The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
JUDGE INFER IN TOWN
HI rAxKD urE1RnoxTNoLY oJ
 sECEssI0N ooNv1NxI0N.
The Distinguished Otissn of st Clair County sppaks of His Great Colleagues in That His
 toric Body.

Judge John w. Inser of Ashvilis was II Montgomery yesterday and paid visii to the office of The Advertiser. Judgt Inser Is one of Alabama's noolsmsn anc has long been a factor in the public life of the State. He was for years mcm- Ser of the State Senate, and also hhs served his people on the bench.
 While seated in the once of the editor of The Advertiser yesterday. Judge Inxer gianced at . copy of the well known picture of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy. and spoke of those turbulent times. This Is not the first time that have been In this building" he remarked. T was . member of the Secession Conven- ton. and on this floor of this building was hall which was used as 0akhsr- ing place by those who opposed going out of the Union. We were the co-opera- tionists, or those who favored joint action by the Southern stateG The Secession Convention was composed of 100 mon. and of those elected. forty-sight were adverse to cutting loose from the nation. This hall had been hired for the purpose of holding cAucuses by the party to which I belonged, which, as afterwards proved, was in the minority. Here we met nlGftly to hold counsel with each other as to questions coming before the con- vention Addresses were delivered by J. J. Seibels. editor of The Confedera- ton, published in Montgomery; John Forsyth, editor of Tho Mobile Register; Robert JsmisoH. IT,. of Tuscaloosa. leader of the anti-sscession movement Ca most brainy man. too by the way); Henry W. Hiiliard. renowned as orator and statesman: Jere Clemens of rs rvhn are craven on the pages of the history of Alabama- I was the youngest member of the convention. and my recollections of the proceedings are vivid.
 "As I have said. when the conventiofl assembled there was only very smsli majority in favor of secession. Tk6 ordinance passed January Il, 1881, and then all of course threw their fortunes with the new born nation. The con- vention met January 7th of that year.
 There were many changes in the per sonrel of the convention later. as mem- bers were given positions. civil or mili- tary, under the Confederate Government. For instance. MT. Yancey was sent to Europe on a diplomatic mission.
 Few of those who were members of that famous convention are living today. continued Judge Inxer. with twings si sorrow in his voice.
 .Of those now alive recall only John P. Rails of Gadsden. Judge A. A. Cole. man of Birmingham. Captain ". D | Johnson of Birmingham. Henry c. Jonei | of Florence. John N. Franklin of De Kalb County and pr. c. A. Ketchun l of Mobile.'
 ! Judge Inzer appears in robust healtl and says that he feels 50. He is on tn, | s.honor roll' of The Advertiser, as
 result of an inquiry instituted by tn I paper a year or so ago. It was proposes I to send the paper free from that tim
 on to the ten persons who had been sub
 scribers for the greatest length of time
 Judge Inzer is one of the ten. he havin
 been constant reader in truth. as h
 had been taking The Advertiser for nor
 than fifty years.
 Judge Inzer left last night for S'
 Petersburg and other points in Florids
 where he will spend several weeks l recreation He was accompanied by Mir
 rnxer and their young grandson, Joh | Inxer Freeman.