The New York herald., 1866-09-06

ton are paramount, cannot hesitate in such
contest to stand by the good cause of the ad-
ministraton and it's simple and patriotic
policy Of Southern restoration. Upon this
issue, just proclaimed, the Vermont election is
no indication of the elections to come.
The Contrast Between the Two Philadelphia
Conventions.
The great and striking points of difference
between the conservative and radical parties
of this country are admirably exhibited in the
contrast between the Union Convention, which
met at Philadelphia in August, and the Nigger
Worshippers' Convention, which is now in SEES
sion in the same city. The one was dignifed
and statesmanlike: the other ia violent and vul-
gar. The one welcomed the return of peace;
the other insists upon the renewal Of the war;
The one declared emphatically for the Union;
the other advocates policy that must lead to
disunon. The one favored the restoration of
our white citizens to their constitutional rights;
the other is committed to the determination
theories of Parson Brownlow and Ben Butler's
cry for blood. The one was attended by
some Of our bravest soldiers and wiscst states
men, the other is composed of insane and revo-
lutionary radicals. The one was an honor TO
the country the other is absurd and dis
graceful.
AT the Union Convention all the States and
Territories were represented by delegations
chosen by the people and expressing the seni-
ments Of the people. The delegates to the
Nigger Worshippers' Convention are without
constituencies; they represent nobody but
themselves; the majority Of them never saw
the States from which they profess to come, and
Philadelphia loafers, picked up in the streets or
the barrooms. pretend g speak tor tie loyal
men OF the South. The Union Convention as
sembled for a certain purpose, transacted Its
business in an orderly and parliamentary man
ner and adjourned tremendously. The Nigger
Worshippers' Convention has already wasted
more time in wrangling, abusing the conserva-
tives and slandering the President than the
other Convention required for all it's sessions.
The Union Convention had we'll defined and
constitutional principles, which it Incorporated
into brief, emphatic and invincible platform
The Niger Worshippers' Convention seems de-
termined to repudate the only principle-that
Of universal negro suffrage-to which it can be
said to have any claim, unless bloodshed, riot
ing, miscegenation, debanchery and anarchy
may be called principles, and they are Ger
tainly enunciated as such in the speeches Of
the radical delegates.
Compare the characters Of the gallant Dix
and Senator Doolittle, the temporary and per-
manent chairmeD Of the Union Convention,
with those Of Tom Durant and Mr.. Speed, who
fill the same Offices in the Niger Worshippers'
Convention, AMI they will be found apt expo
nents Of the two assemblages Compare the
characters Of the delegates to the two Conven-
lions, the resolutions presented, the speeches
delivered the conduct and department of all
concerned. and 1t will be found that while the>
one was body only equalled in ability by
that which framed the constitution, the other Is
vicious collection Of the most violent extrem-
lists OF both North and South To impeach
and remove the President and to incite
negro instructions In the South are the objects
Of these raliclls, openly avowed In such
speeches a. thal OF Senator Chandler. They
exclude negroes from the Convention and want
TO keep the negro-sutfrage issue hidden for
time In order TO delude the voters at the ap-
preaching elections, and are thus willing to
break all their promises to the blacks so as to
secure a little longer lease of political power.
But under this concealment lurk dark and dan.
gerous schemes which are only now and then
revealed by the most reckless Of the ranters.
Our graphic reports Of the proceedings give oil
the various phases OF the gathering--its comic
side, its rebelious side, Its ridiculous side and
its disunion side; and we have no need to re-
cGpitulate now the ute RANGES Of the delegates
from their threats Of assassination to their
avowals OF mlscegenation theories. All this
has been carefully perused by our readers and
will be useful for reference hereafter AT
present we have to ask the candid and intelli-
gent voters Of the country to consider the con-
trast between this Convention aud that which
met In August and to decide for themselves
which Is the more worthy Of their sympathy,
their adherence and their support at the polls.
DELEGArEs TO rHs ALBANY CONTENTION
Several delegations will 60 from this city to the