, 1865-09-22
THE SOUTHERN CONYEN.
TIONS.

Meeting Of the Alabama
Convention. -
FIRST FOUR DAYS OF THE SEs.
SION.
Ordinances to Repeal the Ordinance Of
seccssioni and Abolisl. Slavery.
From cur Special Correspondent
MoS1eoxEHT, AKA, Sept. Is, '1sA
j The AabamsState Convention, called for
| the purpose Of amending The. Constitution
aud providing mcansf 70 bring the crring SIS
ter back TO the fold, met on Tuesday, the
18th tnst-, at noon precisely. The house was
called To- order, and Judge Patton, Of Lauder
dale, elected temporary chairman.
+ A committee was appointed to notify the
Provisional Governor, and request lis attend
a1ice. > In. few. moments Govern
or, Parsons made his appearance, ac-
companied by Hon. Albert Elmorc, Secretary
OF State, who, by direction Of the Governor.
chilled the counties, and nineiy.two rcpresen-
Ribb county was not Represented owing to
not receiving instructions in time. Tho Gov
ernor has ordered an election for Wednesday
! next. The members after having registered
their names, were requested to rise and hold
| up their right hand wlile the Governor pro-
| ceeded to administer the oath, which among
ether s ss ,RS Rsdsss S saei bs @nss t. ssa
Of aets Of Ac coneres 4 that aaS may
be passed and approved By the E1ecutiye.s'
This, no doubt, Wns bitter pill and more
thin some esrgainsd for, but they all took ii
deeapea he @ sS anS o1ansea aas Sos
aud ready for business.
The election for President then being in Or
der, Mr. Cooper, Of Cherokee, nominated ex-
Governor Fitzpatrick, Of Aatausa. There
| being no other nominee, Hon. BENZ. Fltzpat-
rick was declared elected by acclanatton.
The President, upon beng escorted to the
clair, acknowledged his thanks Io sa1d
| that he would hare Stunned the honor had
| he been left to choose in the matter. The
Convention Ind conc together to remodel
| tho organic Law Of the State Questions Of
the deepest interest were involved. The
clash OF arms had Just died nway, aud they
had assembled for peace, to reconcile and re-
| store
At the conclusion Of the Presidents nd
dress the election Of Secretary ~as proposed,
L. IT. ILL., liz
bourne was elected by one majority, the vote
Standing IS tor Chtheren, 40 for Ogbourne.
Mr. q. W. Serene was elected Assistant
Secretary and Mr. Robert Clarke door-keeper,
on the first ballot.
Upon motion the contract made by the Pro-.
vieional Governor for public printing with the
Ddily 4Nda, was declared to include the print
Ing ior. the Convention.
A Committee Of one from each judicial
Circuit was appointed by the President, to
report such amendments to tho Constitution
as may restore the State to her proper sela.
! lions with the Federal Government; and
similar Committee to report relative to the
ordinance Of secession, and In what manner
certain acts passed during the war may be
ratitled without infringing upon the Consts.
tuition OF the United Statcs- :.
The Parliamentary rules governing the
! Legislature were adopted, and, upon notion.
nil reporters aud newspaper Correspondents
we're requested and invited to seats within the
| bar, during the sitting Of the Convention.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
l. September 18th, 1sd5.
Convention assembled at 10 o'clock a. M,
with all the members present except the del.
| egate from Henry. The journal was read aud
approved.
Slz. Cooper, Of Wilcox, introduced rcso-
LUTON inviting ministers Of the gospel to open
the deliberations OF this Convention with
prayer Adopted.
A resolution was introduced by Mr. Nadris
Of Shelby, 1t contains some original ideas
at q the sense Of this Convention that all rolft-
leal power is Inherent IN the people, and that Ill
ot shs Se 1h sy
b1orrhi them ln,e s1istenea. Now. IS a.ticles III
tlon Of Tie United stafes II will be seen thai tbs
q sas 1scesaizsd Il hlesis s1snted E ihs ee7,
sbc State. 3D.. Rights reiatned By The
e. st,'s ise sss, sssf sssfsa re14
cause 1t would feen) oaf II three poi ions into
eresnty s.tes possesa oay one h.t taa nut s Sc
Constitution, The stales the1riars emSody Only a
same sense that mathematicsIly pit Is not equal
to the whole, they could not perform the duty Of
g.sae,E E EpSne1. t9ey so1ld ret uSnake what ;hey
'"lsi. That The Ordinance of Secession passed BY
e s1s or ~ r. III dy q
I'd H., Union Of the ststcs under one Fed
IT. Tued ss1: s b poTs
.@d That II Is only IN .ssf ,s,1 sntsd d, es%sstsr
dence Is acknowledged; Tint or poaef csn b re.
sarded. Or our credi: supported, among foreign na-
9Th: That The treaties Of European powers with
the Tinted Statcs Of America will have ral,dlty
ON dissolution Of the Union.
alh. That tuasnuch as The leaders OF the rebel
| ion Mno hasn caused the earth TO be drrnchcd in
blood, and the land TO bo wrapped In mourning,
have been forged to lay down their arm. aod turn
over to the Co1servat.se people Of the State Tho
!etus Of the civil Government by which the State
las become both peaceful Aud loyal 70 Tho un1led
SMtes Government, she ts now entitled to a'i [he
Ichts. privileges and protection nom The General
Goye.nnent that she was before said otdin1uca was
I. was ordered to be referred to the appro-
priate committee.
A resolution was introduced for the appoint
ment Of certain Standing committees, which
resulted In originating dakcr's dozen, thir-
teen, among which was committee oi Ways
A resolution was offered "abroeutine the
ordinance Of secession All seemed anxious
to get rid Of said ordinance, but how to do it
without af[fonttug the sensibilities OF the
people, Is the question: =.
A petition was read from L. II. Stiff, re-
questing to be reimbursed for certain moneys
cocrccd from him, while Receiver OF Public
Moneys In Coosa Land District.
A committee was appointed to employ two
shorthand reporters for the purpose Of fur
nlshing verbatim reports Of the proceedings.
' THIRD DAf;s PROCEEDINGS.
: September II, 1s6a. =
Journal read and approved. Prayer by
The President announced the several spc-
cial and the standing committees, which oc-
cupled the time TIL !. O'Clock.
l. SeSernl blls, ordinances and resolutions
were read and referred. Among these the
most important Was one TO abolish slavery
and protect the freedmen, introduced by Mr.
Foster, Of Calhoun; another to ann1l thc,
ordinance Of secession; another to lcgulize
acts Of civil officers, amend the Constitution,
1ffFNltYn all nd fr,r {,,%
III acts OF The Legislature passed since 1861,
Cnited States. - - i
Another, by Mr.. Clarke, of L lawrence, pro-
vidmg tha, all debts contracted and created
BY the state in aid Of and during the late re-
bellion are unconstitutional, and declaring
them null and void; and the Legislature
shall have no power to ratify or make proyi-
sion for payment Of the same OF any part
thereof.
An ordinance to enlarge the Jurisdiction Of
Justices Of the Peace from $50 to S1UD.
An amendment providing for State tudi-
elary holding office for twelve years Instead Of
An ordinance re;nsta:Ing ali officers. cirit
an and judicial, Of Ibis State, to hold out their
An ordinance to change the size Of counties |
throughout the State. ::
An ordinance to provide an equitable mode !
jan 10, 1861.
Adjourned. 4
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS. g
H.. - Sept 18th, 1865.
The committee to which was referred the
petition Of III. l. ". stiti,, reported, three In
favor Of paying the claim, and two adversely. |
Ailsr t19sl, some discussion, both reports we're |
Several bills and ordinances Of minor I'm,
fnffnnGf fnfTndrNed fl,o