New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-10

my successor NAV see things from conservative stand
p b IN tie that have so retarded bust
ness These are Major J. W. Purman, Lyman Rowley'
bennett f. j.. House, and G: K Mobley;
The Radical aders are Col Liberty Billings. Col VIM
T. sauuders lcoored) Col j. III. Co.'S, the Rev. C. Gibbs
tcocrrd ne Rev G. H. Pearce tcolored) the Rev WIN.
NJ Bradwe (colored and, though not Speaker Elbridge
Conover DR. Krimminger and one two other whites
and than threefourths OF me coored men, are c
has enabled them TO hold the others in cheek and prevent
most mschie viOus consequences. -.
Convention all claim he Radical Republicans, even in
GLIDING the mischeimaking lobby cannot answer ior
thar only know that all scrambng for Office, and
that's what's the matter Each side is afraid that the
other will get advantage BOIL profess TO be Wiling
10 compronse and settle all differences, but when IL
comes 10 be refined down. IL is seen that nothing will sat
sfy the opposition but the expulsion OF Billings They
are now willing TO let Saunders remain, but he says;
stand upon the ground you cannot turn him out
and leave me in. upon any principle OF Justice. .o,
TIVE weeks wasted in doing what makes the Rebels re
oice and say: "There you see how 1t s these ringers
and Radicals cannot govern themseyes-nuoh more the
state They act like u lot OF wild beasts They forget
however the eOOred men Of Convention nave proved
themselves men, and men OF capabilities ana good con
The great want of this state is Republican papers II
could be induced 10 come here with means 10
establish paper az .is paovI nc T5 eJor 81
The Times just moved here 70 do the printing on ne CON
VenOn, Is 100 poor 10 sustain hiinse anu naho
useful paper The party needs help from abroad Wlth-
ont II the situation is precarfous. 81, ,.-, -,
SUNDAY. Feb al have just been 20 tnc chluI 10 near
the Rev j. c. Gibbs He is probably the nrst c0lored
man that ever preached in that building heretofore holy
to the use of masters. and not slaves nor freedmen
Verify this is a new order Of things The members OF
the Convention generally attended, ana sppui nan a
dozen strangers but not white citizen OF 1aahassee
would himself AZ Ia attend negro pteachue
The services conducted with the utmost decoru
and the hall full Of colorcd people. who sang sweet
suppose 200 Sabbath school children present WIN
their books 10 is impossible for me 10 speak OF inc
sermon in sufficiently high terms. took fuil notes, anu
think IL will delight THE TRIBUNE readers to see thGn
which they may as soon as can wrlte mem out. iho
text Prov. xxi. 2: THE rich and poor meet To-
gether. The Lord Is the maker OF them an -.
Gibbs il a native Of Philadelphia, educated az aI
moor College N H. and has Travelled aud associated WIN
gentlemen In New ngand and other states, ana IS gen
leman himself He is about % or 30 years OLD, neolu
SIZE with good intelligent yellow African face. hgh ioie
head and delivers himself in clear voice and choice
language o. that all the otd masters In the South cOulu
have heard him this day! He will preach again TINS eve
ming M lie did last Sabbath evening, IN the African
Church, to q large congregation. -.
am sorry that inform you this evening that
the fcud the Convention has been healed since the al
iournment hope t Will be- but have little grounds
Tor nv hopes have labored for peace most earnestly
believe altogether III II money rum greco Oh
office spite coorphObla lobby Influence or all, pre-
vcni the formation and ratification Of good Constltu-
ton il will be SAL thing for Florida and damage the
cause of freedom aud uplifting OF downrodden race