The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-12-14
The Conventions in tho Southern stntes


We present resent our readers with the following
synoptical statement which, we have prepared
in regard to the various Conventions NOW in
session or to meet in the uhreconstructed
South I't'ttis "a 9tsfa
fhe Afabamba Reconstruction % Conven-
ton adjourned on Friday the 9th inst, after
adopting a negro constitution So ultra Radi-
cal were their measures, that prominent Re-
publicans at the North wrote General SWayne.
commanding the State, to try and restrain
them, as they were going too far and damaging
the party. The Convention regarded these
letters as insulting. Tia .oii0,siina, SKI
The louisiana Convention met on tho 9Th
inst, and is now in session. Here as III 1Ala-
bama, tic most radical measures are popular.
The members of the Convention have voted
themselves the moderate compensation of $40
per diem and 20 cents mileage each way
The Virginia Convention met at Richmond
ON the 9th. Its members have fixed their
pay atsS per diem and mileage. 1t is.probaa-
bloithat their legislation will not differ from
that of the preceding Conventions. Hunni-
cut is the Thad, Stevens of the Convention
Gov. Pierpont has addressed them, and Seha-
tor Wilson, ,ithe great Radical Apostle, will in
struct them this week.ynNo good can come
out of this Nazareth. }nml.2 5,j .,e .nt,,
The Georgia Convention met on the 9th
inst, at Atlanta, 'rOs whites and 2s negroes
icing present Foster Blodg gett, 2.iAiecea1y H. ii
tictcsS for perjury, was elected ten,porary: Chair
man. Their legislation has noe Yet assumed
definite shape, but Radicalism is tho same
every where and the Georgians anticipate q
negro supremacy Conptitution as tho rcsult Of
their deliberations. ,p1il'1t Z! atf1oI.lt !
a Conservative Convention met in Macon
last week. D. II. Hill, HcrscRel v. johnson
and other prominent sons Of the Empire State,
werce the lending members. They passed reso-
lutions dcnouncing the Reconstruction Con
vcntion' 'as illegal, and protesting against the
negro usurpation Of power. The Conservatives
in every county were urged to organize at
once and labor for the, defeat Of the new Con-
stitntion. The Convention was lacking 4 in
neither ability, harmony or enthusiasm +
In North Carolina the Radicals carried the
election, but the Convention has not yet met.
In Mississippi probably. and in Arkansas
certainly, the Convention has been defeated
We have as yet no definite information from
Texas. ..s,..i.,s. a..s.s.. ta.
AS indicating the intellectual ability of the
members of the conventions, we append the
following verbatim report of a speech made by
an honorable delegate to the Virginia Eonyen-
ton; I., nor crr4e.rC rr,, ,fTfrr
Lewis Lindsey said Z NIis-tar President, I
hopeSm dis late hour Of de struggle that Old
Virginia have been impcriled that no free
thinkin' man can sul, pose for n moment dat
We desires to n,isripersint dc idcc dat We can t
qualify dc ability of do sternorserphy of dis
Convention. / hope cvy goon-think'n gentle
man will obsarve de necessity of havin' stem.
ography, an dat dcy will bo willin' in dc de-
sire to gain de ability of the Commonwealth of
Feroinny to see dat dc gentleman is justly
de-sarre. Ihopc, sir, Dirt evy gcnterman will
now see der necessity of havin' dis stenogcrphy,
so dat We can then be able to understand dc
principles Of dar proposition. [Laughter.] !.
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