Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-09-14
guatrhman & statc JournaI.
BY E. p. WALTON.
MONTPELIER, SEPTEMBER Il, 1866.
THE LOYAL CONVENTIONS AT PHIL
ADEIpHIA

! Tn Nednesday evening, sept. D, both Con-
| ventions Joined in the most brilliant and i'm.
posing political demonstration that has ever
been made in this country. Broad Street,
| for the length Of six squares, was dotted with
stands for speakers and bands Of music and
around them stood nscly packed, many
thousands Of people. fThe lowest estimate
for Broad street alone was Thirty thousand,
and to these are to be added the crowds in
fourteen streets opening upon Broad street
in the six squares. Taking all together, the
/ lowest estimate was eighty thousand, and the
/ highest one hundred and fifty thousand. Re-
Numbering, however that the crowd was
changeable, many retiring from WEAKNESS,
and others filling their places, it is probably
safe to say that at least one hundred thou
sand people Joined in this denomination
Of patriotism and loyalty. The multitudes
were addressed by men from every section of
the country, and one spirit pervaded them
all, for the Union and Liberty forever guar
anteed by States all ruled by Loyalty. We
sum it all up in that phrase, for that was the
/ spirit that ruled both the Northern and
Southern Conventions and every man with
whom we came in ccftact. The conclusions.
after all we saw and heord ourself and learn
ed from Others, afe, that the loyal men Of the
South are quite as Radical aud fat more
jealous than our own people that the people
Of the West are more enraged than those Of
New England At the treachery Of Seward and
Johnson; and that the coming elections will
secure in the 4O.h Congress moro than two
thirds vote against the President That is
the main point for 10 will block the Presi-
dent with his murd8rous "policy" Of con-
signing the Southern loyaists to the cruel
ties OF their rebel enemies and the nation to
the rule Of copperheads and traitors aud,
moreover, save the country from another civil
war. Without such Congress. the Presi-
deul viii be veto would prevent protection
TO the loyah,ts Of the South, aud run rough
shod over Congress and the nation Indeed
there is every reason to fear that he would
recognize only the eopperhead members Of
the North and the rebel members Of the
South d.. Congress, and SO force the loyalists
OF the country TO submission or to war A
two thirds Congress, with the power of i'm
Peachment, is Therefore now the only hope
for future peace, short Of Divine Interpolation.
1t was t!is conviction which ruled the action
OF both Cuuseutiou- on the suffrage question.
On thtt question the loyal men, either North
or South, are not We, thoroughly a,ree5
The prepoudeisnos is greatly in favor of sd.
hitting all LOYAL meo. Hack or white tn eopsl
civil and political ptivileees-tbe Vernon,
docuiuo is in tte ascendancy-but many ara
hampered by the ptoiadiees which have brown
out Of Two hundred ye,rs Of .laverv. and nth
ers ufs weak Ia the A3sh. or wsnt,r., in co,,r-
age o. a.ole with these .,ei,di,.. s,A .r-
rors ,uuii brethren. This al, came out in
meeting OF the Gove,nors ~, ic. No,,...,
States. 3be, ,pte-oat,.t,,e. of I-.,r,..,, .,.d
Massacbusetts declared that their men ME s4e
w To- the true sandard and asked notbiny
but that their btethron in other States might
come no tothtm. Thew asked for no lot,ing
down. and Ih.tefofg. If an, body else ds,i,ed
that, they would be counted ont.
he result was that Pennsylvaria Indiana
aud ONE other Western States felt that IL
would be iniudicious to press the sufrrsge
question in those States. as IL would oive the
copperbeads an opportunity to play upon the
prejadices Of the people and perhaps epdan-
20. -uccess in some # the CONGREGATIONAL dis.
ulc,s. The same policy controlled MARYLAND.
Nes, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee in
tie Convention Of the Southern loyslists.
I These States are in the Union. and bay. Com
gres-men to elect. and flr that reason. while
many Of the delegates from those Statss were
individually in favor Of equality as between
loyal men II all eolors OF classes. thew did
no, desire TO imperu success at the polls BY
making TIA. an issue in the contest. The
dele gates IRON the Gulf States which are vet
in the control Of rebels and are not admitted
to Congress, were, by an overwhelming ma
jouy, firm for giving the right Of suffra.e to
the loyal negroes, not only az matter of
jun to them, but also for the protection