New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-03

exas and Tennessee well known and will outweight that
Of Virginia which ia more Radical on many
points but not 90 liberal in the main, either
to the Rebel who has borne arms against or the
negro who has taken up for his country. The ap'
peal the North the bill of grievances resolves or what
ever formula Of policy Conventonsts fit to adopt viii
further many respects impress and convince the mind
of the North than anything yet set forth in the legislation
We shs have quareng at all events and Of the eas'
something win be brought forth sound and reassurng 10 the
country The loyal Of the South already feel that ney
have 1t in power dictate the platform OF the country
It will be well written no doubt and wisely laid down. ana
viii be comprehensive.
Should Maryland Delaware decide taking rank with
the yecomers will be s greater homogeDity among
the veteran Loyalists Of the South.
A MEETING OF SOUTHERN DELEGATES.
meeting Of the Southern delegation held last evening
at the rooms Of the National Union Club Gov Fletcher OF Mis-
souri, acting Chairman and Dr. Hawkins OF Tennessee as
Secretary Committee appointed to designate who
should act s speaker Of the Southern delegation to reply 10
the congrauaoy reception address Of Charles Gibbons esq
in this city, Col Newness Of Kentucky was appointed
Chairman of Committee and the Committee selected Gov
Hamilton of Texas to make the reply 1t was originally n
tended to choose Gov Hamilton temporary President but
having been elected speaker probable that Gov Fletcher
Of Missouri will be elected. The doors were subsequently
thrown open and number Of speeches made
TUE EASTERN DELEGATION.
The delegations from the Eastern States win all be here by
tomorrow New.York will not be strongly represented as
expected on account Of assembling Of the Syracuse State
Convention on Sept number Of those selected as dele
gates to the Convention Of have since been selected
to represent their at Syracuse delegation OF
AZ least one hundred from Brooklyn win be here tomorrow
and viii be quartered at the Continental Hotel
SEP. 2-midnighi.
ARRIVAL OF PROMINENT DELEGATES.
Gems. Butler and Burnside, Senator Henry Wilson,
the Hon NJ Baldwin Gov Andrew, Of Mass ChiefJustiee
MI r. ~ h
Y Tgdspeadent Gov Hawley Of Conn., Senator Fogg. eH
Gov Fish, N H. Francis George Shaw and Dr. Jackson
Shuz OF n Y arrived this evening accompanied by an I'M
mcne number Delegates from the Eastern sates The
following Of the Connecticut Delegation arrived this evenings
Gov Hawley Hon. p I. Blrnum the Hoo David CARR
the Hon. VIM S Coe the Hon. David Nichols, Col Wor'
chester Judge Foster, Leai.-Goy. Douglas the Hoa
NJ c. Warner others. Tie principal hotels ars paeked
at least fifteen hundred Delegates in the city The
promises be grand success There perfect
harmony everywhere aud all the business viii be transacted
in a couple Of days.
A CONTEMPLATED ASSAULT on FREDERICK DOUGLASS,
ESQ, IN NEWARK.
During the stoppage at Newark Of the tram Tor
Philadelphia with Fred Douglass board, squads from
crowd which sad been awaiting bis coming passed througo
the search Of him. shouting for the damned Niger
Douglass has got through safely however Doubtless the
mob was led to expect bin by information sent them oa
New.YOrk
AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE or THE COUNTRY.
The National Union Republican Executive Com
mttee are preparing address the people Of the country
which will be issued in day or 80.
SOUTHERN DELEGATES TO REMAIN NORTH
number of the most prominent Of the Southern
delegates will remain North during the Fall to do service on
the stump in New YORK. NewJerscy and Pennsylvania
GBS. BUTLER TO SPEAK.
Gen. Butler will make speech before the public
tomorrow.
THE PLATFORM OF THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION.
Special Dispatch to The y. T. Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA Sept o ls66
/ learn that the following the principal points
which will DO embodied In the platform OF the Virginia dele
CATION The resolutions viii be drawn up by wellkhown
citizen Of Northern Virginia;
That the Union the States was intended be perpetual
and therefore State has right 70 withdraw from e same
that any attempt break up the Union by oGa o. %
or by force that every cz 81 owes
allegiance and whole people OF the Oated
States and that any such citizen an e n9 10 he
projection Of United States and HE right to cIenhp can
oaIy be restored by !awmakng power Of the latter
Goyernmept, that paturazed citizens who so desert
their allegiance add perjury TO treason. ara sLo1
forever de6arred from exercising the rlghis OF cehP
ina, the power pardon the crime Of treason al least OF
doub,u authority and steps should be takeh 10 pls
auction before the judicial tribunals Of tie country and
the Constitution should be amended as 10 pro-
hbt In the future that while the absurd dogma OF she
Sovereignty" has destroyed by the Rebellion. the
r,rh,s 81 the states stll remain untouched and unin.
paired that the Office should only be conferred
upon the loyal and that traitors. o. condition
of their restoration to their citizenship should be
declared incapable Of holding Office for term
OF years not orever that the single Issue in the approach
inc contest is whether the traitors who have done all they
could 70 destroy country shall DC restored TO power or
whether future safety and control shah be ntru'ted to
those who ked all for its preservation That IN .uen
contest be choice and that he who leps TO t
the traitor 70 power In deed not in heart traitor that
the Freedmen Bureau at present Indispensable 10 the Sc
eury and welfare OF the lately emanopated eoored race and
that II has proved Itself Of ncaculabe benefit to the suffering
a the white that the emsncpated people
OF the South entitled to the rights others and That
the test way for them TO secure the enjoyment Of them for
Congress 10 place the State In the hands Of loyal
men who have disposition to Cypress the blaek that al
Congress no Radical adopted and therefore the
Democratic cry Of "Federahss Aooltionists' s9omls-
on &C. contains no terror TO loyal ioen that the states
lately In Rebellion already In Congress 1t is because
their voluntarily abandoned their Lea 70 be-
come another when the opportunity
Of again occupying their seat1 the nnsnbdned Rebel
spirit brcke aesb and insult was added to cacheJ ey
noxous by active participation In the Rebellion with the iu
knowledge that they could not comply Nun ,ns S aaa
illustrate The unsubdued spirit OF the Rebels than
that they should crave for parSSs on ,h one cay.
on which they win return to the Unoni that the
e late Philadelphia Convention when ATTEMPTED TO be Pamsd
off as expressive the principles OF Rebels and Copperheads
IA cheat by which sensible person can be
md since patent that there not Rebel IL the Sou
OF Comprehend in North willing 70 abide BY any such
declaration ia good fsth that all wish Is that treason
should be made odious' and that loyal men should
rule the country that the IIeht W pea,.p ~
consult was recently illustrated BY the Philadelphia Conyen
ton when large numbers in deadly hostility TO inc Govern'
permitted 10 concert scheme ior accom-
pehing balot-box what the cartridge box haa sgnay
failed TO effect that the butcsery Of New orleans es LOT
justice and ands Of the Federal authorities summary
trial ard faithful execution Of the aws that the oounenance
given this slaughter Of by the President and the
Unconstitutional Of In snpcrsedng the lawfully
elected Governor and transferring the power OF the state
Executive into the hands Of his atrAps aud dependents
calls for the most rigid inquiry the part OF the representa-
tiyes Of the people,
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
PHILADELPHIA Sept. 2, 1856
Special Dispseh to The N. Y. Tribune.
The following members Of the National Union and