The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-29


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oRDsRED 81 cox9REss z
FRAME AsTATE coNsTrTUT1oN.
sixsy.thfrd Day
FRrpAY, February rs, lsbs.
The Convention met at the usual hour,
Prayer blythe chaplain. II y 81 ssss
.:' ;'Tbe ordinance granting 800 TO Turkey
sor.his EXPENSES In attending Che Conven7;
tn "a 4 Contestant of the scat OF M. y.
n 'sourHAIL.swas called snps -. - :, J. !
M. 3. G1BsoS moved to postpone the
whole subject indefinitely :. :.
M" Mr. 5ALIArimoved to lsy the motion on
the table. sCarried-Ayes, As; noes, 70. ,
The previous question was called, ana
sustained-Ayes, So; noes, l6. -.
The question on the passage OF the orol.
nance resnlsed--Ayes, AZ noes, 34.3f3 -
/. Mr.. HAwxHuRsT movedto reconsloertne
vote by which the ordinance was passed.
! Mr.. SsEAD moved to lay this motion OF
the table, Carriedsd7 s1"f5 s,iias E.5.sz''s1.
s4sr ds7c5 eoGFRANcHIsE. II :5f'sit' s
The morning hour having expired, the
snffrage question was taken up.
Mr.. THAYER being entitled TO the LOOT,
spoke in favor Of the majority report.
: Mr.. MADDOX offered the following re-
solution ! which, under the rules, le a.
g RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this
Convention. under the several reconstruc-
ton acts. the registration of voters IN TINS
State was, by the terms OF those laws, ano
in the true intent and meaning of Con-
gress. completed at the time OF the eiec-
tion for or against Convention, held on
the aad of october last, and that any regis.
tration that has been, or may be, nelo suo,
seauent to that time, without autnorlty ..
law. unless hereafter authorized by 7tne
law making power" 'b2lt
Mr.. MoRs1ssEY offered the following pre-
.amble and resolution ; which was laid on
the table So tsys1,lpE II y-ESfE q. ~
90 Whereas capital punishment is rbutsa
lingering relic of the barbarlsm OF otnei
ages: therefore be it oaT -, - :.
g Resolued, That frem and after Inc
adoption of this Constitution capital pun;
ishment shall be abolished forever IN VIE.
ginia." 81 gEtis Ff ~ 1fls.-. -
The Convention then took recess. &
III AFTERNOON SESSION. 7: $"
The Convention met at o'clock. .
There being no quorum present, the roll
had to be called four times before sum
Gent number of emberscorld be gotten
together for business. Several motions
were made to adjourn, and lost. a motion
was made and seconded to send commit
tee after the Sergeant at-Arms and the
second and third assistant doorkeepers. -
After great confusion this was lalo on
the table. - 5'eN e-7, -
Another motion to adjourn was lost
ayes, Is; noes, Al. Gaa7' sa.tSi
...e .+ FRANCHISE. g %- ~ s..a
Mr., WALTON was entitled to the floor,
but being ndisposed he asked the privilege
of having the floor tomorrow. -,
BAYNE opposed the privilege. He want
gwine to grant no more courtesy to de
yuther side. He was glad to hear that
any of the members on dat side was
sick, and he thanked God for it; because
he believed God Almighty made him sick:
After-further discussion, the requested
privilege was granted-ayes, 80; noes, 10.
BURwELL ToLER got the floor and spread
himself. He didn't seem to have much
faith in church people; for he expressed
the opinion that there were more rogues,
aud rascals, and thiefs in de church than
there were outside'n it. He hearn all dis
talk about white man bein better'n q
black man. aDis amt SO; becase de
black man which is more honester than
de white man is. Who ever heard tell Of
a. black man carryin off d white mans
wifef A white man took card my wife
off, which he did; and l seed him on de
street yesterday" 's1t - - z'..'.'.
He said he had been licensed as 9
preacher, which he had been done, and
he give 1900 security and $3.50 cash.
which he was empowered to perform de
ordinance of ceremony. And yit, while
he could do this, he couldn't vote. 1t was
like sendin Nancy down to de spring te
git buckit o. water, and eff she drank
out'n de buckit, dey would make her &c
back to de spring and git some more. Dey
let her git de water, which she did, but
dey wouIdn'tlet her drink out'n de buckit
huu uSu WuCu oUO DlOoo WIZ hSA
big black hands, and yit eff she took little
piece'n it dey'd gin her ghoss. She could
make de bread, but she couldn't eat lit
tie piece'n it. ~
He was down in Hanover larst fall which
he was security for young man. Dere
was two young men which, had taker
advantage of young lady, and one on ZEN
rot on de yuther ones horse and run off
which de yuther one didn't pursue him,
When de case was called before de Cote
de lawyer made speech and called dc
young lady monkey right dar before hel
face. AFTER de case was over he went tt
de lawyer, and said: =" Look here, man.
what kind o. lawyer is you anyway % anc
he said: "D-n it man, don't you know
pleads for money!" Q - '2.i' = ~
At the conclusion of his remarks JOE
Cox spoke piece. He said that he noticed
that whenever colored man got up tt
speak in the Convention, that white mem
bers from both sides, his own particularly
would get up and leave. He would say te
them if they were not there to vote negro
suffrage, and did not grant it, woe be untt
them. He intended to make Virginia
drink negro suffrage, broad as the earth
as high as Heaven, and as deep as He'll.
The Convention then adjourned. - -
si-t!.s: Z MARRIED, -, !. 60 o. :. /.