Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-30
The South on the Political Situa-
ton,

We have already published extracts
from the Richmond papers showing their
dissatisfaction with the doings of the
late Philadelphia Convention. We give
below some further choice scraps from
the Southern journals, which are par
fcularly interesting as indicating the
views Of the politicians of that section.
There was one Southern editor present at
Abe convention, (Gen. A. r. Wright, of
the Augusta, Ga. Sentinel who seemed
to be entirely satisfied with the spirit
prevailing the Northern delegates at
Philadelphia. Writing to his paper he
says:
have never seen men so earnest in
their desire for Cancellation and peace as
the members of the Convention from
the Northern and Western States,
nor have ever heard the radicals so
thoroughly denounced, even in the South
as they are by these men who live among
them. For the South and the Southern
people they express the kindest feelings
and most anxious solicitude. They re-
cogEize and appreciate that great sacrifices
hare been made al the South and feel kecnLy
the deep humiliations to which we have
been subjected by the Rump Con-
gress.
The traitors who conspired and took
up arms for the destruction of our gov
ernment who massacred our soldiers aud
starved to death our prisoners of war
in their hands, have the earnest SYM
patty of these Northern doughfaces for
being defeated in their bloody work by
such oppressors as Gems. Grant, Sherman,
Sheridan, and our northern volunteers,
backed by the "Rump Congress-" The
Humiliation" of the South keenly affiicts
the sensitive hearts and Expresses the
tender bosoms Of the Northern delegates
ut Philadelphia. How grateful must all
this be to our patriotic soldiers who
periled life and limb to save the Union
from the deadly assaults of venomous
treason!
But there were nevertheless some
portions Of the address, adopted at the
convention, which even this generally
satisfied editor did not easily swallow.
He continues
The address to the people of the
United States, as published, is not in the
the exact phraseology which was report
ed by the committee. There were few
phrases used in describing parties in the
late war which are offensive to a portion Of
our people, and they were ordered to be
stricken out of the address, before it
was reported to the Convention. By
some oversight this was not done,
and hence the official copy of the address
will be slightly modified"
A correspondent Of the Augusta Con-
stitutionalst says the net result Of the
Philadelphia convention was the betray-
nj of Southern rights and the arrange
ment of the nominations of 1868 !;
For President William H. Seward; For
Vice President, James L. Orr" by the
"power behind the throne"
The Columbus, Georgia, Sun, referring
to Governor Orr, thus expresses its con-
tempt for the arm-in.arm scene -
nFeeling assured that he would have
stood upon his head wrapped in the Uni
ted States flag and surrounded by Roman
candles, blue and red lights, whirligigs,
and all the other pyrotecnic adjuncts
known to first class theatre, if it had
been demanded by the managers of the
convention, and would have concentra-
ted public attention upon himself, we
are surprised that the Governor did not
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general more appropriate and striking,
by bearing in his hand palmetto tree,
whileshis partner in the procession dis
played dried Goldfish.
owe regret that it was deemed neces-
sary to pander to the vitiated tastes Of
Northern rabble-to render almost
farcicial the opening Of an assembly,
upon whose counsels and conclusions
rested matters of such grave concern to
human liberty, that solemn and digni-
fed silence could best have marked its
propagation"
The Mobile Times reviews the resolu-
tions adopted at Philadelphia, and tfen
"slings ink" as follows:
aThe unnecessary declaration that the
war just closed has maintained the au-
thority Of the Constitution and the
rights of the States, is rather of deri-
sive nature when read alongside of that
declaring that this abominable outrage
and public robbery-the abolition proc
lamation-has eradicated slavery now
and forever.
In the same breath the insulting dec
laration Ii made that President, even
unaided BY Congress, could rob the
States Of their social and domestic in