The New York herald., 1866-09-18

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tue same mon, with the exception OF Senator Lane, of
Indiana, who now composed the extreme radical party
had engaged In that Convention Wade, Pomeroy, Wen
dell Philips ana Fred Douglass had all taken promi
nent part In i. Here delegate asked, amid trcmen
dous shouts Of laughter was Anna Dickinson there ~
! was, and she said that she understood the
callers OF the Convention of tho radha
It's largest sense, and therefore she responded.
He then recouncd the story Of the ultimate defeat OF
the Convention the abandonment platform by Ia
original promoters and the complete success Of the Bal
timore Lincoln Convention. The triumph or tho
latter had been the more obnoxious 70 the ex-
treme faction because, unmsiakeabo demon
sration OF its conservatism Il nominated Andrew
johnson uhn m a o. Tennessee for Wee rresdspa
radical ship launched at Cleveland deserted almost
before y got aoa,, and after drifting idly month or
two sunk almost unnoticed, and, he regretted
to add, without its crew. Immense laugh
ter) But though thus banied and overthrown,
administrator and were carried with il into power
Nothing daunted by The defeat of their reconstruction
newed the issue with him. shortly afterwards denouncng
his policy with undated and arrogance Indeed
the very last public act Of that iusrious patriot was
speech on the tn Apri 1865, in yndcaton oil hs pol
ICY in favor OF the admission of the senators and
sentatives from the organized States In view Of this
fact he wished TO ask President Johnson or Con-
who had proved false to the principles ~ the war
party The fundamental issue between them
was precisely the same as that between Con
gress and President Lincoln, both Executives
holding the States TO exist with Their constitutions
before the rebellion aud az entitled 20 their
relations to tho general government by the action Of
their voters protesting present loyalty qualified under
their own laws and those OF Congress and holding that
the states lost their constitutions and laws and rights
by rebellion, and can have them again only at the
pleasure of Congress and such terms t may see
it TO prescribe. The only difference between the issue
then and now was OF detai not OF principle, President
Lincoln having been more liberal in his proposals Of
pardon than hs successor and Congress being less
exactng and proscrpvc IN its conditions OF restoration
thon than now Congress aud not the President had
been false 70 the principles which they had boon
elected Il was they and not the Pr sdcnt who had be-
traycd the platform " tAa Si"rols Wa ,.rty Wht
prevented the accomplishment, Of IT, 81 80 ot the
warr ..v -.yw me dvng embcrs or REBELLION
70 light again into urid and destructive lres
Who viii have no reunion unless with guaran ees
OF party aud sectional dsrnlon. Ifa well aware
that the radicals tad now majority Of the Union
party the support OF their distnon policy He recog.
nizcd the fact and mourned tho separation which
follow OF men united 10 renown throughout The struggle
had renewed President johnson the they made
on President Lincoln under changed circumstances
most favorable TO their 7ucccss. The had ended,
but tho hatreis had bred were fresh aud strong
There wa no longcr rebellion South 10
pei united councils North, and he who
most violent in deuunciaon OF rebels Who
proposed the harshcst penalties and pred ctcd
the most terrbe results tho restoration 20 citizen.
ship applauded and became a leader Hence in
Congress- a. u me country generally violence aud pas
sion and vnin alarms suppanted statesmanship, and
the extreme iei and carried tho party insh
while ADLER and better men followed and obeyed
IT, AS Toombs aud keitt and Wisiai forced
southern statesmen and prr'ois INTO the measufes
which led TO he rebellion by the dread cry of ahot on
Ism, stevens and sumner and Wade forced better
Union men than Themselves Into the iisunon policy
by the still moro dreaded cry OF traitor But what
eyer hearers that cry hnd for Others, II could
have none for the men who had al the
peril of their lives stood forth In defence
the Union In tho Union they had fought aud they
knew its value; and now that tho unon endangered,
they could afford 10 face soruls abuse for t. as they
| had faced more dreadful before In doing So
however, he wishcd 70 say they became no man mon
and no party they were supporters OF tho President
only because aud while he sustained the constitution,
ana they coopera,od with the democrats only because
| and while they sustained Il. Whoever were defenders
l.T H.. tUl.n Had N.lr
Iarty whoever assa IT we're thei. political
1 foes The less extreme radicals said that ss
the constitutional amendments lately proposed
adopted and each excluded State shall have rat
lcd them those states would bc restored bat ihoy
forgot that all were bound 10 observe the constitution
,sSss aSs UPON &. sa:soa sGeihsi ;rs iS Tsseous
! States were in out Of the Union, adding
hat thai was proatess distinction .nai were
obey the constitution a..o .roLiess ans'l..,,an,
FOR entities all states In the Union p fpftsssi IL
4 the Senate and tho House Gsncrs Fwng then DIS
cussed ut length tho amendmcRt proposed the ta,es
for ratilcaon Ae .-..rG al the s,thin
ton a condition restoration s then oxsmiaed caro-.
fully the two obnoxious clause stating as his opinion
desradai,on and accept the whole o the amendment
II called upon them 70 ooDsgn 70 political snnihiaiion
two three hundred thousand OF their cit zens
Was u probable that they would TO be restored
| such condition as thatY The other made them psy
penalty OF losing third OF their proper Representa-
| ton " they refased TO admit the negTo 70
| tho ballot box Was II probable also, that
they would ratty ~ II had always struck him -
mafkabc that wherever there few biack~ ths
people In favor OF negro suffrage, and thai whsr
ever the negroes were numerous tho whites equally
| against il Horace Greeley, who had no; bson
| equally successfai In statesmanship. who before
the for peaceful separation, during tho FOR
sraoeul COMPROMISE aud who since the war seems 20
be anxious for another hight, says the caller. o s Con
vention are base and roacherous hounds because they
will no, prevent dlsunion un'll negro soldiers
they bad fought for negro suffrage any than for
socialism, or womens rights or any other ..ue Of which
the T,il.Te Is the champion General Ewing depsctsd
the misery 10 which the south had reduced BY
| tho war, and argued that mngnanmity required
that no further vengeance should % visited upon them
| IN ancient tunes bctwcen Coar and Pompey,
| cnsar notwithstanding the cismors of his par
tisans for blood and conhsration, proclaimed fun
pardon and rights of citizenship 20 all who had
opposed nim II this unhappy alienation shall continue
among no, yet look 70 great general
ebuks tie clsnors snd greed Of faction and restore
| harmony % Tho republic by siaiesmanship worthy
an eloquent appeal IN behalf Of The policy recon
citation and immediate restoration inaagaried ~ the
President
Thrc. cheers were then awardod gen~rli Ewing for
his address and the Convention sSoarusi tiii tsn
O'Clock 10 morrow morning.
mxxusg os cOxsIrrrx o. rERnAsyvv ORGAstzAros-
cHogrg ofuGyRs
After the close OF the convention the Committee
Permanent Organization met snd warm osni.si took
place on the choice ~ n permanent president Two
fyrtaL ballots taken, tho votes being cast
for Generals Gordon Granger Stcodmsn, kSirz,
crittcnden. Rousseau and Castor, ,hs latter recelv
Ing vote ON motion OF General Mcmahon
Of New York, q formal ballot taken witbOgt
Choica Several Intellectual ballots followed,
when General Mcmahon moved that a each successive
balo, the lowest should 10 dropped This rrinred the
praet caily Generals Gnnger ADD steedman.
and resulted the choice n General Grnnssr ~ ono
majority HIS selection then made gnanimoas
General H. a. Heath xrcdef upon by tho commit.
the rst Secretary of the permanent OrganDaoa
The Vice Presdena sni remaining secretaries are - %
selected b. the delegations
rW rrrLfSo ~ ppv.arsus ~ faF rr.Aryosv
Since the adjournment ~ the Convention the d4srus
s0na and among the delegates IN relation
tYmfl. ..Hr uEfaN.g a
ton or lighting men u not free from ~ ryarca and
its d ssnilcnt The platform eAper ally u
a vnxed question, and shows ) diversity 81 0piugu.
Sone are oppo4ei D. anyN unconditional cJu.
mitfnent 10 The Presidents policy. fsHiaF ~
that "a soldiers sho have fought for tLa tnoH thsy
are wiling 10 Ike any policy Ua pl secure ~ pears
and stability, without marshall ng themselves party
Many ~ them deClare thai ucy are ~ the pa
tsans OF any organization. TIE sole pglEi al eutfc
and hearty agreement among AT snf.eu All lstnst