The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-15

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| bad, can live.
| The PhiIadeIphia Convention and the Broad
! Issues Before the Country.
! The popular national mass meeting at
Philadelphia perfected its preliminary or
ganization at noon yesterday, with General
John A. Dix as its temporary chairman.
| This suspicious event took place amid I'M
| bounded enthusiasm and was followed
with the announcement that once more the
representatives. of the people in every State
of the Union sat side by side in council. The
delegates from Massachusetts, and South Caro-
lima were there extending to each other the
| hand Of fellowship and once more pledging
their devotion to the same country, the same
| flag and the Union Of the States. New York
| welcomed the return Of all those members Of
the family of States recently absent; the great
| West pointed with pride to the fact that the
! Mississippi valley was now united, while Penn
| sylvania rejoiced thai the great arch was re-
| stored and that she once more stood as the
keystone that made it complete and perfect
The delegates from thirty-six States gathered
representatives OF the ten States which
were prescribed by radical Con-
gress and treated ia all its legisla-
ton as though they we're out Of the Union,
took their place around the council fire and
gave unmistakabie evidence that they be-
longed to the same human family. This is the
first time in five years that the representatives
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cal convention. II is the first time since the
close of the war that the two sections have
met face to face to use their influence and raise
their voice In behalf of the same cause. The
bare announcement Of these facts will send .
thrill Of joy throughout the land. II will re-
vive that latent sentiment which has been
smouldering beneath the outrages and usurpa-
enthusiasm exceeding anything ever before
witnessed in this country.
We need no better issue to carry the cleo
lions this fall than comparison OF the har-
mony and good feeling in body where all the
States are represented with the wrangles and
blood thirsty course Of the radical Congress.
One reminds us Of the peace, prosperity and
fought for, the other Of turmoil, revolution,
carnage and blood. This, after all, is the issue
now presented to the people to decide
upon. This Convention is but the COM
mencement Of the uprising Of the people
in behalf of restored Union and the
constitution. 1t is the first step in the great
movement TO prevent the radicals from pung-
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our fair fields with the blood Of our citizens
In the language Of General Dix, 'ten States
are inexperienced in the legislation of the
country IL IL this wrong that they. in behalf
Of great mass Of our people. have assembled
TO protest against, and, as far rs is in their
power, TO redress" This can only be done by
a change of the complexion Of Congress Mt the
approaching elections. To this work the Con-
vention proposes to direct its efforts, that We
may have once more in reality, a. well as in
theory, zone country, one flag and one Union
OF States.r The harmonious and suspicious
commencement of the deliberations Of the Con-
vcn'ion confirms our belief that this much de-
sired revolution in our national halls Of legis-
lation will be brought about Thus far this
gathering has been q complete success. The
efforts Of the radical press to underrate its in
fiuence and prejudice the public mind against
this movement will fall harmless before the
great facts there presented. Their attempt TO
ridicule IL only exhibits their alarm, while the
noise abont vallandigham and the Woods b
only side play, resorted TO for the
purpose Of divcrting the public from the great
questions at issue But this win have no effect,
for the issues Of the hour are so momentous, 80
broad and 30 plain, that all such subterfnges
will Gail TO make an impression and will be
laughed at a. weak device Of the enemy.
The radicals cannot stay the storm in this way,
nor can they escape from the avalanche,
which, like the glacier on the Alps, has been
long preparing for them, and Of which this
gathering il but the signal that Il has broken
loose and Is now rushing forward, sweeping
everything before L.
| The sooner the Radicals accept the fact that
another great uprising Of the people has CON-
menced, the better II will be for them A
revolution at the coming election is certain.
Its success may now be considered fixed
TACT With dsorganizing faction ruling IN
Congress- devoting their time to embittering
the people Of one section against the other,
doing all within their power 10 keep the
country disordcred, melting riots. planning
the massacre Of the blacks. whom they hypo-
critically nreteud " worshin. lesalizing ia