Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-05
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PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 1, 5 A. NJ.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 4, A. NJ.
Yesterday nothing was done at the southern
LOYAL Convention but to eject an organ Ia
ton.
The meeting of the North delegates had
a similar result.
Ar night there was torch-light procession
and speeches were delivered by Senator VIII
son and various Southern Loyallsts.
The Southern speakers argued emphatically
in favor of negro suffrage,
Gen. Hammond, of Missouri, said that
johnson told him in 1861, that there was 40
hope on earth for peace In the South, but by
disfranchis:ng the rebels, taking away their
lands, and giving the land and the votes to
the blacks.
Many OF the Southern loyalists are in ia
vor, as measure absolutely necessary for
protection to them, OF the Impeachment of the
President. lie is hated by the victims of his
doubly-dyed treachery, as they term 1t, with
most bitter hatred. Every vehement denun-
citation of him and declaration that be must
be removed, was enthusiastically cheere1 by
the Southerners-
Next in acceptability are the most radical
truths.
Virginia delegation, by vote OF 5o TO B,
has decided in favor of negro suffrage.
John NJ Bolts threatens 20 withdraw.
Georgia has voted for impartial suffrage.
South Carolina is not reported.
The southerners from the rebel states come
here, for the most part, in g low OF enthusl-
asm for civil rights, and they complain that
Curtin, Forney, and other politicians of that
stripe, have used every effort to damIen their
ardor.
Fred Douglas was the bug-bear before he
came. He was as dreadful spectre to them
as Vallandingham was to the last convention;
but as he walked arm-in-arm with Hilton
through the etreets, he received more cheers
than any other northern man, except Butler
and Burnside.
There are threats TO keep Douglas out of
the regular united convention; but If they
are made, they Will be indignantly resisted.
The Pennsylvania politicians are afraid OF
the effect on their election. Maryland threat
ems to withdraw, if negro suffrage is adopted,
Virginians declare that their State is rapid
Iy becoming 50 Johnsonically loyal that 1t VIII
soon be impossible for Union men to live
there.
The enthusiasm of yesterday forenoon did
not diminish in the evening.
The southerners are delighted, and they
begin to feel now that, as Wilson said last
night, there is people ID this country above
the President, and that their Congress Is mag
ter of the situation
Gen. Butler is the great popular north'rn
man here with the southernaCs.
The Convention is enthusiastically cheer
| ing the election OF Nj. Speed, of Kentucky,
as President of the Convention.
| The Credential Committee report 10 dele
gates from Texas. 10 from Louisiana, 81 from
| Tennessee, 81 from Kentucky, from Missis-
| sippi 2 from Arkansas, from North Caro-
| lima, 6 from Delaware, ! from Florida, and
| - from the District of Columbia, in all 1872
una fashionable 5 ,uthern white loyalists.
| The names of Brownlow of tennessee,
Boots of Virginia among Vice Presidents
called forth hearty applause.
| Mr.. Speed, on taking the chair, said 1t was
the highest honor he had ever received. ibis
was great time and occasion. We want no
i seeming peace. but wish to establish our
principles, which are founded in the bosom
of God himself namely, equal justice and
equal protection to every human being in the
jurisdiction of the United States. cloud
cheers)
Mr.. Speed then paid his attention to the
johnson Convention. " First of all, we must
have equal representation as long there is
a man, no matter what his color every man
must be made equal in courts of justice.
The Republican party pledged truly to do
that, and we must do 1t. CHEERS The men
of the South came here 10 coulure The men
who made that declaration in Gods name, to
fulfill it. (The audience roee and cheered.)
He was speaking when our report closed.