Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-11-30
The Reconstruction Convention at
Montgomery, Alabama.

We Hui nohlng sptCIahy nuirwrr,hy IN
lie etJIugs OF the Alsbsma con,en-
ton thus lar. save The occurrences alluded
10 IN the following paragraphs from he
Mail nf Nov 7jh anl Sk
DoWN oS DI>LoYAL PEEArUERs.-Nor-
III. delegate 10 The PI,bd I'D bogus Conven-
uuu, from Ntine, doesn't with The min
l,tefs Of the civ To optu the WenSgeris
Nth prayer; he won't hstrn n any pray
efs from tisloy al preachers. We suggest
lha, the gentleman from Name offer res
olu'ion inviting the late rePisTar,lhe Rev.
Augus,u. {. Rose, 10 perlrrm the open
ing services. Rose l. loyal Ia The back
bone. l. is lrue that he most respects
bic gentlemen oi Coffee chsrg, him with
drinking whisky ahd cumming away 10 es-
cape a c0pias for not paying his liquor
bills, but II IS also true lha, Genersl
Swsyre forbid tie service OF The oGpids
al Montgomery. OF course Gen Swayne's
order removed the whisky disability aud
placed the reverend gentleman IN Statue
gu0 ante liquor. BY I'll means let the
Convention have loyal preacher Ia pray
Tor Ihem, aud 1t that preacher be Brother
Rose.
SPEECH FROM JoHN P,PR.- Msj. Gen.
John Pope, the gentleman Who telegraph.
ed to Washington just before The second
Bull Run ihathe had succeeded in getting
between Slonewa all Jackson and The rec,
OF General Lees army, visited his NE.
nagerie at tie CaPiIol yesterday. The
black monkeys grlnned, lhe yankee hye.
uas smiled, and Bingham bray ed. Tho
distinguished yanquisher OF the lrjuns
was invited to the Speakers sand Ond
proceeded 10 crate.
The ouy important thing he said was
that he hoped Ihai they would continue
the pluck and wisdom with which they
conducted the recent political campaigr.
Tins was equivalent To 50, ing that they
mu,l keep rhe lash over The ebony mem.
befs Of he conveElion, and scnd the ser.
geautat arms to wake them " when II
was lime TO vote. After the gsisn, cap.
tor Of 10000 rebels a. Crrinih finished
shooting las mouth oil. he Jepo'iled hIs
headquarters IN D char. The asses bray.
ed again. the hyenas griDned, and the
niggers all went Ia sleep. In The words
Of Bu,lecd-"God and the Republic -
NEGRoPHoBIA.-'l'he pIebald concern
at the Capitol is last on tic road towards
misceCeuaion. At tie organization, when
tie election FOR door keeper cane upihreo
candidates were announced, white man
Of Montgomery named WaGncn. poor
old dCblIlaicd man with q large family;
another " lite man OF North Alabama ma
med Manning. cripple; and slick. Fat,
able.bodIcd negro Of Montgomery. named
Craig, who keeps drinking shop Tor
dissipa'cd negroes. The Convention
elected Crag. In the words OF Buslcct--
God save the Republic.
A SLY CooN-A sig coon from Dallas
proposed in the Llsck Rnd tan mcnaccrie
at the Capitol that lhc members be each
furnished daily with fifteen copies Of tho
"truly loIl'' organol S~syne.snd Buslecd.
That Is 10 say. that the Convention Is 10
provide for the payment 10 tho "ply
loIl journal at the rate Of ten cents for
each COPY Of said journal. Fifteen copies
for one hundred memters each. mskcs
800 copies daily, which al ten cents per
copy. makes 3 80 per day, I" be paid Tor
the distinguished services Of the "ITuly
loil" journal. II tie convention sils
twenty days the "Tuly loL' journal will
receive So. 600, which eventually comes
out OF the taxes imposed by negro gov.
ernnent upon white people. The "iruIy
loll' journal could afford to 90 halvcs
with the sly coon-lhe Ohio coon-ibc
Dallas Tycoon.
ORD BI>GHAN AND HIS lDgN An old
wretch by lhersme Of Bingham IL amen.
Der Of the bogus convention. Ye2icTday
he made a speech, IN which he announced
that be had prepared Constitution for
Alsbama-ihe Constitution of Vermont.
and that he wanted Norlhern ideas intro
duced into the State. We would like 10
ask the old villain what sort Of ideas 10
wanted introduced al the time he tried 10
swear away The llle Of his nsichbor and
came 20 near being tsued and feaiherod
for the crime by the people Of Madison q
long time sgo. lfhe hadn't cut dirt 90
fast at that lime. lis own constitution
would have been 10 such condition ,bSi
he would never have had sn opportunity
10 talk Obou, any body else's constitution.
II suy one wishes 10 know of The history
OF the affair let him ak Gov. Patton
AsToNsmED RED MEs.-A band Of 10.
Gisns IN sde sudden attack on a deisch-
meni Of our soldiers in the mOUni5irs.
The soldiers had mountain owilz'r
mounted on mule. Not having time 10
take II oil and put II in position. hey
backed up the mule ard Jet dive al the
Indians. The load wss so heavy that
mule and all Went iumbng down .he bill
toward the saVsges. who not understand.
ing thai Kind Of ahsre, fed like Jeers.
Aficrwsrd one Of ihem was captured. and
when ssked Why lie rvn so,rFpIIrd: Me
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