New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-10
TIE SOUTHERN CONVENTIONS.
FLORIDA.
LETTER FROM sOLON ROBINSON.
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TALLAHASSEE, Saturday. Feb. ]. IsCs
The session that opened this morning with
indications Of stormy winds. thunder lightning, earth
Quakes and volcanoes has been, like natural storms,
when sometimes most dark and threatening Of short du
ration; and although have heard thunder and
seen some angry Clouds the storm has eliminated in
very small earthquake, without destroying any lives and
now. rs write this evening. the political atmosphere
we the natural one appears clearer than has at any
time since 1 arrived In Tallahassee, ten days aco.
Last evening Judge Richards consulted with some Of
his most candid friends. members and nonnembers as
TO the hest for him to pursue TO que disturbance
and prevent the continued and determined opposition to
him aud insult TO the char. The opinion uuani-
that he had borne and forborno quite long enough
Indeed that his greatest defects, presiding officer,
ms good nature and his not exercising sufficient
authority.
Acting upon this advice one Of the first acts IN the
stormy faction fired ard began TO NJ about the hail.
10 order him under arrest.
when the order was given TO the sargeantat Arms TO
take Capt j. d. House INTO custody. good many persons
the order acted like wet blanket upon blazing tow and
the fiery member settled down so humble that Of
pend the order during good behavior"
Then the question came 1P nat has kept the cqnyen
venedthe report OF the Committee upon Elections and
Privileges which was That All the members who came
not contested, should retain them; and also that -
Butler who received lG votes IN Santa Rosa County
entitled TO take the Of Walker, who received 5sl
votes Notwithstanding the latter had not TO claim
1t, and tho former had To every dnterested person
ment 10 put Butler INTO Walkers scat was
revolutionary one Yet upon that proposition two whole
daring TO come TO VOTE evenly they balanced.
l think that the opposition would have forced vote
yesterday they had discovered that OF the colOrcd
men had been called home to his family and would then
have succeeded by one vote Last night ~ {. bennett
called home by telegram that his wife dying,
and the Radicals on counting their forces this morning.
believed that they could call vote and succeed, which
they did by majority laying the whole subject upon
sideratiOn. and laying that also Oh the table.
They now hoped that the opposition would submit and
20 TO work Not They were beaten in this darling
project OF getting in recruit but they put in opera
tiOn the manoeuvre they had continually resOrted 10
whenever danger was seen ahead Although only AN
hour In session. they an adjournment till Tuesday.
AS that not dobatabe, two or three col0red men
failed TO perceive the object and voted with The Conser-
valves and thus deprived their friends OF the power 10
go TO Work upon the business for which they had been
sent here.
AS soon as the adjournment was announced, tongues
were unclaimed and men went about the hall swinging
fists ana exhibiting angry eyes and oaths declaring that
you admit that man Butler to his seat"
1t was sckening sight for TO be obliged TO witness
whose acts depend the future Welfare Of 10000 people
now living under laws that but small remove from
the old slave Code; fear that Conservatism In
the Convention, and lobby influence outside. bode
I fear and with good reason reason. too, that
siituton that will be acceptable The 1900 colored
voters who sent white men here 10 egsate for them,
some of whom have betrayed their trust and instead OF
framing a constitution have been all these two weeks
canyassng and plotting how 60 divide the oces OF the
new state Government among the hungry crowd OF
hey do like intent upon doing their duty, and
nothing but their duty" to their suffering country.
As but two Republican papers in Florida, and
the one n the radical interest The Times late OF Jackson
VILE lust TO Tallahassee Is almost parayzed
portunity 10 learn how madly conduct them
solves And as this 10 last letter from here. and as