The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-09
The Philadelphia Convention.

Let us take hope at last from Dosties grave,
Monroe's crime, and the Presidents blunder.
The Philadelphia Convention.
From the Times.
The Philadelphia Convention is now only a
week Off Would it not be possible and desira.
BILE for some of our Union friends to suspend
their vehement and vituperative denunciations
OF those who favor it, for that short space of
time? They have seemed thus far to think that
unless they could dscredit and destroy it in
advance, it would certainly do them incalcula-
ble damage They have assumed, therefore, not
only without reason, but in the face of the
pianest facts, that its object is to break no the
Union parry; that it is to be in the hands of
Rebels and CoDperh eads; that 1t will aim to put
the Government into the hands OF those who
have been trying to overthrow 1t; aud that
there is very great danger OF its success. And
the practical inference which they draw from
all this is, that no man who iavors or takes part
in 1t IN any way can possibly remain member
of the Union party, or even pretend to support
Union principles.
These presses may be wise in thus taking time
by the iorelock. II they 90 not thus denounce
and Witty the Philadelphia Convention in
advance, they may not be able TO do it at ALL
It's proceedings may utterly belle her prelic-
tiOns. 1t may be II the hands of Union men
it may moi follow the lead of Rebels ana Cop
perheads-its spirit may be as thoroughly aud
heartily in favor Of the Union as that of any
Convention ever held; and the result Of its
action may be 60 strengthen the cause of the
Union and to make the Government in the
hands OF Union men STRONGER and safer in every
section OF the country than It ever was before.
Yet if this should be the case we do not expect
to see it enlistine any more OF radical favor and
support than it does now. The leading journals
and managers of the radical movement are
Jealous in committing themselves and their fol-
lowers against the Convention, Whatever may
be It's character and whatever il may do.
Inf thn iplv hoG
nothing to gain, and a good deal to lose, by
dealing in such assertions upon this subject a.
these:-
"lt is ALREADY settled that treason is TO constitute
no barrier against admission Philadelphia. The
authors OF secession are chosen DELEGATES from the
otates they led mSO the The Vice-PresIdent OF
the Shareholders COntederacy, generals who fought
in Its armies, political leaders OF rebellion with the
st gmn of unpardon'd crimes upon them, will &C
company the p stilent ' a landlghams aud Pendle-
tons and Seymours the North to dictate the terms
upon which bafiled ara beaten olioarc1y will
consent to renew Its allegiance 90 the Government,
| which has magnanimousy Ielu-ed to exert its
| power to crush
| If the Journal did not carefully suppress de-
| clarations and proceedings which reach it daily
| from the Southern States, its readers would see
! that these strong statements are without toun-
! datIon. They would see that, in no single South
| ern State have the "authors of secession been
| chosen delegates to the Philadelphia COnven-
! tion, and tnat in repeated cases where men who
were dragged into tue Rebellion against their
| convictions have been thus chosen, they have de-
! Clined TO 90 for fear that their presence would
| not aid the Union cause. Governor Brown of
! Georgia, has written a letter precisely to that
! effect. A. II. Stephens has expressed similar
| sentiments. None of the original authors and
| plOtters of secession have been chosen delegates,
| but such men as Judge SharHey and Senator
| Alcorn OF Mississippi, Cuthbert Bulltt of LOui-
| siana, Governor Parsons of Alabama, Governor
| johnson OF Georgia, Governor Orr of South Ca
| rolina A. II. II. Stuart OF Virginia, Judge Bryan
of Tennessee -old-lue Wings and Union men of
| ~.I, 81 nd
! have been almost uniformly chosen to represent
! the people OF the Southern States. The Evening
! Journal may not like these men, or approve
their political action ; but it has no business to
! belle their position or misrepresent their cha
raCters.
Equally false is the statement that the ''yal-
| landighams, and Pendletons and Seymours" are
TO dictate terms of restoration through tue
Philadelphia Convention. There is nothlng
| whatever TO lead the journal to believe that
these men or those they represent are to con-
troll that convention, or exercise any consider
| able influence upon its action. On the contrary,
there are very strong indications that the great
body OF the Democratic party-that portion of
| it which seeks in good faith the restoration OF
the Union upon Union principles-will discard
them and all who have held their position
during the war, as their representatives at
Philadelphia. In Vallandgham's district his
seat will be contested by a War Democrat elected
by Democratic votes. The same is true of Voor
hees, in Indiana, and OF the Woods in this State
AND no candid person will for moment claim,
upon a knowledge OF the facts, that the Copper
head element is likely to be that by which the
Democratic party will he represented. And il
the Journal cannot judge fairly and Justly the
facts that are occurring daily before its eyes, il
can at least affords to await the action of the
convention before pronouncing decsively upon
its character.
The Philadelphia Convention, as we regard it,
has been called to promote the restoration Of
the Union of the States, upon principles at once
honorable and safe, and in the spirit OF harmony
and of peace. 1t Is hoped and believed that il
will be made no Of men from the North anC
South who thoroughly and sincerely desire this
result, who will do all in their power to aid it
ald who have no purposes or principles hostile
to the liberties, the peace and prosperity OF thu
nation, or TO the constitutional rights OF all 1T
people. 1t has no nominations to make. aud NJ
new party 10 organize; but 1T will doubtless pu
before the people declaration of its principles
and its aims, and will take such steps as it deem
most Likely to give them effect. No man changes
hi. relation to any other party by simply takins
mart in It's proceedings, nor will assent to IT
principles and its action involve the necessit,
, of anY such change unless they are at war will
those of the party with which he may have beel
. connected. It's influence will probably be Tathe
, moral than political, and 1t is quite as likely t
| accomplish the purpose it seeks through II
, effect upon the action of existing parties as b.
. organizing new one.
, London Reform Meetings and the Pros
: poets of the Tory Government
From the Herald
z Monster reform meetings in London seem t
q he the rage of the hour Attempts to suppres
them promise to be as vain as they appear to b
!, unwisa The scene in Hyde Park on the 2S