The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-06

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women, and children.
Thereupon his Honor stepped forward and
made his most graceful bow, exclaiming as he
did so:-" Gentlemen, / am here!"
Again the welkin rang with shout of salts
faction; again lis Honor bowed; and again, this
time reversing his words so that they savored
ofa scriptural twang, he exclaimed: Yes, gen.
tlemen here am !"
Through the courtesy Of Mr.. Secretary Seward,
the world has already learned that Mayor
McNilchael went fishing last week, in company
with Mr. Theodore Tilton, of the Independent.
That fishing excursion was lucky hit tor his
Honor. 1t has rendered his
zone of the few, the immortal names,
That were not born to die"
We give on our inside pages a detailed &C
count of the proceedings at all the stands last
evening, including the speeches OF Generals
Butler, Schenck, and others of the most gifted
orators of the nation. They viii all well repay
perusaI.
Notwithstanding the multitudes that were on
the streets last evening,
The Scenes About the Hotels
were no less animated than on the previous
evenings. The various committees appointed
by the Southern Convention were still in ses-
ING their probable action,
1t was generally conceded, as we announced
in our fifth edition of yesterday, that the
friends OF unconditional suffrage would find
themselves in the minority in the Convention.
large majority of the delegates were heartily
in favor OF the measure when tley first arrived
in town. But since then the anti-suffrage men
OF the Northern and Border States had been so
earnestly at work, that they stood a good chance
uf carrying the day in the end. majority OF
the Maryland West Virginia, Kentucky, Ten.
nessee, and Missouri delegations are fully COM
m,tted against placing the ballot in the hands
OF the negro az the present time, their only
fOrcible argument being that it would cause the
defeat Of the anti-Administration party IN the
coming elections. A majority OF the dclega.
tions from Alabama and Arkansas have also
yielded 10 this election pressure, and with this
accession to their forces, 1t Is almost certain
that the anti-suhrage men will triumph. The
result would have been entirely different if
Philadelphia had not been Gro wded, during the
strings of the Convention, with politicians from
every quarter of the North.
With the few to whom was revealed the
domgs of
The Committee on Resolutions,
this probability OF the defeat of negro suffrage
in the Convention was rendered almost certain.
The first session Of the Committee was held on
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock, ana lasted until
nearly midnight of the same day.
Nothing was accomplished at this meeting,
except to ascertain the fact that an agreement
on the part of the Committee was altogether out
oi the question. Yesterday morning, at nine
O'Clock, the committee reassembled, and re.
named in session until halEpast two O'Clock in
the afternoon, with like result. Last evening
aJ halfpasC seven the Committee held another
meeting which ultimately resulted in a
rupture.
Governor Fletcher, Of Missouri, was the prn.
cgaI spokesman of the anti-sutrage mem bers;
while Governor Hamilton. OF Texas, led the
other side. On the side OF Hamilton were
arrayed Mr.. Griffin, of Alabama; Captain
Bry ant OF Georgia; Mr.. Hill, OF Virginia; Mr..
Durant, of louisiana; and DR., Boyce OF the
District OF Columbia.
The Hon. A. Ii. Jones, of North Carolina, and
Colonel q. B. Hart, OF Florida, whose final
acuon had previously been involved in some
Qoubt, by this time were understood to be
against placing the ballot in the hands of the
regro. All the other members OF the Commlttee,
nine in number, we're on the same SIDE OF the
question, and determined upon yielding nothing
to Their adveTsarles. After the matters before
the Committee had received rather stormy dis.
cussion, Governor Hamilton and Mr.. Griffin,
finding that it was utterly impossible for them
TO agree with the majority, bundled up their
papers and lett the conmittee-room at 10 O'Clock
in the evening.
Governor Hamilton then commenced the pre-.
paration OF a report embodying the views of the
minority, while the majority were left to perfect
their own resolutions as best suited themselves
1t is barely possible that the tide may yet turn
in favor of negro suffrage, but with the present
odds against il, its defeat in the Convention is
assured, whether the vote is taken by States, by
Congressional districts, or by DEL gates.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF TODAY.