Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-15
The Phila delphia Convention.

Judging from the tenor of our news, all
the quarreling at the Philadelphia Convention
will be indoors. The delegates already at
hand are confused about the programme, but
cling neryously To the terms vi the ashlng-
ton call, wnlcn excludes nobody who processes
4 desire 10 come IN ami pay ms share OF the
expenses. We hear thal loyal resolution
Will be offered by Gen. Steedman, contormably
60 ms recent reports she Freedmen s Bu-
reau, anu that original secessIonIsts and con-
vieteG dlsioyaiists will be excluded, to the
reluctant satisfaction OF those who have par
dons In their pockets. For the proposed at
tempt TO keep Messrs. " God and Valiandig-
ham out .. the Convention stout resistance
is already organized, with confidence OF an
easy victory. Should the copperhead leaders
not be admitted, the great body OF the Soutn-
ern party threa en- To break ranks and go
home Over ali these elements of dIscord the
pTeSldent, we are told, Is diligently pouring
out the oil of pacihcation. The Convention
Will be managed through the agents from
" ASH ugton after the pattern of the states IN
re, obstruction. 1t safe to predict that
there VIII be an energetic cH0rt on the part OF
the President to galvanize 1t into plausl Die be-
havior and II anything is likely to effect a
good understanding among the oread-and- out-
er men, II Is the promise held out that he Will
make - a clean sw; ep.' We hope SO. The
ex-rebeis and copperheajs are generally Tar
IN excess OF the Presidents body guard We
very much lear that the Egyptians serpent
viii devour that OF Moses, else the reptiles
must be one and the same.-IrIbune-
PHIADKLPHIA, Aug. l3-The rain of this
mornIng lnteieres with The completion OF the
wigwam; probably six seven hundred del
gates are already in town. Two or three
hundred came last hight by the late trains
! from New York, Pittsburg and Baltimore.
The icadieg hotels crowded but still re-
ceIve guests. The great question Is, what
/ shah be done with Vallandigham? tie per-
slsts in his determination 10 have seat In
! the Convention and has many hackers from
/ the West. TIE Republican and soldier dele
gates oppose HIM. The chances are against
him. In addition TO the Saratoga delegation,
there three delegations from New York
city, the Mozart and soldiers, and the regular
democratic. Fernando Wood offers to with
draw Tor the sake of hacmony.
New York cannot agree upon Gen. DIX for
president of the Convention, though several
other delegations favored him. Mr.. Ashmun
of Mass. Is not expected to be present, and
Ewing of Ohio is unable to come. 1t Mr.
Winthrop will come he can have the chair
though a part of the Mass. delegation prefer
! Gen. Dix.
! The expectation now is the Convention viii
be in SESSION. only two Or three days, but al
depends upon the preliminary action of th'
Randall and Montgomery Blair Committee
The platform 10 likely to be brief and tn,
Southerners will consent to almost anything
that the Convention may adopt. They choos,
to keep in the background at present.
The ultrs Peace. Democrats are one by on,
yielding to the general solicitations of tn,
delegates and Withdrawing their claims t,
seats. Ben. w God has returned to New Yorl
this afternoon, and to night the Rev. Henri,
Clay Dean. has written letter in which hs
announces that he will not intrude, as be see
that his presence is not desired. Vallandig
ham will probably follow suit.
The Vermont delegates who have alread
, arrived, are, IL. Is. Smaiey, Isaac Mcdaniel
and b. IL. Summons. b. IL. Simmons Wa
, elected al Chairman of the Vermont deiega
, tlon.
AT a meeting OF the Ci,airmen OF the VAR
Gus State delegations held at the Continenta
Hotel Monday evening, Gov. Randall, a
Chairnen OF The meeting informed them tia
1t would be ,necessasy foe each Delegation I
3 agree upon aad report at nine o'clock to-mol
, row lnorning, . VICE president, a secretary,