New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21

suppressed, that wrong upon the North bee anne III
ten'iiled southern men o@Et 92I l" ioid tIeir s
scutaton while they would suppress 'c negro VIZ VIZ,
Why should they not DO anything tia' honorable men
could do 10 restore equality ana Ju'too AMONG u'o
states in that matter O1 representation $500, I'M,
Mr.. spoOner pronounced an eloqntn' and e0sWtine
eulogy on the black race for it, fidelity 70 the wines
of the south throughout The war ana lqHrei WhcIlor
1t Wa TOO much to ask that such race dN ''' su''
Referring to Mr. stewards speech ye,ieIday and >
his remark that the elcct ON law sh0au nDt Oc eIuI
in the south because public opinion wOuIu uo 'upl"t
it, Mr. Spnoner remarked ~ that complexion have
we come Al last, Have we fallen on condition N
plrtv of the ballot al the North but that we must stop
al Mason and DNons line because pH9mo opinion ~ ~
the south i'm favor Of dishonest and iiuduIei ai
violent suppression of the suffrage '""''' "''0'
Mr. spooner spoke for moro than five hours and IN;
speech was listened ~ with marked attention and
interest on both sides Of the chamber
Mr. George aid that he waS not IN, ' hccr mGer
while the Cons Iuton OF his STATE nag D'en In'g
discussion and could not now reply 10 Nr. Spooncr
remarks. Bat he would do SO IN gGoi 'l' 'd ana II
way that would remove inc imbuta,I"1,' w Mr. HAM
Constitution 10y Mr.. Spooner e. day ana pH mtc ,o W
days ago lie would S.o" amIc pN ~ l
it i'm the Constitutions past and lrese"V VI o''''
Nr. Edmund. asked MIR. GeOrgc to namo some OF
,lr. Ccorgc~idaho is one; Connecticut Is one and
think Vermont is ono.
Mr. Edmund,-NOt at all. H..
Nr Ingall, thought ii important that .on3, nent
should be shee on the sn.!ect 10 wm,n s ~ hcrt5Iy
read some extracts from speeches OF d'cs"' ~ Ing
Ni.si>.iupi conveutou and from editorials OF local
pnuor, ON the subject of ne Oualte alton ac 10 me
ability to read or tn explain clauses - me -
ton lie affirmed IL his undcr>fauomt ana h"i
aud as the convection or the great mas, Of the peep,
II the North. that the Coustitution"l convention "I
Nj.siSsippi had born assembled Cor the a'ow'd par
pose OF disf!archis'ng a minority ol it, c'LeI> WIZ
we're @i.1 oilz,u- of the united states y hiu ht',
assembled f)r M" express purpose cf nuHll'ln- "u
defeating and oveIthrowmC the amendm'WH 20, tH"
Constitution Of the United states. 10y agreeing Z" Th'h
the state OF Mississippi had secured IFS ~ a"hi''''i
int the Union. -,
Addressing nj, remarks 70 southern senators. MI.
INGALLS, said that their people had retained representa-
Electoral tollcsc. while they bad suppressed me
co,orcd vote. TIcv had violated the contract. Icy
had rct3incd the representation which ha0 gwen t'n
for fourteen years supremacy I'm the House OH h"lrr
sontatves and had on two OCCASIONS thvdrt'd INC
Nill of tho people Nv placing on one ~ tho" or'
bcon elected 70 the office in fair and inst s' I'D"
any moro than tie Khan Of iaiiaiN or the va" 81
Nr ingalls, thcrcuron rcad extract; from 'eycr,l
Mississippi vspapcrS in support Of MS 'I'rh, y.
Mr. 'FdmuudS asked Mr.. Ucln- whether ih1'
VIII The Constitution 81 tho STATE \ llisris ,ippi ma
whether the results ~ ils dclh'rH'n hic been
submitted - the people
Mr. ingalls, replied NAT he knew n'tt'ng 2bont ne
way OF f. Icing called but he vi> ADVISED. ana no
believed that contrary 10 the usual coWso pursue!
4-,. ~ m Some way 10 have II declared ~" 'r'l"l
law u o., state. without any action ON the part OF
NJ Eimunde added that n" convention cam"
into existence ly method, entirely outside Of ihf
Constitution ~ tlc state ',uch provided paru'ulN
Wa, for it~ Owl amendment.
The ~ona'" wc.t into cNccn'ive session ana az
5.15 nd ioU~nrd.