The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-27
(TaIaIdega)-I have an


 amendment.
 The Secretary read the amendment as follows: Amend SO that the en- tire Article on Suffrage shall be con- cluded at F o'clock Tuesday,"
 Tho President-The question is on the amendment of the gentleman from Talladega to the amendment of the gentleman from Macon, so that the vote on the entire Article shall be made Tuesday.
 Mir. deGraffenreid-I move to lay the amendment of the gentleman from Tal- ladega on the table.
 table was carried.
 The President-The question will re- cur upon the motion as amended
 MT. Burnett-I ask that it be read.
 The President-It is not in writing. It is that the previous question will be considered as ordered on Tuesday at F o'clock.
 A vote being taken the resolution was adopted.
 Mir. Cobb-I ask leave of absence for tomorrow.
 There were loud cries of "No."
 The President-The Chair hears no objection and the leave of absence is granted daughter.) ,.
 
 requested to ask leave of absence for all the gentlemen who do not desire to speak until Tuesday at noon.
 The President--Tne special order for this afternoon is the Section of the Committee on Suffrage.
 MT. Davis CDeKalb)-I ask leave of absence for tomorrow, Monday, Tues day and Wednesday. Leave granted.
 Leave of absence asked for MT. Eys- ter for tomorrow and Monday. Leave granted
 Leave of absence asked for MT. Mo- Milan for tomorrow and Monday. Leave granted.
 Leave of absence asked for MT. Craig for Saturday Monday and Tuesday Leave granted.
 Leave of absence asked for MT. Bur- nett for tomorrow and Monday. Leave granted.
 Leave of absence was asked for Mir. Graham (Talaldega) for tomorrow and Monday. Leave granted.
 MT. Sanford (Plke)-As it seems they all want to go home for tomorrow and Monday. I move we adjourn to meet on Tuesday at 9:3O o'clock.
 MT. Pillans-That is pretty hard on us who do not travel on free passes. l hope the gentleman will withdraw eAi0S' I AOA wait IHt SOtlNenllUn leave me.
 The President-The question is to ad- journ until o'clock Tuesday.
 MT. Heflin (Chambers)-I wish to amend by making it Il o'clock Monday
 A vote being taken there were 50 noes and S5 ayes and the amendment was lost.
 Mir. Smith (Mobile) was recognized.
 MT. Pettus-In order that the gentle man from Mobile may not be interrupt ed, move that his time be extended thirty minutes beyond the regular time.
 A delegate-I move an amendment that he be allowed to finish his re- marks.
 MT. Pettus-I accept that amendment. A vote being taken the motion was adopted.
 MT. smith (M0bile)-While not in en- tire accord with the view of the re- malnder of the Committee, as to the necessity either for the soldier or de- scendant clause, in order to accomp- fish the purpose of the Committee and of this Convention, I am heartily and thoroughly in accord with them as to the constitutionality and validity of each and every clause in the report of that Committee, and if it be deemed by the majority of this Convention that | the descendant clause is necessary, or that it is in the interest and wei fare of the party, or that it will ad- vance the interest of such Constitu- ton as this Convention may recom- | mend, then I shall not only vote for Constitution embodying that clause, l but feel that l am willing and ready and able to go before the people and, not only Justify each and every clause in 1t. but to contend that under the | circumstances it was the wisest and best thing that this Convention could do. 1 was requested by the Chairman or the Committee to make an argument at this time, and in the meantime to take nctes of the various arguments that were advanced against the valid ity and constitutionality of this clause, and answer them and during the de- , bate have carefully taken note of ev- cry argument that seemed to be worthy of 1t, and l thought I was prepared this morning not only to answer many of those arguments satisfactorily to | myself, but also to do justice to the Convention. but as I sat here and heard our able and learned President proceed with the discussion of these various questions. saw one after an other of the arguments that had been made, rapidly disappearing before his skill and ability, until before he took his seat thought that. so far as that portion of the work assigned me was concerned, I was like Othello without further occupation. In this State, cir cumstances have thrown together two separate and distinct races, as differ ent as races could be made. The Afri- l can race was placed in the incip- iency of its history in one of the richest and most productive continents of the world. It lived and abided there, a race of barbarians, without making the slightest progress to material wei fare and without the dawn of civiliza- tion ever breaking upon it. even in l the rudest form. From that dark con- tinent the ancestors of those who are now with Us were brought in slavery l they came to this country and were | tutored in the arts of servitude, and in the duties of obedience but the arts of free government, the principles of liberty and freedom have never been instilled into them and they are to- day, after a period of over thirty years of freedom, almost as ignorant of the use of those arts as they were when l they were brought from their own na- | tive land. These people have been forced in almost equal number upon | the other race that occupies with them this State. The An9lo-Saxon race was planted in a much less productive coun- try than that which was occupied by the African. As far back as we can trace, the Anglo-SaXon race had some | rude form of free government; from | its very incipiency it has been upon a