Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-07-26
The Matter Ey plained.

form, and laid on the table. The following
is the Registers reply:
"Onr usually courteous friend I.oomis has
allowed = most trivial matter to upset his edi,
,orial equanimity. The only reason why the
resolution offered by himself did not appear
was the simple fact that We were unable to
procure it. tie states in his article that the
Secretary Of the Convention gave the rec.
ords, comprising the minutes Of the proceeds
ings aud resolutions offered, into the hands
Of either the reporter or local editor of the
REGISTER for publication" We received
nothing from the Secretary but the resolution
in regard TO the death Of Mr.. Bissell. We
took our own report, and the main part Of the
proceedings we're in type before the Conven.
tion adjourned. When we came to the place
where the gentleman offered his female suf,
trage resolution and made such fine display
of his knowledge OF parliamentary law by
moving reconsideration of vote upon
which he voted nav, we asked ehe Secretary
for the resolution. He Informed US that he
did not have it. II ii reached the Secretarv's
table at all. (which We much doubtl it was
too late for us 10 obtain it in time to give it
its proper place in the report. The charge
that we wished 10 suppress The resolution is
simply absurd. As We could not procure the
resolution, we gave it as nearly as We could.
as will be seen by the following extract from
our report:
j. L. Loomis of Buchanan county, made q
motion to amend the FIRST resolution SO that
II would also guarantee equal rights to all
persons regardless of sex. The motion was
laid on the table.
If the reader will compare the meaning Of
the resolution as given in the Bulletins own
article with our own abstract Of il. and can
see any difference in them, or any disposition
on our part to suppress or even gsrble the
LOOMS resolution. then are We to blame
otherwise, not The only difference between
the two IS, that one is written in the fauliless
syntax Of the author while the other is told in
the bungling language Of the reporter. The
sharp toned language ofshe Bulletin in CALI
ing Us 10 Judgment Tor an unavoidable omis.
sion does not pickef our temper in the least
toward that excellent paper or its generally
genial editor and We think our explanation
is sufficiently clear 10 show that We are guilty
Of no " offence, smelling rank to Heaven"
The Register states tha, it received moth.
thing from the Secretary but the resolution
in regard to the death Of Mr.. Bissell." Had
80 HSes AtOn POI pCtsOu0A
been assured b, the Secretary.rMr. N. c.
Woodruff, that the resolution had been placed
in the hands Of " either the reporter or local
editor" Of the Register, we should not have
charged the Register with suppressing it.
Notwithstanding the doubt" of the Regis
ter We know that the resolution reached the
Secre.ary's table as soon as acted upon, and
in time for the report Of the Register. pro
rided the report sras not rritten in adranee.
We admitwe sadly underrated the Registers
enierprise-in that respect. it was doubtless
ahead. Instead of the difficulty being in the
s'ans Of enterprise, il evidently lay in its e.
cess. The matter simply resolves isselfinto
question of veraeity between the Register
and the Secretary. Our belief is that the
Secretary intended to place the resolution in
the hands of Mr.. Clarkson, the local editor
Of the Register, and supposed that be had
done 90, bu. that in the confusion Of the mo-
ment it was los. and of course failed to reach
Mr.. Clarkson. We are glad to believe tha,
the omission ofthe resolution was no, through
design. as We have always regarded The Req.
asfer as too far up in the confidence of the
Republican party Of this State to resort to
political ehicanery of any kind for party pu--
possess.
We regret that, notwithstanding bis as
sertion that his temper was not .pickled,''
Mr.. Clarkson should attempt personal fling
by making the mistatement tha, We moved
the reconsideration Of vote upon which We
had voted nay. We are happy to say tina,
not single voice was heard against the en-.
franehisement Of negroes, notwithstanding a
majority Of the convention regarded their
wives and mothers as unworthy to exercise
the same right. By mere chance, We did
not vote for the platform as reported, and SO
stated, but We did not vote in the negative.
II Mr.. Clarkson will turn to page ls5,
Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary law.
which was used as authority by our last
General Assembly, he will fr d the follow
ing:
"When there is no special rule on the sub
Ject, motion to reconsider must be consid
cred in the same light as any other motion,
and as subject to 10 other rules
No special rules whatever had been adopt.
ted By the Convention hence according TO
Cushing, motion TO reconsider was in order
from any member. We therefore beg Mr..
clarkson to transfer his charge of ignorance
to Gushing and together with General Leake,
President of the Convention, :" to fght it out
on that line
Personal matters of this character are out
Of place in the public press, and are especial,
ly beneath the dignity Of leading papers,
like the Register. Our ignorance of parlia-
mentary law (which We are very willing to
admit cannc, be substan,iated by mista,e>
ments, and, as appears in the present in
stance, is not well established by referance
10 acknowledged authority. We certainly
accomplished our object, in bringing the
matter before Convention, notwithstanding |
the strenuous efforts of the presiding officer
to choke us down, contrary to Cushing and
just as we expected, the great fundamental |
principle Of Republicanism, "equal rights,
equal privileges and equal protection to all
citizens, irrespective of race, color or SEX"
found hearty response from a large minor
ity Of the convention, including many Of the
frs! minds Of the State.
MAxIMILIAN,S DECREE.
Maximllan was a positive friend Of the