, 1866-09-06
TIE SOUTHERN UNIONISTS'
CONVENTION.

1ncrc0Rcd Etlf1aHSlak111 OF Philadelphia
The f8o%pifalitIe% Of tllc City Tent
dered By t1,e Mayor aud Common
Council-E1c.olzitiun. of l1lr Radical
German League Of Ksaltisttorc-Thc
Victories in Vermont, md EsFtfsnln@-
tfon, Observation-Disclosures Offered
Debate on Impartial SunFaGe-The
National Republican Conaunittcc-A
Sub-toInn1itcee fur the est, with
Headquarters Mt Springfield, Illinois,
tsrccla' Despatch 10 the Chicago T,fbnnc.u
rHILAnELruIA, sepieznh:r5.
Tlles7arge meetings Of last night havc added 10
III: Enthusiasm Of the cI!y. Three columns OF
calls TO the various club leagues and .sa,1 assoc-
alc2s Of tic city. TO be on hand At the nass 1ncct-
ing tonight, appear In the morning papers. Ono
Of these associations is called the 1lrc Duc Club
This now promises to be ono Of the largest poIi-.
cal meetings cce: held on the continent.
A: an carly hour several full b1nds were parad.
ing lhe Streets calling attention 10 tn: demonstEn
1ior toE the evening. Everything connected si,h
Tie affair IL Il! the hands OF the e men
Ct Philadelphia.
There w$s no regular buEincs: bcfarc the Con-
yention upon Its assembling ibis rorning, as the
Committee On Address nnd Resolutions were not
ready to report The Cosuu4f!tec arr acting with
great ac1tberation aud caution, and questions re-
trsscd to them ate fully di=cus=cd. Dolh Commit
lees ar: untsamrncllcd by anr instructions.
After prayer By the Ney- DR.. Newman, Of New
Orleans. Mi. Speed presented numher Of COM
iIca1calfona which hnd btcn accidentally laid
Over. The asst one Was expressive Ut far more
than appeared On the surface. TIC mayor, on he
half OF the Common Council and The city authosf-
ties. bade tee loyal Southeners welcome, assuring
them Of tlcfr cordial sympnlA'c4 AMI rendering
them the hosplla}ltics OF tic sty. THIS. comm.
from the very men who refused 10 }nln In rcccr-
tion Of Mf. johnson, is rcbukc f:on rhiladct-
rhla to which mnch significance a.taohes. The
communication wu~ read amid great applause,
anil the ihauLs Of the Convention werc ut once
returned.
At thc opening q! the Hrssfon there were unon
the rtatforn'% besides tie Vice Presidents aul a
numl'eE Of ladies. the following distinguished
persons: Senators Wade, 1..nc, Williams nni1
Evans; Gcnrras* SchrncS, Butler. raiue AMI Carl
schu1z; Hon. burton Cnok nnd Major 1tarccr'y.
long and stirring addsc.e WITS rcnd f:nm the
German kahfca1 League Of Baltimore, which wa.
heard atsen.lrc1y nnl mnet cordially received A.
III cvfdtnec Of the sentiments Of large and in.
aucntfa, 1,ody Of German citizens. In almost
everything tthc dclcgatcs do, their s3c.
tefsation Of johnson. policy appears. It I.
perfectly evident that t1,ry believe him utterly
OPPOSED 10 securing juttIcc 10 The Uniou sncn Of
Tic South; md they explain this on tho snpposl.
tion ihat be tn lca.ucd with the Corrrrhcade oI
tic North and tl,u rcbcls Of tho South tn rc<torr
political power 10 the old channels, md that he
frrls tha'.nny Md rendered 10 the real Union u,cr
wonld tend to 1.fcns hin cherished purpose. 4
minority Ut The resolutions referred TO thu coz,
mtstcc ronta!n e.ros'g expressions Of d1es1tiatac
t!n'' with hle coutsr- The Florida delegation Pre-
rented one nsL!ug him IL mrud his wayE or tcs!gn
Asceo'ldf from another source maintained that r.,,
400 must be H1adc otton#, any Presidential ol]rc.
uon to tue contrary notwithstanding. Ono rsn.
sidrd a'-t II t;sunt mud Farrngut had indeed 1cfl
Lie I1ettdcht they lie tMvtlr 10 scats In thu Con
Ecneiop. Another requrs.cd tho President that
In o5drr to promote The causc Of Tho Union mar.
ty. he should trave1 all over thr loyal
Stnlcs. and deliver hin Cleveland sneec,
every day. The announcement Of tho slc
iorfc* In Vermont and 1t Wilmington, Dclawa11
were iccri'cd with great delight. 4 delegate frou
Delaware explained that Wilmington had also rc
fused to give Mr.. Seward and Ills cloctiouccrinc
party reception a. thcy passed .hro.tch The
plaee. This. In commcn viii, all other eyideueca
Of dssatftfactlon With the Presidential policy, rc
eclscd hearty applause. Among tic many 1850
1uilons presented, one which was passed btdsfatl
to lead to reeulte which will attract the attention
Of the county, and afford IN Opportunity for the
massc* OF The Nnrib 10 give expression to thel,
fSmpalllca with the unlonIsts who hare gathered
herc' on motion Of Mt. Dranscomb, OF Missouri, II
was agreed 10 appoint committee TO proceed to
St LoUiF, Over the identical route taken bv ihe
ffcsldcns, asotdin. Auburn, Scw York. 1'he
clause concerning Auburn was, however, at oucc
withdrawn, delegate from that section say1r- tha1
rome there needed light AnQthc. ile1et.nla eon
tended tl.1t the people there were loral. and tia,
tie onln ore needing light was uue Of tho noteI
cltiz-ne. Tic resolution WINS then adoote md It 4
understood thai tho committee will be a fnl1 onc
A demonstration will not fcl1 10 cnnn,cract n,
clrctonecrin; dodge Of Mr. sewnrd md show III,
country, even before the election how th
Loyal r1asaes feal.
Af,cr Tic consideration Of such resolutions a
those giycn abovc, Colonel chas. MosE, Of MI:
eouri, introduced resolution for debate iustzuc
Ing the Committee on Resolutions to report I
fsvor Of impartial suffrage This brought ii
vc1ed question fairly before the assembly. II
Colonel proceeded to support the measure in q
eloquent speech, which secured the close altei
ton Of all present It vas remarkable sight
sec a citizen, thoroughly pro-slarery as Nilsson
WA only fcw ycars aso, pleading for negro SD
tragc in the Oily o1 Philadelphia, in an asscmbl
OF Southern men. The thought seemed to strik
all, and dcepencd the eject Of the speaker
words. 1t Was very evident that thc large M
fc1ity Of the delegates approved Of tho views b
presented, thohgh it also seems pretty certain th
tae Convention vrIu decide that lhc ffsuc cannt
f,e successfully pressed upon The nation now
Afeaolu3on 10 refer nlI resolutions concesnfu
the platform to the Committee without debate Ea'
rise to much confusion, several Of tic delegate
getting the idea tlnt 1t was the intention to app
q geg end Initiate the example of the famous Do
little Convention It was at length 1aade to u
pear that there wAs no intention to prevent debat
but Instead to get NIL questions before the bo,
through fee proper committee At The eazliestE