The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-24
SOUTHERN Loyal CONVENTION.

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-aiiit'i iPETRoLKUM v. NAsBY, p. NJ.
SOUTHERN LOYAL CONVENTION.
PrOeeedinss OF the PhiIadeiphia
Union LS6sue---A Hearty welcome
rendered. T-5--
PmLADELPHIA, August 22.-There
/ was an enthusiastic meeting this even
| ing at the Union League House. Five
hundred members were present. A
preamble and resolution were presented
by Charles Gibbons, and unanimously
adopted First, That this League viii
welcome to the city! Of Philadelp phia the
! delegates othe Convention Of Southern
loyaltsts, and will cooperate with them
and other loyal citizens of thAs United
States to secure the perpetual union of
all States on the basis proposed in the
amendment TO the Constitution agreed
I upon by Congress. The second and
third provides Tor q public welcome to
the delegates to the Convention, invites
the citizens of this and other States to
participates and directs the Secretary to
issue tickets of admission to the League
House to delegates. The fourth declares
that the thanks of the League be, and
they are hereby cordially presented to
the loyal Representatives In CONGRESS
from this and other States, who, faithful
TO justice, to liberty and the Constitu-
Il
country nom the humiliation, danger
and disgrace of admitting into the pub
Lie councils unpuntshed traitors whose
hands are stained with the blood of her
loyal children. The fifth is as follows:
ReS0E0ed, That in the extraordinary
sympathy recently manifested by AM
drew Johnson under the guidance of
William 81. Seward, with the prominent
traitors ofsthe country and their no.
Htical adherents, in his treachery to the
loyal people who trusted and raised
him to power, in his recent declaration
that he viii SO use that power as to
compel every man who holds Office un-
der the Governments to support his
policy or give up his bread, in his de-
Mai OF the right of the people of the
loyal States to exercise legislative
powers in Congress in the present con-
dttion OF the country, in his indecent
ana repeated attacks upon their repre-
sentatives for endeavoTing to establish
justice and protect q weak and help
less race from persecution, oppression
and slaug In his fraternity with the
rebels of New Orleans, resulting in the
horrible and CauseIess massacre Of
loyal peaceful and virtuous citizens,
wicked in concept ption, fiendish in sxecu-
ton we recognize with profound dis
appointment and sorrow degree OF
moral and political depravity which
has NO parallel in our history, and we
most vigilance is now required on the
part of those by whose votes and arms
the nation was saved, in order to secure
the fruits of their victory, justice with
peace, and liberty with union.
[ AtoTmalt1 letter OF invitation to the
delegates was adopted, concluding as
follows; ssYour sufferings during the
war commanded our heartieat sYmpa-
thy, and We promised ourselves that it's
triumphant close would bring to YOU
your reward, not only in release from
persecution, but I'm enabling you to
carry Into effect your noble aspiration
OF AmOulding into one glorious nation
alttY the hitherto jarring sectionsof our
country. Wlthyou we gFieVe pFofound-
ly, at the unexpected policy which ar-
parently seeks 70 reward treason. and
punish fidelity; nor can. we see aught
but evil for the future In the uiihoiy aI-
lance between those on the one hand
who sought to subYert the Government.
and on the other who endeaVored to
cripple that Government in its efforts
FOR selE-preseryat ation; with you Wethinir
the de5ttnies OF the Republic shonld not
be condded to men who have labnFed
tor is destrnct ction; with You we depre-
cate the measures which place LOYALTY
defenseless in the power of such men
as organized the New Orleans massn-
cEas With youW we desire to have treS-
SON made odious, In order % seeureito
y0uWesupportedt theWar in einferests
of peace, but the peace for which we
atfuggted HsSnOt eoTbe hollow tree.
In which both parties should be reoruif-
ing strength for another confiet! nor
was Y 70 be an artifiee by which traitors
- - 91l9 astain through legislation the
Which they had failed 20 seenra by
toree. You have suffered, and all have
striVen torpeace which should confer
upon our country unity Ia tact as well
as IN name, and we all FecoRnfza that
eli1e la only 70 be Obtained by giving
ualtl Die nstitutional4 sanction 70
Lne NsEolct rendered on the field OF bat
lste.s such being our community Of
4eeline and Of purpose We hold, you IN
al honor for the Iarif ices which Won
haNe made, and which you are read = q
coI.s sinne % the end. We shall af all
tallaesT 1eel our house honored by the
presence OF your stead fast aud fncoH-
F1pti bls patriot ism and We EonId .es-
pael1ll request your Attendance on I
the ID Of Heptemhar5 that q ff6e inter-
change Of ntiments may serves 20 COM
soLdate the bonds of mutual sympathy |
@ s.lle. llioele- VA We beseech q fighteoua |
Coo 20 qtrect your alterations aosrae
% render Ypnr ass semb1y an efficient in /
strumeut IN rest tnEtnR to- our cotfiffrV
the harmony an d uni n To which IL IISsl
clqng been 4 2 = s. =.
EelsE ring g the presence % Gem Grant
G he White House when the Fresi-
dent I'd wa the Philsdelphfa deIsqa-
tiopi ana the political signih hcancs /
sought q be given 70 It by tie Demo- |
cratic paTafs, y inentiv saws
When General Grant seas 1T 20 give ]
his opinions on the political re5 a I
the day Il VIII be time eII0unh 70 a. I
sign him his rel iiont 70 the contendfnp ]
parties. 81. ~ have no hesitation n /
- fl2ls that loeo tThpl considering the I
Cons talionai AmendmenE % IS fiie /
leu 1 us Of d lil.i55 unnes f1af 1
eseleEal Grant - opp "a 10 f6ti.s VIII /
es INA that tlpl dla l oI1iIir iiifiI-
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