The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-17

moral principle, aho hal acted Ike devils e'
rom nrsi lie would MOI agres 10 any saeh doctrine -
IA. ne va Wiling % 20 - FAR g charity demSnn-d
bat as Tor saying thai the men who had stained ther
HANDS not mercy with bloed but with The blood ~
unfesising men and non.coTnbstants shonid escspe,
ne "ou.u never consent TO T. no DEMANDED anu ne
thousht the convention wpnld demand thai tie man
VINO I'D the late rebellion had violated he rules o'
eyhizsd warfare and who had inflicted or caused TO be
inncted unusual severity upon soldiers OF The Union,
SHOULD % aslfanchised once aud forever lie nal no
cnsfy 20 vase upon these men, and he was MOI hsp"-
cre enough 70 profess 20 have IL when he had not The
gentleman who had last spoken had been with the rebels
during the war and could feel al"ats loyal
10 the Mon felt When they asked OF him and those
situated ike him only the Acknowledgement OF this
criminal class he thought ght 10 agreed TO- The
resolution as proposed would prevent the disiFsnchise
ment 81 that class As Chairman OF the Committee on
the Elective franehiss he might say that Tie committee
of no other class The Military bill went no further
than universal suffrage and universal amnesty. II the
convention went no further than that, which simply
prevented certain Glass or from holding Office the
result would be that i'm less than tho rebels
every Union mzn out OF tho state me mass OF the re-
publican white voters in fear and trembling
even now, and we're scared lest II they dared
70 remain steadfast 70 the republican party
the consequence would DO ruin themselves and %
their families Many of them had already gone back TO
the rebels, sud had given reason that II de-
strnction for them 10 remain in the party Now IL
they were 10 give rebels the right vote and 10 say
who to execute the laws OF tho state ths white
men lett IN the party would say "It IN only question
Of time; we had better make peace with the enemy
While We can. Just so soon a. they gave the rebels
were Withdrawn the rebels would be in power. The
suit would be that the coorrd people Of the state would
ps usifancnseu fhat was not a question OF oplnion'
i was not question upon which there tho
slightest shadow OF doubt. Already the rebels had
threatened TO overthrow the Convention. which they
styled bogus government, they mad the
power, and TO deprive the cclored people, whom they
had termed balloons and monkeys, and whom they
SAID were not III 10 rule white men, and should not
have the right OF suffrage. Some asked, when
they we're told these things, 'How thy %
tnsS' IL seemed strange 10 him that any
rebels care who her they any right do notY
Where there was a viii . way would 90 iound Those
men had planned and schemed carry secession,
and had done Il. aud what thew had done in the past
they would 40 again They should remember also that
There were some Union while also the STATE, aud
every one of them woad be either ked driven away
20 the North lie thought u Gnwse and lmpolc in the
Convention 10 adopt The proposed amendment.
AS Griifn closed no looked around The Convention,
ana see.as .aat several moderate men we're rising %
speak, cut OF further debate by proposing motion 10
indefinitely postpone the consideration Of The resolG
ton.
Major scmple, by unanimous consent said he quite
agreed with the gentleman IN the opinion he bad ex
pressed, that any man who mai been gully OF crimo
should 20 DISTINGUISHED. Those Who had served the
army understood tina, every honorable both
condemned az crime the violation OF the rights OF
civilized warfare
The question was then put aud the vote tested er-
acty ,hs actual character OF The Convention The veto
stood sixy-three 10 twenty-five Tho negroes tho Blu
reau officials, Bingham and the torch and turpentine
orators voted solid against the resolution Most OF the
minority were southern mon, who bad in
Ao Nottncru ARMY, ike 6sDeIa BNSau, SUu s@lleu IN
tho slate after the close OF the II viii be seen
that the extreme party has almost unrestricted power
and there Is e d0abt that they will exercise 10 the
fut They are dsterninea, not simply 10 have univer-
cal and unqualified negro suffrage, bat also 20 pass
sweeping bin OF disfTancu lseElont The moderate
are very indignant at their mouths being closed by the
ingenious manpuvre OF Griffin, ana say that they will
reopen the question on Monday and have tho matter
definitely settled before the Convention proceeds 10 the
disposition Of other business IL tho DISTINGUISHING
bill IL passed they viii probably do their best TO defsa
tue ratification OF the constitution they feel to
In i'm n = no Sha "a ha m .re1
the power Of the negroes
~ Carasay, co,orsd offered the following. which
was adopted:-
Whereas serious difficulties encountered nv settlers
upon the lands IN this state IN consequence or
many settlers have been located the plot and have
been charged the OF thirty dollars be
thus located. exclusive OF the i've dollars required b. the
Resolved That committee men,oralizing Congress
70 remove the cotton be instructed draw pe
ton 10 Congress have the lands In the
rcsIrveyed. fof the reasons herein set forth.
Mr. Graves offered tho following, which was adopted =:
That the Committee Schools ana Education be in
strccd ordinance making u the duty OF the
Convention TO provide free schools which shall
place the reach of all children of tha State the OF
acquiring good English education.
The Convention then adjourned.
conservative mass meeting IVES held here tonight
adopted Affirming IL to be the FIRST wish Of the Southern
people 10 be good citizens 10 good government and
appealing 10 the good sense and good feeling or tho
people Of lhc North for protection IRON the heavy op
pressons now hsapcd upon them BY unfathfui public
servants. resolution also passed declaring thai
tue assembIsge now 10 session st the State capital Of
Alabama was with but few exceptions, made up Of
federal ofi<ias unknown iliiterate