The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20

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The New York Herald of the 4th thus dis
poses Of this motley crew:
The Convention Of all the odds and ends
Humanity, from the cailaverois, pale faced
and eanting New England parson to the
blackest and strongest smelling African, met
in Philadelphia yesterday The shades of
color among the cOnventionists were as va
rious as the physiOgnomy and idiosyncrasies
were remarkable. Such an aggregation of
the freaks of nature, physically and mental
| ly, in the shape of humanity, was never seen
before. Our correspondents have given ms
| graphic pen and ink sketches of some of the
| delegates and scenes, but 1t il to be hoped
that Que of our best photographers will not
lose the opportunity of taking picture of
the motley and extraordinary assembly
| In the call for this Convention it was des-
| ignatcd "'rhe Southern LOyalsts Conven-
ton" but it is now called the "Loyalists'
Convention" We do not know what the
alterthought was which led to dropping the
word southern" Probably the managers
found that it would be very beggarly affair
if confined to tho white trash" of the
South and therefore they concluded to fill
up with Northern igger-wOrshippers and
give it II more general title. Now we know
that according to the sense in which the
radicals use the word "lOyalst" there are but
few white men in the South who come under
the designation. They say themselves that
the mass of the loyal people of the South are
the blacks. Ii is hardly necessary to say
that we and all the conservative people of
the North ditlor with thom as to the truly
loyal white men of the South.
The really disl0yal-the disuniOnists of
the present day-are these very radicals, |
mscalled Southern lOyalists, now assembled |
in Philadelphia, while the loyal, honest and |
true men are the bulk ofthe Southern whites
who accept in good faith the decision Of the
war and desire to live in harmony again nm
der the old flag But, taking the declaration
of Jack Hamilton and his fellow convention
lists, that the niggers form the great majority
of the Southern loyalists, why, we ask, is
not the Convention composed chiefly of
these blacklist Why were not some of the
distinguished and numerous Pompeys,
Caesars, Scipios, George WashingtOns and
Tom Jetlersons chosen rs delegates! If they
are intelligent enough to have the elective
franchise and are entitled to all the priyi-
leges of white men, il is flat usurpation on
the part of Hamilton, Parson Brownlow,
Greeley and the rest Of the Convention to
keep them out. Why does not Fred Doug
las denOunce this hypocrisy! He ought to
see to it that these political tTcksters do
not use him and his race for their own bene-
fit. Not only ought the Southern negroes
to be most largely represented, but one of
them ought te be the President of the Con-
vention. Or, if their white brethren of both
sections have not confidence enough In the |
ability of one of the plantation nggers for
the position, Fred Douglas ought to be UNI
exceptionable. lie has more ability than
most of the white delegates, and certainly is |
the representative man of his race 1t APP |
pears however, that Fred Douglas is not |
even to he admitted as n delegate. lie is to |
he ruled out on the pretence that he is
Northerner, but evidently on oecOunt of his |
color. 1t is said that Gen. Hiram Walbrdge, |
too, will not be admitted Whether it is /
suspected that he has nigger blood in his |
veins or not we have not learned.
The only business of the Northern mean |
white at Philadelphia seems to be to swell |
the number and toamake a noise They are |
Ouly sit in the Conventions as guests or |
friends of the miserable small clique of mean |
Southern whites, taking no part in the |
official proceedings. 1t looks as if this had /
been so arranged in order TO keep out Fred |
Douglas and other Northern blacks.
The Convention, so-called, is complete
fzzle ID. d. Forney with his his strikers |
and the ritf-TaH of Philadelphia endeavOred |
to make an excitement by parade and dis |
play of bunting; but all that turned ont a |
ridiculous farce. The display of fire engines
and fire companies, the sound of drums and /
flies and the hurrahs of crowds of rowdies
aud boys, hired for the occasion, were, like
the noise and fuss of a mountebank show
to astOnish and amuse the ignor0nt. Fail |
ing Ia attract attention In any other way |
these black aud white radicals resorted to
the showmans tricks All this is really |
amusing, and we might dismiss the Conven-
ton with ridieule; but the incendiary Ian
guage of the speakers and the infamous
ahtSp of the President deserves the Saverpst
condemnation. The language of these Tadi-
calls was revolving and revolutionary in the
extreme. They spoke of negro insurrection,
violence, blood aud revolution as boldly as
ever the rebels did. We are net sure that il
is not the duty OF the President to arrest
these new traitors and disunionists. One
thing is eertain-their proceedings viii dis
gust every sensible and conservative citizen
of the republic aud give impetus to the re-
action which has set in against them
throughout the whole country.