Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-09-13

innocent men. No page in the record o
ms recent outrage against human justice
and constitutional law is more revolving
than that which convicts him of refusing tx
arrest the perpetrators of that savage car
nlval, and not only of refusing to pun
lsh its authors, but of toiling to throw
the guilty responsibility upon unofendine
and innocent freedmen The infatuated
tyrant that stood ready to crush his OWL
people in Tennessee when they were strug
Cling to maintain government created by
himself, against him and their traitor per
secutors, was even more eager to illustrate
his savage policy by clothing with the most
despotic power the impertinenta and revenge
full rebels of New Orleans. Notwithstand
ing this heartless desertion and cruel per
secution by Andrew johnson in the States
OF Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, West
Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, dsmo
cratic republican nciples-principles
which the fathers of the republic designed
for all America-aren now making determined
battle with the oligarchic enemies of free
constitutional government, and, by the
blessing of God these States will soon range
themselves in line with the former free
States, and illustrate the wisdom and be-
nificence of the great character of Ameri,
can liberty by their increasing population,
wealth and prosperity.
| We are here to consult together how best
to provide for a union of truly republican
States--to seek to resume thirty-six stars on
the old flag. We are to see that ten OF
these States are not Opaque bodies, kind
ling their Intellectual fires beneath the gloom
and darkness of oigarchial tyranny and
oppression. We wish them to be brilliant
stars-emblems of constitutional liberty
glittering sparkling with the ife-giving
principle of the model republic, fifth g
adornments of the glorious temple of free
dom. Our last and only hope is in the
unity and fortitude of the loyal people of
America in the support and vindication of
the Thirty-ninth Congress, and in the cleo
ton of controlling Union majority in the
succeeding or Fortieth Congress.
While the new article amending the ma
tional constitution offers the most liberal
conditions to the authors of the rebellion
and does not come up to the measure Of
our expectations, we believe it's ratification
would be the commencement of lasting
protection to all our people, and, therefore,
we accept it as the best present remedy,
and appeal to our brothers and friends in
the North and West to make it their watch
word in the coming election. The tokens
are suspicious Of overwhelming success
However little the verdict of the ballot box
may affect the reckless man in the Presi-
Dental chair, we cannot doubt that the
traitors and sympathizers he has encouraged
will recognize that verdict as the surest in
dication that the mighty power which
crushed the rebellion is still alive, and those
who attempted to oppose or defy it will do
so at the risk of their own destruction.
Our confidence in the overrnling Provi-
dence of God prompts the prediction and
the belief that when this warming is sutfi-
GENTLY taught to these misguided and reck-
less men, the liberated millions of the re-
bellious South will be protfered those rights
and franchises which may be necessary to
adjust and settle this mighty controversy in
the spirit of the most enlarged and Chris
tian philanthropy.
George w. Paschal, of Texas, chairman
R. o. Sidney, of Mississippi John H. At
kinson, of West Virginia John A. Alder
dice, of Delaware A. w. Hawkins, of Ten
nessee Samuel Knox, of Missouri Wright
r. Fish, of Louisiana Milton J. Laffold,
of Alabama Phillip Frazier, of Florida,
D. p Goodloe, of North Carolina ; D. c.
Forney, of District of Columbia John A.
J. Creswell, of Maryland CIV. Ashleum,
of Georgia.
Hon. John Minor Bolts, after some re-
marks, moved the adoption of the address.
Mr.. Sherwood, of Texas, offered a substi-
tute, and long debate ensued, but the adj
dress was finally adopted.
THE MULATToEs AT LoGGERHEADs.
A later dispatch says:
The question which has been anticipated
as the dangerous qulcksand of the Southern
Loyahsts Convention eliminated this even
ing in virtual split. The address and res
olutions reported during the morning ses-
sion having been adopted, and the other
business having been disposed of, the dele
gates from the border States-Maryland
Kentucky and West Virginia--desired to Sc
cure an adjournment sine die. That motion
was made by Governor Brownlow, of Ten
nessee, and it Immediately created quite a
storm in the convention, the delegates from
the new reconstructed States denouncing it
as species of infidelity to them.
Governor Hamilton, of Texas, made a
strong appeal against the adjournment, re-
Winding the delegates from the border
States that their admission was only mat
ter of courtesy and charging that the
courtesy was now being badly requit
ed. He charged, also, that the idea which
the Marylanders had was the desire to avoid
responsibility for the principle of "impar-
tial suffrage" which the Guf States desired
to incorporate in their address.
Finally, after considerable debate, a COM
promise was arrived at, which was that the
committee of the unconstructed States
should, tomorrow, report their platform
and address. That the delegates from
those States alone should discuss or vote
upon it ; and that such a platform and ad
dress should be incorporated and published
with the regular proceedings. This under
standing having been arrived at, the con-
vention, at eight, P. M, adjourned till ten
o'clock tomorrow.
1t is understood that the Maryland and
other border States delegations will take no
further part in the proceedings. The dele
gate from Arkansas, General Rogers, also
retired on the same ground.
Closing Proceedings-A Slim Attendance
Report i'm Favor of Impartial Suffrage
Exciting Debate-Rich Scenes-Final ID
journ ment, sc.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. THE convention
of delegates from the unreconstructed
States met at 10 o'clock. There were but
few delegates from the Border States pres
ent, and not over one hundred in ALL while
the audience numbered only about fOur