The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-09

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Resovsa BY 70 people Of Louis assembled ia Con
our nAonai sernmen,. have experienced
people are n'ble 10 the heavy tax collected cotton
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uaeasy seai 10 The preslden, Of he senate aud the
speaker Of the House of Representatives OF the United
To-day for several hours We had a negro Mr. Ingra.
ham, in the chair during the absence OF Judge Iaia
ferro He proved himself ht for the position and pro-
served better order than has characterized any session
OF the Convention
The split in the party, to which have referred in
previous letters does not seem 10 heal Indeed from
the spirit manifested To- day the breach 10 be
widening During recess OF the Convention heard
members make use OF most dsgraceful language in
speak ing OF their colleagues
The spirit OF discord rampant in the Convention,
and should DO surprised II several duels resulted
from the debates The creole negroes fiery fellows,
have considerable game about them and under the CODE
should they challenge amy OF their white colleagues the
latter bound 10 meet them after sitting commit
tees aud participating with them in the proceedings
Among other proceedings to-day was the drawing Tor
seats by ballot Wickline, white, and PinchbAck, yell
low who have boon wrangling every day Of the sessoD
drew seats side by side and this afternoon sat together
1t created considerable amusement, and one white
Friend and brother remarked that 'she hoped Pinch
back would kick the dirty hound" Many Of the white
members open in their expressions Of disgust for
she company they in, and a consequence
a strong conservative feeling is taxing root IN the
Convention. To-day tho standing committees were
appointed, and some OF the ablest men selected
from both chosen. IL is expected
that the next session will r be OF bust
ness and less talking The most shallow members
business. Among these wickire, Wilson, dark,
ignorant negro. Rodrigues. "Honn Solomon Moses,
coal dark from ''od kentuck,i and the immaculate
Crane. Msssrs. Cooley. Ludelng, General Mcmillan,
Colonel Newsham, Blackourne Bortoneau aud another,
who requested your correspondent to keep his out
OF that HERALD are the working men proper For once,
will honor him by using his NAME and IN the future
drop him, as the poor man evidently considers ii
higher honor to have his spread out the pages
Of the negro organ than the HERALD. His name Is
Crawford, and he balls from ouachita
The following BRIEF sketches of OF the leading
members. will continue Thorn in future letters.
William Crane, the leader OF the extreme radical
party, native Of Washington, d. G., and is about
was admitted to the bar al Beverly, Va lie TO
New Orleans in 1915 and has practsed law since
He has filed term in the Legislature democrat
where he was known rs able politician and good
debater His appearance is anything but progresses
ing but anybody who takes Mr. Crane Tor fool makes
great mistake He is cunning plotter who has great
influence with the more ignorant negroes OF this city
who do not know his confederate antecedents, which
not at all complimentary 10 him Crane has been
for two or three years the stump speaker
OF the extreme radicals, and active
organizer of the radical clubs OF the city,
lie a Undergraduate and negro-equsy politician Of
the lowest order Mr. Crane a member OF the Con-
vention OF 1894 and in ii displayed considerable ability
His private character Is said TO be but
politically he Is mountebank, and inferior to many OF
the black, yellow and grille gentlemen by whom he Is
turn Of s435 10 income over the 000 or course no
has a white skin
PB s Plnchback is a cdiored man. but very light
He may safely b. classed the abIest colored
the Convention He is native Of Georgia and the OF
Major VIM. Pinchbsck, wealthy planter Of the past, and
Is thirty OF age He educated in ONO his
fathers means, but tho latter dying in lS4S, young
Pnchback and his slave mother and her other children
shipped TO Ohio, where the age Of twelve years.
he called upon to contribute TO the support Of
his mother aud two sisters He responded manfully,
and continued in the steamboat business on the Ohio
m n Mr anil st az
in the First Louisiana volunteers and to the rank
OF captain in the Second Louisiana native guards
ccisng commentator for galIantry and efficiency. He
record as a soldier Is very crediableI He is fluent
and forcible speaker gentleman of much inellge
and quite conservative In hts vew4 He has great in
fuence with the colored members OF the Convention
and Is, may say, the leader Of that portion Of them
who are opposed 70 negro supremacy HIS sound jndg-
ment and eloquent appeals 10 his race will do much to
win the coorcd members from the ranks Of the Crane
mscegenation party He well posted IN parliament
airy usage. and when difficult questions arise hs clear
judgment at once grasps the difficulty and II is oyor.
come
J. B. H. Bonsegneur is a muatto, about thirty five
years Of agea Of superior education and consider
able ability speaker Politically he 10 opposed to
the policy OF the extreme negro supremacy party but
for equal rights TO all races OF him the New Orleans
Advocate says:-Mr Bonscgneur is young man, having
been born In 1882 in Port Prince. Hayt. He was
to New Orleans and entered into business Mr. Bon
seeneur Is . gentleman OF ability and education He
and skin, accumulated aoomfortabie competence.
j. NJ. Ingraham was born slave In 1882 and was
sold BY his father ls44 TO Louisiana planter. who in
1s47 emancpated HIM; and young lngraham, BY per-
severance, obtained the rudmenis education in
this city: He was one o. the nrss oolored men com.
missoned by General Butler. He served lieutenant
in the First Louisiana native guards with much dis
tincton A. Port Hudson ne was severely wounded,
and remained the ned all day. In the second battle
Of Port Hudson he participated and was promoted
TO captaincy for gallantry under re After serving
with distinction under Banks, no resigned In 1854 aud
quit the service Mr.. Ingraharn 10 yellow negro, OF
medium height able speaker and unusually esteemed
account Of his services Politically, he stands 10 the
Convention opposed to the extreme measures which the
despicable brass party will endeavor TO carry out
The Republicans still continues its upon the Il
treme wing OF the party The Tribune takes the ether
extreme. but always in dgni1ed language The Cyesc mt
and cdyune report the proceedings and say but little.
probably because they consider the Convention . bur.
esque. The Times 10 unusually severe, and every
conceivable way heaps ridicule upon IL.