Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

luton seturning thanks 10 the Union Club
OF Philadelphia, for its hospitality and kind
ness. lie referred TO the burning Of the
club house last night as an incenCary act,
and reminded Mr. Carson, that In hisspeech
At the Continental hotel, the President OF
the United States had used the significant
larggage; that he wanted no leagues bu' the
constitution. On he strength ot that hint
this calamity liaI followed; whether or NO,
viii III, Presidents knowledge or consent
h did ne intent 20 say. He had no doubt.
hov,yer, that such 5 the suggestion of
'rt-iGoni's r.iaj '!its bis emissa'ies
..oaS fal fae EMoa Lea.He Of Aue,
~ ac.d veil 4 a ho So 'i4oe with hands
The resolution was adopted.
Another res 9ia,ion was offered by NJ.
Bolts. OF v, symps,hiz!ag with the Union
LEAGUE
Nf Bin LIAM IL Alabama, offered rcso-
LUTON nlpliinenting the New York TRIBUNE
for its devotion TO the cause Of freedom aud
free education.
On motion Of Mr.. Mason, Of Va, the res
Oluiion WAS amended.
The chairman presented . letter from
Mr. Rogers, Of Ark, announcing his depar
ture for home on the ground that the bust
hess oil the Convention was concluded yes
seriay
MI nhIkei, vi AIh-s ICSc anu ucCioIeL
| that Arkansas was not unrepresented here.
Cheers. lie minated that hts retiring
colleague had been too far north and been
contaminated by my policy"
The report Of the committee OF the now
reconstructed States being about to be read.
Gen. Speed retired from the duties as chair
ln.n Of the Convention. In doing SO he
said
Gentlemen Of the Convention Having
STAYED here so long. am now called away
10y business ot Tie utmost Importance. end
knowing that the gen, nj business of the
Convention is through with, ! take my
lcayc as consider that the Convention Is
Competent IL pass upon any thing other Than
thu reports oi the committee OF the now re-
constructed States. and il is distinctly I'm.
ae,stood by every body, believe, that, in
that matter none are Ia take part except the
representatives, of .hose States. thank the
Convention most cordially for the good or
der it has preserved and for the assistance
ii has given me. ! trust that our labOrs
have been well done. trust also that the
lightning flashes which have come from
California. Kansas, Chicago and other por-
tons III tine country, that we have not w.
sembtd in vain"
As Mr. Speed retired, he was compliment.
ed by the Convention rising and giving him
three cheers.
Mr. John Minor Bolts, Of Va. then took
the chair.
Mr. Warworth Of La, reported back the
resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Eaton,
of Tenn, requesting the President Of the
United States to cause the publication Of tie
report of tie testimony taken before the
commission appointed by Gen. Baird in ref.
erencc To the New Orleans massacre.
The resolution was adopted
Mr.. Warworth then read the address pre-
pared by the committee Of the non recon.
structcd States II is much longer than the
previous address and favOrs impartial suf
tragc. A long debate ensued, when the vote
was taken, which resulted ayes 06; nays H.
So tho address was adopted The nays were
Bolts. Belts and Gilmore Of Virginia; Hun
ter, Of Georgis Suffolk, ). Black and Crane,
If Alabama; Fufness and Jones Of North
Carolina and Price Of Florida.
The result was loudly chcered.
The declaration in favor OF negro suffrage,
signed by delegates from Tennessee, who
had been excluded from voting, that
State being treated as one OF the recon
siructed, was read.
Delegates from the reconstructed States
who were in favor Of negro suffrage, were
then invited to sign what was called the
charter of universal freedom
Resolutions were offered and adopted in
favos Of subscriptions for the publication Of
the proceedings of the convention.
Several other resolutions were then adopt
ell, among them to present Congress with
copy oi the address.
Ait.r prayer, at 3 clock, the convention
al iourntI st9t de