The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-04
NUMBER 12I.
THIRTIErH DAY.

FRrrAY, Jan. 8, 1863.
Convention met at 10 A. Nudge Taliaferro
presiding; ffty-fve delegates present.
A resolution directing that portrait Of Abra-
ham Lincoln be placed in the hall, was read and
laid over.
A resolution by soloman Moses, (colored) Of
Orleans, allowing no person to speak for more
than ten minutes, except by consent OF two-thirds
of the house, was laid upon the table.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Blackburn, Of
Claiborne as the 18th article of the Constitution,
was read. motion to lay it on the table was
lost. 1t reads as follows:
"The legislature shall pass no law discri@lna-
ting between persons on account of race or color,
either in matters of the common rights OF all
mankind or Of constitutional liberty"
Crane, of Orleans, occupied the floor in series
of remarks, which, to our reporter, were Tor the
most part inaudible. An allusion to the man
who struck Billy Patterson was the occasion for
a" call to order" by another member. AT the
conclusion of his remarks, Regan, of Baton Rouge,
followed, intimating in the course of his argument
that delegates who opposed the sentiment In this
article had better prepare for trip up Salt River,
or, in other words, that they would be politically
damned.
Newsbam, of Felcisna rose to speak, but,
upon the amendment being read, stated that he
found therein nothing Objectionable, and resumed
his seat.
Rodriguez, (colored) OF Orleans, desired to see
the amendment voted down, in order that he
might vote for the original.
heeerS. I1ncndnt ana IL. III. ls8DeHe, COlOTcus
and Simon Jones, of Orleans, all spoke, after
which Blackburn, of Claiborne, at the conclusion
, of series of remarks, asked leave to withdraw
his amendment which was granted.
The substitute offered by Wickliffe, of Orleans,
then came up.
Belden, of Orleans, thought the wording was
too vague, and desired that il be made more def
nite in order that no question might be left over
for judicial decision. Hs therefore offered an
other substitute.
The chair Judge Cooley decided that Mr.. Bel
den's substitute was out Of order. An appeal
from the decision resulted in the chairs being sus
tanned by the house.
Newsiam, of Feliciana, and Solomon Moses,
cOlored, Of Orleans, addressed the convention,
after which another substitute was offered by
Pinchbeck, colored, OF Orleans.
The chair decided this also out OF order. Mr..
Pinchbeck appealed from the decision. Crane,
of Orleans, rose to sustain the decision. Mr.
Pinehbeck claimed that the appeal was not de-
batabe. The chair decided that pt was. Mr..
Pinchbeck again appealed. By reference to
the rules il was decided that the appeal was de-
batable. Upon a vote being taken the decision
of the chair sustained.
The substitute o1er ID by Pinchbeck, (colored)
of Orleans, was therefore declared out of order,
and Wickliffe's substitute was still the question
before the house. The introducer spoke IN its de-
fense, combating the arguments which had been
made against it.
Packard, of orleans, OR. b. thought that the
substitute would admit all kinds of bad charac-
ters TO the public places. He did not favor the
wording Of IL, as 1t read, and therefore introduced
an amendment, which was seconded by Gen. Nc
Millen, of Carroll. A vote of the ayes and noes
resulted in the rejection of this amendment.
Wickli1e's substitute was then voted upon in
the same manner, and was also rejected.
The question then reverted to the original arti-
Gle off red by Pinchbeck, (colored) of Orleans, as
+ ,. Is of the Constitution.
Mr.. Pinchbeck then asked and obtained leave
to withdraw this erticle.
He offered in its place, his substitute, (previ-
ously offered, and then declared out of order) az
the thirteenth article of the Consultation. 1t reads
as follows
GAN persons shall enjoy equal rights and privi-
leges, while travelling in this State upon any con-
veyance of a public character and all busi-
ness places, or otherwise, carried on by charter,
| or from which q license Is required, in either
| State, parish, or municipal authority, shall be
| deemed places Of public character, and shall be
| opened TO the accommodation and patronage Of
all persons, without distinction or discrimination
on account of race or color"
The foregoing was adopted as the thirteenth
article of the Constitution by vote of So to IL.
The convention then adjourned to Saturday, the
| 4th inst, at III A. NJ.