Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-18


Mejor Norris cannot abide rebel preach
ers, but the SAVIOR of Union cleric is
sweet unto his soul. Therefore he Wig
orously insisted to-day that none but a
safe chaplain should be elected, and
on this rock the convention split into
adjournment
Il w. Peck, Of Tuscaloosa, is an old
Alabama lawyer, and good one. He is
the permanent President of the Conven-
ton but, never having been in public
life before, is sadly at loss for parla-
mentary law. Things will snarl, and the
old advocate was tentimes more weazened
and adjust and atrabiious when todays
session closed than when it began.
T, ]. Russell, Of Chambers, is nimble
preacher who took advantage of mill
tary order forbidding the running Of a
Conservative ticket in his county 10 Sc.
cure an election. The reverend gentle.
man was in the secession convention of
81, but now favors strict adherence to
that precious and searching testimony,
the test oath.
B, +. Sahold is Virginian. Was a
Major in the Confederate States army,
and is now military mayor Of Selma and
a truly loyal man.
Henry G. Semple is Virginian and
nephew of ex President Tyler, whose
private secretary he was.
j. Silsby, Of Massachusetts, is bureau
reverend
William Skinner is the best speaker so
far heard in convention. He is rapid
and furious, which met hearty applause,
one shrill cry of exultation bursting
forth at peculiarly severe assault on
the white population of the State.
Joseph H. Speed, of Virginia, is a
cousin of Attorney General Speed, was
a Captain G. S. A, and afterwards c. S.
salt agent of Alabama.
NJ d. Stanwood defes effort to locate
him. 1t is thought, however, that he is
from Massachusetts, where he has a
brother. He has been a cattle drover to
California, and is credited with several
negro disturbances more or less serious
in this State.
j. B. Stow is Northern man, resident
here for some years.
Alfred Strother is a negro of intense
blackness, and would have gone to sleep
at one time in convention, but for time
ly witticism which woke laugh in the
hall.
Taliaferro Towles is an original Union
man. Was in the '65 convention. A
tenth rate
N. A. Walker, an ex-U. S. officer.
B. i. Whelan, Irish, ex, captain G. S. A.
j. w. White was in the '65 Legisla-
ture. Prior to that, tbs said, U. S.
sutler.
j. A. Yordy, an unknown, closes the
list, and of such obscurities, nonentities,
adventurers, negroes, officials, and
| fanatics is this sovereign convention
composed. Proceedings must be de-
ferred TO another letter.
TWO MORE OF. THEMl WE THOUGHT so
The Boston Post contains letter from
correspondent down in Maine, who
gives a pen and ink portrait of two
members of the Rump Menagerie at the
capitol, the honorable delegates from
Lowndes and the right honorable dele.
gate from Elmore, so,called. 1t will be
seen that the correspondent knows all
about the carpet bag gentry. We could
have sworn it
Radical Missionaries - Perchance
you have observed that Ben. w. Norris
and Chas. A. Miller are figuring exter-
sively down in Alabama in reconstruct
ing that State on the Congressional
basis. This precious Morris is a Radi-
cal pet lamb belonging in this State,
where his family still resides, while he is
deceiviug the people of Alabama by
pretending that he is citizen of that
State. We know him well in Maine,
some of US to our cost The Coburns, of
Skowhegan, know him to the amount of
over 100000. He was land agent
of Maine until it was found that
during searching investigation of
his Office by o special Legislative
Committee, his private account exhibited
charges that had no law to sustain them,
when he was summarily elected from his
position by his Radical brethren. Miller
is his brother-in- law, and several gentle
men in these parts hold numerous little
mementoes of his Indebtedness, when he
was Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives. Such are the missionaries sent
South to make converts to radicalism. If
their skins are not black as the negroes
they seek to control, their hearts are of
the right color 1t would not SURPRISE us
should Norris figure himself into the
United States Senate from Alabama.
WHAT THIS PIEBALD CONVENTION is DOING.
On the llth inst, Mr.. Speed urged that
he be allowed time to prepare a minority
report
The majority report on the Elective
Franchise is signed by Albert Griffin,
John C. Keffer, B. W. Norris and j. II.
Davis The report is too long and un-
interesting for our columns. We submit
the following points, with the oath to be
taken by voters.
All persons before registering must
take the following oath:
T. do solemnly swear and affirm
that will support and maintain the laws
of the United States, and the constitution
and laws of the State of Alabama, and
that if I'have ever believed in the right
of State to secede, hereby abandon
it, that / accept the civil and political
equality of all men, and agree not to
attempt or countenance in others any
attempt to deprive any person or per.
sons on account of race, color or pre-
vious condition, of any political or civil
right, privilege or immunity enjoyed by
any other class of men; and further.
more that will not in any way injure or
countenance in others any attempt to
iniure any person or persons on account
of present or past support of the Con.
stitution of the United States, the policy
of the Congress of the United States, or
the principle of the civil aud political
equality Of all men or Of affiliatiou of
any political party.
The following classes are disfranchised:
All those who, during the rebellion,