rule, 1t shall be
Ircsiacnt arose to his feet and responded,
"Qgbourne."
The seventh vote was also unsatisfactory.
Ninety-two yotes-two more than signed.
motion was made to adjourn.
Ihe Convention refused 10 ndiourn, and the
call proceeded this time with M assistant to
keep tally The eighth vote elected sIr.
oeeournc, " one majority, permanent
Secretary Of tho Convention.
4 resolution was adopted authorizing the
1nistces, one from each judicial District, to
consider the action taken by the Mississippi
Convention; also, the net commonly known
rs the ordinance Of secession, und how to
ratify such acts done By the State not incor,-
States.
SECOND DAT-wEpSEsDAY, SEPT. Is.
Convention called to order. Minutes read
and approved. Six new delegates sworn In
Rt:olctd, That the President Of this Convention |
/. 4 Committee oi one member from each Iuill
c1al circuit, on Amendments 10 the Constitution Of
:. 4 Committee Of Nine on Federal Relations.
3; Committee Of Five on Enrolled ordinanccs |
and Constitutional Amendments.
s. A Committee OF Nine On Mileass and pay of
members and of1cetr, and on the expenses oi the
Convention, and he s1penses ofadnlInIatesing he
9. 4 commItfee Of Nine on Elections.
I. Committee Of Nine oa Congressional Dig
8. 4 Committee II Ntnc On thc State Debt,
9; COMMITTEES Of Nine On Accounts. Il
10. A Committee Of Flye On Propositions md \
Grievances.
II. A Committee Of Fire On Ways and Means
An ordinance, offered By Afr. Webb, Of Jef-
ferson, " abrogating and declaring null and
yoid'' the ordinance Of secession, was referred |
to The proper committee.
To the Committee of Grievances-A petit
tfon for relief from Land Receiver OF the
United States, who, under the secession ortIi- |
nance In reference to the waste and unnppro-
prfated lands Of the State, had been compelled
TO pay 81, 500 Of United States money, re-
cciyed before md since the 11th Of january,
1sG1, Into the hands Of the State Treasury.
Mt. Stiff euid the petitioner, representing tile
injustice Of being liable in bis own property
for the act oftho State, begged indemnify BY
the return Of said sum, for which he WIS, and
is, indebted to the United States.
4 resolution was offered BY alr. Clarke, Of
Lawrence; that competent shorthand re-
porters be employed, at a fair compensation,
to journalize the proceedings and debates Of
the convention. Adopted. Mcssrs. Bartlett
and Burnham, Of the New Orleans Times,
official reporters Of the Convention Of Nissis-
sippi, are the "competent short-1a I'd report
ers' referred to in the resolution.
The convention, at half past eleven q. H.,
adjourned to the regular hour Of ten a. m.
tomorrow.