The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-27
Esr.It- d Tor the DIspa,ch,
rs Ut III .NI tHN s14t VNsNaI'
ITS al Temperance ta Council En-
pcESanG Action I'r0poscd-A New
<'iGuI Division TO De Instituted.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. November %.
Al ,ls late annual session the Grand
t..NliUn sous Ct ItmperaL ec Of Tennessee
.UCd ~: Invitation tor convention of the
is!.,nu Divisions Of the southern States, to
..r held IL Chattanooga on this day. for the
rIpus" Of considering the resolution OF
he aiional Division IN regard 10 the sd
'..'SOu Of negroes to membership IN the
order. and IL consider what is best to be
tie towuIds rcmcdying the very great
Jury resulting theTet~ ON to our Order
.,G the cAll>e III the southern jurisdiction.
L OF the Grand Divisions 10 which the cir
lar was sent appointed delegates, and
'u. convention thus composed met IN the
2-suaic Hall to-day.
j: was stated At the outset that the action
d. HIS Convention was advisory only and
..al|4 perform 10 act which would be Dlnd-
jig upon the bodies represented, ana that
30 ti-- &C.: ms OF tie call 1t was ouly $50 con-
s.r. up.n what WAS best to be d0ue," DC.
ne UI the delegates came with lnstruc-
ms a> 10 how TO act and what to propose
""H advocate, but the larger number OF
lem carNe free and unt!anmelled. The
.'->lun was entirely harmonious through
%, gnd il j. claimed that much good VIII
t'.u!t pom their action.
;:e Convention was organized by the
o.lion Of Mr.. Oliver Hewitt, of south
Ina, president, and Dr.. j. Il. Currey,
81 arh!'cs ce, secretary.
., committee appointed to examine
Nr> rc;ortCd delegates present from
j.. S,.lcs-- Viz, Vugiuia, Tennessee,
"s.'UcHy, South Caroline. Alabama, Lou
3, alG. Georgia. ana Arkansas.
: ~o!luitlce on business, consisting OF
'Gi". p" Porter, Of Alabama; William II.
'',1s4Di>, I'll Virginia j. LaMotte, Of
.t,'u Carolina a. 5. Colyar, OF TeDnes-
~, and ). NJ. Angel, OF Louisiana, was
',~.hlcG, 20 which was referred all feSo-
.a.iuus. letters, &c.; aud the Convention
=" aat."o-o uutii i. VI.
At III, later session the committee,
though lis chairman, Rev. Mr. Porter,
81. 20 Iciur; which, after some slight
v@t Aaiicut-, was unanimously adopted.
"EEroRT.
Your committee, to whom was referred
t.e resolutions, &c, Of the morning ses-
81 IL, after mature deIi5cration, beg leave to
oi',r the following preamble and resoiu-
u.az:
Whereas the National Division Sons Of
importance OF Moth America is now con-
eEu!ed, n0tw outstanding memorials, petit
ms, and rcmonsiIanceS TO the contrary,
las repeatedly iegislattd 70 as 10 impair
l.t order IN some portions OF is Jurlsdic-
lt"u, II knowing 1t the same time that
"a would be the result;
Ard whereas At its late annual session
!" Boston he said National Division passed
Iu> .utious III regard to the admission of
gro members inio the Order, which act
J. calculated TO impair our usefulness as a
'HpcraLcc Order in the South;
AaQ whereas in the opinion OF this
Convention al questions affecting the inter-
a. Working and policy OF the Order should
ic lc: 10 the control Of the several Grand
~" isiUns within their respective jurisdic-
inns: Therefore be il
" /, Eesotred, Ihat We recommend that
a! past and acting grand worthy patrlarcha,
%'aEd worthy associates, and gand worthy
.tH1rs, and past worthy patriarhs i'll
>i&sce Where there Is Lo Grand Division,
~ he States represented here, and all other