The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-24

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na', an,'. ,he condition we were IN amt me
& II II, 1ian,ana.d of u.s. He acted IN ac1
'.l'1' s.Isarna wi,h this inexorable tact II
.e. d;c,atad from Washington that we
LII bova no hope ofa representation IN
l,,1,~r<ss -. or Of seeing an end ot military
,I,o,a or,nression but IN the adoption
~. fr.e St.te constitution. lie thought
-, ,,eo,,Ia were wiling TO make ainios'
~ Sacrifice to have the suiterings thtS
-, enduring removed and civil RUE
rsinstated The proviso APPENDED 10 me
a,oaodrnent he firmly believed "oule
event us from obtaining represehla'iio ION
- Congress and keep rs IL IN !, c0h"''lo'
- a conrueretI province. We were q
vanorislet1 people, and as such ID oiu i,i
r,ot become us To say TO Congress We VIII
10 th,s ard so If YOU will do so ana SO
NC President had given decided proofs
~ f,iApdsbio for as II was, therefore,
onr Intv to support him against the rad
s.si4 AZ TO com upensa.lon from the gov
-.,,,,,,a,,t for he loss ofslaves, ne thou1ht
hat IItferiv homeless Bu5 he adoption
of q sin,nle Free State Constitution, IN
os,7r.,etl ay any conditions, Wou!d io'
,,,a,ant rorpp-nsatioa al future Gay.
7, ,va,l,d leave our r ghts unaffected u"
- f.r,9,, III onini0u hat the Adoption
.rs trae Stase Constitufi, II -gouid be Inc
.,,aans. al sscllriag the admission 81 our
~enrss4ntai!yes in Co"gress, aod Inc
sneedy yestoration OF civil rights ana
evil government.
Mr. Watson delivered an earnest speech'
of which T can only give 3 very spGie'
sketebe While opirions were diverse up
on many subjects, AID upon the 9es'
means Of arriving at resuifs, yet all hItu
oaa end the same desire, and tiIat was the
sn-e,Iv removal OF military rnie, afl1 a'Re
restoration OF The Stale 70 all lHe2tuoc
lions OF II sovereign State III the Ohleo.
Phe aentleman IRON H}9ds. {. tteFj
had sad In his spe+ scittbaG there hft ose'
no dictation to Us from Washington, rs 20
the terms on which we mIghiset hfcA l"
he Uajpn. That centleman's colleague
MT. Johnson had admitted uHrt served
~ that such terms had been dictated from
Washington Here was.a clear Inc lh-lS'
trncy between them. lie proceeded 10
argue tisae,qrom the position we were
placed IN, we had no reason to complain
whether aieFation had been used OF not.
Gentlemen claimed that we had political
rights here. But he denied thar, IN our
n0siton. we could claim any rights at all.
Admit the ordinances of secession to be
of the Union and stood in the relation of
foreign goverrrentto the United Safes
as much so as England or France,s In
his attitude we apply for admission into
the Uoion, and has not the government
of the United States right 70 prescribe
the terms on which we may come N? II
secession was unconstitutional, then by
making war we are traitors, and have for
ieited every political right we ever POS
I sesss d. We are either people foreign to
the L nited States, or we are-slil, l,in the
Union, and il the latter then we are
/ traitors. We therefore had no right TO
| complain of ter ms being dictated to us
upon which we shall be reiGsta ed in our
| former rights in the Union. The prOvlsO
was unnecessary, and could 10 no good.
| We should as soon be admitted without
the proviso as with it, All these questions
shOuli be settled speedily. Til they are
! quieted, troops will be kept here. This
Convention was sitting only as matter Of
favor. The Government Of the United
| States had the power 10 disYers.' this Con-
/ vention ut any moment and call anot h az
/ that might be composed OF = black spirits
and white" Let us adopt the clause as
reported by the committee, Gnincumber.
! ed hy conditions or provia S, and there is
| every reasonable probability that we shall
! be admitted to our rights of representa-
! ion, and all other rights. We have
/ many warm friends as the North Let us
! not emf barrasS them while they are serg-
! ing US. The President was cur fir end
| Let us rally around him and place our
selves or grounds that he and other
friends ca1 rally to our aid.
When l entered the hall in the after
noon. | found Mr.. Cooper, of Rqukin
! speaking against the proyiso. He was
succeeded by Mr.. Brown, of Yallabusha
who smoke in favor Of it.
Mr. Jarnagin replied 10 Mr. Watson's
argument that whether in the UDion OF
out of it, we had no reason to com plain al
the Government debating the terms o
I restoration to our rights He though
that secession was unconstitutional, and
that we had been in rebellion, but tha
the sin Of rebellion and treason had beer
wiped out by the amnesty oath. W.
| were now the representatives of the loya
people OF Mississippi. BY virtue of th'
amnesty proclamation and oath, which
delegates ana voters had all taken, WI
stood in the attitude of men who hat
ever been guilty, and as the representa-
tiyes of loyal people. elected by execu
tive authority, we were restored to tn
same rights as we possessed before. W.
We're not Ia the position of men askin;
mercy, but OF men asking rights. a
The debate was continued TO p lat
hour by Joanson of Smith, 6 1ode
Ccwan, Simonton, and othtrs An efor
was then made to take the question OF
The anHadment, but an adjournmen
prevailed 0E