Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-09-13

all our deeds and words OF. charity and for.
glveness with ingratitude and persecution.
4 The time has come when the States of the
} South must be governed by those who love
the Union and glory in it's fame, or by
those who hate it.
There can be no middle ground. Our
1 enemies and yours would not permit us to
occupy middle ground ii we desired to
do SO. They claim to rule They claim to
rule over Us by virtue of their treason
They claim to degrade, debar and prescribe
us because of our patriotism. We declare
that all our efforts, as well as those of the
J government have been met with hypocrisy
OF ingratitude.
In making this final appeal to the coun-
try, we declare that the disunion leaders of
the South are again deliberate and wanton
aggressors. They offer as a pretext for
their persecution that the representatives
of the American people in Congress have
proceeded, in a spirit of injustice and pro-
scription, to infict on the South more par
tisan legislation.
Speaking here to-day in the name of the
loyal people of the South, we affirm that
Congress, in order to avoid discord and
conflict, has actually abstained from doing
, much which it ought to have done and pos
sesses the power to do.
We affirm that the loyalists of the South
look to Congress with affectionate gratitude
and confidence as the only means to save
us from persecution, exile, and death itself;
and we also declare that there can be no
security for us or our children there can
be no safety for the country against the fell
spirit of slavery now, or against a form of
| serfdOm, unless the government, by nation
al and appropriate legislation, enforced by
national authority on Ia1tiv
| in the States we represent the American
! birthright of impartial suffrage and equah-
| ty before the law This is the one all Suf-
| ticient remedy. This is our great need and
| necessity.
The address was debated at length by
Yarmouth, of Louisiana; GoOdloe, of North
Carolina !; Fernandez, of Louisiana !; Ham
ilton, of Texas Capt. Tourgee, Of North
Carolina ; MI. Randolph, colo*ed, of Lou
isiana Rev Mr.. Hunicut, of Virginia, and
others.
Mr.. Goodloe, who opposed colored suf-
frage, asked whether his colleague Capt.
Tourgee) thought that even if they had I'M
partial suffrage negroes would be allowed,
while Andrew Johnson was President, to
go to the polls and vote?
Mr.. Tourgee replied that they would be.
delegate rose and said that if not, a
million of loyal men i'll the North would en-
force the right. Cheers
Mr.. Bryant, of Georgia, added that four
million of black men in the South would
help. Renewed cheers.
Mr.. TOurgee went on to say that gentle
men of the convention might wriggle and
squirm as much as they pleased, but they
could not avoid the issue of negro suffrage.
Gov. Hamilton, of Texas, declared that
should President Johnson refuse t, execute
|
would be impeached by Congress- He fur
Their remarked that the advocates OF negro
suffrage, chastened by the past, and strong
in their consciousness of a good cause,
should unfurl their banner to the breeze,
inscribed Liberty, Equality and Frater-
nifty" cheers, never to be furled till vic
| tOrv final and complete, should rest upon
| it-falter who may, follow who dare. APP
plause.
Mr. Hunnicut, who advocated negro sllf-
| frage stated that the cOlored population Of
| Richmond had made up purse of 800 to
send him delegate to the convention.
MI. Satfold, of Alabama, opposed the
principle Of negro suffrage, not because he
was not himself free from prejudice but
| because the nation would not bear another
| plank in the platform made by Congress in
| the constitutional amendment. The men
ion, deadly enemies to the four millions of
slaves Kisses all over the hall, and other
demonstrations of disapproval. If this
question were forced upon them, it would
| turn the scale against their friends. Sever
| al voices They are not loyal men.
Mr.. Bolts remarked that the men who es-
timated loyalty on that issue had very mar
row judgments. Kisses. He thought that
| sooner or later, in Gods good time, univer-
sal suffrage would come
A Delegate-Let us make this Gods good
time.
Mr.. Bolts expressed his belief that the
time for negro suffrage had not arrived, nor
was this the place or the occasion to decide
the question.
Here great confusion and excitement en-
sued, but finally the vote was taken on the
adoption of the report, and resulted, yeas
66, nays II. The nays were Messrs Bolts,
Butts, Gilmore of Virginia, Hunter of
Georgia, Stafford, Kinds, Cramer of Ala,
Balm, Furness, Jones of North Carolina and
Price of Florida The announcement of
the result was loudly cheered.
Then there was delegates in all parts of
the hall vociferating to the chair and trying
to be recognized.
Mr.. Bolts of Va, was moving sine die
adjournment; representative from Ten
ucSSoo Was Nd1N1uS5 pdpeI WHICH II0 NSolI-
ed to have read delegate shouted out
motion for female suffrage, and other dele
gates had propositions of various kinds to
make. The confusion and noise was very
great. Finally, Mr., Morse of Maryland,
got the chance of reading q declaration in
favor of negro suffrage, signed by delegates
from Tennessee, who had not an opportu
nifty of recording their votes-their State
being excluded from the vote, it being treat
as a reconstructed State.
Delegates from the reconstructed States
who were in favor of negro suffrage were
invited to step to the secretary's desk and
sign what was called the charter of univer-
sal freedom.
A delegate from Missouri made some bun
combe remarks in the cause of his German
fellow citizens, and then, after prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Madison, at 3 o'clock ?. NJ, the
convention adjourned sine die.
The Northern Radicals.
In Tuesdays meeting of the Northern
delegations to the Philadelphia Conven-
ton, a number of violent speeches were
made Fred. Douglas gave the following
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