The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-17
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treose Mem Again in tho Ascendnnt-The
Convention Makes 10 Its Mind to 60 a Little
Further Thnn C0ngress-COHseryRtiye1 Meet
Ing in Montgomery.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, Nov. Q. 1857.
The Convention was opened THIS morning with prayer
from cclorsd clerical delegate.
Mr.. Dnstsh offered petition In regard 10 the forma.
tion Of new county. This elic,ed abort speech from
Mr. Bingham who said that great care ought to be es-
ercised 10 making counties county had been
formed BY the last Legislature and named
after rebel general named Jones. He should
o. future date introduce a provision In
the constitution that no counties should here.
after be named after dead living rebels
whether their Jones anything
else Mr.. Dustan reminded Bingham that OF twelve
new counties which had been formed eleven had gone
republican, TO which that gentleman replied the elect
that things ought TO be managed that all OF them
should have gone the same way.
The remainder Of thc session occupied 4 discus.
sion in regard to prescription and disfrancb
The subject introduced ny following resolution
offered BY Mr. Duston, late brgadsr general in the
Union army and the leader or The few moderate and
temperate men in the Convention
Resolved THAT the committees which sub
are hereby ns,ec hat o. nv eo. aa H. %
e = w e sss
OF the people OF Alabama and OF the United states.
This o, once drew Bingham TO bis feet who said he
presumed tina. there was not member Ia the Conven
lion who would indulge In any prescription or ncorpo-
rate anything like mscs organic law Of the state
OF Alabama For himself. he should only look to Tho
ends OF justice II justice prescribed, he wound pro-
scribe also. He had as much magnanimlty his
posuon most man, but 1t the time was dis
posed 70 be just He regarded the resolution entirely
unnecessary-an instruction coming from men who had
that which mad been thrown down by the hands Of
treason and rebcion In tho framework OF what they
were about 70 do they Should seek 10 prevent 10 the
future . recurrence OF thu past He dd not think il
necessary 70 tell the that they 70
casriaoie. TO them Of entertaining unkind
feelings On the other hand be did not think IL
ssry for them the OF that element u the
, ,s Which, u were powerful enough, would drive
iss' character Of the men who had pu,
the state In rebellion They had been bu;
Yes those men had rushed the State into rebellion in
spite of all that 10 and Others could do and In the
or majority OF ten thousand AGAINST the MAJ heresy
OF secession In framing constitution tnoss aen must
necessarily be prescribed Fhe law under wnicn tho
Convention was sitting prose- bed them. He had not
come there 10 make himself popular he had come TO do
jtsce, and 70 help franc constitution that woald
to the masses CT tho state The liberty which the
principles OF our government conferred upon thom He
concluded by motion 10 lay the resolution Oh the
table
This motion was defeated by vo,o OF Gfty to thirty,
which looked a. hrst ~ II the moro moderate men
the COM enon had hy some succeeded 10 ncreas
rg their strength. The negroes, with only Two excep
tOuf. however, STOOD lTGo 10 tho bingham standard,
and The motion only received eighteen white votes
including the one gwen by the torch and ,urpentine
c1e'sain himself
An amendncn, was offered by Grimm, the radical
editor from Mobile, striking out hai tho new consttu-
ton should be degree pr0scrlptise. This prac-
tcaly deprived The resolution 81 all point but was
carried.
Major Sample proposed amend nen. making the
resolution read rbs u IS the sense OF tho Convention
that the constitution should leave the question Of
Acknowledgement where II ~ lett by the Military b''
He SAID support OF bs resolution, that the question
sss upon insiructsng the committees which they had
appointed upon The main question before tue Conven
uon--tae question os franchise. The gentleman who
certainly from bis services in behalf OF the Union
titled 10 confidence, evidently Intended that the Con.
vcnton should stop al doing what Congress bad
demanded Tor the reconsrucuon OF the state. Was
there aug who believed, if the Convention went be-
yond requirements OF the Military bill that It's action
would he ratified by the people Of tho State OF Alabama
or b. confirmed BY Consress VINO was there 20 blind
10 the indications OF the times not 10 that the
sreat question among sensible men was whether Con-
qress wond proceed with tho work II had under.
taken, and whether y would confirm the action
or The Convention u u went far the require
menls Of Congress Those who opposed bis amendment
mast certainly be prepared to demand something
from Congress than II had already done. and must de-
which bad ordered 10 bo done He nndsrs,ood
thoroughly the sentiment OF that large class Of people
the co'ogsa pe.pe wa0 nsa ossn oy ne
the action Of the Convention He thought they desired
not 10 pull down other man from ths position which
he now occupied, but they simply claimed elevation for
Themselves TO the same rights politically as we're
joyed BY other They were not ac.usted by any
spirit OF malice ilwill All that they demanded anu
expected that they should remain equal In the sxer
else OF political rights with the white race. They did
not ask for any legcrdsmansny tricks Of seiTht OF
band--ey which We white men "a the stats OF AabAns
should be put under the feet cf the colosd Of
Stale,
Mr. Grnu said he regretted srcsedngv that the gen.
tlsmau had introduced his amend especially as in
private conversation he had expressed himself
Major semps said no called the member TO order.
No reaIsman had right refsr TO any private con-
vsrsston: Il offence alike against the rules OF
good breeding and OF parliamentary practice.
Mr. Grifr continued to say that be bad come 70 the
euiion prepared vote Tor sweeping measure OF
disfrsschisensnt. Although that had been his desire
however 10 hsrmonzs matters and IN order that they
miahs 10 away from The Convention . unit, he had
waved his own ncnations In that respect, and mad
agreed only 10 AJAX for the OF but
cass Of persons He did not think they ought have
thrust upou them proposition not 70 disfrAnchiss the
Incarnais nends who had hunted Unlen men With
bloodh6upds, who had whipped the wives and dausb-
tsH and sisters Of Union mes who bad slostsd ever