, 1866-09-11
THE LOYAL CONVENTION, );


ele On tie Suffrage QuestIon-Chnruc-
ter OF the Resolutions.
(Fron our specia1 Corrcspondentl
PH1LApELFu1A, September &, 1885.
The grind reception welcome to tho
Southern Unionists came at an earlier hour
than was generally anticipated. The osiel.
nal intention was to put the formal meeting
oil I'LL the Convention had finished It's work,
aud then make 1t take tho character Of q
general endorsement Of that work. It was
found, however, that such course would
oblige the whole body Of Northern men to
remain here I'LL Saturday. This many OF
them could not do. except at grcat lpcon.
scnaencc. Consequently last oscping was
chosen for extending the right hand Of fel-
lowslip. :
The city may we'll be proud Of her Union
League Club. doubt II another organiza.
tion In the country could get up such a meot-
Ing 81 that of last night was--I an sure no
other organization ever has done 80. It
were useless to attempt description the
morning papers thow the Hork Of dozen
reporters each, but neither Of them Inns more
than suggestion Of the meeting. There are
Romc things that human nature can't do
the best trick of words gives but the basest
skeleton Of the real body OF any great civic
or military pageant. How poor and feeble,
then, are words when one seeks to catch the
spirit Of such a monster consolidation OF
political and mornl feeling and Judgment, as
this Of yesterday was!
The meeting was kept up till an hour and
half past midnight. The fireworks were
measured By the wagon load. Bands were
counted BY the dozen. Professions pasaded
by the mile, with torches By the ten thous-
and. Speakers were tailed lv the s,oro
Auditors were comnnted hr Tho 49,, e..
~, sh,vts a,a h,,rrsH,s s 80 cos
an, a,,.hns ,sa.s e .sa'aas' ~, ,es sae asaetsneas
alo e'lthus'ash0-ah me- fhaf mind cannot
express what eyes car sec, cars can hcas.
hearts can feel!
mean very much, though seem to say
very Attic. when add that the reception
amazed the Southern men: They expected
eomething, but nothing like this. Their
presence seems 4 continual delight to the
city Their stay l. made an une1lding oya-
tlou: Inc testimony Of everybody TO their
Patfioi'sm Is overwhelming. They hardly
SNOW now 70 receive the tribute. They have
hot ncen ased to admiration. They are gen
e.a'iy Simple and plasn men. Many Of them,
never Etiofc iouna themselves the observed
oi great company Of observers.
IL Wa5 inevitable THAT they must have a
storm IN Tue Convention. The c!ashing Of
!aan Aanulga earnest and active tntrls neces-
nMtny A, rr0aIcea lrie.iu1. heat, explosion.
lnss conclusion could not hare been Eatded
ou-rfotabiy It was well to let It come ~
soon rs passttle. Monday and Tuesday
pFousht ouly routine work, and Of course
uM1,hs ~ those Gays there WAS very little ex-
cHcmeht; tserybody saw, however, that as
soon n as alIe suffrage question was taken he Id
OF IN earnest there would be q breeze. There
WIS great deal Of beating about the bnsh,
nnt nnally tue ISSUE was iorccd square1y to
tHc !foht on the Introduction Of Colonel
aloss resolution instruc:ing tho committee
On platform to report a declaration EaFor~
my impartial suffrage. Out of the S9s dele
E1les N INC Colvsi lion, Judge that some
scvent y-iise or eighty are Northern men who
We were strangers IN the South before the war.
illes havc no business in the body, for they
W nol ~ any essential seuse represent the
section rom Which they now conc. 1t
aoesn,t need TO he said that they are ali
negro suffrage nlea-l hare nothing to do
With their views Or nctinrs.
iherG were Two questions Of yital interest
10 tiie conversion, viz: the legality Of the
eAs11ns governments In the late rebel
ssates, and tie expcdtency Of declaring for
lmpartsal suffrage. In the first Of these
Krnt,el, Hsti5 lne an siates Of pe Maryland
interest; ~ the second, these sanic States
assumed 70 hayc tic clief nud primary IN
tefest. To the men Of Tennessee, the Caro-
nnas, gnu the Gu!f States. this question Of
Siafc Go'ernments would seem At tlrst of thc
.;!s u;Eassa cnnss4nsnee, nat the saita.-e 4nes'
lion. az everybody knew from the beginning,
taI nL t4c lonndatton of the new order oi
Ihlnes Tor which they as we'll a. the border
ola]e men were cropping.
sald fhe Question 1ras as 4, the er1ar3j>ney
OF declaring tor impartial suffrage. count
y Wosihy TO be written 10 letters Of gold,
1hTHf~3hNFTNd JtthAA f1rnIk
hAAaicu aug oaa real Sduthern H1eu canlc up
pvtnctrle Of equal political rights set fill
nigh and plain on their bauucrs. Old prcju-
diees had all been laid on the altar Of the
slaves must be raised to their leycl with
respect to the suffrage they unfiaftipcty
admitted. When shall this b. Gunes The
Border State influence, particularly the lur.c
majority Of that from Maryland, said rad.
WAIT. Thu, ,ncn Of the Gulf States said
go'r, So.s-tleclarc For Impartial suffrage ut
once. The Maryland delegation, is sixty
stfung-taore than ouc.seycntf1 Of the cnfirr
Convention. believe thqt 80 Of III. wf,ulc
number Of the delegates were ayowcd sui.
fsagc Uen last Monday, while body Of INV
more were almost persuaded.
vice and consultation. TLey iii W ttetr aos work o
Hcll"-la my opinion ail too well. The great
majority Of them arc impartial suffrage men.
The mighty New York delegation i for It
without an exception. But The loyal COY.
ernors-l believe there wcro seventeen here
N 1nest'ay ana Wedasstlay-the loyal Gov
North. met In council, and aftcr luucl, dc.
bate, resolved that the hour Is not rinc for
an advance to the p1rty declaration or every
ma: Individual belief, The one great Hues-
ton Oh which all others hang Il, In their
}sdsment, tle support aud endorsement of
Congress in the co1niug elections. Give it
that endorsement, anu thcn--lct tho voice Of
the majority prcyail.
Of course tho Convcnttonists need not be
governed by THO advice Of these tiortrnors,
&c: u WIS ouly question Of eSpcdiency.
bnt 1t vas counsel they werc bound to con-
s!dcr; Their light must he carried en- tn the
North for son'e months vet, Ut ieast-shoaM
they insis< On naitt'ng the General under
Ehon VIC hEh. u Tas not an easy qucs-
tioh 10 uec'ac. ihe resolution Of Colonel
Moss, cditor of the St. Louis Daily Prta.,
Drought It fatfiJ before tho Convention.
With this question came The explosion,
John Minor Bolts WAS In the chaic. Mr.
Speed being temporarily unwell. Mr., Bolts.
1y rensou OF partial deafness, natural slug
gishncss, and sort Of unrcasouIuc dosmst-
Ism Of manner, Is about US unfit as man
we'll can be to preside over wldc.awake
body Of men. When Colonel Moss Ind con. on
cluded his speech, and Governor Foreman.
of West Virginia. got in his mlotior
taifing the resolution Of instructions. the
storm broke against the hurly front OF The
dnc old Virginia gentleman. The Intentions
Of Mr.. Bolts were doubtless good, but he was
unequal to the occasion, and in i've minutes
the Convention had driftcd into such an Il 3.
roar Of confusion and excitement as / hardly
ever befhre saw. The Border State Influence
was, Of Course, anxious to stran.lc tho in
sttuction. The battle lasted half IN hour,
Most ofthc delegates arc wholly isuorant Of
the rules governing delihesatlve bodies they
knew we'll enough, what tacy wanted to ID.
hui they didn't Know how 10 work soas IA to
reach the desired end and consequently dom
dcrcd about with the dro!icst motions and
suggestions ever heard, al sure, iu Con-
ycniion. Mr.. Bolts lost Ills temper and his
knowledge Of parliamentary law, 1T the same
timc-rctorting sharply on some delegate
Who worried him with suggestions, over.
efeypIe't eent and eont.yins n r.
The close Of the st tr,,roIe a. rn1 that ,,,+h
parties had won somstE3nT Il was a.
C;Asnn 1,or.rnr IL ,.1.f.t 9.ttg.-