The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-10
PENNSYLVANIA.
From Me Aae, Philadelphia.

We are inclined to regard the project of a Ma.
tional Convention in August with more favor than
friends, and it is due to candor and fair dealing
that we should say why. No one will for q mo.
ment imagine that we have. the faintest wish or
the great party to which we belong, either local
iy, where it is complete, or nationally, where it
Boon will be. But with this unwavering fidelity is
aide the Democratic party, which indirectly may
promote the maintenance and reassertions OF the
principles, which if even the republic rights, must
be reasserted. A National Convention OF any kind
likely to assemble, must be important and an inn
posing body-as, being the first body in which for
hve or indeed six years, the Southern States have
been represented. Their presence here, after all
this frightful war and bloodshed, after this rup-
ture OF a ties, social, ecclesiastcal, POLITICAL will
be picturesque. It is worse than idle to UNDER
rate the Importance Of suoh q council or such an
event. Our opponents feel this, and hence their
studio9s efforts to disparage it. This, too seems
to be the idea Of some Of our New York friends
For ourselves, seeing no harm and much proba-
bic good in 1t, we do not hesitate to say that the
contamination in this initistory plan OF restora-
ton, or reconstruction, or reassociation, will be
matter to us, as Democrats, Of sincere rejoicing,
they please abont this olaAr and frank e1pfaaaion
Of our views The heathens will rage anyhow.
We favor this Convention. There is nothing or
little In what we may describe as it's preliminary
platform that repels US. The Convention implies
deed, it strengthens it. Let it meet. Let eyery
Congressional district Of the North be represent
ed, and then let it, as it certainly will, give
grand example TO Congress, in session or out of
session, OF admitting representatives from all the
Southern States, and deliberatng with them,
their ancient friends, their brethren yet. Let
them admit them with generous confidence and
without the wretched conscience-traps Of oaths of
abjuration and supremacy. Thus deliberatiup
we doubt not Of the result in theory and practice
The sight OF the Southern men in council with
the North as equals will invigorate the truly ma.
tional spirit everywhere. Philadelphia in 1866
will be as Philadelphia in 1887. Christ Church
bloody victories in civil war, but for the new
creation Of nation and the resurrection of q
Federal Union. Practically, a Convention thus
animated and thus deliberating, will for the ma
chinery by which it's patriotic designs are to be
carried into effect, rely mainly, though not OF me-
cessity exclusively, On the great and compact or
ganization Of the State Blight Democracy. now as
ever the true supporters Of the Union. Hence we
wish the Convention success.
From the Post, Pi4sburgl
The leading Radicals perceive that there is no
hope TOT them, save In their present sectional or
ganization, and continuation Of the negro agita-
ton in various ways to snit parions localities. In
Now England they are prepared to 60 the entire
figure OF negro equality and suffrage, but in the
Middle States and those Of the West, they are not
settled in regard to either Of those questions
Still, the leaders sec that their only hope of re-
tanning their places managers OF their party is
which they mounted into power. TO nationalze
their party, would be to drive the extremists into
obscurity, and hence wo hear Of their osucusing
in Washington to call q Convention for the pur.
pose OF oAsetting the national conservative gath
ering OF the 1Ath Of August.