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

On motion OF Mr Harrison the report
was received ard agreed 10.
The following communication Vas read
and ordered to Da spread upon the
journal:
UgADoss NoR DIs. MRS.
Angus II 1865.
ION. j s Te,gsr, Pres. Of Tie Co'v'"t'on
S.R-I au IL r. lp: Of Your favor OF
his a. III enclosing +" reso!uaon nf th@
honorable body presided over uy you
inviting me TO a seat within the bar of the
convention
feel the honor conferred on me, deep
" and cannot suppress = feeling ct Just'-
f be pride and pleasure that nv nun ole
-ctf was destined to be the first Cfh GER 81
national forces to receive sucn friendly
invitation from our returned brethren.
No man Gun more eArnsst,y desire thai eli
he States Of the Republic may again b.
encirc.ed by one bond of harmony and
can6dnnce. and shat the noble stars Rud
s,ripes be recogutzed by all men, es Il.
en- Dem Of the "home Of tha brave aud
~ laud of tine 5ree.'
Be pleased TO accept and TO express to
the members of tn, convention my heart
felt thanks Tor the gin dlstlnctlon x.
pressed in your resolution. ana beiieVe
me TO be, fi5h greAt respect,
y Uur obedien servAnt,
7. JOSEPH OSTERHAUS,
Maior Gen. Volunteers
On motion Of Mr Harrison, the report
Of the committees appointed 10 inquira
into and Leport to this convention sl.ch
alterations and amendments o. the cor
stitution as may be proper and expedient
to restore the State of Mississippi t" Is
constitutional relations to the Federal
Government, and entitle its cihz"ns to
protection by the United States" was
taken up.
Mr.. Simonton moved that the report OF
The Convention and accompanying ord
Lance be considered, sec,ion by section,
which was adopted.
The first section of the report having
been read,
On motion of Mr.. Harrison, it was
adopted
Mr. arr offered the following as a sub
stitute for the second section of the re-
port:
Slavery having been abolished in this
State by the action of the government Of
the United States, it is therefore hereby
declared and ordained, that hereafter
there shall be neither slavery nor invol-
untary seryitude in this State otherwise
than in the punishment of crimes where
of the party shall have been duly con-
victed and the legislature at its next
session, and thereafter as the public wei
fare may re quire shall provide by law for
the protection and security of the persons
and property Of the freedmen of the State
and guard them against the evils that NAV
arise from their sudden emancipation"
n 4l,1
further consideration Of the report untll
tomorrow morning, Q o'clock, which was
lost.
Pending the further consideration of
the report
On motion of Mr.. Barr, the Convention
adjourned until o'clock, p. III.
O'Clock.
be Convention net pursuant to ad-
iournment.
Mr.. johnson. of Smith. offered ar
amendment 70 section 2, whicA Was read
for information
The substitute offered by Mr. Barr Tor
the second section Of the report OF the
committee was then taken up, when
Mr. Hall offered the following amnLd
lnept:
"Slavery having been alb olish d in con
Ordinance Of secession adopted 9;t. day oi
J4nu1rv, 1861, therefore 1t is hereby or
d,ined by the people Of Mississippi In
convention assembled, that neither slav4
y or involuntary srrvitude, otherwise
han in the puni-h hment OF ctimEs. whereof
the parry shall hav- been duS CONVICTED.
.bs,I hereafter exist in his 'State. and the
L Elalsture at its Iext session, and ther-.
.ttar ~ the public welfare may REQUIRE,
shall provide by law for the prorecti5n
aud security OF the p rson aud properly
IF the freedmen OF the State aad eu ,rd
hem snd the State against anv evils that
may arise from their sudden emancipa
ion" ~7e
Mr.. Cooper, OF r R4nfin. moved to lay
the substitute and amendment upon the.
table.
Mr.. Burr a KID that he substitute and
amendment be voted upon separately,
which nos being entertained by the char,
the question recur ed upon The motion
Of Mr. Cooper, and was decided in the
,tfirn1ativa BY yeas and nays, calfed COR b,
Messrs Barr, Compton and Levers, as
follows. to.wit:
Yeas-Mr President. Messrs. Dyars.
Bond, Blackwell, B.iIups. Bntord, Bran
don, Cason, Cooper OF R4rkin, Garter.
Crawford, Cummings, Duncan, Farley.
Gather, Gully, Griffin, Hemmingway.
Hama, Houston, Harrison, Horne, Hill.
Jones, Kennedy Lindse~, L9per, Levers,
Martin of Adams, Montgomery, Maysoe,
Morphis, Niles. Oven of Tunica, Owens
OF Scott, Presly, Peyton, Rives, Rushing.
Sanders of Attala. Simonton. Sparkman,
Stanley, Wallace, White. Wooley, Webb,
Wiley, Weir, Yerger-5l
Nays-Mesers. Barr. Bailey, Brown,
Compton. Cooper, OF Pamela. Cfum, Dovd,
Franklin, Goode, Gowan,. Hurst. Heard.
Hall, Hueson, Jarnagin.l Johnson, OF
Marshall, j Johnson. of Smith, King, Lew
ers, Lanedin, Mnshan, Martin, Of san