Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-30
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WeldelI Phillips Opinion Of The
: rBhiIadeIDtin Convention. lnl'

mo- tFrtom the Anti Slavery STANDARD August25 25fi7
- The great Rebel Conventiohsas met and
adjourned. USonie men despiseritas a fatl-,l
itire, sure to have nc. imp0Ttant results. We,
regard it differently. Even II It's immedi7l
atJ results are unimportant-Which is by
no means certainAit will probably pre-i
pare the way for desperate conflict lin
1858. Newspaper critics make themselves
merry over the insigniflcancer q. one Of
another of the actors in this Convention;
but we should do well, to remember that
mauy OF A., its leading members are men
thoroughly used to political Infringement
ming p1en, utterly 4nscrupulous, and back,
ed 10y, the whole patronage OF the Govern
ment. Some men are fond OF comparing
this assembly to the Democratic ConVen-'
tiolp which nominated Mcclellan lat Chica-'
go. But there aretwOIg great points OF diff
| Ference: it was war time then, and the
patronage Of the Government was against
Chicago. q Now the Government is on the
side of the rebels, and beside,w we have fallT
EN- from the high leVel of war enthusiasm.
ito the murky yapors and dark by-paths OF
politics. '''-'' ''.' ''.....'
+ Weae free to cOhtess that t0e can see great
reason to fear the effect Of such a Convention as,
tthdt- of, ,PhiEddeLpliG. Not, that tits at all
l
| elections this fall. On the contrary, every
thing bids fair for great d Republican,
success. ButWhGtisthe BieGbtnd Of Repnb-
lican saGceSsP 70 1chGt is the purity pledged z
| OF aqtdt principle does their SUCCESS guarantee
the triumph? or no principle t1hdteUer. They
are pledged TO R0tRtts5 vitdld Their cGRodSS in
UO1ues no, principle. Republican orators con-
tinually tell US TO be of good eourage-the
party will succeed. Grant it: what help
does its success give to the negro? What
iprOmise does it hold out of claiming for
him hisrights?l They do not enterthe can
vass even claiming for him the ballot; is it
| likely they will come out frOm3it ready to
do for him, more than they ,otfered2 Is
there such case in our party history?
Congress, the proper representative of
the Republican party, has yielded the Glib
raltar of the question of suffrage Itllays
Lbefore the country the proposed constitu-
tiOnal amendment, the plan Of l1Iltcb Is to
punish -,ced dten-the States, while they refuse
the negro the ballot. Not four weeks ago
i Republicans denounced us for doubling the
assertions of Congressman that even the
adoption of those amendments would not
secure the admission of the rebel States !;
that Congress would still insist on Impair
tial suffrage as condition of admission /;
that the amendment was only part of its
| policy, etc, etc. But read the speeches of
Mr.. Senator Wilson at Natick aud at 'BosG
ton, and you will see that he parades trese
amendments as the ''policy" of Congress-
as its answer to JohnsOn's "poliey;" and
both speeches allow that, those amendments
once adopted the States will be allowed to
return. Congress, therefore, surrenderst the
real question at ISSUE Suppose, therefore,
that the fall elections do sustain the Repub-
lican party; then, if the amendment is
adopted, the rebel States take their places
in Congress at once. Once there, and
4 welding their present representation
! (based on counting gthree-tifths slave basls1,
which they must do till a new apportion-
ment is made-how much mischief may not
be consummated in those few months? /. :.
But even after a new apportlonment,
every credible witness assures us, the South
will prefer, years to come, the compact
I strength. of reduced white basis to the
\ Democratic reality OF negro suffrage. .fe5i
I But suppose, after Republican success
j this fall, Congress meets and finds the
amendments rejected That same syren
voice, eXpediencY; which dictated giving
up the question of negro suffrage, will JUS
tify and demand they shall surrender the
idea embodied In the amendment, and fall
ing still lower, find some basis or theory
on which they and the rebels can meet and
unite ma JOINT Sphgressrgm lg Wv Dg :
| We see, therefore, no hope on the mere
success of the Republican party this fall,
with the canvass conducted according to
present avowttts." The South fights to
avertnegro suffrage. Having failed to sus-
tain slaveryby war, shepOw plans tp come
asnear as poSst3ie toWafrl e1ecting 3 the same
thing by pontlcal intrigue. Ihere Is nc
political party in the North that meets heI
on this issue. This is the danger.i The
people are wise enough, mean, we'll enough
blA lack concentration, organization and
leaders, ''' '''' -'"'" w" III HA
/ Now, in such circumstances, the plot
coucOcted at Philadelphia is to be- feared
Willy, men, CORRUPT men. willing to use any
means, their ability doubled by their utter
unscrupulousness, welding wealth and
patronage, men bearing the prestige OF
many q success hithergo; such men. are a
power! Men of moderate, capacity. when
they act unfettered by any sense Of right
and wrong, equal themselves to great
for while. This explains N Nap0leon Ill
| When the Devil made him up, he took care
not to burden him with any moral sense
and hence sthis Jockey, riding without
q, weight, has dstanced, many a competition
ADLER, but burdened with q. conscience
One valuable confession we wrench from
4 this Convention The promises theyife
j obliged to make, the principles they see il
wise to profess, the coat their, hypocrisy
compels them to assume, show us what, in
their opinion, is the opinion of the loyal
North. Thus WEI guage what in, Their
Judgment thehpeople long for sand will
have, unless banked. This list is: nc
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