, 1866-09-05

endorsement ofthe doctrine Of impartial sud age;
were greeted with long continued spp1ausc. II
had hardly subsided wien 1t burat forth freshly
again upon the announcement tlat The Lontsfans
delegation was pledged TO tho same siews. It was
stI,l mole vocIfc1ous when Florida, Alabama aud
= majority Of the Virginia delegation gave In
their adhesfnn. Northern delegates present "a
epcct3tors looked on in wonder at the uanaltsta-
ton Of such opinions; and here 1t should be dts-
tincslJ understood that this cou1ea from the
Southern men alone, and that the Northern DELE
gates have tsLcn no part IN tho dclibcEaon Of the
various delegations, and the whole work Of the
Convention Is 10 be performed by Southern men.
II Is to be the free expression OF men Who kno"
the exact state Of the sonlh upon the necessities
Of the hour.
Enon all t,cso questions tlerc will he much de-
bate, and AFTER full comparison OF the views Of
these men from various parts Of the souih+ here-
tofofe et1anrcts to each other. and now met to- |
ceher for tho first ime euch resolutions will &C.
Gu, a.c1y reject the opinions Of The true loJaists
Of the South.
Nothing mcancr or yflcr has appeared In the |
johnson papers Of latc-thcIr naetcr'e speeches |
pcrl,at,s exccpted-thAn the charge that these
Southern men a1e but collection Of mean whites.
aud that their conduct here haH been marked BY
dissipation. A look a. the body gtvea The lie to
all .l.cse dc1anlations. 1t IL body as intellectual
a. any Of the representative bodies (which
mcc; 10 our country, and it Is as earnest a. men
who arc thus intelligent can make it. And US 10
the charge Of dissipation 1t IL safe to say that no
body Of Southern men has ever assembled In the
| land which was so frco from any
| thing approaching It. Earnestness and
sincerity afc both characteristics Of Ibis body.
| Although tho sentiments OF large majority OF
| the delegates were brought ont by tho pfcsenia-
ton OF various resolutions for reference, Jet In
reality nothing was done besIi1cs the completion
Of the organization and the appointment Of the
| necessary committecs.
The real debates Of the Convention will begin
! tomorrow, and mich fntereet will attach to them
| s-o,n the Iact that no one Ii to be muzzcd.
II hns seemed, since the demonstration began
Yesterday folrnoon, that the usual methods Of cx-
| 1acssins enthusiasm were not sufficient 10 make
i.nown either the cordial sympathice Of the ciu-
zenr or the 10y OF the Delegates to lu1 themselves
i1ee give vent to their 1eenss and to be The re-
tipIeues Of stlcl demonstrations. But the widest
excitement which this city has Witnessed, or
Which any deliberatlvc body In the land has ever
presented. ttanepfscd In the Convention Just pre-
| vlous 10 tic adjournment. EoIioa
to adjourn waa pending, when br
request it was witha1awn 10 allow a
despatch to lie read. Members were rising to
leave as is nsua1 nj such times. The despatch
nas one addressed to C. c. Fuller OF the Asso
cla,ed Press, announcing that General Giant nisd
Admiral FarsaEut had lcfl the recsi1cntia1 party
and arrived ut Detroit Instantly delegates, OIL
ce.x visltoEr, and members Of the press rose and
broke out into such cheers III were never exceed
ell hy any public body. They were long continued,
and al every evidence Of cessation would suddenly
fafae to 1ae 'nil pl'en o. 1he nnman so'cs ~; ~
In several parts Of The la1 whi'e tue shoats were
realing On, groups were gathered around
epeahcrs who were calling for special cheesz
J for General Grant, and following them by pro
as1 we r.; xa3s 1s s,s~hs5s as, nsss v S5'
~. ea.s".., sa,o,,.+o. ,c.us,,r o,nhr.r.l
each other In their great Joy, and aEl this went oI
even amer The uucstIoa had hccn generally a.kel
whether tae M despatch so@'a ss ;!as; and eass
rlaec, simply upon the supposh0n ,s that =, :, nigh nigh
saas 1 ss at as ,hs @ s,pa ns n
.sn''ance " ani1 Tina ths loya1 body. and the rrca
I tSex o. look ] uron Mr. johnson aud those be tool
viii LIN, to prevent neglect. should the acsp7tc
9 nrore trrr ~ M fit thst such IN expression {
3 feeling as followed It's announcement, nm :s WI
i Presidents fS:sests,ed s:sest: Pres. Dispatches.
@eSs @ Sy te e' saman Of I'll lie S' Convention. @ Il
GG'an Il [;s StS a}fS oflfiSs = rev Nj, N.t,oek
b,,sae.s il orer n % aoay p vii iii b. the rsport
t1S tiss @f EsnSeqt Tie 4epost q a1 ia Commit.
sled e. Sxozp, presented the
pott eatS o. tns Thsi H. couScnttoa receive the
~ non Of membc,s from each Stale ~ 10 ,hr quail
y, IT, heatfnns Of itb 1petubcre. Ye1as reports /.
R9%,1Ia K:aI. rs dso9.s s.
&'ss:.5Ep, Hsseq e; Il, AS;ssss SesMste
f!fi.e1 qhc qcpolI 9,t:aiss Waa saopsa. 81 '0a
IN IN osEsnixation, made thc following report:,
X fer rre,1dent.-J Jamcs Speed, q KcntnekJ.
Vie n au.ans ras q do.eDa
~ ~ FirIl. 1f MitsIssjppi; D. Il. Bingham. Of Al
nr 70. bsma; Colonel T.: 3. Nsst, of FloEld
ID SG:Sh of %Sttonri o. G H. Coo, os sores Rss H.
ass Eoi!e c3Sna nea 2 Soa So,ensb M!n
20 20 W.; V;Tc'nis: Genera! Joseph Gcshartt, nistr
To Of Columbia; lion. r. 4. Cressweli- OF Marylan
TO 10 n n i1ctownta
III III sss:c,a1s:1s 6. Me;sct. Of TenRes.ss @ Co
Ms1ai:n u pays, or Mis.sspp Colo
NIL e:i s ~ &ess, s so%4 SS:4 c.;e!|ss;
csec M sens Of rs2as; fc:r
~ ~ | Frnre1ty. Of Arkausas; E. htisYtana, OF j.
: at siann John y. rtiee, Of Florida; d. u. bro'
ron | Of District of Columbia
II. Fof fIaar'"n-'e'. "ona D. A>e"''a% o' Il
San -, t. presfdeut's &a,,in,- the chair be MAS
"s' ceiyed with great applause.
six erEEcu or THE PRESIDENT.
lite NJ; Speea sa3h co,.,. .,a ,,,,, mo,
als- In. Snnth. hctS asscubIed:
.,o itLcnE YOU cordially Tor the compliment
hare paid fi,c In calling upon me to preside
,een | tic delt1'esatt1ns o1 tnte pou!. aset nat LA
the como nave sa,na,r S.eo t,in; thun haSc
arc ne nns;1fnn howeTsr. and vii dischasee
.r functions aud duties of The Office TO the besi Of
i:u,- utility. "
oncl IN my tlne, gcnHemcn, na'f t,si 49, =
afsc Ten1 i, mn hcnrt thsi i6e hunor coneyrcd u
me to.dav liz tAix Convcntion Ut voluntarily 4
ciatei Southern men, drsotcd 10 their coa"1tJ
eSiHea; 'esi sh9t tnsv 1nS scHn m hnn,h1o
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