The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-12-12
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The Alabama Convention.
The rebel papers ana their
Northern allies are busily en-
gagged in disparaging and mis-
representing the members OF
the Constitutional Conyention
now in session at, Montgomery.
Under this impression q CORES
pondent Of the Cincinnati Com
mercia1 writes as follows: W.!
The Convention is held in Tie
hail usually occupied blythe
lower houseof the Legislature
lof Alabama, 80 foq gdT
The delegates are one, hum
dred ill number, and CT these,
sixteen are negroes. The seats
having been drawn by lot, the
members are seated irresBec-
tive of color. AS i look ed al
them | could not but reflect
that ! beheld a magnilicentex-
hibition Of retributiye justice;
for these men occupy the, PLACE
where sat hut seven years ago,
the proud defiant Confederate
that made slavery the key
stone of their arch of govern
ment, s.!l 10 asa-7em aft
As to the general aspect and
Gearing Of these men, my first
impression was also NY last.
A'more seriousabd orderly de.
Lucrative body | lraye newer
SEEM and this impression is,
confirmed by the general ad;.
mission in Montgomery, that,
they are a Better looking Set
of men thahithe Alabama leg.
lslalure.gYOD sdi mr W3aCE 81
loOf the eighty,fopr whites,
twenty-five are Northern men, /
who have taken up theilr, resi-.
dence in the State since tile
war. The remainder are alfl
old citizens. sgog cit Ia aqr9gi
made special iuguirY as,tol
their various callings and; so.
cial position, and found that
among them were - H'"q"h1
Nine members of former AL
ALBANIA Legislatures .uoAiyI
Eight present. or54former |
Judges of the various Courts |
Of the State. '
Twelve lawyers. :" thHl'l
Seven officers and sixteenl
commissioned officers and
pHvates Of the rebel artnygIe
Six physicians md number
of planters, merchants, &c.
The President of the Con-
yention isthe Hon. e. w. Peck,
for forty years a. resident Of
Tuscaloosa. formly 5ChancellorIt
of the State, recognized as
possessing one of the first fe- |
gal minds in'the country, and
unblemisled purity OF charac.i-
'ter.II iaai I5ig uLy5asss91F
. Among the rebel officers is
Major ,Semple, a lawyer by
profession, and a graduate of I
Cambridge Law School, who I
for some time commanded the
in Cleburn's diyis-
ion, and distinguished himself
at Chickamanga,
| made the acquaintance of
and conversed with twenty or 4
more members, Judge 8 Pc ok, !,
Major Semple, Judge Martin, "
Mayor Horton, Messrs. ,Salold, II
Griffin, KeilIer,, Miller and 9th,
ers, and found them far from
being honentities.9gI b f2yn 1ei| (
alr7 +.4+sl-t % i-44+----s5 gadfoty
3 The following is said be the
private recipe Of a Washoc
editor; "Take one pint of
stir it well with one
pint of Whiskty,, then take 1
pint of wlfiske9 beat !
carefully with a spoon and keep
pouring. iIdMhiskey. Eliza,
.argeI bowl with water, and
make the servant set it out of
'our reach. Take a small 4
pourin two spoonIdls
If water; pour out the water,
md fill up with whiskey, and l.
'dd to the above, Flavor with y
yhiSkey to your taste. A dose r,
three 'fingersSevery half hour,h!f !
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TUE congregation Of Lpnan,
II 'Forfarshire, had distressed t5
he minister by their habit Of
leepiiig in Church. 2 oOhetaayt (
Fannie Fraser, lahidi6t,5 was sit 9
ingln the front gallery,cwI =
many were slpmberin & around !
lin. aLQok,"9 said the minis. {,
er, you see even jamie Fra: i
er, the idiot, does not fall f,g
sleep, as many of you are d., ! j
ng." Jamie, not liking to bel
hus designated, cbolly fepliedi 1
ARahadnaio fibeena aiilot,1I /
E9pld have, been sleeping5oogjH
) JAMES I once Went out Of f
is way toAearasnoeeds dspreaclls q