The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-03-27

THURSDAY, March 26, 1868.
The Convention met at II o'clock.
Prayer by the chaplain.
LIMITATIONS AND GUARANTEES.
CURTIss, from the Committee on Limi-
tations and Guarantees, submitted a re-
port upon a resolution offered by negro
member requiring the passage of law by
the General Assembly authorizing suits to
be instituted by persons heretofore held as
slaves for the recovery Of wages by them
from their late so-called masters for SER
vices rendered from the 9th day of April,
1868, until the 1st day Of January, 1866.
The committee, in conclusion, reported
that "existing laws afforded every neces-
sary remedy; and therefore your commit
tee deem any further action by the Con-
yention work Of supererogation."
The report was adopted-ayes, &c ;
noes, 3. The noes were KELs0, MORRIsSEY,
and WATSON.
MONEY, no
Mr.. CLEMENTS, from the special COM
mittcc appointed to negotiate q loan for
paying the expenses OF the Convention,
reported verbally that III the discharge OF
its duties the committee had arranged that
the expenses of the Convention should be
paid up to the 9Th of April, through a loan
to be arranged by General Schofeld. How
this was to be done he TO- was unable to
say. but he knew that a loan had been Sc
cured Oh very reasonable terms. He came
from Washington with a gentleman who
was ready to advance the money as soon as
General Schoticld communicated with the
Convention, which he supposed would be
some time during the day.
THE DIsFRANCHIsEMENT QUESTION.
The subject Of disfranchisemen was re-
sumed; Mr.. HARRIS, Of Nelson, on the
floor. He spoke ably on the negative side
LEWIS LINDSEY spoke loudly on this
question. He wasn't able to quote wild
dose gentleman versied in the Latin
larnin and tact of the university in Char
littsville, whar he hoped one day to go, OF
else his children. don't like, sab, to
disfranchise dose gentleman who has been
descended from thar glorious fathers who
endorsed and ratified dc Cornestution III
do Convention of 1910; which they de-
mended in 1850. But they had have re-
belled against it; they had ceased to dat
allegiance to de general government which
they did ratify; and now they came to de
Convention which they desired to defy
their power and qualified as illegal.
| In disfranchisin' desc white man don't
perpose that desc men of Egyptin- AfriciD
| hue to rule and rome around Ferginny
and you needn't be sceered about dat.
| You're sceered before you're hit, becase,
do YOU suppose dat four millians Of onedi-
Gated people can compose wild de scientific
tainments an de university tact, and de
great foretsthers' eliquence Of de artist
Gratis of 80 900, COOS? Aud suppose, besides
! dis, all dar wealth of minral resource
And Wit we must not disfranchise them
| when dey come here and say DAT dis body
| is all illegal body, and now that it is q
legal body, and asks US not to disfranchise
them. | is not like those black man who
| goes back on the interust of thar party
| and of thar race, becase they has beer
home and been smiled on, and grinned and
shook hands, and shook hands and grinned
aein; and tell you, sab, you don't cove
| me off by dat sort Of resauce. Yol
needn't fear but dat the statute power Of
de Government will be exercised.
might say right here that | amt new
married man, and dat l hasn't had NJ
dreams of de beautiful fair wife Of Pontrus
Plate. If / stood here to control de dis.
ability, would not say, Don't disfrenchise
no man but put de State i'll de hands O.
loyal men.
And, Mistar President, while l is stanc
here on my feet, shall endeavor to speak
d piece Of potry, which I shall endeavol
to be very brief
| " Some, say thar is nothin' mnds in vain
| While Others 10 de reverse maintain,
And will prore il here with ease
BY citing men who change thar minds from
right 10 wrong
Fer a poplar chance TO please;
And that class OF men who seek and doudgt
thar trust
Are woyst than those animils like mosquitoes
bed bugs, crickets, and heas.
But o, man, fling not de receipt away
Once given by one who trusted they confidence
in thee;
But mistakes will happen every day,
However honest some folks may peUeSS tC
be-"
Sab, self-perserfation is de first law OIL
nations. [Laughter.I Yer may larf, but
self-perserfation is the fust law of nations
l indorse the Great Father in the case oil
Adam, who loved God, which was the
Lord, and told him Of he ate de forbidden
fruit he should die. Charity begins of
home, aud den goes abroad and I will
vote for disfranchsiu' unite, does oon+lar,an