New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-10

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/ ezceedingly stormy one, and the only wonder nov
that it is over, is that it did not adjourn in large
] row an hour after meeting. Those who were 50
eloquent in behalf of free speech few days
| since, and treated with so much seorn PROPOSE.
ton looking to the cutting off of debate in resoIu-
tons expressing the sentiments of the convention
begin to see that the nuzzling process is not
an Hnmixed evil s-e9## .t4a IA
MEETING OF THE CONVENTIONAL PRAYER.
The conventionmet at 10a, and the. Rev. DR..
Newman, of New Orleans, yesterday elected chap
lain, opened the proceedings with prayer. After
invoking the Divine blessing, for the removal Of
all preJadiees growing ont of race or color, the
reverend gentleman talked to the Lord little on
the subject OF reconstruction, as follows q Save
us, We pray, from partisan Influences. Save u.s.
We pray, from outside pressure This was gem
tie hint to Providence to call eff the dogs of CON
serFatism, who are trying TO bark the radical
Southerners out of their convictions. Then Mr..
Newman called the Lords attention to the Presi-
dent, in this wise 'FHear us, we beseech
thee, for our nation at large; deliver us
from the rule of bad men, (crfes of amen)
and especially from him. who, through satanic
agencies, has been raised to authority over u.s.
gyeIa Of amen) and who, abusing that authority,
Z endangering not only the life Of the rebublic,
tour personal liberty. tShouts Of amen.l Great
God, interfere. Amens TIL it seemed as if the
roof would fall.l Oh, make bare Thine arm, and
save us from his TuiRous policy, lamens, and cries
Of e yes. Lord ~ and from the bad councils of
the bad men who surround him. "a delegate in
an audible voice. e Yes, Lord, Seward, and Weed,
and all them hounds3') We beseech Thee to dis.
coFer to the American people the base hypocrisy
OF thai party that seek to sustain him. (Amens,
louder than ever, Including one from Ben, Wade,
| who was on the platform.) oh, send a spirit
| from Thy throne to arouse the American people
| in this tremendous hour, (Amens from all
parts of the house) To arouse the clergy,
the men who are thy representatives, who
are to declare the eternal principles of religion
and political justice, that they in turn may arouse
their foeks to the danger which threatens them
n h M ,Itras
that would destroy them. Do pour out Thy spirit
that the women and the children in the land shall
be aroused TO sense of duty, to q sense of sym
patty in this grand struggle. lAmen.) Now
hear rs and answer us preserve Thy servants be-
lore Thee; have in Thy kind care and keeping
their beloved families far away, and grant that in
| all our deliberations We may be guided by right
throw the policy Of oQr enemies; such eonclu.
sions as shall advance religion and civilization ;
| such conclusions as shall rebound to Thy glory ;
and to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost we will as.
| crlbe everlasting praise, world without end,
amen.a
A DTsPosITToN TO APPLAUD.
Having said this, DIR. Newman took his seat, and
disposition to applaud him for his eloquent and
stirring speech to the throne of grace, was mani
/ fest throughout the audience.
4 LETTERS FROM DEbEGATEs.
! The first, and in fact the only business in order
/ was the report Of the committee on resolutions
and address appointed yesterday; but it was
| known that no report could be agreed upon, at
least for an hour or two after the meeting If tba
convention, and an attempt was made to beguile
| the interview with the reading Of letters from
delegates who were elected, but could not come.
| The material for this amusement soon exhausted
itself, however, and there was great apprehension
that firebrand would be thrown in the shape OF
aresolution for or against
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
Several documents Of this character were soon
offered, but the movers eontented themselves with
their reading and reference without debate till
w. Moss, Of Missouri rose and offered Tesolu.
sion declaring fat-footed in favor of negro suf
fage, and said that he offered 1t for the nurpose
OF testing the sense Of the convention. He made
a lengthy and quite eloquent speech in behalf of
the doctrine asserted in his resolution, and fire..
quently drew rounds of applause from his audi
ence While he spoke, the West Virginia, Mary.
land and Kentucky delegations sat bting their
lips in anger, and betrayihg in the most unmis-
taxable manner, an inward feeling that they mad
got more than they had bargaued for, and that
they would like remarkably well to be out of the
serape they found themselYesin.
Gov. Boreman of West Virginia, who had so
far taken tile floor SO Often and kept it so long as
TO Justify the belief that his name was given to
him on purpose, got mp, in terrible state Of ex.
element, at the close of Moss radical speech
and moved, FIRST, that the resolutions be tabled
but afterwards that it bereferred to the committee
on resolutions.
a general sense of relief was felt in many parts
OF the hall when his motion was decided in the
affirmative, which was not until half a dozen
points out Of order had been made in one thing,
and this with threat from Mr Bolts, who was
In the chair, to suspend further proceedings
unless a better spirit of behaviour was mani
Tested.
COMMITTEE 10 FOLLOW THE PRESIDENT AND EN.
Tighten THE PEOPLE.
The resolution to appoint committee to go in |
he wake Of the President and talk to the people,