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The Montgomery Nal gives sketc
of the debate in thcEAlabama Gonstitr
tional Convention on the proposition t
incorporate in the Bill Of Rights q Pre-
vision that common carriers shall max
no distinction on account Of color. Tn
Maa SAYS that it gives the debate al
taken by it's reporter and guarantee
its accuracy. The following portion O
lit will be read with curiosity:
Mr.. Mcleod (black negro) said che
hoped the Convention would give this
matter their best consideration. Sup
pose one of the gentlemen wanted a
colored man in the same car with him
the conductor would not allow it. he
thought this ought to be changed"
Mr. Jim Green (black negro) said he
"had done great deal Of travelling,
and he felt interested in this question
IT was common thing for colored peo-
Die being put into a smoking car with
Irunkards and low white men. He
thought they ought to be allowed to go
among decent white people,"
MAJ. Sample said "he thought the
Convention had better meet this ques-
ton fairly. He asked was it uareason-
able, considering the history Of this
country, and the attitude IN which the
two races stood to each other, that the
steamboat captain should have the pow
tr to- say TO the coIored people-'you
shall not sit at the same table with
white men and mix up with them as
you please 1t had been recently de-
cided in some of the States that this
was a justifiable exercise of authority.
After having inserted in the Constitu-
tien various provisions which were in
tended to secure to allraces civil rights,
he thought the question of what said
rights were ought to be left to the
courts"
Mr.. Gregory (mulatto negro) asked
show could the delegates go home to
their constituents, nineteen-twentieths
of whom were colored men, after hav-
ing voted against their enjoying the
same rights in all respects as white
people? Did the gentleman from Mont
gornery (Sempe) feel polluted by sit
ting alongside of Finley, his colored
colleague? and if not, why should he
feel polluted by sitting by his side in a
carr For himself, he thought Napoleon
ON his throne was not better man than
he Gregory was"
Mr. Carroway (mulatto negro said
at present the colored man could not
send his wife from one part Of the State
to another, because she would be placed
in smoking car, and exposed to the
insults of loec and obscene 1cilrte me1,
He did not see how any friend OF the
eolored man could vote against break
ing. down this monopoly"
Nj. Griffin {" incarnate ficnd') said
." he was sorry this question had come
up, but he should meet the issue fairly
and vote for the proposed amendment"
Mr.. Rapier (nuiatte negro said the
manner in which colored gentlemen and
colorcd ladies were treated was pass
his comprehension. lie wanted the
gentleman from Montgomery to under
stand that he did not consider himself
honored by sitting in car beside him,
because he was white iDan simply, |
but only because of his intelligence.
He (Rapier) had dined with lords in
his life time Out of respect for their
the delegates ought to
vote for the amendment.
Mr.. Stafford (wtitel said he regretted
that such firebrand had been thrown
unnecessarily in their midst. But lie
hoped they would meet the issue like /
mem who knew what was right and
Jared to do it. While they were pro-
ecting the rights of one section of the
people Of Alabama, they ought not to
leglect the rights of another. Did not
he Convention know whathad recently |.
,een the issue in the Northern States,
md what the decision bad been Z As
friend of the colpred man, as friend
t philanthropy, he protested against %
var Of races. They knew their oppo-F
ents sought to force that issue upon
hem, aud be hoped they would not be
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