The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-17
GORE PoNDENcE..
From our own Correspondent.
The Philadelphia Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. "A, 1866.

| interest mere is the COHVeHblOu,s bHdl
should have assembled to-dayoo but
didn 't-some say because the Wig
wan was not completed for the recep-
ton, others gravely state that because
of to-day being the anniversary of a
great and sudden political disaster to
the Southern Confederacy, that was.
However, this last is ofscourse absurd,
and the real reason is, that sufficient
workmen could not be obtained to
complete the building as contracted
for. 1t. is probably as we'll that it is
so, for it would be a matter Of sheer
impossibility to reduce to anything
like order the great mass Of tsurging,
turbulent and oexcitedN humanity,
short of day spent in caucusing,
Communicating and assembling of the
various delegations separately, that
some systematic plan of action may
be adopted and acted upon The In
terest in this great assemblage is not
restrained to those alone who have an
immediate share in its workings, but
all, even those who have condemned
the whole movement, who doubt It's
necessity, and those who do not have
moments fear that the great party
that has so ably conducted the coun-
try through her past terrible trials
will in any degree be injured by this
combination. Yet, even these look
with a curious eye upon the process,
the experiment of thus bringing to-
gether elements so conflicting and SO
heterogeneous.
The delegates have been for several
days, and are yet, pouring in, in great
numbers. All sections Of the coun-
try. are well represented. Those who
are looked upon as chief directors,
among whom we find Fernando Wo6dl
Blair, and Edgar Cowan, have been
in the city for several days, The vari-
Gus delegations have, so far, been
meeting separately to discuss and talk
over matters previous to the uniVerl
sal gathering at the Wigwam. At
the present stage. of affairs, the whole
thing reminds one forcibly of the fell
low who won the elephant atSraffie
He had him ON his hands. It was
easy enough to call these people to-
gether !, it was a simple matter for the
leading spirits to plan what they would
ike to have done, and to agree among
themselves how it should be done,
but they will, / imagine, have found
before they have concluded, that to
plan and to accomplish are things en-
tirely separate and distinct. Although
every one anticipated a difficulty,
would be made as to the admission Of Of
Vallandigham and Wood, yet no one
was, prepared for the almostvindietive}I
hostility displayed towards these men
by the very delegations from whom
the most leniency was to be expected.
War Democrats and Republicans will
not, can not, consent to the presence
of this man. or rather these
men, and even if they could, they do,
not desire to do so, for well they know
that their admission would bring obi !
UNI upon1 the whole affair, or, as some
one Unsurpassed it, slhe assure pass
port to political damhation.n 1t is said
that Wood has already declined, but
that Vallandigham persists in his de-
termination to claim his right to be |
admitted Knowing ones, however,
say that he will withdraw his name.
This much, however: The mere with
drawal of these men from the Conven-
ton will not bear directly upon the
matter as it should. 1t will be a
blind, pretence to- gull the public;
for, whether in it1as active members,
or. out of it, the weight of their infu-
ence, the treason of their councilings,
and theidangerous dogmas (political), |
they entertain, will be listened to, and
to a great extent abided by.io
There was a meeting at the National
Guards Hall last night, of the De-
mocracy, recognizing Hester Clymer
as their leader. Speeches were made
by Governor Orr, of South Carolina,
Montgomery Blair, John R. Faunce,
and others. They met to dedicate the
Hall to the principles of freedom; to
extend the right hand of fellowship
to our brethren of the South = to
prevent the establishment of twoj
Governments; to tell every one that if