New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-14
Meeting of The Union State Convention
TIE WHOLE STATE TICKET RENOMINATED'
An Enthusiastic Reception Given TO the Southern
LOyaliStS
Speeches Of Wendell Phillips, Gen. Butler,
and Others.
MORNING SESSION.

Boston Thursday, Sept. l3. 1866
The Republican state Convention was largely S''enueu
shia mornipg. fremont Temple was denseiy crowded
The Hon. j. NJ s. Williams was elected temporary OhSil
man. and made brief opening speech, which was wen
recaiyed Committees on Credentials, Organization anu
Resolutions were appointed. The Committee on hesou-
tions isl Radical BODY. Francis w. Bird Warrington
Robinson, and James NJ. Stone are members Of It,
GEN. BUTLER MADE PRESIDENT
Gen Butler was unanimously elected President Of the
Convention and his appearance on the platform was
greeted with enthusiastic cheers large portion OF tne
audience rising and waving their hats His most radical
ntterances were the cordially aPpauded AFTER the
cheers which greeted him subsidized Gen. Butler SAID;
SPEECH OF GEN. BUTLER.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: Let us first OF all mlnge
our congratulations the triumphant success OF the grea
1hoan marty whose representatives in the
Hassachsetts we are Organized its present basis IN e'
shat party nearly carried the country on the single Issue Oh
Slavery States where decided IT'S Co
stutiOna fixed More successful IN leo9 aecorG
ing the forms and in the manner oil .he 30 t
Eoyernment With preex save this seven states OF we
6soD under the lead Of South Carolina undertook ny e
most solemn forms Of municipal enactment 70 Vndeate ne
ayorte political dogma Of the superiority Of State 70 heoea
allegiance under the Constitution and to estabsh Sy
which was tolerated incident in the frame Oh Wv w
rrnmebt erected by fathers the cornerstone o. an
pre- The teachings in the South OF geSersOn of tbs
North its u1wngness for strife on the law loving anu
log spirit Of its people which mistaken LOT
ne bold bad leaders Of Rebellion thought TO succeed BY
40 appeal to arms Putting faith in anticipated cooperation
on t6e part of those who had formerly acted WIZ em
she ohstgon 10 sustain them their reputation OF the
Constitution they began most causeless war LhS nSS
act drove every patriot who had lnteingeouy
stbed the progress OF events take sides with the Govern
aent 10 the pending annual struggle and thus tue
v which mad Suffered 10 the estimation Of many men, be-
cause it appeared to be national party became tne ge
national Union party Of the country Renewed ~ lne -
asp Slavery to establish which the and object Of
She war on the part of the insurgents the Republican parry
widening the platform Of its principles according 70 tne
kmane ideas Of its inception adopted universal freedom
universal equality and universal Justice as lhe
articles Of creed The first freedom for all was
by an act Of the making powers the last equality OF Ten
equal justice still in contest when the as' heoei
surrendered 10 the victorious armies u the Nneo
when Lincoln whose pen signed the immortal DeearAOn VI
Emancipation had laid down his life saeTlhce Ior s
manteDancei when hundreds OF thousands OF brave en
had fallen in the contests when thousands upon
thousands Of the bad most iserao persisted ID
the murder pens Of Belle Isle, salisbury ana Anue i
sonv tOrures only eqnaed by those suffered by the early
Christian that liberty and Just laws might ye
kOp that should be no foot Of American sou where an
terican citizen Of whatever rank or complexion peacefully
cal should not Be free 50 to do and be protected y in that
ght Surely sufficient price bad SeeG paldb s9I
winch received from our fathers but nave neIeoioIe an
isrv power of the south subdued its soldiers captured Its
citizens substantially paroled prisoners oil Ws the un
SveSro%p their leader in chains and last individual citizen
GWih few glorious eXceptionsl having forfeited every
right under the Constitution which he hud repudated and
endeayoed TO overthrow il only required that the Union
party the country should have agreed in all the branches Oh
country those principles OF liberty equality and justice
had fully declared that such impress shOudhaye re-
ou Chief Executive Of the nation no. found equal to
Che occasions or nasec a. his cha n co ss one there
lacked quality his organization which prevented ms
graspng the Sabine significance Of the PoSGi POsoI
Of the governmental institutions OF the world Oceupyg
hms VIII aea1, wen ~ hy teeS sc5e sstesan
ship bnsyfne with clemeDcy to individual Rebel sup
pean while be unjust 70 the loyal heart OF tne county
ng repair the edhce Of the Government BY petty exped
eBts instead Of laying the foundations OF ITS reconstruction
recognizing the necessity security for the future IN
stead Of insisting upon these fundamental elementary nghs
md truths as conditions precedent the return OF Rebels TO
in the Government he proposed the mere incidents
Tho situation as sufficient guarantees REQUIRING only tnst
they should agree to the abolition OF Slavery when 'he wager
Of battle had rendered complete and eternal TO the aoandon
Of the ordinances Of Secession which had been nnhea
amid the roar and the clash Of arms the President
allowed States reOrganize themselves upon such basis 70
put forward claims 70 portion Of tSe 5 we S , t
nnde the folds Of the Tag TO which they had renewed per
Sured allegiance Assuming ID himself Of WISDOM
alone to meet national crisis greater than ever tasked
the intellect Of mortal man. he neglected therefore, 70 Gall
TO his aid the other departments OF the Government eece
BY the party and the sOne votes which had put
him in the position from which wicked accident eeyated nun
20 power and thus raised from the dust every hgoI con
claimant for rights which be had forfeited and 10 powers
greater than had belonged bis State section when
therefore Congress came togetneI hoh ia snc
aAAn lost in fostering the spirit OF Rebellion when mac sue
~ nson were od tbat the said ordinances Of secession
having been repealed and the amendment aooung saeI
Esme Rebels who had fought obtain power outside the
Union had right 70 resume political power lsus inc Union
Increased by the representation Of wohhs OF their emanc
rated population Because while the negroes were slaves
and had votes their masters were allowed TO pay taxes io
slaves have become although deprived Of their votes
because Of laws made for slaves su u Is claimed see
Of them while TIE negroes must pay all the taxes assessed
upon themselves, so that If this wrong obtains the
three s Ct their taxation and increase OF twobnhs Of
their represenationthe exact reverse OF the od pohca
NJ
Representation without taxation This shocking injustice thus
Initiated by the President struck the country WIZ V
soatve to determine under what guarantees ana unuei
conditens states were 70 resume ,n Svoneb their
Representatives In the House and Senate with an
- t ~ fce ATTEMPTED the disruption his party by the
abandonment power and the eeductons place maintained
sSree brnoches to determine upon what terms and
what time Rebeous States conquered provinces territory OF
I'll, state DENOMINATION lost or sbrogated should allowed
20 themselves and back part OF the Govern
ent and that other guarantees OF fitness TO exercise pocs
power must De given asking paons 20 obtain property
the taxing unwilling oaths by reluctant PenuTeo ups
drawn from every portion Of country Congress determined
that inhabitants Of these eyoted States were not N ac
lave for It's Institutions ente them TO send representa-
ves make laws for the loyal portion Of the country until
thy had given guarantees for good behavior In the future and
shown themselves willing TO adopt the principles OF equality
Of personal rights in AZ citizens Of the united sass
By adopting certain Constitutional amendments rer'
dered in consequence OF the heDehon 70 VII
Tknt the debt incurred in suppressiDg the Rebellion
should nevo be repudaed that debts incurred IN tse Rebel
sS never Be- S n nas e e SnS
ae and equal projection under the laws and that so long
~ any class OF the States prohibited from the
erercse Of political rights citizens they should not be
counted in the quota of representation To most OF usay
NOT saw al Of hese seemed too easy TOO mild TOO
leuent Applause II seemed TO as that Congress dd not
70 far enough Embedding in the very foundations the
EoyerDeut the idea Of American hberythe great
result OF the al men justice. and equality OK p0ca
and personal rights We Wiling however II the propo
Eon had been met In spirit OF love and KING
osas cordial aoqaiesceRce By the south nave
restored them again 70 The seats they had proaned ana
deserted and 10 a far share Of the power which they
had abused and the reht 20 which they had Tor
feited. iApplsuse But Richmond, Memphis saTsnDah
their The