The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-04
FIFTH EDITION
THE CONVENTION.
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SUBMISSION or RESOLUTIONS.
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Telegraphic Dispatches Announcing the With
drawal Of General Grant ard Admiral
Farragut from the Presidential
Escort Received with Deaf
ening Cheers
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Adjournment for the Day.
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MEETING or THE CoMmITTEE ON
RESOLUTIONS.
IMPORTANT MATTERS BEFORE THAT BODY.

IContiaped. from oar Fourth Edjtion.l
Hugh L. Bond, of Baltimore, offered the fol-
lowing:-
Resolved That this Convention urge UPON the
loyal men of the North TO support the Con OF
the United states in demanding OF the Southern
States the wise guarantee of the Const tutiona
amendments passed by Congress, and call upon the
patrouc men OF the loyal States to use every exer
tion to secure the ratification Of the amendments by
the States AnO believe that the justice which
we mete out shall be the measure of our salolv tnat
in our opinion there can be no permanent peace or
security for loyal men at the south without return
TO negro suffrage.
The resolution was declared referred 20 the
Committee on Resolutions, After which long
and rambling debate ensued, which was parti-
cIpated in by many of the delegates Violent
opposition was made especially by dele
gales from Maryland and West Virginia the
former declaring that the sentiment of that re-
solution would prove to be hre-brand in the
Union party; the latter that il would damn the
party TO all eternity.
The debate was finally cut short by being de-
clared out of order by the Chair.
Mr. Butz, OF Virginia, then renewed his motion
for the reception OF the Northern delegates.
An amendment was offered for the appoint
ment OF a committee OF five TO wait upon the
Northern delegates, and invite them to their
seats in this body.
The Chair ruled the motion out of order, as
the Northern delegates were not entitled to seats
in the Convention.
Governor Fletcher, OF Missouri moved an
amendment, which was accepted and adopted,
providing for the appointment of Committee
to wait upon the delegates from the Northern
States and confer with them upon arrangements
for the delegations from the two sections to
meet together in one body.
The Char appointed the following as the
Governor Fletcher, of Missouri; Senator
Wiley, of West Virginia: Hon. N d. Smlthers,
of Delaware; Hon. John Minor Bolts of Vir-
glnia; and Colooel Nunes, OF Kentucky
Senator Creswell, of Maryland, offered the
following resolution
PeSatUed, That the Union party of the Southern
States accepts all Its lengths and breadths the
political platform offered to the natlon under the
amendments 10 the Constitution, passed By our late
wise, firm, and patriotic Congress, and oppose the
addition OF any iurther requirements Tor the I'm,
brethren
Amidst great cheering the resolution was re.
ferred 10 the Committee on Resolutions
The Georgia delegation offered the follow
| ing:-
Resoived, We forgive and forget the wrong OF
secession; we do not propose to make 1t meritor-
Gus; we propose TO ignore il, but TO reward 1T
| we propose TO accept and reward the men who
sand on their own merit, and not in the wrong OF
| secessOn propose to admit into the delegation
| those who renounce IN good faith the dogma of
State sovrelPnty.
| The resolution was referred.
The following was then offered and read: -
Resolved That suffrage is q sacred privilege, not
| an inalienable right and privilege which should
be conferred none but the loyal and intelligent
| Referred
Mr.. HILL of Virginia, offered the following:-
ResoEced, That we cordially endorse the action of
Congress on the question OF reconstruction so far
as it has gone butjhat desire on this occasion
express IN the most unqualified manner our deep
conviction that the only settlement OF our National
dIicutes which can guarantee the stability of the
Government and ensure protection to the liber.
tSo be based upon impartial manhood suffrage With
| out It the Unionists of the South are minority,
and arc az the mercy of traitors. With it they
strong majority, and can enforce obedience to the
laws Every consideration of justice. exp sd'encv,
Goyernment was founded demands It; and we call
upon the loyal North in their coming elections to
instruct Congress whom it shall meet again 10 add
to the Constitution this last and most effective
guarantee Of the permanence OF our republic
Loud cheers greeted the reading of the last
resolutions. Delegates from Louisiana, Ala
bama, and Virginia declared their States rati-
fed II.
A delegate of Virginia said:-The minority.
and that large one, OF the Virginia delegation
stand on the platform adopted by the Recon-
struction Committee in their report to Congress.
| (Cheers.)
The resolution was referred.
| Il. Hursland, OF Louisiana, offered the follow
ing:-
Resolved That we as the representatives Of the
Ioya people OF the States lately rebellion against
| the Government Of the United States, demand OF
the President the United States the publication OF
| tho testimony taken before the military com
| mission appointed by Brevet Major-General Baird
commanding the Department OF Louisiana,
to examine into the cause OF the massacre OF loyal
men in the city Of New Orleans on the Both OF July
last, as well as aefeport made BY said Commission,
in order that the people of the United States NAV
the manner in which said massacre was resolved
on ana deliberately executed by the reconstructed
Rebels of the South. Referred
The Presdent:-I have telegraphic despatch
from the agent OF the Associated Press which
says:-
"a private despatch from Detroit says Grant
and Farragut have arrived here, having lett the
excursion party
Many rounds of cheers welcomed this unexpected
announcement The entire body of delegates rose
to their feet waved their hats and gave three cheers
each tor General Grant and Aumiral Farragut. The
ovation of applause eclipsed all the previous demon
stratIOns, though none of them were spiritless ol
subdued.
Pending motion to adjourn, announcements
were made that the delegates of all the Border
States would meet at the Bingham House at 4
P. NJ; also, that the Committee on Reconstruc
ton would meet at the Continental Hotel, al
Rooms SO and go, at p. M.
At fifteen minutes of o'clock the Convention
adjourned to meet at TO O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RESOLUTIONS.
Immediately after the adjournment of the