New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-13
TEE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION.

Tomorrow, the National Convention called by
AIessrs. Randall [snce made Postmaster Generall &
Co., will be formally inaugurated. The attendance
will be very numerous and will include many nota-
bilities. The States lately fighting to destroy the
Union have sent almost exclusively men who, two
short years ago, considered Cnionist and Tory (or
traitor) synonymous terms-who hunted their neigh
bors with bloodhounds, burned their houses without
waiting to see that the children had all
escaped, and shot fathers aud adult sons
as they emerged from the doors pursued by the
flames. Probably Tennessee had no more yehe-
ment ranoorous Rebel than the Rev. j. B Ferguson,
who now figures as corresponding secretary OF MIR.
Randals National Union Club" while members Of
the Convention whereby their States were assumed
to beg taken Union with Rebel Congressman
and Rebel Generals, figure largely as delegates.
Among the delegates from half dozen States we do
not note single consistent CniOnist-not even from
Alabama, where many such found. The Union
sentiment of the South has voice in this Convention
From the loyal States, there is fair but not very
strong representation of the Democratic party con-
sistng mainly of men who were openly hostile to the
War for the Union. Henry Clay Dean OF Iowa.
Daniel Marcy of New Hampshire, c. l.. VallaLdigham
of Ohio, T.. o. Perrin and Francis Herman of this
State, T. A. Hendricks of Indiana, Charles Brown and
John d. Stiles of Pennsylvania &C.. &c.-if these
men were not hostile to the War for tho Union,
who could BET Great eXertions have been
made by the managers to keep out such
as were notorious for their sympathy with the Rebel
lion, but with Indifferent success That the Conyen-
ton is mainly backed by those who in the Confederate
States were Rebels and in the Loyal States were
sympathizers Cor Copperheads) is as true as that twice
two make four. Go into any County OF the South,
and you will find those whose hearts and arms were
with the Rebellion looking with favor and hope to this
Conventions inquire in any township village OF the
North, and those who held the Federal Government
wrong and the Rebels substantially right for this
Convention, with but just so many more as
hold office under Federal authority hope that they
soon will There is absolutely no popular support Tor
the Randall Convention outside the ranks of the Re-
belion at the South and tho Peace Democracy at the
North. Individuals whose greis or greed master
them may here and there be found cooperating with
'the Bread and Butter brgade" but they never COM
posed even fraction Of the great Union party which
they vainly seek to overthrow. They send dele
gates-or more strictly they can 60 as delegates-to
Philadelphia; but they leave none but Copperheads
and negro.haters behind them as constituents. They
are not party; they not even fractions they arc
simply clique, and very small one. They will not
count in an official canvass.
This Convention assemblies with simply these OBJ
jects: J. To put the unchanged Unionsts OF the
South but especially that large portion of them whom
God has chosen to make Black, utterly and perma-
nently under the feet of those who struggled and
fought to destroy the Union till they could fight no
longer; g To surrender the loyal North and the Gov
eminent into the hands of the Rebeympsthi'erS who
rallied around the seymours in lr62-3, voted the
war for the Union a failure, and consistently there
with supported McC lean and Pendleton in 1864. IL
enough Republicans and War Democrats can be lured
into a coalition with them to give them majority,
the Blacks will be crushed back into virtual Slavery or
driven out of the country, and the Union as 1t was
with Andrew johnson he didn't use TO be for Pres
ident, and some Northern Copperhead for Vice-Pres-
ident will usher in an era whereof the recent whole
sale murders in Memphis and in New-Oreans have
given US foreaste. But the People are not tending
that