The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-08

death by slow fire which totally
surrounded his body. kT{Qi5 Qi5l4a
Mr.. jackson, Representative in the
State Legislature for Jackson County,
Tennessee, has brought suit for
$4,000 against the Radical members
of the House for false Imprisonment.
SOUTHERN LOYALSTS' CONVEN-
Dlia TION.
PHILADELPHIA, September THE
Southern Convention metz at 10
o'clock, when the proceedings were
opened with prayer by the, Chaplain,
Rev. DIR. Newman There were but
few delegates from border States preso
ents Mr. Speed, of Kentucky, how
ever, was in the chair. The President
laid before the EConvention a adocu-
ment from the GrandState Council of
Pennsylvania, sending greetings to the
Convention; also similar one from
the State of Illinois, endorsing the
address and platform, and pledging
Illinois to a majority of forty thous-
Mr.. Newlees, Of Kentucky, offered
a. resolution returning thanks to the
Union Club of Philadelphia for, its
hospitality and Kindness He referred
to the burning of the Club House last
night as an incendiary act, and re-
minded the Convention that in his
speech lat the, Continental Hotel the.
President Of the United States had
sedgtheysignifcant language that he
wanted no Leagues, but the Constitu-
ton, and on the strength, of. that hint
this calamity had fallen-Whether, or
not with the Presidents knowledge or
consent, he did not intend to. say. IL.
= Mr., Bingham offered a resolution
complimenting the New York 71ib-
azae for its devotion to the cause of
freedom.
:, On motion of Mr.. Anson, of Vir-
ginias the resolution was amended by
adding the New York Lldepeade,at.
and all other good Republican papers,
and then itgwas adopted s a..ii .... .,.''. =
The Chairman presented a letter
from Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, an
Aouncing his departure for home, on
the ground that the business of, the
Convention waseconcluded yesterday.
:, Mr.. Markell, of Arkansas, rose and
declared that Arkansas was not ufl-
represented here, and intimated that
his retiring colleague had been too far
North, and been contaminated by
My Policy" .soe5.3 eoia
The report of the Committee of the
New Reconstructed States being
about to DE read, Secretary Speed re-
tired from the Chairmanship. of the
Convention. In doing so he said !:
YGENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: !:
Having stayed here so long, / am
called away by business of the utmost
Importance knowing that the general
business of the Convention is through,
/ take my leave, as | consider the
Convention incompetent, to pass upon
anything other than the report of the
Committee on non-Reconstructe
States; and it is distinctly~understood
| by everybody, | believe, that in that
matter none are to take part except
the representatives of those States.
I thank the Convention, most cordi-
ally, for the good order it has pre-
served and the assistance it has given
me- | trust that our labors have been
well done. [ trust, and believe, from
the lightning flashes that have come
from California, Kansas, Chicago and
other portions of the country, that we
have not assembled In vain.
As Mr.. Speed retired, he was COM
plimented, by the Convention rising
and giving him three cheers
John Minor Bolts, of Va, then took
| the chair.
X Mr.. Warmath, of La, reported back
the resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Eaton, of Tenn, requesting the Presi-
| dent of the United States to cause the
| publication of the report of the testi-
mony taken before the commission ap-
pointed by Gen. Baird, in reference to
the New Orleans massacre. The reso-
luton was then adopted. s...
Mr.. Warmath then read the address
prepared by the Committee of the
| Non Reconstructed States. 1t is much
longer than the previous address. A
long debate ensued, when vote was
taken. which resulted as follows: ayes
66, nays IL, so the address was de-
clared adopted. The result was loud
ly cheered.
= A declaration of negro suffrage
signed by the delegation from Ten
nessee. who had been excluded from
voting, that State being treated as one
of the reconstructed. was read. Dele
gates from reconstructed States who
were in favor of negro suffrage, were
then invited to sign what was called
the charter of universal freedom