The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-15
The Philadelphia Convention.
ADDRESS OF GOV. ORR.

PHILADELPHIA, August I4.-Trains
last night and this morning were
heavily loaded with delegates and
visitors to the great Convention, and
the hotels are overhowing. The re-
ception room Of the executive COM
mittee has been thronged with dele
gates registering their names Every
State and Territory is represented.
The harmonious feeling of yesterday
IS still more marked to-day. Fer
nando Wood, in letter declining to
appear as delegate, has made him
many friends. Vallandigham will
not go into the Convention; he has
written letter to that effect.
At a meeting of the chairman of
the various delegations last evening,
the following business was agreed
upon: Each delegation is to report
one of its number for Vice President,
one for Secretary, two for the Com
mlttee on Finance, two for the Ma
tional UnioH Committee, two for q
committee to wait upon the President
with report of the proceedings of
the Convention, one for q Committee
on Credentials, one for that upon or
ganization, and two upon resolutions
and address. There will be no dis
cussion on the resolutions. The in
terchange of opinions among the
delegates has exhibited an unanimitv
of sentiment upon this subject that
forbids discussion. The resolutions
will substantially embrace the propo-
sitions contained in the call for the
Convention, which is honestly and
cordially approved by all delegates
here-North and South-Republican
and Democratic. It is proposed that
the Convention shall issue a general
address to the country, and, in addi-
tion to the address of the Conven-
ton. proper Southern delegates
should unite in a separate address,
stating more in detail the position
they occupy, the reasons by which
they are influenced. and the results
they hope to obtain.
An informal meeting was held last
evening of the soldiers of both North
ern and Southern armies, in which a
proposition was made and received
with favor, to call Convention of
the soldiers of the two armies, at
some central point, within Il few
weeks, where men who fought braycly
against each other may meet an. a
spirit of conciliation and determine
to stand together in the maintaining
the Union and the Constitution.
Governor Orr spoke at the Natl, nal
Guards Hall, last night. He said The
people of the South believed they
had the right to secede; the North
did not agree on the question, and
submitted it to the arbitramept of
arms. The Northern Interpretation
of the Constitution has been firmly
and legally established; that decision
was pronounced on the field Of bat
tie, and the decree is incontrovertible.
The South has surrendered her prin-
ciples, and accepts the Northern IN
depreciation; we are willing to abide
by it forever. BY this war, the peo-
pie of the South have, to very large
extent, been stripped of their pro
perty; their banks and their credit are
gone. In many localities, the great
standpoint of civil law has been lost.
Thus, the people Of the South have
far more need of stable Govern
ment than you have, and it is mad
folly to charge that they will not full
fill their oaths to support this Go
vernment. We claim this as our
Government as well as yours; but,
that We may be equal, we must have
representation in Congress. 1t is not