Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-08

/ CoLoRED CoNvENTIoN.-After reading
the minutes there we're several honorary
members elected. As it was evident that
too much time was going to be taken up in
this business, a motion was made by a rqem-
Der of the Convention who had had some
experience in such proceedings, that no more
such elections be held during the session of
the Convention. The motion was carried
though not without opposition.
A resolution restricting the members to
certain rules-not suffering them to read
newspapers or books during the hours the
Convention was in session, caused consider
able discussion. 1t was finally passed.
On reports, verbal and written, being
called for from the various counties of the
State, delegate from Williamson county
came forward and made a verbal report. He
said that he was appointed by the last Con-
vention to look after the interests Of the
colored people of the county that he repre-
sented, and that in travelling over the coun-
try he had found that the freedmen had been
mistreated in many instances. One colored
man had been killed by white man. He
did not know the mans name who was
killed. The white man was tried before the
Freedmen's Bureau, and was acquitted.
Some two or three coIored women had been
beaten, but the men who beat them had also
been tried and acquitted.
He wanted some steps taken by the Con-
vention to have these men punished. An
old man, who seeing what would be the re-
suit of such verbal reports, very properly
offered resolution requiring all delegates
who had any reports of grievances to make,
to go before the proper committee and make
them. This was overruled by the Chairman
ordering that all such business should come
up before the committees, and not be re-
hearsed before the Convention.
The Committee on Finance made a report, |
requiring 81 80 to be collected from each /
delegate, and subscription to be taken up |
among the spectators, for the purpose of de-
fraying the expenses of the Convention.
This also, caused much discussion, in which
sharp words passed between the delegates of |
the different divisions of the State; and es-
pecially between East and Middle Tennes-
see. The delegates from the former division
of the State accused those of the latter of re-
fecting on item; intimating that reflections
had been made that were unjust.
These were replied to in rather defiant
manner by those from Middle Tennessee. The
was brought to an end by the bu-
siness committee asking leave to make their
report. Rev. G. w. LIE WERE in behalf of
the Committee, read the following report:
First. An agreement to meet in conyen-
ton in Nashville, the 1st Monday in Sep
TENDER every year, in order to gather such
of the condition of the colored
people of the State as it is possible to do
and to give such advice and instruction as
we may be able.
Second. The appointment of committees
10 serve twelve months on the following
branches Of labor Agriculture, Manufac-
turing, Mining and Education.
Third. To re-adopt the plan Of union by
the appointment of central, county and
district committee, and two executive boards:
one at Knoxville and the other at Mem
phis.
The remainder of the day was taken up in
discussing the report of the Business Com
nittee. Several amendments and substi-
.utes were offered, none of which were ac-
,upied. The Convention meets again this
evening.