The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-17

n, section of. the new Constitution:
There shall be- no Imprisonment for
debt. * 49,.
RIcHMoNp. january 16.-In the
Convention. the subject Of suffrage.
was debated .all day-beiug brought
up, by n resolution Of .Mr. Uader!
wood, for suffrage of all male citizens
Of age. ..l
New ORLEANS, january 16.-Thc
Convention discussed the resolution
for. the organization Of the courts.
RALEIGH, January 16.-But little
occurred to-day in the Convention of
interest. The Sentinel had designated
the races in the Convention by negro
and aohite; this exasperated both
races among the radicals, and reso-
luton was adopted-S4 to 16-that
no reporter for any newspaper shall
hereafter be allowed upon this floor,
who in his reports shall treat the
Convention or any Of its members
with disrespect; but that they shall,
in case OF offence in this respect. he
excluded from the floor of the hall
and from the galleries by the Presi-
dent. Several conservative members
proposed to enter protest as fol-
lows: AS this resolution is a step to-
wards restricting the liberties OF the
press and keeping information from
the people. we protest against its
passage. This was not allowed to be
spread on the journal.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, January 1G.-
A meeting of leading citizens of Ala
bama has been in session here for two
days. Alter calm and patient delibe-
ration, resolutions were unanimously
adopted, recommending to the people
of Alabama who are opposed to the
Constitution proposed by the Con
vention lately in session at Montgo-
merry, to abstain from voting at all at
the election to be held on the 4th and
9th February, either upon the ques-
ton ratifying or rejecting that Con-
stitution, or for candidates for Offices
under it. And also recommending to
the opponents of said proposed Con-
stitution, that they form and maintain
effective political organizations among
themselves in every portion of the
State, until they are delivered from
the perils which are impending. The
30th day of January was recommended
to the people of the State as day of
fasting and prayer to Almighty God,
to deliver the people of Alabama from
tie horrors of negro dominion. An
address was also adopted, setting forth
to the people of Alabama and the
world the reasons prompting the
white people of Alabama to abstain
from the polls.
JACKSON, Miss, January 1G.-In
the Convention, a resolution to stay
collection of debts. was read and laid
on the table. The following lie over:
To insert in the Constitution the fol-
lowing section: All persons shall be
entitled to equal civil and political
rights; no property qualifications for
eligibility of franchise or right of
suffrage, shall ever be required by
law in the State; to appoint COM
mittee to inquire as to the expcdien-
cy of exempting $4,000 worth Of
| property from execution. Also re-
solutions rs to the passage of such
other ordinances, as in its opinion,
will tend to discourage the credit
system; to instruct Committees ON
State Departments and Constitution,
to adopt the old Constitution of the
State of Mississippi, making such ad-
ditions and changes as the new order
of things require; to instruct the
Finance Committee to frame an or
dinance, levying tax on property in
this State-real and personal-to pay
the expenses of this body; to forever
bar from tho rights Of citizenship, and
subject to penalties of perjury, any
citizen of the State who may here
after engage in duel, as principal or
accessory. Resolutions that none of
the public moneys of this State shall
ever be used to support any sectional
school, were referred to the Commit
tee on Education. The following
was referred to the Committee on the
Bill of Rights: That in public con-
veyances in this State, all persons
shall have the same rights, without
regard to race or color. The Finance
Committee reported, recommending
the passage of an ordinance directing
the auditor to issue 500, 600 in war
rants to pay the expenses of the
| Convention said warrants to be re-
ceivod by the sheriff for taxes, also
by the State Treasurer; and directing
the latter officer to apply all funds
now in his hands. or which may
hereafter be received, to cashing said
warrants; which was ordered to be
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