Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-16
The Alabama Constitution.

This patchwork of the so-called Ala
bama Constitutional Convention, OF which
DR.. McMILLEN. late OF this city, is one OF
the leading white members, is so infamou4
in its character, that even the better class q
the Radicals and negroes refuse to suppoI Z
it.
The Montgomery (Alabama) Adcertiser 6
Thursday last publishes the preamble al !
resolutions adopted by the Montgomer
Council of the Loyal Union League, d.
nouncing the new Constitution, and callil ,
on the colored leaguers to aid in defea
ing it, and declaring that the delegates
the Convention went far beyond the pu
view of their duties and instructions al.
framed constitution disfranchising al
prescribing large portion of the Law
abiding citizens OF Alabama, and charat
terized in every feature by fiendish motive.
of revenge and hatred, and resolving:
First. That in the opinion of the Cour
ell the said Constitution is an infamol
fraud upon the rights of the peop
of the State, and will. ii ratified. il
evitably result in the debasement of Il
white race, aud the destruction of til
black.
Second. That we cannot, consistent
with our obligations as members Of tn
Union League of America, give aid or SUI
port in any manner to this nefariol
scheme, to destroy at one fell swoOp Il
peace, happiness and prosperity, for a
time to come. of the whole people OF IT,
State of Alabama.
Third. That we, as Union Republicans
and as members of the Montgomery Cour
Gil of America. call on all lawabiding an
Union-lOving men of Alabama, to unit
with us in an effort to defeat the adoptio
of this Constitution, which embodies priB
cipleS dangerous to constitutional liberty
and is promotive of civil war between IT,
two races, and destructive of all the enG:
OF good government.
Fourth. That we denounce as contemT
tible an effort on the part of a few of tn
members of this Council, who are mel,
political adventurers, to break up the sam
because they have failed to make it sub
servient to their vile political schemes.
Serious divisions in the Radical ranl
are taking place in other sections of IT,
State. The Conservatives are organizin
clubs throughout the State to defeat tt
Constitution at the coming election, an
certain sections are receiving large a,
cession of the colored element. In Pratt,
1 Vile, Autauga county, on Saturday, ovt
fifty colored men Joined a Conservativ
club, ,iting with the whites in denount
ing the Constitution.
A call, signed by colored men, for tn
formation of a colored Conservative clu
in Montgomery. declares that its objec
shall be:
First. The cultivation of spirit of mu
tual confidence and good feeling betwee
the two races of the South, without whic
there can be neither peace, prosperity {
| repose to either. ----
Second. To support, in the approachin,
election, the policy of our own tried pee
pie, neighbors and friends, whose capit,,
promises employment and whose roof
shelter US, in preference to that inaugural
ed by strangers and their allies.
Third. To discourage, by all means
our power, that war of races which ev,
counsels and ignorance seem to be hasten
ing, and which, once inaugurated, will re
suit in our certain and speedy destruction