, 1866-08-09
THURSDAY, AUGUST Q, 1866.


AkONs
The Philadelphia Convention will consist
Of three classes OF politiclaus-1ncnbcrs Of
the rebel Congress, members Of the Chicago
Convention, and Andrew JohusonEtcs drawn
from the Republican party. These may be
further classified as follows: Those who
sought to overthrow the Government by
arms; those who eought to overthrow it by
diplomacy; and those who seek TO surrender
il 10 the former classes, inter their arms and
diplomacy have been defeated. In the first
e.tcgory We find Alexander II. Stephens,
Iicc~President Of the Confederate States;
ntrschel y. Johnson and James L. Orr, SEN
ators; and William &. Rivcs, OF Virgins,
4. T. Wright, Vi Georgia, and Others Of less
note, members Of the rebel House Of Repre-
sentatives. In the second class arc Eallan.
digha1a, Of Ohio; Bigler and Packer, of PENN
6ylvania; Seymour, Of Connecticut; Dodge,
ot Iowa; Marry, Of New Hampshire, etc.
In the third class We find Dool:ttle, Dixon,
Cowan, Norton, and their followers. Here
il q precious mcss. Two years ago Stephens
and his wing Of the party were yowing at
Richmond that the rebellion could never be
suhducd, BiGlcr and his wing were resolv-
ip. that the Mar was failnrc- Doolittlca and
his wing Tor rather tail, for the portion Of the
new Iarty which Trains with lin is not more
than one in a thousand Of the whole nurnhcr},
were "riding hellind'' with the Union party.
Tier behavior during tic recent session Of
Congress shows that they are actuatcd by
only one rriuciplc-adhesion to Andrew
johnson. Whatever he docs tllcy must do.
Whatever he fails to do, they must omit.
TEi$ is necessity Of their position.
Having forfeited the confidence
and support Of the Republican
party thry have nothing 10 lean upon but
Executive patronage. Hence they mist
gulp down any doctrine which he presents
tu them with tAcir bread and butter, aud not
make any wrv G.ccs. They have been bought
with a pricc-an exceedingly s.nall price,
but AS ,;:uch, perhaps, as they are worth in
the uI:en lna1kct. For all practical purposes
they may he counted Us ciphcrs IN the Flila-
dtlrl,ii Convention.
The johnson Republicans being eliminated
f1c'n the equation, VIC have the two otlcr
c1asscs to deal with. Neither of them arc
l1nkDuwn quantities. Tie country has
weighed them, measured tLcls, and gagged
them. We know just what stuff they arc
made of We know whit they wuAld have
slnnc any time during the past five years, il
they had; had the power, and We eau infer
what they will dc. now If they can get tic
power. Ofthc twain, the Southern cx-rebcl
party is not cniy the most n1'ner''us, but II
is the only wing able to make Its numbers
count III national elections. 1t can furnish n
given number OF votes Tor the Presidency,
and q given number Of Senators and
Representatives in Congress. The great mas
OF tho loyal element In the South being ex
cludcd from voting by law and the remainder
by terrorism, they can guarantee i solid vote
equal to tw"-Atlhs Of the Union, to the join
concern. The Vallandlg!;an wing Of th
party cannot guarantee anything with Ger
1aiuty except the Five Points Of New Yorl
city. very small stock in trade for go larg
partnership. The advantage in point o
capital Is immensely in favor Of the Confcd
Crates, They can demand whatever the,
cloosc-an1 ret 1t. There is no 1ispositio
among the Coppcshcads, Judging by tn
events Of the past five years, to deny then
anything. They Parted with their vistu
twenty years ago, and have bccn gcttin
lower aud yiler ever since. They did al
they dar.d to aid the rebels in tlestroyin. tn
Union, ard of course they will do any
thing now to enable them to 90,
ern IL. The ouly thing to deter til
pair is The apprehension thai Il
people Of the North may rise asn'n mn
whip them Gnth. 4 wholesome check Is hel