The New-York Tribune Newspaper, September 6, 1866, Page 1

Impartial Suffrage Proposed as a Platform. JMIE QUESTION REFERRED T0 THE COM- MITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. ‘Grand Mass Meeting of Southern and Northern Delegates in the Evening. FIFTY THOUSAND PEOPLE PRESENT. ELOQUENT SPEECH BY GENERAL BUTLER. Speeches of Gen, Schenck, the Hon, Mr. Mose, Gen. Barly, and Others. —_—— SPIRIT OF THE CONVENTION. The Convention resumed its session at 104 o'clock to-day, and signalized ite opening by the noble prayer of the * Rev. Dr. Newman, Chaplain of the Convention and delegato trom Louisians. The prayer was heard with the gravest rev erence throughout the hall, and the rich and clear voice of the wpeaker, pleading eloguently the cause of all men before God. and rousing the noblest impulses of his bearers, thrilied and affected the Convention, It was a prayer undoubtedly for the platform of Louisiana, an offeriog out of the smoke of the sacrifice at Now-Orleans; but none the Jess the prayer that sbould go to God, if it docs pot at once reach the bearts of the people. That part of the prayer in which Heaven was be- secched to deliver the land from & weak sud wicked President wes interrupted by mumerous nd fervent the speaker prayed for Conpress in its leteraived wer set in rule by a satanic sgency and d “gmen,” was murmured from the | sudience and the Convention. _Tho desk of the Convention Ras been flooded with resolves on ell topics of loyalty and free- roposing the sepse “amens” over the ball and platfurm. As resistance to tho sccident, * Amen, eow. A dozen of suffrage resolver, eith: of the Conveation in favor of un exnression on the subjc tooking to Congress and the Covstitution to all rights to 6ll men, Was kent to the S lesk, and read to jous indicatiove of satisfi the ultra-Southeremcfs. A resolve expressing #ym- d cord al ¥ questio The ( paiby with siruggling patriots of all rnees, proving the spiric of Congress on the Noutr.l received with the anaRimoRs €lapping of Lun: tion wae at length put into great good humor, and entiusissm tour. Dae askiog Mr. Johusou to resign was cheered over. Apother oposit.g that the Conveution follow the Presidest is his & at all luces but Cleveland, caused uncontrol Taguy Dy several pungent resalves on the President and bis r. 810 lable merviment, Still another invitea Grant and K ‘who bave left the President, to join tho Convention of josal the desire Souttern wen. Following th, a resolve dec'a of the Convention 10 visit the tomb of Abraham adopted withoot a dissent. So it he loyal programme, that & large pu £0 West and measure welcomes with Cleveiand. It will be a grand comparis wen sod covses, and it is to be seen w welcome with the wost glory of ardor—the ‘West to_lay a Copperbend tribute on the of Douglas, or the Soutberners, who to freecom of its 1o # in L Ty the tomb of the nation’s chief martyr. T two well-known nds. uri. rose nt last and draw oat discussion of the zumy of suffi sge, pen port of committee. He spoke earneatly and o tedly i of negro suffrage as the saving policy for the Soutl. st frequectly apvluuded. Doring Lis delivery Gen. teved the ball and wae cheeres tion, which rose to their feet. Col. Moes pointed to Gei. b4 fer s the representative of the principle be had advo- cated, and spylause broke out sgain in the Convention sud among the suditore. A¢ the end of Col Mos«'s speceh motions for & direct vote. and the tabling and reference of his resolves were wade in verious quarters. Bl ing_speech agmost smotbering de- e resolve. A corfusion of tongues and whole b Texss made o short, bate, and in favor of wotions succeeded, duriag which a motion Lo re matter to the committeee was buffeted about con The chairman's voice could not he heard for a slort 3 Mr. J. M. Botte, who bad taken President Speed’s plac in the dgv, 8aid that he wonld take the responsibi the d 0t on in coi miricely, and its proceedin favor of Tesc e of euch & It was well known from the beginning th ponent of impartial suffrage, but Lis dele & $he Coair to confer with the Committees. ‘The Canvention eontinue T to be Committeo on the Address np to 6 o'clock bad not their labors. ‘The spirit shown in Convention to-dey Btates afte addresa of Col. Moss of tins somowbat renewed the contest for suffrage. irginis still bolds her large Radical majority, and Mississijpi ostrueted her Commiites man, Bedman, to cling to the Lo bust to the liberal doctrine. WEE BORDEE STATES AND SUFFRAGE—THE RESOLUTIONE. 1t is complained that, under iuflueace of the Middle States " from West Virgivia sud Maryland againet Many of the leadicg men of the North are avowedly 1o pressing any issue over which the Border Btates would be likely to quarrel, aud it seems, in the interest of barmony. On the otber band, from the further;Bouth that their sufferings and needs ot Dow stand waiting on compromises of sny charscter, that it Is ae wall to declare for suffrage to-day as to-mor- 3 -mlnhl-mlun for Barder men to with- h shocld kuow the whole truth that the ‘the South (and there is as much, if not far I the i* vestion wor of iupartial suffr: be sorme i ] st i £ i i THE ADDKESS—FROBABILITIES. The Commitiee on Ke:olationt antil afier the nddress s accey The addr belierod outan the deman eutire Wdorsement to the Congressional plan; many laok for y be ris. There will prob rth agaiust the K 1 10 the ) of w 0 pay onr debt and (o remais u for fon. Tbe populsr feeling in la Sroug i compensation isepossible, if Mr. Jehusoi L was reanivod a6 a t Jeexpresscd o ibe Foutoern Convenilos of 8 laige u 0% COMMITIRE ON RESOLUTIONS. The Commttee 01 Jesolutions b pecces for Gimver of 1wo Duurs, sice 10 ¢'cleek this 1 “Fo-nigbt the Plationm i beiog written out, its poini beer decided apon s follows First: That Cougnrows bits the right a0d power to set nsido %nuh!l‘ and iHlegsl organizations established by President | § uson 1n the usreconstrigted Biates. and w phice them in fi«"'"“ of loyal mes, and tiat Congre: prescribo the prelimioary (ualifiostions for vo Upon the above schedule the yote Ill:’dl"luurnll: orth Carolins, Georgia. Florida, Alsh: , 1 pdlaie; Texsh, drkassns, Missotrl Dhusice of Geimiia; ‘onvesveew12. Agalust: Maryland, West Virgioid, Kes “oky, Delaware—d. ———— LOYAL SOUTHERN CONVENTION. 5 o ind . SECOSD DAY, : by the avdience apd conye not forget it red a resolve to the re- fov . B y of suspend- the Convention unless it kept order. His speech wes heard arative quict € provoked & §r.. of Maryland, in substance, that the pass jve would be equivalent in effect to giving Rebels the franchise iu Maryland. The speaker's lan- Euage was uowise, though somewhat misuncorsiood, and be wery justly met with & storm of hisses and grosns from the delegnies, and thet part of the sudience near enough to hear. Mr. Botts of Virginia occupied the Chair during the discus- sion. With & more commanding Voice be would be & better Lo was & on have 10 adopt his platform_as theic own. Judge Bpeed left vention adjdurned to meet at the same hour to-mor wow. sfter baving disposed of Col. Moss's resclution by sending §t 10 the Committee. The confusion which occurred toward he ciose wes only pailiementary, and the best fecling will toe Couvention than of auythiug elee) are age. ware and West Virginia came originally to the Covvention with strong thouglts l{m\‘fi the Inwh%uf pre- at this time. We have he Convention oply one *x- there may low- in she dogmatic charscter of the individusl who spoke 3 ’:‘ T: Bl:’l:“ s"“:‘l e;lr ice of their cause and plat- these to their veeds and eommfian. to Mg? these facts than to repudiate ‘8ad so, while liberty I8 question of time with the Bor- mowent with the unreconstructed South. Tue e in mest conveutions held the balance of ar. Thelr strength will go far toward a decision, which, ever, will not be reached finally witheut the arb tration of e 0 Teunessee, “As Tennessee decider, 50 will e ty., Tenncsse is alwost equally dicided on the question of . ot expected to report it is in th al eall for | s the seath 10 seaddon, with a as ought to exercise power. Second: 1n excoising that power, Congress has the Fight to O PrgorLrma. Wednesday Bejt 5, 1566, The Convention was called to order by the Pregi. Beat o) 104 oclock, the ehaplais, the Ky, Dr. Nowmi ol 1 of Louisiatn, offerin quent strains, omclubing as follows: Thou ha and elo- brovght prayét io the most thrillin 1o nranbood millions of our eitizers, who kave hiterto been kept in Slavery; God grant that we may bestow upon them the privileges and immunities of citizenship that belong to them by naturo o by pobitioal right, Endue the delegates With wisdom; saye us from outside prossure; save us from Dase motives; and grant thas we may riso in dignified Chris- tian manhood, and stand firm by the etornal principles of justice and nfimlnm. and prepare for that grander m ani- station of C istian civilization to which Thou_ hast called this Republic. Deliver us from the rule of bad men, eape- ity from bim, who, throagh satapio neies. has been et over us, and who has endangered the Repubile. throngh his yuinoos polley, and torough fhe “bud | men eround bim. the Amw Discover to erioan peoplo the baso Dbypoorisy of the party sustaining hit1. Aronse the American Y joved families everywhere; and grant that in ol le in this hour; aronse the clergy; grant thom the strength eclare the prinoiples of eternal fustice; gront that they be able to diseover the plot: save them from the ravening wolves that would destroy them. Arouse the women of the country to a sympathy with tli at endunger them and siraggle.’ Hold in thy kind caro and keeping our be- i our deliber- be directed to rig)t conclusions in the intereats d humaviéy. Uvershiow ihe wachinations of i our enemies ant that we may bebold the glory of thy name; and unto the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit wo render ascriptions of praise for ever. Amen. ‘The President announced that munication from His Honor, Morto esterday received a com: n McMichael, Mayor of he City of Philadelphia, but by some accident it had not becn prosented to the Convention. ‘The eommunication was read, as follows SEPTRMBER 3, 1666.—To the Delegates composing the Co: vention of Loyal Soutbern Unionists—Gentlemen: Ata ape 0 clal meeting of the Solect and Common Councils, beld this day, the foliowing preamble and resolutions were adopted: this the wnd de and « | out [ ud | hitic bis pledge 10 the loyal pec al tows I« A Unis W Adoy At the ginin there took the chair as tewporary Chairman. Jdelegate from Missouri offered a resolat belief that there could be ro permanent pesce iu tho South 1 ile dootrine of polit I'Applanse.] Refer e Florida delegation offered a resolution, that the abo. of Si by the aet | protection to e | Erees to make that power effective, and | enforce it, aud that Au | | 2 Whereas, A Convention of Sonthern Uicn gty oday for the purpose of devistug States lat tha lred. the courtesy within ¢ Iu fulii ferlugs you have endured, i wwin’aining awakervd in you behslf the warmest by wil receive from them thel Duriag your stay among us. th Gen, Hamme that we have re of t Sa A telegram was cougratula wh phin. RESOLUTIONS OF WELCOME. is to amemble in to five o mea: y in rebellion their proper status iu the Americen and hereas, 8sid Conveption will be composed of Southern men who rowsined true to be Governieat of the United Stutes during toe re- phis ar® ever trae and always pa- 2 traitors, but Jovivg patriotiem ; therefore lect and Common Coaneils ef the City of Phile- . By the 5 ia, TA8! We recoguis@ the men wbout 1o assembie in convention city ind periled their fortunes to maintain their devo ernent of the United States nwidd the dangers end t an ach we {honor them for their courage aud love thew for thelr felity. the tru eand tried patriots of the Sonth, who ritked the's to tie Gov i of rebellion, wark of car honor and seteem, the Mayor be and d to welcome the, wid extend to them the freo- beir sgjourn with us, aud that a Special Con b and i hereby appointed to show them all . That's tender to you, gentle- ‘cordial welecme to , and the saf- | uaity, Bave 1 he deepest e met to promote { the ud the of of ‘our it zex y to render one, and to secure to you | you vach courtesien in yous p such aid in your iberations es will &t oncw mark ous appre- Siation of your personal merits and your pat ris. Wiih as surances of the b regard, 1 have | KON MM IOHARL r Pr ratitude « be appointed to 10 the invitation of the ¥ po g geutlemen ap- [t Hammond of Wm. Wind of Teanessee, i, R Torbert of Maryland, s rend from the Hon. J Y rul Union Le: ted by the Le spescd nmicndments to u res ! Congress, i favor of the § atution, avd of the disfranckiscnent of tors. V. L. Binck of Lonisiana anil SAmE purpore Union Lesgue ot Syrac Jonvertion oo the bappy suspice ed 0 the loyal ety of Phila icb they weie aesem ‘0l W. S. Pope offcred thollowing resclitions adopted by T action of Cong at C | farther and dec ol Ty 3 to neutrality lat "A meimber of the Georgla delegation offered o resolution de- claring that lovalty shouid be rewarded; that the Governioent in ite b pearls of our Ropublic; that Andersouvile. G, in the Mecen of America, whither the patriot siould wander and conseerste bimself anew to liberty. Referred. Mr. Patterson of Tennessee offered a resolntion declaring that true dewocracy and republicanism wero identioal in prineiple aud the only wafeguard of the Government; that Rqual Fights aud impartial Jastico were tho rights of every citizen; thet the plan of Congress is the .,..f', e recorstruction, recommending be lefl to the Btates respectivel, overnment should be guaraviced o every State, and tlat Eongress is the proper tribunal to decide ¥ toCn,ot Col. Resckred, be guamuteed by the Constitution of the U rene. (Al rred. Mr. Nooney of Kentuoky offered s resolution relative to Mexican affuirs, and trusting that Maximilian would soon take ** French leave” of Mexico, Referred. Mr Franks of Missouri offered t, Kevolved, That & committee of i 7t upon sotwe Vst spportionment. usiastic applause. | t. Wagrous of Vi e United States and of our seversl i our jower to the sdoption of licTe was to encourage our w susiained bad it gove Relerred. cquest of the President, John Minor Botte of Vir- exprossing the equicity was practically earried y was ot affected by wilitary power slove, bu od; that Congress has the power to gua ry citizen, aul tuat it was the dnty r the President to ohoson, baving failed to redcem of the South and to the nation President of the United States. erred. uffered o resolution that the free tem must perform @ great Work in the Tegeneraiion rosd n the office ¢ R South, and ought to be provided for by cvery State. Keferred. G. W. Sands of Maryland nflrrn.l a resolution that this Cou- al cuptiog to assert and favoring a revision of the governmer f the United Stater. Refcrred. if it ignores the action of those who stood by it ¥ of peril; tlat the boves of our soldiers are tho i plan of at_the question of euffrnge that & republican forin of eu @ republ eromeut exists. Referred. of Missouri offered the lbllo'lwfi , That_in the opinion of this Couvention the plan of th reconatraciion of the rebellious States proposed by Cougrees s ie fective in not providing for the e fonchisenent of i oyl citivens [spplsuse], and that we mont urg sedion o temedy the defect by sultable wessures of {Applause. Referred. A delegate from Virginia offered the followin, ly request Con e tion. natarel riglt, and ought to Thet the clective franchise E States to all its citi- wuse. | ted by the Chair to re- I th bie body. or 4 ot eeed to £t. Lo 74 b7 he leyal men of the route 1o be of the electiooeering tour of the Fresi: o 4 dent [applause], with the exception of the cily of Auburn. [A) o' y e [Ap plause. ik delogate from Virginia moved to strike ont the word “Au- ro."” Anotber delegute remarked tuat the people of Auburn were enlighioned. Ho kuow of Uut one” man u Aubura who ed light. he people of Auburn were greaily in need of light. I've Chairmau—The gentleman ought to put down bis light. (Appass, D otion was sdopted, and the Chair appointed tho Committee following geutiemen as thy Messre. Franks of Mi bridge of Virginia, Bell of | givia. Sub Leleg we e we recog ized the actio indor ‘ ol oyai Stales and 1 ..‘;a.’. b lstely wade st Cleveland, Ohio. t are of wn inereused pomaimnoin Delew 1. 11%R. Ve Sepi in of Alabama, Stock- d Campbeli of West Vir- sequently, on motion of Alexander M. Davis of Virgiufn, the following gentiemen were ndded to the Committar: Mcmia | Bouts of Virginia, Du: of Loaisinua, Stokes of Teaneesee, \ ) x8, and 'L of Mary)aud o e from Mieslssipni offered o resolution declaring cognized in Cougress the powcr 10 levy war, roise and in ¢ by €. se theiz policy [ gut, Huving Yeft the i t0 yoin 1L10Conven offered resolation declaring tuat ies for the complete suceess of the icas party ougbt to be made use of, That orie of the most potent inflacnces to seenre that sucersn will bo to luduce Andrew Johnsan, Vaoedeot of ihe Unied wll over the rpoechon ate from Maryland r Vi t 4 iy w, T blicen mujorisy cf b 000. Tha Sexate will be ( Repui . tho House® neacty 6. _In the M1 Goa- cholee, th two epnbheas cate wbout even. in { 1o i), s, 11 Hepable gt 4 iy aldettons ey, Jodhns % Mok Uns ca digto fox Moyor. asd the wiyiq il e R A T R J #r¢ Delewaty said that the city of Wilmipgtun bed Units thml&l its anthorities refused to reccive the President of the States upon bis electioneering tour, and the the city, by the election of Union officers, hed in tion. | App! “llr- lrnZno of impartial suftruge. Referred to the Committes on reeclutions, Heary R. Crawford (Md ): Whereas, An_sceidental inquiry has Philadelphia whether there was & M, the visit of the Fresident of the United That no eity in the American over thap Philadelphia ; sud in the cowing ¢lact of Penuiylvenia, ¢ -lfl-mmrhhol’ that il Tustri Johu W, Geary, will be (A prisuse. oe, lhn. C.) proposed the following: Resolved, That this ia the hour for the declaration and maintenance 11y been openly made in o st €4y or 2ot durieg o ; be it Union s more ably presided 0 in the loyal State wnd loya soidier, | blaek men that they did not ol of & fow votes, and the effect “fl that sort o‘(o l?“' " come u) lly, and Deciaration of inde ;:I‘* will be nde atit. 1 amert , who walked boldly up and took thi nl £ s tonjority cf thousaads. while those who were were elected barely ** by the skin of their teeth.’ voliey of the reconstructed States. Virginiawas ander very favorable circumstances but a shart o parchinent laws could have disfranci llm-glly. ‘They bad a small stand by and execute the laws and . oadest snewer 1o the aforossid inguiry. | to egecute the laws, and 8 large ;:;mq of Referred. Charles W. Butts (Va): That represe; gy TN A - " ohair (Mr. | Bot The President—The resolutions offered will go without ““m et wo BOW 0. AN debate to the Committee on Resolutions. A Delegate from Geor, {!n—l understand that the Maryland Qelegation offerad a resolotion at the assewbling of this (hn- vention, 1o this effect: T be referred to the Committec without debate. cussion, T am of the opir iov that this the proposition to refer withoat debate, thus enablis tiemen upon this floor to express their foelings jeot. Am 1wrong1, i A (Trexas)—The words * witbout debate” were | Whot that, upon every ) Mr. Bhérwood stricker out. The Chairman— Georgin 18 correct. Mr. Moss (Mo.)—Tt will be_probalily a long time before the Committee 1. Riwluliunl 1"’1""5?” s one that will call out some_little discussion, so that we may e hear the yiews entertained by gentlemen present. frionds bere that if, in this Presidontial o--v-lfl. tm E. 1. Branscomb (Mo,)—1? the gentleman 7 Fmit me, 1 desire to offr a resolution. Tt is this: Resolved, That the members ointed to follow Andrew Joh ucted 1o terminate their m Lincoln. to pay the je bt of sdmiration and 6 Soub. Butts (V3 M be adopted The Chajrmas sub; by this € onve; in his clectioneering Jztimage by a visit to the Lomb ef Abrs- , bouest soldier who is_not Ty of that Wlastrious martyr of liberty | forseats as members of Congrese, b reticade due him from the true Usion eB | 3ution, and who desires to see to it 18 any veed of a suspension of the Fules. The resolution was unasimously adopted. Mr. Moss (Mo.)—] nos press The Chairman—The Chair will state to y resolution. the gentleman from |y “rgy apd me that they are ever ¢ 1 votes tsken on reports of commmiitees be by Statcs, ke e suiled 1o tho Bomper of voies tha. (b \hgeek . Mr.h)ll.nl'llnl (Teun.)—1 move that that resolution be laid oo f 0% : Govecamenty: 208 (Mblh'y @y friend 8 y 7 y ] hat all resolutions lnx.Ao«'l'nrc'u:h:o:l:l worality of yous Government;” nod I take it that this Gor- Oenvestion %"‘gfl,”";‘.’ blessings of liberty. This is noi any there T am fnformed that tho geotieman from | Cf the aneetion which ocenpioh i Nalls o it it s not to T.will, therefore, offer mnun‘ that prineiple of loyalty and el ‘from Missouri | follow mp our traitorous Chief Magistrate, _tl on who will be ap 3 e to euspend the rules, so that it way | e Lot Gr onr peace, and our friende in tho North I kuow ho Chair does not understand that there | popuy'sf thig great question. We ooly place it aa a ruls of re- ‘white , conld have sided in the enforcement Iaw, apd to-dsy you would have have had loy haye been I‘n . in) 0 wh& of Z:w: fieney but must st ou 10! bed the honor o), migh izt erument was formed to establish em.l« and to secare the & question whether our friends slwll voto; but it is 8 question [The remainder of the sentence was drowned by loud cheeriog for Gen. Butler, who at that moment walked ng.tn hall and took & seat on the “hafvmau, here is the strongest practical illustration of the question which occupies the hearts of the people: opinions Benjamin F. Butler as a man, but i is bounnl he stands here 1 am advocating before yon not find & reception all over the North and Wes a8 sthey mever yet conceived of. Our Western frionds tour, be in- | chose leadors that understand this question; and looking for & Senatorskip, o for the ‘the & we shall not be again priociple. They know it called to the field, goes for this ve will weleome yon if you adopt it. Ibhave no fears for the helltous States.” I do not belleve our constraction for the voble Senators acd Representatives that 1 see around me in_this bouse ure prepared to come :I‘ ll“i, goin Miveocrt that he 1o requested to surpend bis resolation for a | 160 Ye8 S G VO s Provisional Governmeot. Tt moment, for the purposs of affording portunify to offer a resolation, which w That the lemented dea Mr, C President of al men of the nfidence of h 1l in sending out his late C eedtan and Fallerton, for the purpose of destroying | bear wituess that in thr he country in the dmen's Daread by | we will have a war of rac of false reports, s0 temipered an to eustain bis own pol that 111 Convention do of the ¥ reedwmen's Bure rean s necessary 1o the welfare 3 0 all be 1 ov. Tirowulow ah 08 | {{oy'io, ‘they will Taise 1ok a starm of ndignation that An- s of Henry Winter Davis fils the A we shali press | plouse.] drew Jobnson will wish that be had never been born. [Ap- They bave got t0o far to be betrayed in this nul;n::i e seepecisbie | wud the leasoss of #ix of eight years back have been wuh ation declaring that th 1 cordially indorse the pelieving that the said of_ali claxses o the South 1l it can bo dispensed with by the ballot in the hands men. regardless of color. Mr. Moss of Missouri jus was read as fol selved, T o Id rise to That no matter what 5, the decision of the € Ted 16 a6 binding as an adopted rule. Moss of Missonri—That resolutios is a resolution of lnstroc- they b tou. -v al polley whie war Just from cur to remove destroying ourseives right upon those D ui ment ean be armnch as be conld b 1 overrule the decision of tbe Convention. 1ed otherwise than the Chair, Taration rrc—Mr. Chairmon before the report of the Committee on made 1 propose 4o oo a pted, ot levst 6o far as it aff belion. Tt does & eh was | conclude estitution it. prin the Rebeilion than by scffrage in the bands of those men whow tiey bel tude, in bondage, and for which they provoked » Rebelion you would affect a single clection in the ) jorth by meaps unparalieled n wll the privilege of determiniug thei theee w e porpet awny fricnds § he pendi B rder States, by adogi are to labor in the rebubil 0 resder thewm proper for to-dsy that b0 the Americsn & #itustion to rul breast upon & Tue terrible blunders the past years, shor suflrage ex serve the ehis two-thirds od, sud be couventions. elect & Legirlature, oud o rity in the co 0 see A with power to of the Amerk whether oF Kot by & ma) creed 10 thew. to be taken. some people; Y we be seut up from the ns stecl, and pirength. wuxions iden that great step to be taken, adopted i . Th ent every ife of th and 1 wo [Applai rmitted to vol ey will wewembi ndertake and e wa bistory ¢ 1 the loya P [t not going to burt elections. peither or 3 who are now siting 1o couseil State is reudy for uld teach us tuat fear is to from that power which now prevails iu the Sou temded to the freedmen of the South libertics of the white men as well o take it that we arc not prepared to stand bere t The we are going to indoree the legality of Andrew Johnaou's would be provisional governments in the States. 3 801"} .1 ask you, friends, is th I think wvot. Bat, 1 duty next Winter they tau p Guvernments can be formed und by which those men who cou- | gentle tributed their strength in restoring toe Union shall be enfran- A D- ad elect members to their | ebject of this Conventiou is to sct furth the conditioa of the N tciier, | Shrecoustrucied States of the §outh, oF 1o lay a programme 4 of e lug compelied o trust 80 | fur the Border States. Lo th, 50 ot O Reprosent urn was lost. South, sterling men who are true ‘A motion was made to amend by referring to the Commit re, 20 Benators, o [Applaaee.] Ask to preserve power it that s mot the true policy. shonld endorse it, and say to our siall be 1o recoustruction until that principle is adopted. [Ap. | withdraw the motion to lay the table, Jluuse.) They are determined now that the eterual rules of | to the Committes on Resolutious. (Cries of L\::"flrt shall Krevlll n all the States, aod that the people of the th shall o race o guesties of erdie ¢ e rule adopted yesterday may have | : woiformly made on all vesolu- | ‘;:';’;’; ‘l"'l'"fl."" 1o Robels When {3l dxy'ounss! « which have been offcred has created s precedent which | pabolwhite men, but we will never submit to be made in- emsely tations be ins! onfert uti ted upon his resclution which | destrious, es Ne The President—The Chalr overrales the point of order, in- | be, fo set the wi Soath ina flume? and, then, how are ay that his decision | tostopitt And yet that is the price you bave got to pay The Couven- | it Ihave henrd a great deal avost the cffect it would las The gentieman from | upon the Republican party in case w to the floor. which will elapse te the States n, | men o if Congr ation, Mr. President, depends | suferting the rights of eitizenabiy | eelri 4 Jawk furtber. what greater pusish- | you withoutit? I do not believo the poople €re prepared to RScind upom Jeforson. Davis, and ol he host of | il o reedom, g and placiog the sight of wion to the United States d men to Washingtop | then recurred on nan who became President, but of | _A Delega 1 asacrt here | We did not come he: 1l power und immusity in (A}plluu d, Union where 5,000, 10,000 or 15,000 yoters are in r. Baylor of Georgia—Is it understood that when the ihiee times their number, where they can | Committee on Resolutions report we shull have smple time to spunity the lowest passious in the Fuman Lat wted heads of Joyal men. the reconstruction of the States for be entertained (Cries of what you came bere they will repadinte this temporizing policy. They are acens. tomed to strong meat, and they zequire it for their safoty and . vod (Texas)—1 move that it be adopted. their pecce. Bo bold and feciless, ln? 1 know the Narthern le well enonghi to be able to t they will stand by o | you, [Applause.] ‘They will sce that you get whet you of | usk. Como up squarely, Look at ‘the effect of the mission- | temporizing policy thiat is now coming on. Task every man to this polic; atried on, he results of the acts of these 18 %o constantly commisted in various sec. You canuot &rw three or four bundred commuuity aud then {urn them loose ity and expeet to find them favorably received. of aliloyal | rhe negro is o doctle man, He loves peace and qulet; be Joves to live quietly and contentedly, I is naturally more in- ast, than our miserable Robels that want to hts nnder their feet. If thcy let bim alone he ‘md citizen, snd do mare to lonln; than ail the Rebels that ever lived. trample ed to pre | will be e Tights of | the Bouth X el you, further, that if you do xot take some such course to It is thie, | cygble him 4o protect himself be will take the matter imto bis FPresident In his efforts to sssist strame:ts 10 crush not & class of men whose unl( fault is that o been too futhful. How locg woold it take, with & besic Orleaus—how easy it would few moro e hinge. be trified nd desire il be | to Bkt with us, If we refuse this, it will bo said that the Ke- hould do e:n-ln t! We have theusands of men who are deter with wo longer; whe bave fought on our side se in the dise ple | publioan party was afraid, sud Audrew Jolnson will say they % be considered, There can be no doubt it will be | dare Lot do what they came hers to do, [Appisuse.) 11 some shape before tais body, and I hope it will | when your eall professes to fvor the equel ty of el men before 1 g0 Lome yieiding to outside proseare, Mr. Joho- ly in re- | t whites,” and dars not w v0 goud reasen to ray so. Let us see what this Congress licy is, You are not to tebel or two it in (s that i all, It will ot non-reconstructed States st all agd your families fn the hands d if you accede to that policy T are you guing to avold it Those are the st we offer to you sud to the men of the % you Af you sre prepared to sustaln 1 tell sy Just und good man can stand upon that plat- & be néed never be ashamed of it. [Applause]. Men here to say * We are in fuvor of the prineiple, but for Ko dov't speak it out.” Do you believe will re- agle voter by beving it out who yote with tly say that you are t yon want, and he wii B logaity, truth, usion, wro the black tra. uwpuur." abso’ 1do ot be- Seivi- | fuke and perfeet Justice do say we should give l‘h. ?dlllnuoouuh that you would not lose & r ows Joi. 1| ey i yos do sob it Tappianse.] The day of com: when vur cy ob that | promises has pasced Jenple wonid take ud No mua wil get tho confidence of the people ot got nerve aud backbone; aud 1 tel tem, by witfvand vy o the ocenon, L g r. Ferrety of riansas offered tl !l Mr. Moss having given bis permission: iag: ressinsien, Riresived, That 41 trsolutiove telative to plaiforime be reerned o the day hos passed ididates. for the. Trosid Northern " 2 the Northern or | the Commitiee ou Kesolutions without debate ne & polley distasteful to thew. We In ,Tuo a poist raised by Judge Sberwood, the Chairmen o ment il reconstructioe of States | deetde resolution o be in order. A motion to Iay on the table was agreed to, and the ques- first resolution. t0_say, befure the question fr put, that and will not remain bere to be muzzied. [Applause.) he Chairm: will be limitation and uzeling, Bat with Judge Sherwood of Texse—The previous resolution under they can pre. | dlscossion was Dot disposed of, bavisg been witbdrawa by 1 I | ewurtes, No, no, fort fl:‘. resclut doss its utions, and when those reports came.in they may be dis- Tovide Taws by which provirions] | sassed at length, Tmove that the resolution offered by the n from Missouri be laid on the table. wate from Deleware—I desire to ki es will | A motion o adjo swell the ]k‘flbll(‘ll\ tee on Resolutions, which the Ct. decided to be out of those men who are order. in_ the Government, The resolution of Mr. Moss was again read. I maiotain, Sir, we orthern fricuds that there r. J. L. Thomas (Md.) called for the yeas and nays. v. Boreman—I bave a proposition to make. I propose to d move to refer “Good 1" Ap- use. e placed in a condition in which they can be 'h(.'uu,dcnlh uproar eusaing, the Chairman anuonuced that trusted. [Applaosc.] admission to above all otler South, It must be rememberes their lives were in peril, ”7 causot now Live there, they by (hiey are in the midst of men en- | Mr. Jobn L. Thomas of ln{luduld: 11 you vote to refer nd fiendish malice toward them, | that to the Committee on Resol own to degradation. banish them | every Kebel In the State. [Hisses ] from soci ment. tertaiuing @ devillsh bate who would grind them y aod exclude them from wl poiitical power.| The motion was agreed to. We do not come up here with the futo the 2 thi were Cougress 1 unless better order was kept Le would take the respousibility the first | of suspending tke proceedings of the Conveutis o thiog to be looked Gov. Boreman then moved the previous questién, which was The loyal men of the | ordered. riven from their homes, | The question then recurring on the mot{on to refer to the Committee on Resolutions, [utions, you voie to enfranchise 1¢ they sncceed In their purposes the loyal wmen will be | The Chalrman snngunced that the Committee of the compelled_to leave their howes and seek shelter in other | Northern Couvention was in waiting in the ante-chamber, States. this matter, and present it earncstly betore the people of the count sh & great and last Lei 1o aecompli o fe d as the tion of ihat kind ¢ those States who sguin that that is us ook at t American eitiz love it, , and I feel 1 b, | of. Lwant throw off a little bit of p an iosult been u great T, We seo that 990,000 black ¢ of the ! of them bave o8 1o re tale abo e Tace, ke arest of pat vo_true | to know if I love ¥ wt it is guilty of injustic iy treated n tho white people, al better than the white mau's. ation of the prople. Is th ood. This I w bas * wot declared their only saly In wvother point of view. , and 1 1ve this Government as i its nstitutions. i it we will o ali 1 avery as ia f T m. Isit s contest %o bitter, shall b teampled by the enemies of placed apon oar statute books say equal race in 1ifo with us, I eay all huve to he 1 nd hapting them v AM the scqus utance tgg | thor HOW 1 o | " o what we came | J o'clock ti 18 was clearly set forth in the call as vur only reme- | motion that the Conveution meet in Independence-square for ©amua hepe | that purpose, was adopted, ever conversed with o refugee from the Soush, but who Mr. McKellock of Marylund then offered s resolution of W Kuows that the universal expression is in favor of a ,.,.,r.d. T wm yet to fid o loyal wen from | tuey bad rebuked the President for bis unwarranted assertious Tiey have fed | then wdjourned. r frionds hore ure uot prejared 1o Judice, If they bave auyt 1 know lon that there may be som this bugbear of negro suffpage | deme wnd up hero s & represctatiye | 10 eXpress wy emotiovs. But I will Toagond on the marzow o y that [ believe wo are their superiors, 2 v cat burt us and the idea that we should | rue coustitueocy. My own happiness and dely that they shall | ception provest wy fips from oxpressing my thonghts. ridiculous gnd | thavk §you for your kinds and would " d The negr's isstinets bave | Warks Tmight wish w0 make until another ti Why Sir, I Let us by sl meaus not fuil to do our duty in and directed the Committee of this Convention to join them, Let us view the subject in all its bearin ¥, A communication was received from Wentworth, Taylor o u||5| & Brown, photographers, requesting the Conveation to give bled | them an npruuunm to make a gbotograph of ita mewbers at s afternoon. The invitation was accepted, and thanks to the loysl men of Vermont, for the manoer in which time and | in regurd to Congress. Now let Gov. Doreman mov 1 sm an | morrow morsing st 10 wly as any | . L. Thomas, Jr., of Maryland, in leave gi Tlove its that the Comvention adjourn to to- dock. maden per- which he which had o tion, had ttally misapprebended, Ho had not waid thnt if that 0w prevailed be would vote to enfranchise every Revel in hat by voting for it they voted to enfrinclis Thowas then woul on to from his past on o8 # loyal man, Dolaware, from the Commitee appointed to smtulttee of the Northern deicgation, reported that the ( on_ coul 1.1 tat 7§ this e to weet In wass sssemdlage and fuse with the " | Applause. | ’ s understood that upon arriving elpbin would appoint a pre- bodies, the oflicers of (he respectiv porvison, | Applause,] aously adopted, nad the Convention T to yewain tia » thomsagh MIS8 ANNA DTCKINSON, o Convention adjourced Miss Anna E. Diekinson, Ubloo, wbil aboat to reliro fom tba cdienes was e | wnd enthuiastically cheered nnd culled upon for a s ashol y, duriffe which time the crowd beew: Miss Dickinson was escorted upon tho rof Tennoasee. Mins Diokiavn statcd: ase. T have boen 80 utterly overwhelmed by this a of & truo Soathern sentiment that I am unable rritla Vehalt of the greatausrepresented of the No:th and South, your it at your re- lofor auny re- Mias Dickinson |nm-d'ird: retired, and afier a hearty ap- eavnot f1.d any vegro 10 believe that Andrew Jobnson s an | Pisuse the crowd depart el of light. If they had would never bave that man T, 0ok b wr I Jave® graee of aesvasination. nation,. TPho beat policy thit can ba adopod North apd. Bouthy is t0 8t - Ao prisciple, Iapplavsel. 1o i8 to-day You oou boldly Poe on the ticket. aiways believed that ho was false, and I have nm the -best authority that they alw sys doubted his horcaty st integrity, ‘The white wan, not s wise us the ignorant 1 up and clevated bim to the off Jd Lefore, not by the gr office—tn Lis off rquarely op. bost & negro Convention they . MEETING OF THE NORTHERN DELEGATES. The New-York delegation during the sitting of the Bouthern Convention to-dey, bold a kind of separate Conven- thot of thetr own In (he Loctare Room of the. Union Teagae House. Thore were present uot ovly wembers of the New- | York delegetion but aho members of the wany delegations tho Joss | now in the city, R | bis comsent. The Coustitus | could cler their Tights. The citizen, .?’ £S5 EE%E:?: fense of under the of misconstructed Rebelr, nation that even enterfuins that rw-t\h- descrves to damned. We should repudiate such a monstrous fraught with otter damuation to ourselves. They remcmbers the fate of bim who built his house upon the sa It fell; and why? Not becauft it was Il:.s!mcl inits architecturey not because it was not strongly harmon! built, but Dbecuuse it was founded the sandz, Now we are ealied ‘agaiu the Union, aad Johpson says thefe is no be done, no hard work, if you build it on sands. don’s thet, We must on th raniie—everlasting justice. We gain pothing by —half prineiple. e must bave God's eternal truth, equ! and then we ean rear a grand structare. Then we can huve ml‘m? of the morning stars and the shouting of the s of God. [Applanse.) He been called a Radicel, and why? be believed in going to the roots of evil and burning them in the fire. That wight be eallea Radicalism, but be was 'a Conservative—perhaps @ Conservative-Radical. Auybody who destroyed the roots of 'm{ ‘wae both a Conservative and for both were alike in the trae meaning of the terms. hearcrs purpose to do in the present erisis Andy Johnson had taken the stamp in advance. He thougnt e bad the whip row. He had the whip, but it was bard to say whethcr he would get the row or nok. ‘We wero wiliagto g0 betore the people with bim in this great question of recon- gtruction. It was difficult to ssy Jobuson was expocted to, the part] applause.] The object of Radiculs wae to ki 3 Thimic of 'n reconstrueted Union (spplause}—a Uslon which Kknew 5o white or black men, ouly equal Justice—a Union not like & honse upon san oue founded {n_ great principies— founded on & rock. What had Vermont been doing? (Great appiause.) He might say reverently ihas i the star in 186 East, which conld ot lead aniray, . 118 action might be & rebuke to the third acciden i in this countiy; but it was on the side of ri '-::‘ sk D‘W&mumn- o did not indorse ** my policy. wou! the 1enponse Pennsyl to u’- ‘question whether Congress s to be sas- tainedor ong-@n powert Pennsylvauin, from border to border, great rivers ring wealta to tho sea: from the Alle- -6 the great fortress of freedmen, from the Inke shore to will us her soldiers fought; that Geary, beloved f soidiers, will be borne on the hearts and sustatned by the bullots of the peapie, or sustained by the otber sul licrs’ frioud, the gallunt Curtin. [Applause.] Ho bad beon toid that they were 1o give Geary 30.000 majority. [Voices: “Aye, 40, ¢, 00,000™] That was well. If they gave 60,000 New-York would send back o glad response, wiich uld be beard througlout the eiviliaed world. Tue speaker fudwlool into the eyes of weu whose very lives had been in aliwost rrmw fi-plrdy becase they refuscd 1o be traitors, 1n looking over The Worid—thers were three juur nale in New-York calted the Waoild, the Mo found that the Southers Loyalis oal Wwhites and sueaks.” When we jooked into the bright, el of Brownlow, or survejed Hamilton and ol‘vm and ealled them mean whiter, where were 110 manly onext They hud vindicated their elaims to mankind by bein faithfu) among the fathless; they kept their loyel 1, loye an zeal, Ho woul Dack to his State strongoer, wore 1eady to Dattie till the eed of his life, than ever before, New-Vork leit pew strength when she looked into the fuces of the Soutlera loyalists, The time for action was now coming. We were to estabilsh our esuse ou asound busis of truth, and we woald d“.u“!' euviable reputation of the Jestorers of tle bs 10 (¥ ”{Vun Gen. ku(y bad finisbed, the Presidert asked the mewbers « hether they poticed two wires hanging back of the portrait of President Lincols. Tuose wirea, ho said, had Ouee hoid the po trait of a Secretary of State recieant 10 bis trust (Sewsrd), and that befenfier they uplel| the piciare of o | R0, 0 suck o during sbe last 14 monthe. i etery black man who “cretary, whose fidelfty was weil known, aad he now introduced the son of & worthy rire, James Hamilton of New- York. Mr, Hamiiton then spoke for 20 winutes, aud was e N e o0y Gen, Walbridge loft th At this poiat of the proceedings, Gen. ridge left the chair to coufer with a special committee that had beon ap- poiuted, The room by this Lme bad beeokue crowded to excess. and 06 n-éhlol(‘-zn. Walbridge the assemblaze wos resoived into a Convention of the Northern Delezates, and Gov. Curtin of Peunsylvanis culled to the chair. Oa the motion of & , the Cl Gen. Sou Gov. Cartain then mado a short add: ing the dele- would be all Yie comiag clee- e pabroion @ Vice-| ] ot bo overtaken by tl ‘and calamisics usually sttend. g .m.-un"‘:mw the President a-u:-.u Gov. Yates of Ilinols, s the Chalrman of the Conveution, sbould it ever be called formaily togetber, ‘The resolution was then read and adopted: Rewlred, That the del from the Northeru bere wasembied most ‘retamn thanka to the officers and wmembers £ b Philudoipli Unlow League fot ther snd genezous bospt ty, w0 lly extended to us diring oar sojourn Tont layal ity of tho United States ~ ‘The Convention theu and immediately af:er ano- ther session of the New-Yor! was beld, Geo. Wal- bridge in the Chalr. Major the Fenlan er, there bei :::mh' rnn-'—x ien sobd that , Mer. he :r.l-h:‘ to onll the uu-uo:' the Convention to .‘:c“th‘l‘: . that, for the firet time in the world's history, we had to wuif for Mussscbusetts. Boon Eenator Wilson appeared and delivered a sbort ad- Gen. Schenck then made s short sdeech, fa the midst of which Gen. Butler entered the room and warinly shook bands with the speuker, exciting grest applause. The General showed ;u' the people -lu!lo ..--13' the bonesty and con- "‘“"lu“ their foyal representatives iu Congress. On the , w Johnson, & whelmed. Gen. Schenck consilered the issues of the day at Jength, retiring gree spplause -.W-Ilhm"n , aod Thed. Tilton read a series of e eo:ql lh Bnuc-rulmr-lt‘h Northera and rn Conventlons, §o 1 74 ass meet- in of the u-.-.'}fl..'fifl.ff !:ncdt:. > en. Butler being calied for, 10%e and delivered the follow- ing eloquent aud forcible speech: He sald we were not bere nr m:‘m North vnflt h|n- th.an '“.'3"»‘."‘,.'.""‘: in defense of great and glorious principles, to a} & ‘nion party in reorganizing the Republio. A great issue was uow put be- foro the country in the various States of the Union. :-lu. Jooked for such & result as freemea would give, [A] ‘TJ They came to conter with Southern loyaliste—men who periled themselves for the satety of the country—they came to g convention to speak to us—to know what remedies couly spplied—to dbtain such ald to restore that without which we had mo country; they came for freedom of speech and of notion aud of vote in American territory under the American g, [Applause.] The General looked back o 1660, when we_had & unit mnr{: when all could enjoy their rights under the Constitation. Then eleven of the States, taking as w pretext the constitutional election of a President, undertook by the most solemn form of munieipal enactment. by couy tfon some of them, and in others sanctioned by the peopls st the very first, wbrogated the relations " they sustained tothe United States, The epe held “that their action wes opposed to @ trae spirit of the Cgp- stitution. ‘They took arms aud, drove the authorlly of the United States from thelr territories, till not a vestige wasleft. They seisod the putlic propertr, and i othier ways put themselves eut of the He bad wet many good, ive aud Lones: men of the party who were troubled at thi presentmient. oy suid to the speaker and his friends, “Why, you are Dis You state that you fought to let no State out of the Union, nod that though you, bave conquered thew, they are out of the Union still.” It wan well, ‘e to state tbo position. We fought that no American ombination, chango the relatious of the Ameriean States: we fought for oup elorious flag, and fts power, that it might Wave protectingly over every foot of American territory. bat was what we fought e whole power of the whols Uited States. Nothing sliould alter the Pelations of o single fudividus] of the United States, withous ’ teed the wights ] of the citisans of the United A not renonnes his ¢ For instauce, the v iathe Ponitentiary bad » eve s b bis v dowa’ one fhe relations of no wan wich the Gavernment co exoept by bis ows act, by hisown sa 0 coroilary, that (roi U Thie present day ever; punien the citizen for ovime, take away kis Aghte iudeed, even Niw bife, liberty and prosperity, and afier iwprisonment pro bly enfranchisement, ‘Chore Was & babit of ansteriog this argument Uy the sophistry that we claim theethe Siites wout ont of the Union. Thut_ brought ue to tho consideration ¢ what the States werc, He bad been an cld Siates Rights Demoerat. T tatee were originally colotics, agd whea they declared thelr Indcpenderee of Great Britain they never undertooko form a part «fa Confederation. Bt wheu thew conmel together for common safety did they not in. the country, o oul Chieors | ‘There was the Tlon. the glorious 0l man man peesent who that a then nm-h:u-n the Gov- States? W here was its po'itical orgas- | i i i 3: b i oar ‘marching on Now-Orlesas be bad to the Confederate ranks wich & musket r ‘his sboulder. the Goveroment then when & fight agaivst the Gorernment I-rt Au\‘lfl u‘;’:\ v.'nl-: :h'wi‘.i!e“fl Sherman to i l'-' some ncts federate debt could B to pay it. We have beea h‘:&hwu arms, and we cannot help tion—which Johus one roled prisone: ::rnnfiflllfl law they &re ot our mercy, even Cos issue. Aty Some oo Cogroms. vlayes ynder the masters, and the nnm)rld three-fifibs of the tionately on the siave. Now five Bths of tie Degroes rrmnw thew, and wsk the al - Southe! o By tiny m‘fi'—k battle; ask the under Johnson's poiiey, who dsy—this hour. ‘They would toll yon Rebels to come in with us. Sueh men were un, ons who wanted a trial, ensitled to in ment, The teue and byal men of white ma1's Goverpment” was & perfect folty all its length and hight and breadti. The nt the beait. (Great J He would face and & white hinart, than a white fice | FApplause.] He considered ihd iaue of equal | & xiial see, l"hflnwh“hm | He knew that President Johnson had declas artitl neero suffrage, aud it was only | Ger. Caster :l‘:-“ T to vote even if he s “hoctaw laoguage. G )‘cbold—llzp:lt Steedman. itler—Well, it was either Steedman or | | 0 Who was fit 40 use it, and be was just the uegro who was It to use it. tho are prejadieod, May The poople in Eoghnd brofs up v sappony by Tour: Bt hat always existed. Frow 1787 for n‘yl years, st i !: itted to nn«‘l&m l‘-' . mother ot father or ver it was. Slavery " w his them hu’ofl froin punishment. Aud is thaiallt No! Mr. Johuson save, 1 bave made you rqudu‘:uu;é“d wen are. in w— vered s of war, Wil nay of the ruu-.‘z: b ok ot e e shace o st o o reconst Y {laimeot rcanstineing Wege MO M Emiied ners nnr:uhni-hlhu. He insisted o0 wi TWest cowe back nnder the Couet ta- 1t was 'fl.'n':f;' -hmx fl R;::’l by the “cl:l—lnmm' with while U:c aegro of il: tazes the master Las ree himeelf will now pay threc- skirked bimseifof. We hod fonaht iy flsht; we would our sois and our broghers who dei !! revdered mowerjess Ly the five-fifths representation la the . This l'):uldltdhlw -n&fl::m- of 1860, 'm vis and by o Teprosent - they thuleunebutln wer1 [No! Nver!] #firnmn stonld go to the Loyal ution now meeting in the eity, Yo en whet aid thev wouted 8t and that they sboald not allow miseons!rucied, divcoust n;-mmdwymmqm:fmm.mmm representaiion fur & latgo vody in their corntry. men the gre at guestion now. There were u.'l‘n. ::u . be—it wonstrous ‘wis scquicsced o e :vu‘ over ':"u .& wercies of thoge ageinst whom they have acted and fought, The idea that & HE: £ “ B E% o H i G H 4 i Custer; but T . Schenck, whie is wore aecarate on thuse matter The Genaral was willing to puss the musket to M :Dlill' o ey were, irely in Wie questin of labor, BA’.:.M Judico oet ma- tho apinming taat ik, would take away from bad not il 1630, Caroiias, _Is Ten. Ill" mmuh—.-uu” by, - ‘an sct -fM-anm’f-‘:fidlm Wiy shift. l.uum-um instifutions eonnected with it be Muke this & Jand of fr: and their use aud showed - abattie s aes iy ou bags my parason 0,60 e thok ork:” rvfiflufl:‘&a Autnmn_ #ky, ‘-M:M :v“mumddflu passage stration that ever buried g Presidential policy. That Johnson is in Yennsylvania were the common words on the lips of almost every man of the that wiinessed or took part in oue of the grandest displays, it not indecd the most splendid of all the political demonstra- tios of the lust six years of populer outpoarings. No words can possibly portray the scene of ooustless tude and amazing splendor and enthusissm that ing excitement o This wilderves f peopl made an uproar like or six squares on ove of the broadest and finest League House was one of inliscribably lnepirivg sight bo ever witncssed. the League, was as warm iu ito praise, clubs, including the motlo display of the £00 L multi- kept gatbor- elty. parade from every quarter of the the ocean in all the wide space neighboring the bouse of the League. The crowd filled Broad st. and the avenues leading thereto, some. times to great pressure and overflowing and extended for five streets of the land, from 0 to 11 o'clock the sccne jin m: wround the Standing in the strect the enthusiasm of the devse crowd was everywhere remarkable, aad the most eloguent comment on the rare beanty of the dusaling spcctacle presehted on the frout of the League, An fmwense elrcle of large stars furmed of Blazing gas jots stretched over the highest frout of the houee B tew this was a burvieg inseriptionaf the same of * Washington” iu letters of blozing gold. Gesry's pame was tighted up near the first etory to the left, and the Bawe of the wmartyred Lincoln shown beautifuily on. the: rigit. Arched over the deor-way was snother circie of patriotie fire, and all the lights of the wealthy League seflected dows on the vp- | turued faces of she vast crowd frouting the League, Rockets were continnally going’ off, for miies dovn the atreet. The scepe from the crowled roofs of the Leoguo w o ove of suiprising effect. A perfect sea of fucks, each. it sed, distisetly vielule, even from thé hghedt bousctop Curttn, who kns ssea so many of the sinesi poiitica | domonstrations of the past six years, pronouneedii the most Chisf Justieo Clase, who wituessed ii from she baleony of Tue procession of 87 wazds, with tve differcus independent torchies of the 0 o toge oI send delogotes Lo forw & uew Government! Uader ay | Ropublian Tnvincitles, has boou reckoned 26,000 fp sambers. idea of Government the Union was an assemblage of nation- alities upon Americen oll, recognizing A several Goyera- weut. It could thing more, nothing less—because tiat formation ander coustiution eotitied ali o bo represested in the Senate of the Uulted Stater The ker conaidered this the bais of the whole questios. T nstance, Iler condition, it must be said, little pecullar. Her &flllhnry consisted in this thar vernment, more by ucre. Now the United Btates by accepting Lousinva ae o State, ard pat ting Ler government in the havds of the people, considered her 6 $tata entiiled to all her liberties au lone ns that t populace. Solong was the processibn that it " dod " =flyr the flag. ago. and notwithstandi, o t’“'ub whieh the city is divided torned Dbesido these 27 was maintained. Now what woald result to Lousious, who, by & solemn enactmert, Ly aboring her cotstiuios, by driviog out every. voutige uf U mu'LSlnul aubbor! kr&;ulm'.ml With orher §titen under aguveranert oreen o theGovtreman ot tho United States, did she not Juse ber richt under the Constl- | litical clubs, suoh as the KepaM e, Liton Garmpign, Clab, wad othors, T €0 have ono go wid persde. but it was foead m}"" oot ee milth Page, Ou its way to e Leagno it kindled all the enthusiasm of the could not be forwed altogether in line. All along the route, and in front of the League, the paraders and the people broke oot in sioging ' b of the meeting was given out three da et o ouen of ‘! oach ot 1 dut a delega- ard deeee. procession. 1hen, tions, comprising soge £0.000 men, 1o line, were Jndepondens 6fbles, Boys in mtention was sjble to get