Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-16
TuELAwRENCE CONVENTION.
COnnsca1IOn Advocated - vindfetIye
Speeches-TrImbIe Pronounced Bet
faR. Ihun RraMuIax

! COnnscAfIOn Advocated - VindfctIyS
SPeeehes-TrImbIeP Pronounced Ret
ter than BroWnIoW.
This convention, composed Of perhaps
two hundred colored men, with just enougi
white men TO relieve the monotony Of tn,
scene, met yesterday at the courthouse.
On motion Of Capt Metcalf, the Rev
Mr.. Mallory, colored, was called 10 the
chair, who explained the object of the
meeting, by saying that the majority in the
convention on the 9th Of april were over.
ruled by a parliamentary dodge, which
the uninitiated did not understand, and
hence a true expression Of opinion was not
given in that convention, and that they
had met TO revoke the action Of the former
convention.
A member Of the convention suggested
that the chair appoint a committee Of nine
to select delegates TO represent Davidson
county in the Congressional Convention
which meets to-day. The chair appointed
the following on said committee:
n. Derby, n. II. Morse, L. Winston, p.
NJ. Mcclure, X. J. Sample, l. d. Crarer,
A. McTiere, Andrew jackson and Capt.
McTaggert.
1t was then moved that one hundred
delegates be appointed 10 attend the con-
yention to-day.
During the absence Of the committee
Capt. Metcalf addressed the audience. He
said that il was the object of the Trimble
men to cast the vote Of the convention by
counties, allowing the numerical majority
in each comfy to decide the vote Of the
county. II this plan was carried ont
Thmble would get the nomination, though
a majority of the delegates would he for
Lawrence. To prevent this fraud this
convention was called. He said the Press
and Times was Mortified at the idea of
Lawrence, Republican, defeating Trim
bic, the aristOcrat, and cried out in the
most plaintiSe tones ooh for Gods sake
don't split the party" We now have no
fears of splitting the party, a small fragrant
may be split of, but the great bulk Of the
party will remain when we nominate Law
renee; which We will do il The convention
is conducted fairly, they will have 10 act
for him, though it will he as bitter TO them
as quinine. He said the Southern people
were set Of lazy, INDECENT aristocrats,
| begging for bread now rather than work
| for il, and in the same sentence said they
| had demonstrated their wonderful energies
in prosecuting the war for four years, and
had shown their valor and courage on a
hundred battleields.
At this junction an interesting episode oc-
cured between Capt Metcalf and a little
dog. Metcalf raved at the top of his
voice, in the most dogmatic manner. but
still the little dog barked, and the contest
waxed furiously for sometime, when the dog
| was called to order, and Metcalf proceeded
without further interruption. He said the
slave trade had not been abolished till Mr..
Lincoln had Gordon hung in 1861, for
! piracy. He said the colored men were
more intelligent and more honest, than the
poor white trash Of the South. This seemed
! 10 tickle the fancy of the colored men, and
they gave vent to their appreciation of the
compliment by vehement cheering. He
| supported Brownlow because Of his honesty
of purpose and integrity Of character.
| Though a stakeholder and at one time an
advocate Of the institution, yet he was the
| first man to advocate their Acknowledgement.
BrownloW he said was sick at heart over
the many sins he had committed in advo-
| cacy Of slavery, and was now bitterly re.
| penting that he had expended the best
energies Of his life trying 10 prove slavery
one Of the divine appointments in the
economy Of God, Poor Brownlow What
q sad picture your friend sketched for
you.
Nelson Walker (colored) who did not
walk on the Lawrence track, wished tC
| krcvv ~ bofbor fba ob;o,4 oc a.. $500,
ton was TO discuss national politics, or to
decide on the merits Of Lawrence and
| Trimble. He would like to know why it
! was that he saw those who acted in the
convention Of the 9th Of April, and sane
| toned that action, now in that convention
| endeavoring 10 rescind the actions Of the
former. He said some were going around
promising the negroes land and money il
they would vote for Lawrence, and he in
| tended, If the convention would hear him,
TO expose their treachery, and place them
in their true light before the world.
Metcalf who had subsidized, rose to the
surface and asked Walker if be was in ia
vor of Mr.. Trimble's bill Of universal am
nesty and universal suffrage.
Walker responded by saying Mr.. Trim
| BILE voted for the franchise law as il now
exists, a1d was in favor Of its enforcement.
That the law as it now exists only disfran-
/ chised the masses for five years, and at the
expiration Of that time no power could
prevent them voting
Mr.. Mason, the editor of the Radical
Organ, not the Press and Times but the
Radical organ, wanted to know if Walker
would stand on the Brownlow platform.
The committee on delegates having come
in, reported the following names a. dele
| gates:
COLORFD.