The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Horns and Hoofs of the Southern Negro
Conventions Cropping Out.
The following is report OF part Of tho proceedings
in the Georgia negro Convention few days since
G. G. Martin presented tho following
An ORDINANCE on franchise ana other matters therein
contained.
Be il enacted BY tho people Of Georgia. in convention
assembled, That person shall be entitled to vote At
any election In this state hold any oco Of profit or
honor in the unless he read the Bible the
constitution Of this State provided that no free person
Of color shall be eligible TO any Office In this State
Intermarriage between white persons and persons Of
ordpancs as we'll as the minister or officer PERFORMING
the ceremony OF marriage shall DO punished by conno-
ment in separate apartments m the penentary for not
less than ten nor more than weny years. DO banshed
TO Africa or Liberia at their own expense. at the option
Of tho parties.
The above resolution created . general outburs. Of
indignation, and many members waved exceedingly
wrathy, Several attempts made while It was being
read TO prevent being proceeded WITH but to no
pose Still the feonous ordinance went on and even
the blushos OF A. Alpeora laegro) had no effect in
squelching the foul missile After Q great and pro-
longed excitement the document was declared out OF
ordeF under the rule, and dismissed, two three
negroes moving that tho gentleman be sent 10 Liberia
himself. Instead Of anything like the above being
adopted BY the Convention tho contrary the case,
shown in the presentation OF propositions disfran-
chisng Whites securing negro Suffrage and negro Office
holding, making other advances on the high road to
mscsgenatIon.
from the Macon lGa) Messenger1 ~ r.
The devil has popped out OF his den At Atlanta Just
have been predicting ali along, and now stands IN
full view Of the people Of this devoted Commonwealth.
Erect grim and unbusning he alike
Of any Of his dsofmties compromise OF Of his
henspired principles or purposes. We have told
that calls itself a convention We knew that IL would
not disappoint N, and we warned all honest men 10
hope for notning TO believe nothing and 70 countenanco
nothing from 10.
In the North Carolina Convention the following rsso
luiions we're ordered to lie over Thcy form part Of
series presented the 18th by conservative mem.
ber and. therefore, there no hope for their adoption
however truthful their declarations may bo:--
That the white and black distinct by nature
and that any and all Efforts 10 abolish abrdge such
distinction and to degrade the whites 70 .he level OF tho
age and agans. God.
That the governments OF the United States and or tho
several states were instituted By white mon, and that
while the lives liberty and property OF the bick race
should b protected by just laws these governments
ought 20 DO controlled by white men only.
That We appeal the OF justice OF the masses
OF the Northern people 10 romovs IRON tho Intelligent
people Of the Southern States the DEGRADATION now
the whole country II tho policy OF deprivng eight mil.
lions Of people OF the services Of their statesmen dis
franchsng intelligent whites and transferring political
power into the hands OF blacks shall be continued
Instead Of taking this view OF the subject q largo
majority OF the Convention passed resolution TO expei
any reporter who should apply the term ncgron TO any
OF the black members or otherwise detract from the
"dignIiy and rcspoctab,yp Of the body. Tho Raleigh
Sentinel the paper toward which those exclusion ayors
were especially addressed. gives the following expana
ton OF tho matter:--
The head and front OF offending II appears is that
our reporter draws on "odorousr distinction. az Dog
berry would say in classifying ,gcnuemen OF African
descent as negroes. We rscollcct that At the radical
Convention witch assembled in this cltv in Marcn last,
some ossy with white skin took occasion to express
puriiancai anxiety that all distinctions OF co should
be abolished IN enrolling the OF daees,es when
Harris the present negro delegate from this county
tested against 10 He said that "he not ashamed OF
bis color and no hoped tho gentleman over the way
not ashamed Of hsn We sorry that J m has
become ashamed OF his COLOR Perhaps Is 80
prsing that white men, VITO have Como down TO the
level Of Tho negro, should be ashamed OF thofs
In the South Carolina Convention all the officers ex
eept two are back-thsl being prepoudoratos color
Of the body. Ono however, was soon dsmlssed tho
ground OF Dcompetency Tho preech OF tho President,