New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-31

To Is. Pr,,idsrt Of n. Phaadelphia conrss,ior
DEAR Sir: The Philadelphia Convention has very deli
cate and difficult duty to perform May one who feels grea,
interest in regard to what II shall do be allowed to make
without improper intrusion. few suggestionsi
Lst the Of the be defntvey apprehended
that the for its accomps be wisely provided
This isis not $50 to affect public opinion in the Free
States by the results of the Fall elections and the sdm,
sion Of Southern representatives the party inauguatng the
Convention and their friends shall have clear majority OF
votes in the next Congress and SO put an end to the ehes
What class OF minds must the action OF the Conven infu.
snoe order to its Plainly those Of tho least obs
nate radical RADICAL Here IN the great difficulty
except by the exercise Of the most
tact in IS removal The Peace Democrats and their friends
OF the South whom the Abotionstsmos efficiently for their
Copperheads and traitors are the natural allies
Of the now party and ndorss heartily and yet order to
the requisite number OF Radical votes the
the people against these men is unfortunately too
cent They ore the Nessus's shirt which must be put
of Of S1H in tG Is % and
side and the most representative Rebels on the other AZ the
avoid "a appearances, The constant talk Of IA. Tn
that vH do for leading Coppeheads 20 be 10 he
ws Is e1horlaons to south send downright FIRE
eaters the advice Of the Southern press TO send moderate
them 10 be the Convention would have bad
pearance the North while is all along implied that both
the Peace Democ It's and the Secessons TO sustain
they undoubtedly will the party Of the Convention-a this Is
enacng the ostrich most cumsIy All these prscalIhs
and much carefully than they have been-shoud nave
been used scecng delegates but give publicly the reason
The dcuy q the situation has been greatly increased by
this unlucky absence of tact Bn, problem still the
namely 10 acauE enough from the Radicals to give
with those Democrats aud OF the Seoess0nstsa
working majority In tho Congress In order to
psh Ills object indispensable the great purposes OF the
Convention Il with great barsbness aud i'm
poeness the Conye nou, and publicly denOunce s best
friends They will easily understand tho necessity OF this
treatment though the they resent II at the time the
better. =,
In short the Convention mus boldly that Ia the
embodiment and representative Of Republican party not
of the conservative Union Party IN fact that II is the
AMERICAN PEOPLE and a. such denounce
Radicals Copperheads aud traitors alike OF none OF whom
asks any fayos resolutions must be in accordance with
this character that H. they must be the Radical pro
pramme possible without exciting suspicion. They must
for instance the Bureau or rs long may be ound
necessary" The Civil Rights Act must be commended and
especially tho TesOath be srenuousy defended The
Soh wi at once that oly power be acquired TO
epesl it, The resolutions disagree boldly Win the had
Gals regard immediate representation fi the SOuth pro-
yided s loyal Test bound representation The right oil
every State regulate the suffrage Of its citizens certainly Of
its negro citizens. may also be insisted on . go,
In regard the Constitutional Amendment II viii be az
best bad thing manage IN the coming canvass That the
pOo power the South should DO Increased By emancpa
onthat the North has increased the power OF it, enemies
by It's conquest hethat vote In Carolina should be
eous TO two or in New YoIkit will be found difficult
to make Northern approve Perhaps this point should DC
ignored. %, ..--.,-.,, A..
stand the true Of uch similar action VI the COnyen
ton II should be adopted while IL may certainly hope
that sufficient number OF Radicals will not Candidates Tor
Congress how ever must be selected with than
delegates 10 the Convention have been. . -,
Will You pardon. Mr. President the earnest soetuhe OF
one who IL ho anything loves his county and h whole
countfyl am, Sir, &C., &c, H. / \"
- Aug 10. 1906.