Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-05
FROM PHILADELPHIA,
The NHIscegenatiOn Glass Meeting
-PermnnenI OrHanIzailOn.

FROM PHILADELPHIA.
The NIIscegenatiOn Glass Meeting
-PermanenT Organization.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4.-The Southern
delegates assembled at 10 O'clock. Rev. Mr..
Mattock opened the proceedings with
prayer. Mr.. e. Washburne, of Georgia,
made report from the committee on Gre
dentials, that the Convention receive the
report of the delegation from each State as
final as to the qualification of members.
The report OF the committee on Perma-
nent Organization was read. Hon. James
Speed, Of Kentucky, was announced as
permanent President, and was received
with loud applause.
Mr.. Speed, on accepting the chair, ac-
knowledged the honor In a brief speech.
He said: We Southern men, who have seen
the sin of slavery, know historically and
experimentally that it must perish from
the face of the earth, while we wish peace,
permanent and sure, established on the
principle of equal justice, equal rights and
equal security to all men within the juris-
diction of the United States. He COM
pared the Convention at Washington of
the fourth of July and the present
Convention, both resulting from the
strong feeling which was growing in
the South for universal liberty. One was
to crush this principle, the other to sustain
it. The Convention of the 4th ofJuly, met
merely to record the comments of one man,
and to decide what loyal Congress refused
to do; and II the Congress of the United
States ever becomes the mere Recording
Secretary of the Executive, the liberty of
the Republic is gone. He declared that
there was unequal representation as long
as one man In the country was unrepre-
sented. When the loyal Southern men
heard this declaration of the Convention at
Baltimore, which nominated Lincoln. 1t
was a day of rejoicing throughout their
homes, and they bid the North good will.
He called attention to the peculiar Ian
guage adopted by the Convention of July
4th, in which it was said that
slavery is abolished. 1t does not say that
any Southern State has abolished slavery,
but indicates that it has been abolished by
military power, and when they have power
they will claim compensation for emanci-
pated slaves. He wished it to be written
in the fundamental law of the land, that no
money is ever to be paid for emancipated
slaves, or tor the effort to overthrow this
Government. He desired the proceedings
to be governed by the spirit of harmony
that nothing should be done in anger, ha-
trrd or ill-will, or revenge, but that the
proceedings should be governed by the
principles of justice, right, mercy, and
love.
Generals Geary, Butler, Burnside and
Others were invited to the platform.
A discussion then took place on the fol-
lowing motion of Mr.. George Sands, Of
| Maryland:
Resolred, That the Convention now pro-
ceed to the appointment of committee on
De- - 4 -. a
two members from each State and the Dis
trict of Columbia, to be selected by the re-
spective State delegations, and that all
resolutions declaratory of principles be re-
ferred to the committee on Resolutions
without debate.
Gov. Hamilton moved to strike out the
last clause of the resolution, to refer reso-
lutions without debate.
A lengthy discussion occurred pro and
con, which ended with cries of "question,
question"
On the motion to strike out the words
"without debate" the question was put
and the amendment was carried, and the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Hugh J.. Bond, of Baltimore, offered
the following: ga rH
Resolred, That this Convention urge the
| loyal men of the United States in demand
/
antees OF the Constitutional Amendments
passed by Congress- and call upon the pa
triotic men of the loyal States to use every
| eXertiOn to secure the ratification of the
amendments by their States; and that, as
we believe in the justice of the measure in
our opinion, there can be no permanent
peace or security for the loyal men of the
| South without return to negro suffrage.
| Mr.. Scafferd, of Alabama, inquired il that
resolution was in the form of instruction
| Mr.. Thomas said the first part of the res
olution met the unanimous appreciation OF
the Maryland delegation. The latter did
not.
A delegate moved to strike out the word
"Negro," before suffrage" and insert the
word equal"
The Chair said the resolution has already
been referred. .......- --
Mr.. Thomas hoped it would be again
brought before the Convention for discus
sion. He was as strong in the advocacy of
Union principles as any, but he did not
favor such firebrands as this. These re-
marks gave rise to an exciting debate. The
resolution was finally referred to the COM
| mittee. A number Of resolutions were Of
| fered and referred.
At half-past one o'clock the Convention
adjourned until tomorrow.
Meeting of the Northern Brethren.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4.-The Northern
delegations were to have met this morning
in horticultural Hall, but the accommoda-
tions proving too small it was resolved to
have an open air meeting in front of the
League House. Governor Curtin presided.
On motion of Mr.. Hoxie, of New Jersey,
the report of the Reconstruction commit
tee of the last Congress was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylva-
mia, the Convention adjourned to meet at
the call of its Chairman, and in the mean
time to attend the Southern Convention
and cheer on its members. Speeches were
then made from the pOrtico of the League
House by Senators Wilson, of Mass, and
Lane, of Ind; Gen. GarfieldDof Ohio, Jas.
M. Scovell, of Ind, and others.
The New York delegation organized at
the League House, with Gen. Walbridge in
the chair. Speeches were made, some of
them in the most uncompromising spirit,
by Gov. Curtin of Pennsylvania, Morton of
Indiana, Senator Chandler of Michigan,
and Senator Yates of Illinois.