The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-24


nate . very and all riahts guaranteed them b
this Sfa.e and by the constitution OF the Unite
States.
Delegate Land opposed the considerable
ton would preclude the adoption Of sui
frage qualification In future by the CONVEX
ton. He therefore offered the following as
substitute:
Resolped. That there is no intention whateve
entertained by this body Of impa1rtng or re
stricting tho political, civil or religious right
of any class Of citizens of the State on aceoun
Of race, color. or previous condition Of seryl
fend end maintain the rights of the eolored Cit
zens as guaranteed by the constitution OF IN
| United States and OF the stale under inc hes
constitution about to be formed.
Delegate Cunningham moved that the res
| olution and substitute be referred to TIN
Committee on the Bill Of Rights.
| Delegate Heron opposed the reference D
the resolution. He favored the original reso
posed to any abridgnent of the rights Of til,
colored people. He intended to protect witt
his vote and voice the rights of those people
Delegate McGloin opposed immediate &C
ton. Ii such precedent was adODted rs this
Of taking Immediate action upon propositions
friends Of settlement Of the State debt ant
Of other important subjects would take meas
ures for testing the sense Of the Convention
at once. He insisted that the whole subject
matter should be referred to o committee fol
full consideration and digestion.
On motion of Delegate Robertson the Com
mittee on Rules were permitted to sit during
the session Of the Convention.
Delegate Caffrey favored the substitute
offered by Judge Land. He thought the orr
glnai resolution was premature and unneces
sary:
Delegate Young had hoped that resolution
OF this kind would have come from the Dem
ocratic side. He thought the reasons urged
why the original resolution should not be CON
sldered at the present time were insufficient
He did not believe that the Convention would
ahr1dge the rights Of the colored people, but
1t was fact that the mass Of the colored peo-
pie were apprehensive OF such a result. He
therefore hoped that the resolution would be
adopted.
Delegate Matthews argued that the origi-
nal resolution with the preamble should be
adopted. There was widespread alarm among
the colored people OF his section. That feel
Ing was creeping down into the sugar district
OF the State and unless something was done
The adoption OF the resolution would not
entirely stop the present emigration to Kan
sas, but It would go far towards 1t.
Delegate Mcconnell urged that the resolu-
ton should be committed. No one on this
floor, he was satisfied, Intended to abridge the
rights Of the negro. For one he was In favor
OF taking both whites and blacks In hand, and
fair and impartial elections. He did
not think that this body should act hastily,
however, and hoped the, resolution would 20
DnIeuata CIaihorna TO vorod tho nasao 70 rf
The original rasnl,,t,nn Thara was sfr,a ~
alarm existing among tha cnlnraSt nas,n,a MI
he hoped the Convention would do what it
nIedrad NJ Moderation ~ Ma aiaat,npn n. N M,
NiehnIIs and it'd iatar acfa n his Saotian ~
color line was almost obiferated. The whites
and blacks voted together. The greatest har.
mony prevailed among them and this feeling
should be continued. Let the coiorad neonIe
understand. bv the adontion Of this resofm o
ion. That their rights will be projected and
nus quiet the uneasy feeling now prevailing
.monp them.
Delegate ELAN concurred In the views Of
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Deiegale Aiialn conClhued MS remarks az
que iengIh, ana conciuded by urging the