Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-08-10

tute, on Monday next, 1.-THE dny specified for
the meeting Of the Convention) and to resist
BY force Of arms any authority that dared TO
intefere with the Convention. This Il but
one sentence Of a number Of the same char
acter, made By the various speakers, and is
In keeping with the whole tone Of the meet
ing. ~ f rfn
Col. Adans Chief Of Polics, had large
instrumental In preserving order and peace.
After the meeting adjourned, the negroes
formed Into procession with torches, and
marched up our principal thoroughfares
yelling and shouting. At the City Hall
they halted, and were addressed by DR.. Dos
tie, and another individual, whose name we
did not learn. Most Of the crowd were arm
ed with sticks and clubs. DR.. Dostie, In con-
clusion, advised the crowd TO 90 their homes,
and If molestcd by white men to sskill them"
Several negroes rushed into Lopez con-
fectionary on Canal street. while the process
sion was passing, and struck two of the
young men there in attendance, but owing
to the vigilshce of the police, no further dam
age was done, and the crowd was elected.
The New Orleans Commercial contains
full report Of a meeting the night previous at
Mechanics Institute, Of "citisens who are in
favor Of universal suffrage, Of the reconstruc-
ton policy of Congress, and of amending the
Constitution of this State to give equal rights
to all, without distinction Of race or color"
The following resolutions were adopted by
the meeting:
Resolved, That the seventy-fve thousand
citizens OF Louisiana qualified to vote, but
diefranchised on account of color, twenty
Thousand OF whom risked their lives in her
behalf In the war against the rebellion, and,
by their bravery on the battlefield, helped
to destroy the rebel power within her limits,
may claim from her rs q right, and deserve
as debt OF gratitude, that participation In
the Government which citizenship confers.
Resotoed That we cordially indorse the
proposed rs-assrfnbling Of the Constitutional
Convention Of Louisiana, seeing in that move
ment reasonable hope Of the right for all
her citizens irrespective of color, and also Of
the endorsement Of that patriotic declaration
Of President johnson, aThst treason 10 o
crime and must bs made odious, and that
traitors must takea back seat in the work Of
reconstrnction.,
Resolced, That we hesflfly coommend
the manly and energetic course pursued by
Governor J. Madison Wells and Judge Rufus
X. Howell, in rising to the height of the oc-
casion in the performance of solemn act Of
duty, regardless ofprivate threats of personal
violence, and unmoved by the ridicule, CEN
sure and attempt at intimidation Of the rebel
press of this CITY. sal
Resolred That the thanks of the loyal
men Of Louisiana are due to the Congress Of
the United States for the firm stand taken
by them in the matter of reconstruction, for
the protection and aid afforded by the 1Civil
Rights" "Freedmen's Bureau" and "Home-
stead" laws, and for the encouragement Civ.
en- to the friends Of the National Goernment
in the recently rebel States, to remodel their
fundamental laws in accordance with the
immortal principles enunciated in the Decla-
ration of Independence.
Rssotced, That the military authoritics oi
the nation arc entitled to our gratitude fol
the security afforded by their protection, and
for the additional guarantee Of impartial jus.
tice contained in their recent orders guar.
antee unfortunately made necessary until the
full re-establishment of civil law, by the NAL.
ice OF our defeated and disappointed fellow.
citizens.
I Resolpcd, That we cordially approve The
call issued by A. @. Hamilton, w. A. Stoke.
aud Others for a Convention to assemble a
Philadelphia on the fret Monday In Septem'
Der; and we recommend that the Union men
OF this State respond to call already pub
lished for Convention TO assemble in thii
city on the eighth Of August next for these
lection Of delegates to represent this State il
said Philadelphia Convention.
| RESOLVED, That until the doctrine of th,
political equality ot all citizens, irrespectiv,
OF color, is recognised In this State by the es
tablishment therein Of universal suffrage
therewil and can be no permanent peace.
| The following extracts show the tenor ant
character Of the speeches:
Mr.. Judd said the object of this assem-
blage of the people was to strengthen tn
coming Convention, and to give Il back bone
II would meet and hold its sessions In spit
OF all the elements arrsyed against II, witt
Judge Abel thrown in, as ''la gniape"-
Most OF those before me owe their freedom
to God, the Father, God, the Son, and God
the Holy Ghost. We were beaten by III
rebels, he said, until 10000 native Dor
men, now citizens were enrolled, and the
we licked them by the Grace Of God. II
urged education of colored children, an
! closed with "all honor to soldier of Louisian
with dark skin-all honor to the little red
! headed Phil Sheridan-all honor to the ia
OF our glorious country"
! Judge Heistand was the next speaker. TIL
, decree ofGod he said, has gone forth, that ther
shall be universal freedom and universs
suffrage throughout the South. The me
who got up this war, effected universal suf
D rage, and the course which they are now pul
suing they will be forced to yield universi
. suffrage.
. He spoke Of the Convention, and said
7 substance, that ifthe Executive of the Stat
needed anything to enforce the law, th,
> power was here.
: Rev. Mr.. Horton, the speaker who follow
3 ed, held in one hand fan with the advertis'
0 nsent Of an Accident Insurance Compan
1 with Gen. johnson at its head, and hence |
: thought they were all safe here. In Il
3 other hand he held the resolution whic
3 had been adopted. He alluded 70 the seer
in Boston wl6n Anthony Burma fhgiti,
: slave, was marched down State street su
' rounded by Gordon Of bayonets, to be ca
Q ried back into slavery, and regarded Il
q present scene as counterpart.
q You, he said, who have been looking :
q wards Canada for freedom, do not look tb
Q way tonight You are citizens, made so
II Congress in the passage OF the Civil Righ
= law.
a Rufus wapfes, Esq, next addressed u
y meeting II Is truly rejoicing after 50 lor
y q period Of inaction on the part Of the Rae
D calls TO meet you here so earnest and dets
81 mined in the case. say take whole mass
Of the colored people In Louisiana and tn
!. lare better educated than the rebels are--n
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