The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-08-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION.
Mr.. vallandigham's Letter.
Dispatch from President johnson
Especial TO Cincinnati Enquirer1

gathering at the Inauguration.
To-day, as yesterday, the session was not
OF more than an hour and three-quarters In
length, but the cOnsummation of q pcrma-
nent organization. with Senator DOolittle
MS presiding officer, and the dispatch from
the President, caused the enthusiasm to
end In more vOcferous manifestations.
Perhaps no more profound sensation was
excited throughout the Conventional pro-
ceedings than the reading of Hon. Clement
l.. Nallandigham's magnificent letter of
withdrawal.
From the first arrival of delegates In
Philadelphia, it is an undOubted fact that
Mr.. Vallandigham has been deemed to hold
the success or failure of this great Peoples
Congress completely In his own grasp. In
deed, the monopoly Of interest accorded to
him by all the multitude can not be any
better cXempliiled than in the following
extract from one of the city papers.
The Girard House presented a buster
scene. Several delegations are quartered
here, and last night they had a large influx
of visitors. The chiefattractlon at this cs-
tablishment was the fact that Valandig-
ham had a parlor on the third floor The
parlor in question was crowded, and the
passage-way leading to it entirely blocked
up during the greater portion of
the evening. But Vallandigham was
not to be found. Numerous and
whereabouts and proceedings. The ques-
ton as to what had become of Vallandig-
ham was equally perplexing. 1t was re-
ported that he would pay visit to the ,ou-
isiana delegation at the Ia Perrie House,
but those who took their stand there with
the expectation of seeing him, were doomed
60 disappointment.
Another report, which gained credence,
having been started In the most select and
best Informed circles, to the effect that n
sercnade would be rendered his withdraw
ing here, every one was consequently on
the alert and at the slightest tap Of drum
or groan of u trombone, they rushed for the
door; but this anxious watching and wait
ing was finally terminated by the announce
ment that Mr.. Vallandigham had retired to
his private rooms in consequence of severe
indispostion.
At the conclusion of the letter Of with
drawal, and many times during the pro-
t,ress of its delivery to the Convention, the
applause was hearty, prolonged, and not
wholly confined to the Democratic element
either.
The wigwam was in much better condi-
ton TO receive its occupants than upon the
ilrst day, and was ~ closely packed as ten
thousand people, ditfused over the floor and
galleries, could make IL. Many ladies were
in attendance.
The South Carolina and Massachusetts
delegations had another informal social
meeting at the headquarters OF the latter
this evening, in which Thurlow Weed,
Henry j. Raymond and Governor Parsons
participated.
Tonight the Bay State delegation is far
ther vending its good feeling by calls upon
Western and Southern delegations ut their
rooms.
The great speculative feature of tonight
Is In regard to the forthcoming address and
resolutions 10 be adopted in the Convention
Tomorrow.
whether the committee will report In favor
of new party name. Opposition, strong
and outspoken, would undoubtedly follow
such proposition.
The Convention will, in all probability,
adjourn Tomorrow, as nothing remains to
be done but to adopt the address. and this,
1t is understood, has already been prepared
a grand National powwow will un-
doubtedly take place in the evening, in
which all the big guns of the Convention
will participate.
Tonight the crowd Is immense, and
speaking from the balcony of the Cont
mental has been In progress since six
O'Clock. United States Marshal Gooding,
Hon Mr.. Perine, George Francis Train and
Hon. A. j. Rogers and Others have fur
nished the oratory. At this time-eleven
no apparent diminution of the crowd.
During the progress of the speaking, early
in the evening, the roughs endeavOred to
get up "A fight, and during the confusion
that ensued the pickpockets operated very
and were finally marched Off
under arrest, to the number of twenty or
thirty.
Since the above was written a large gang
of men have marched into the crowd at |
the Continental, and endcavored to incite |
riot by hurrahing for JEFF. Davis and the
Southern Confederacy. Failing to provoke
a row in this way, they resorted to cheers |
for Forney, groans for Andrew johnson,
and finally moved off, Mt the conclusion of
the speech, cheering for Thad. Stevens. |
The crowd, In sympathy with the Conven-
ton, refraiDed from any defensive move
Inent; but should there be repetition of
the outrage, there will undoubtedly be
free fight, as the attendants upon the dele
cation are In force TO the number of full
fifty thousand within the city limits.
Forney has just made speech TO this
ruffanly throng in which he said that they
had submitted for the last two days 10 a
burning outrage and insult at the instance
of bloody-handcd Southerners, who were
now being fed and caressed in their midst.
Alexander Stephens has Just arrived.
No speech has been made by Mr.. Val
andigham.
LETTER FROM HON. O. l.. YALLANDIGHAM.
GmARD House. PHILADELPHIA,
August l3, 1866.
70 the Chairman Of the National Union Conyen-
tion, Philadelphia;
SIR: | have this day received from the
National Union Convention, through the
Hon. VIM. S. Grocsbeck, Chairman of the
oint Ohio delegation TO Your Convention,
. ticket OF admission as a delegate from that
state. The Hon GeorgR w Cook Chair
nan of the Democratic delegation from
ohio, has also communicated % me the tol-
owing, this morning, adopted by the dele
ration: ,