The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-09
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The Mongfe1 cOnvcAtESsas
The so-oalled SonyentiohSof sonfh-
ern loyalists, on Tueaday, elected
enySecretaryi Speed, President, and
John Minor Bolts, Ysce-President.
We give below few iten1s CONCERN
ing ;this black and tan assemblage.
We do not see that Fred. ppuelsss
was appointed tcsany onSe tn the
Convention: til 4
In taking his seat, Mr. Speed said
the convention of the 18th of August
was merely to record the commands
of one man. They did what loyal
Congress refused to do, and if the
Congress Of the United States ever
becomes the mere recording secre-
tary Of the Executive, the liberty of
the Republic is gone. He declared
that there was unequal representa-
ton s1ong as one man in The ccun-
try was unrepresented. When the
loyal Southern men heard this de-
claration of the convention at Balti-
more, which nominated Mr.. Lincoln,
it was the day OF rejoicing through
out their homes, and they bid the
North 'tgood WILL
He called the attention of the con-
vention to the peculiar language of
the resolution adopted by the con-
vention of the 14th of August. It
does not state that any Southern
State has abolished slavery, but in
dicates that it has been abolished by
military power, and when they have
power they will claim compensation
for emancipated slaves. He wished
it to be written in the fundamental
law of the land that no money is ever
to be paid for emancipated slaves, or
for the effort to overthrow the Go
vernmcnt.
Judge Bond, of Baltimore. offered
the following:
Resolretl, That this convention
urge the loyal men of the North to
support the Congress of the United
States, in demanding of the Southern
States the wise guarantees of the con-
stitutional amendments passed by
Congress, and call upon the patriotic
men of the loyal States to use every
exertion to secure the ratification of
the amendment by the States; and
that, as we believe, the justice we
mete shall be the measure of our
safety, that, in our opinion. there
can be no permanent peace or secu-
rlty for loyal men in the South with
out return to negro suffrage.
MIR. Stafford, of Alabama, inquired
If that resolution was in the form of
instruction.
Mr.. John l.. Thomas, of Maryland,
said the first part of the resolution
met the unanimous appreciation OF
the Maryland delegation. The latter
} did not.
A delegate moved to strike out the
word negro before the word
suffrage" and insert the word
"equal''
The chair said the resolution had
already been referred.
Mr.. Thomas hoped it would be
again brought before the convention
for discussion. He was rs strong in
the advocacy of Union principles Us
any body, but he did not favor such
| tire-brands as this.
The resolution gave rise to an cx
cited debate, but was finally referred
: to the committee on resolutions.
A number of other resolution:
were then offered and referred to the
committee on resolutions, after which
, the convention, Mt half-past one
o'clock, adjourned tiH the follow
/, ing day.
The following extract from til,
;, Philadelphia correspondence of the
Herald, sheds light on the designs O
the conventionalists: sr
Illustrative OF this is the following
! conversation, w. ich took place to
day ut the National Negro Union
;, Club House, No. 11O5 Chestnut
street, between n Virginia delegate
and one Of the officers of the club:
Mean White Cn reply to n ques
tion)-Well, sir, we are in hac
,, state. We can't do without negro
= suffrage or another war. Either We
. must call on the darkies to help us
, against the rebels and rule the rebels
by their votes, or the rebels mus
rule us. or we must fight And if WE
! do, unless we have very speedy hell
.. from the North, it will be n shor
matter, MS our numbers are so few.
. National Negro Unionist-I an
:. only surprised that the negroes dt
: not rise wherever they can and burr
= down the towns, They could do thi.
and they ought to doit
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