Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-28
The Convention Of Loyal sOutherners
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The Convention Of Loyal s~Outheruers.
On Monday next September 3d. the
Union men of the South assemble in con-
vention a. Philadelphia. The call for
the convention makes no distinction be-
tween those Southern l~oyalists who sup
port and those who condemn Andrew
Johnson's policy, but, as the ~out-and-out
Union men Of the South are as unanimous
against thai policy as the malignant Sc
-cessionists are in favor of il, we do not ap-
prehend that there will be any difference
Of opinion in regard to this question IN
that body. The Bottses, Underhills,
Hahns, Brownlows, Fosters, MaynArds,
Johnstons, Stokeses, Hills, Gsntts, Hamil-
tons and Paschsls who will be present or
represented in that convention are far
more earnest than any Northern men, If
that be possible, in denouncing the Presi-
dents treschery, and combating his usur-
patton; for they AVE felt the bitter effects
Of both in their own persons, and have
witnessed them with their own eyes. The
policy OF Andrew johnson, which hiss
nurtured and ripened the mob at Mem
phis aud the massacre at New Orleans
which has stimulated, fomented, and de-
veloped the old secession spirit through
u the South, and given new virus, new
hope, new courage to the leading traitors ;
which has depressed all Southern Union
lists and, tearing down every barrier erect
ed for their protection, has left them naked
TO their enemies-this policy may be
opposed at the North, but not with that
hatred and loathing which the Union men
of 1.-THE South feel against it. 1t is this that
will give significance 20 the coming Con-
v~ention. Andrew johnson was formerly
numbered among these very men. His
name stood highest on the list Of iIlustrious
Southerners who stood by the flag and the
country. It was especially in honor of
the Southern Unionists that he was taken
from among them and made Vice Presi-
dent. The selection Of Andrew johnson
was significant of the determination of
the Union party to reward and protect
the Union men of the South. But he has
proven false to his party, and false in an
manner to the class of whom he
made the peculiar representative. In
stead of making treason odious he has
given traitors power. Instead of reward
ing loyalty he has placed traitors to lule
over loyal men. Instead of protecting I'm
his policy exposes them, d~efence-
less, to the mercy of malignant foes.
This Convention meets to consider and
act upon this treachery- 1t meets al
so to refute the SANDER that the Con-
eressional policy makes no account Of
in the SoEth; for the testimony of
this Southern convention will be that un-
der Mr.. Johnson's policy traitors are re
their boldness and malignity,
its endorsement of the Congress !
iional plan viii be unanimous and hearty.
The recital by these men of the outrages
upon Unionists through the South
Mr.. Johnson's sanction win open
he eyes of thousands of Northern men. =
Thus the assembling Of this convention of /
oval Southerners is in every way impor- :
ant, and will be nearly as significant as !
he unsnimity and enthusiasm in support !
johnson manifested by the rebel con- |
Tention in the same city three weeks be-
fore. +
1t is proposed that this South srn con-
be welcomed to Philadelphia BY t
delegations Of the true and loyal men r
every Northern State. Massachu- 7
etts, Pennsylvania, Indians and other b
have already scted in the matter.
Among the Massachusetts delegation Ii
hine brightly illustrious the names of her n
Governor her entire delegation in Con- i
resS and such distinguished writers and =
as Benjamin F. Butler, Ralph
Waldo Emerson, Emory Nashburn, .
'heophilus Parsons, Oliver Wendell il
John A. Andrew, John G. Whit p
Ter, James Russell Lowell, Paul A. Chad 3
Ourns, E. P. Whipple,s nd AmasaW alker, p
among the Pennsylvanians sTe Curtin. 4
.teyensi Kelly, Williams, Cameron, For n
ey and CHOW. Indiana sends her Lane, p
er Morton and others like them. Con- 10
ectieut sends her present Governor and
lree noble and distinguished ex-Goye1- =
orss besides ether leading citizens. From o'
York, among others, comes the elo- v
and gifted negro, Frederick Doug Il
lss-and he viii be greeted heartily by u
he Southern Unionists whom he will CT
at Philadelphia. The Union State IS
entral Committee of Ohio meet at Co IN
INDUS on Wednesday to consider the ss
Of sending delegates from this b.
sate We hope that they viii nominate &C
full delegation of our best ana purest u
Ien- The gatherings Philadelphia next Il
eek should be such a one as to make
le Copperhead-rebel concern of a fort
ight ago sink into insigniAcance in COM d.
with it. List Ohio be fully repre- he
nted at the grand gathering of loyal y,