Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-30
RUTLAND HERALD.
MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1866.
The Coming Convention at Phiia-
delphia

There is to be another convention at
Philadelphia on the Sd of September. 1t
will not be so large as that recently held
in that city; first, because it is to be
composed of members from the Southern
States only, and secondly because
those members are to be men who
have stood faithful among the faith
less" in their devotion to the Union,
through war, persecution and great suf-
fering. Such Southern men we know
are few compared with the host of
Southern rebels who attended, or were
represented at, the late Johnson conven-
ton. But more love of Union, more
genuine, tried, unflinching patriotism,
more self-sacriticing devotion to coun-
try, is embodied in a single one of the
Southern loyalsts who will compose the
coming Philadelphia convention, than
was contained in, or represented by, all
the Northern and Southern copperhead
"bread.and- butter" and rebel members
of the late johnson convention, put to-
gether In weight Of tried and con-
sistent loyalty and patriotism, the com
ing convention will overbalance an in
finite number like that which recently
adjourned at the Getty of brotherly love"
1t is the Sd OF September convention,
then, composediof. such men as Hamilton
OF Texas, Horace Maynard and Stokes
Of Tennessee, Durant OF Louisiana, and
other representatives of the steadfast
Union men of the South, which is en-
titled to be heard, above all others, upon
the great question of Southern recon-
struction. Prosecuted through the war
by the rebels under the leadership of
Jefferson Davis, and still prosecuted by
the same men under the lately accepted
leadership of Andrew johnson, the
Southern Union men about to assemble
at Philadelphia should be assured of the
hearty sympathy and support of the
patriotic, Union-loving men of the
North.
That such assurance will be given
them seems now certain. Committees
from several Of the Northern States
have already been appointed to wait
upon them at Philadelphia, welcome
4 them and extend to them the co-opera-
tion and sympathy of the Union party of
the North. Gov. Fenton of New York
has requested Senators Morgan and
= Harris to represent that State. Gov.
Curtin of Pennsylvania has requested
the Congressional delegation Of his
State to attend the convention and
assure it of the thorough sympathy of
the Pennsylvania Unionists. The Re-
publican State Committee of Massachu-
setts has appointed the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, the Congressional
delegation, and lumber of other dis
tinguished citizens of that State, to
"welcome the Southern loyalists to their
4 convention at Philadelphia on the Sd OF
September" Indiana has also designa-
ted delegates, and California sends her
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distinguished citizens of the State. 9th
er loyal states will pursue like course
without doubt. Vermont the steadfast
friend of freedom, the "star that never
SETS" should not be behind in such a
movement, and we are gratified to learn
that she will do her duty on this occa,
sion, as she has done it on all others
n Our Republican State Committee have
the matter under consideration, and, it
is understood, will appoint delegation
4 of citizens to represent Vermont among
the States which will welcome the faith,
ful Union men of the South, and encour-
age them in their noble work of infusipg
into the mass of Southern disloyalty the
good leaven of patriotism and devotion
to equal rights.