The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-25
MESSHSSI PE.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.

Meeting OF the Radical Convention-The Plat.
form Adopt ed-IIatred between Whites md
Blacks-Thc Whites Almost Unanimous
Against Negro SuGrage-Ncgroes for Con.
grcss-PrObabiiify of Their Being Elected.
vIcKsBuRa. Sept II, 1867.
Tho great event Of this week In Mississippi Is the
meeting of the radical State Convention at Jackson It
being my good fortune to SEQ great show, send
you a few Of my notes. Tho body met In the Senate
chamber of the Capitol Tuesday, and spent most Of
the day in organizing
This Is really tho organization OF republicansm in
Mississippi In appearance the body was quite as re-
spectacle could have been expected About
fourth OF the convention blacks, and candor do
mands the recognition OF Tho fact that of the most
talented men in the body were of this complexion.
The chairman Of the State central committee Aston
Mygatt called the meeting to order, aud made tenn
porary chairman Of the convention. THIS IL tho worst
hated man 10y the robes) in Mississippi He remained
in the State through the aud remained loyal, and
doubt escaped hanging for his loyalty through tho
influence Of his rebel vito. He made aspeech taking
the chair, congratulatng the convention the hopeful
of the situation the prospect OF restoring Mississippi
to the Union. and pronouncng bencdictons the old
Union $50 few in number that no could almost lay
his hand on the head Of eachb the army officers
whose presence guaranteed the quiet Of such
ton In Mississippi, and on the Disseminated bondmeu
whose votes are the mapsay OF the party About half
the couI lies in the State were represented and to
who knows the state OF things hero 1t curous TO
how many OF the representatives Of Mississippi in
this body registrars army olicers, employees Of
the Bureau negroes. The old time State remains
uni, the other side, whether wisely NOT may DO
question, but none can gainssy the fact
The difficulty Of making up tho roll of members was
the nrst great labor OF this Hercules which Inado
vastly arduous aud intricate by the greenncss OF
ma in
menary business, raised and debated points
of order with ludcrous effect, such persons quito
apt TO do This however, was OF length disposed OF,
and the permanent organization effected by making
Colonel Anderson President, Rev. Mr.. Lynch (oolored)
Vice Presdsn', General @ Mixer Secretary, and II.
Mayson mot black but coored Assistant Secretary.
II also decided that all committees should DO half
filled with blacks. Their doctrine OF equal rights Is
theory maintained for show but rule practice.
When Captain Pease the Superintendent Of Public In
s.ruction In tho Treedmens Bureau, moved that the
designation 'co." DO added 10 the Of each black
delegate. Mr.. Lynch wit.ily moved amendment to
add the color Of each mans hair and syeso This hit
at all distinctions Of aud color received with
much merriment and caused the whole subject to DO
'laid on tho table"
This Lynch Is . preacher, all the leading negroes
are, and Of the Boancrges Of the convention,
and made telling speech taking the Vice Presidents
chair Indeed. aVcksburg editor pronounced him "the
brains Of the convention" Another negro Abert John
son, OF vicksburg also . speakers natural
orator-aud though an unprincipled man $50 repuicd
among his fcows, yet excrts powerful and wide snnu
ence among his people He exceedingly bitter against
the ssod Masters" who's symbol he always makes
'hc bull whip, and argues with great force and effect
that whatever eso they do the black people
trust the whose despotism has boon impressed
his people by the lash. and who never forget the
habit OF tyranny or the desire again to exercise It, Bo
sides these there were no OF mark very decided
power In the body.
The grca, battle the platform. But this
II even bitter The extreme radicals seemed TO triumph
in this ngh though the tone OF the document shows the
prevalence OF the non-conservative element Indeed,
there not much IN the platform 10 fight over il rst
endorses tho republican party for which the republican
party Ia no doubt suitably grateful Second, II pledges
publican party wherever may go Third, endorses
Congress aud It's plsu OF reconstruction Fourth, II
promises educate every child Mississippi. black or
white which IL certainly great aud good undertaking.
Fifth rejects all distinctions OF and color and sixth,
AGREES to honor and protect honest industry everywhere
Fifty thousand copies OF this platform ordered 10
DO printed; minority report substitute and various
amendments were laid on the table, and the nery dis
cussop which almost reached white heat at one Time
subsidized TO q show OF moderation.
The animus Of much OF this fiery rhetoric failed 10
nppsar IN the minutes An nsider let into the se-
ries Ito At the bottom Of the dfhculty This was made
moro apparent In tho election OF the central executive
COMMITTEES OF the party. II appears that . dapper
little fourth rate lawyer, who espircs 10 Congress-
on the negro vote, wished TO kill on . rival,
who had no idea Of being killed on thrust on This
leaving out The former chairman, and subssitutisg
aouthorn o9raY az,tn eadloala.