Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-09-14

THE L1TAL CONVENTION II PHILADELPHIA.
Walton Journal Of the 10Th has a long az
ticle on the Conyeauoa cfSoatbern loyalisis.
which Mr.. " alton attended. from which we
take the following
The Conclusions, after al we saW and heard
ourself and Learned from OF ers, are. that the
loyal men Of the South are a. ''R4dical' and far
more Jealous than cur own people; that the peo-
pie Of the West are more tnragei than those Of
New Engls nd at the treachery Of Seward and
johnson; and that the coming elections Will Sc
cure IL the 2Oth Congress more than txo-thirIs
vote against the President. Inai is the main point
tor it ill block the President with his murder
Gus policy OF consiguing the southern loyal
isis 10 the cruelues Of their rebel enemies, aul
the nation 10 The rule Of copperheads aud irai-
tors; and moreover, cave the country from an
other civil War. Without SUCH Congress. the
Pr sident with the veto would prevent protec-
ton 10 the loyaists OF the South, and run rough
shUi over Congress and the nation. IDdeei
here i every reason 10 fear shat he would IT.
c gnize only the cOpperhead members OF the
Noit aud tue reOel ncmbsrs OF the South as
Congress, and 50 force the loyalIsls Of the c0un-
try 10 submission or 10 war. y two thirds Con-
g.ess. with the poEer Of impeachment, is there
A1iE IL" AAI N4tf AoiE AuA AAAult fNtCts SNORT
u Divine interpretation. IL ives this Conviction
which ruled the action OF both Conventions On
tie suffrage question. On that question the
T. yai men, either North or South. are not yet
thoroughly agreed. The prepoudvrauce Is great
y IL favor u admitting all loyal men, black or
white. TO equal civil aud political privileges
the Vermont doctrine Is IN the sscendancy,-but
mauy are hamPered by the prtjudices which
have grown o1t oftwo hundred years OF slavery,
sud others are weak IN the flesh, or wanting 10
courage TO grspple with THESE prejudiees and
errors If ihe.r brethren. This all came out il
meeting Of the Governors of nine Northern
states. The rspresenistivts Of Vermont and
Mass .chuseiis declared that their people are up
~ the true standard shi ssked nothing but that
ther brethren in UtheI States miglt cUme mp to
them They ssEtd for no letting down. and
Therefore, if any bOdy else desired that, they
would De counted out
1he result was that Pennsylvania, Indiana
and some ether Wts.ern states irlt that il would
D. injudicious to press the suffrage question II
tEes- StsIes, az II would give the cUpperhesds
az Opportunity to play upon the prtjudices Of
TIE UeOple and perhaps eDdauger success in come
u The Congressional districts The same policy
Controlled Mari lzud. Wet Virgins. Kentucky,
md tennessee, in the Convention Of the South
trn ioyalisis. Tnese States are in the Union and
have Icngressu,en 10 cleo, and for that reason.
while many Of the delegates ir1m those States
were individually in favor Of equality IS between
loyal zen Of all colors or Glasses, they did not
desire to imperll success AZ the polls by making
ths, an ssae IN the contest The delegates
from the Gulf States, which are yet IN
the C ntrol of rebels and are not admitted |
to Congress. were, by an overwhelming major /
ity, hrm for giving the right Of suffrage to the
loyal negroes, not oily as q matter Of justice to
10 them, bat also for the protection Of the loyal
whites. Without the aid Of the blacks, both at
the polls and elsewhere, they declared they
would bs osuscissd or murdered by the Yebsls. /