The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-05
TME UNION ooNYENTfoN.

70 PHILADELPHIA, Septem Der a. The
Southern delegates assembled at 10
O'clock Rev Mr. Atlock opened
with prayer Es5 -51iua s4aulsud ~
Mr.. @ E. .Washburn, of 8 Georgia,
made report from the G Committee on
Credentials, that the Convention re-
celye. the report, of the delegation
from each State as final, as to quail
ficffiorttse q .sO1 ;T9aoiI 2 5ossssa
.isFhe members report from the
Committee on oPernian man ent elrganizsaa- ga
ton was read .gdSiisd = s8aulII1 .stsss1
Hon. Jas. Speed, of Kya,?9 was
announced as permanent PresIdentt,
and was received with loud applause.
Mr.. Speed, on accepting the Chair, acz
RhoWledgeda the honor in a brief
speechI . He saida y We 5lSouthern
men, who, have seen the slnsof slaYey,
know historically and experimentally
that it. must, perish from the face of
the earth j While we wish peace, I'VE
wish peace permanent and sure, and
establishedpnAthe principle, of equal
Justice, equal rights, and equal secu-
rity for alEmen within the jurisdiction
of the United States, n n ba,sio Iod
He compared the Convention at
Washington, on the 4th of July, and
the, present Convention, both result
ing In the strong feeling which was
growing in the South for universal
liberty; one was to crush this princi-
pie, the otherto sustain. The Conven-
ton of the 4th of July, not merely to
fetard the commands of one man, but
did what. a El0yaI Congress refused to
co. Ifs the CongressI of the United
States. ever becomes the mere Record
ing Secretary of the Executive, the
liberty1of the Republic lis gone.oHHe
deelaredi that there was unequal rep
resentation as long as one man in the
country twas dnfepresentea.E I EWhen
the loyal Southern smen theard this
declaration Of the Convention at Bah
timore, which nominated Lincoln, it
was aniday of rejoicing throughout
theiT h9~es, and they bid the Nsoeirth North
sHs,T called attention to the pecu-.
liar language adopted 1T says that
slavery IS abolished lit, does not say
that any Southern State has abolished
slavery, but that it has beenabolished
by military power, and when they.
have the power they will claim COM
pensation for the emancipated slaves,
ofafeE their effprtategogerthreY this
ihgs tosbe governed by the spifito
harmony ;1thatnb thing should bedone
in nanger, hatredEpr ill-will, or revenge,
but that the proceedings should be
governed by the principles Of Justice,
right, mercy and love. $50, 5.,o s.s
Generals sGearyo Butler, Burnside
and Others were invited to the plat
form. A discussion then took place
on the following motion of Mr.. Geo.
Sands: .1sTR'B a.
sResoJued, That the Convention now
proceed to the apportio ionate of a Conn,
mittee on Resolutions, and anaddress,
to consist of two members from each
| State. and, the District Of Columbia
to beiselected by the respective State
delegations, and that, all resolutions,
deelarIatory' I ' Of PRINCIPLES be referred
/ toithe Committee on solutions with
| General Hamilton moved TO strike
out the. last clause of the resolution to-
refer resolutions withoutisdebate.u A
lengthy. discussion occurred pro and
con-, which ended wi th cries of ques=
| tiOn. question aaAs siHT q III ~ 1.tnM ;FltAE
On the motion to strike out the
words withoatdebate, the questienEwas
put and the amen ndment was carried,
and the resolution was adopted
Mr.. Hugh u, Bond, of Baltimore,
offered the following - .ssiis.si,Ies '5l
eResoyOed, That this Convention urge
| the loyal men of, the North to sup,
| port the Congress of the United States
| in demanding of the Southern States
| he.wise guarantees OF, the Constitu=
| tional Amendments passed by .Cono
gress, and call upon the patriotic men
of the loyal States ,tosuse every exer-
| tion TO secure the ratification of the.
Amendment. by their States, and that
as we believe the justice.We. meet shall
be the measure of our safety. In our
opinion there can be no permanent
/ peace or security for the loyal men of
| the South, without a return to negro
Mr. Scoffield; of Alabama, enquifed
| if that resolution was in the form of
4 Instruction 1Ent4d1 .not1 ;I n no y,
| Mr., Thomas said the first part of
the resolution met the unanimous ap-
probation of the Maryland delegation,
The latter did not. q .aoa i a ;i.1'i -
"A delegate moved to strike out the
/ word I" negro before 8 suffrage" " and
insert the word equal ~ ~ .ll
4 The Chair said the resolution had
4 already been REFEREED rlssssT y .afS
i Mr.. Thomas hoped it would again
be brought before the Convention for
discussion. He was as strong in the
advocacy of Union principles as any
body, but he did not favor such FIRE
brands as these. ~
These remarks gave rise to an ex-
citing sdebate.s The resolution was
/ finally referred. to the Committee. ~
| A number of resolutions were Of
4 fered and REFERRED = HaAfLc