Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-08-14
THE PERFORMANCE AT PHILA-
DELpHIA

DELPHIA.
We take the following excellent article
from Harper's Weekly. 1t is strictly in ac-
cordance with our own Views on the subject,
and we commend it to our readers as worthy
of perusal-
MIR. Heron, of New Orleans writes to
the Chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee OF Louisiana that, after seeing the
massacre, he declines 10 serve as delegate
to the Philadelphia Convention. 1t Is not
surprising. There was not rioter who
nTed upon the negroes or upon the members
OF the convention who does not belong to
the party of the Philadelphia Convention.
Ihe Union" representation from the late
rebel States to Philadelphia is drawn exclu-
siVely irom the Union men who "hate mig
gers" and scorn equal rights. They denounce
Congress because Congress refuses to allow
them to count in the basis of their represen-
iatlon the "niggers" whom they despise.
Ihey claim TO be conservative, F" because
they insist that voter in South Carolina
shall have as much powe-at the polls as
two or three voters in Illinois. They swear
at Congress as radical, " because II demands
fair play They are coming to Philadelphia,
shooting Union men on the way, because
they know that they shall meet in the Con-
1
flag, and Fernando Wood, who apologized
to Robert Toombs because he could not send
him arms to fire upon Union men They
are coming to the Convention because they
hope TO rule it, and, with its assistance, TO
rule the country.
We are very glad they are coming. Wean-
ticipate with great pleasure the spectacle of
that assembly. 1t will he edlfying to see
Mr.. Nallandigham with his foot upon the
flag, and General Dix with his arms around
his neck, whispering fondly, "If any man
hauls down the flag, shoot him on the spot -
II will be suggestive 10 observe August Bel
mont, who allowed young Englishman to
wear rebel badge in his house, graciously
patronizing the neophyte Seward, who at
last owns that Tammany Hall is the only
true Union League; and the genial Dean
Richmond putting ThurOw Weed in his
pocket and Alexander H. Stephens, a pa
rolled prisoner of the Government, who still
lustities the constitutionality of secession,
teaching Postmaster General Randall the
alphabet of constitutional Union.
We have never doubted what the result OIL
the Convention would be. 1t will be either
nothing or the reorganization of the Demo
cratic party. Mr.. Weed and Mr. Randall
and General Dix and MIR. Seward will act
with the Democrats in the autumn elections
| Il
they attempt a johnson ticket it will be
merely secondhand Fillmore performance
Of 1856. If they sustain the Democratic
party which has no more intention of dis
t banding itself than a snake ot committing
suicide, they will support policy dictated
by those who, like Mr. Stephens, hold thu
doctrine of constitutional secession, and VIII
believe that tranquility is possible while
seventh OF the population are excluded from
all political power, and one section of th
i country is politically preferred to the other
As for purging the Convention, it is simpl,
impossible. Everybody will come except thl
earnest and intelligent Union men of thu
country. Such men from the North ant
: South and East and West are not expected
t nor invited. 1t isa Convention of those wit
oppose Congress, and who hold that Mayo
Monroe, of New Orleans is trDer Unioi
man than Andrew ]. Hamilton, of Texas
: From such body how can Mr.. Vallandig
ham he excluded? He hates Congress am
Radicals and "niggers - he defends tin
: President and Jefferson Davis; believes il
i the equal rights of the States, and despse
those OF the people of the States ii they ar
OF an improper complexion. What NOR
would conservative Unionn Convention
8 hayeY The test question must be, in tn
I nature OF the case, not what qcds but what
mans nionism And the proofs in ever
case will be the same DO you 90 for pui
+ ting down Radicals and 'niggers?''' ~ do.
= do you love the Union according to Dele
gate Stephensf" ~ do.n pass in"
And when once in, the positive and nc
!, the negative element will control. 1t wi
u not be what Bismarck called ''the perfume
+. moderates" not those who don't agree wit
n all that Congress has done, but would lil
70 see better spirit at the South; not til
lukewarm but the boiling-hot element whic
e will stir the pot. The Daily News has
ready notified Mr. Raymond that he mui
not hope 10 enter. The Times, indeed, J.,
torts that MIR. Ben. Wood must be excluded
l. But the political contest in this country
o between active and earnest forces. MI
II Wood represents one of them, and MIR. Ray
o mond does not represent the other. But wht
l. ever falls between will be ground to powde