The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-08-29
southern Responses to the Phila-l
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Tic rebel delegates q; the philadelphia.
Convention rs of tho l4th Inst, under tho rigid
gag, woro compelled toGive .taeit consontt t.
tho, Address and % cl.sa.ion prepared by
Raymond, us The platform Of the "new"
party; But tho Southern press comes to their
rescue, and informs IA of3the sontiwepts thoy
might hayo spoken, had tho opportunity boon
givon thom.;. We givo il6w extracts TO shoy
how admirably tho Conservatives have sue.
cccdcd in their great? work Of eonciliating
tho SOUTH: :,<%f 49,
When our delegates went into tho ConYen,;
ton, they know exactly what was expected.
It was not dcmanded,a as condition prece.
dent, that they should ignore all their man
hood. They wcru asked to assent to tho in
eri.ability Of bur present status. Like mon,
they accepted the condition, although they
may haro thought tho condition not agreeable
perhaps some old recolIcctions springing up
in thor heads and hearts But they chokcd
this down; and, having takcn tho first step,
IHc HcAt NNo NV 'nPVboIuIel "osSo" ~ nv.
havc been not what they would have chosen,
il they Ind made tho feast for themselves.
1t then goes on to declare TINT tho South
has been conquered depicts tho consequences
Of that conquest; and says that tho only hope
for escaping those consequences il In tho tri-
umph OF tho Convent ionists at Philadelphia.
And it truthfully admits, "we should bc
FOOLS If VIC did not accept their aid."- Noke
Tribune.
Having expressed our dissent to those rcsolu-
lions which did not meet our approval, let III
avoid all unnecessary qunrrels with our rcnl
friends. The President has formal; adopted the
new purity ~ tho administration party, and hns
pInced himself ut its hcnd, with the assurance Of
all the aid aud support which his great office
commands. This purity is now fighting grent
bnttlc. and. il it trunpls, the best fruits Of is
Victories will BE- ours. In view Of the grave and
vital issues involved in tho political canSnss Rt
the North, let us refrain from NIL unnecessary
discussions of the address, and resolutions Of tho
lntc convention. At the South there il nothing to-
DO gained Ivy these discussions, for the RESPECT
able citizens of the South mr. all of the snne
way of thinking. We nrc convinced TINT nothing
but the cXigencirS Of great political canvnss.
in which our fate is involved, induced the Nor.
thcrn delegates 10 pass RESOLUTIONS which must
have been exceeding Y oiIrnsivc Ia the delegates
from the South. But the Two or three objections.
able resolutions involved no surrender Of prln.
eplc on the rart Of the south, except 1.-THE
right of SECESSION and surely no nnn in hiS
senses il disposed to press tint question now.
The p rsition Of our drkgltcs was one Of great
and painful embarrassment, and VT think TINT
nineteenth. Of the people Of the South will sus-
tain them for wisely rriiniming from kicking up
II row, when MI that We hold dcnr depends upon
the dricnt Of the Radicals 10y the Conservative
party.-(tlchmond Tunes.
While We can not give mn absolute n'::hrovnl.
We give most henry comparative approval.
We wnnt the Conservatives 10 win. We believe
the differences of abstract opinion between them
and us are not practical, and will never become
SOL Richmond Enquirer
1t goes on 10 scold the Convention under its
breath for snying anything about "Scccsson'
and declares If il Ind exercised u little wisdom
it. would upon Tint theme hive maintained Nrict
silence. ) mnk:ng then Of tho dec nr"lion'sn'l
address, il Uses the following significant n'.
gungc:
Eu, VIC pref r not to 20 into jctnicd cxnnl-
mutton Of these papers, ii il Anl not he attempt.
cd to oltan for llIcm the adoption of onr people,
Ii TINT shnll hc attempted, We shall feel it n
duty to show definitely why they should not do
it, and can not do it.
Tn. Richmond Wing remarks: "In no fnr M
the address assumes that the poop lc Of the SOu,
urc Responsible for the wnr that tho war wns II
rebellion TINT they nro disI"'scd to acknowledge
cuiInLility md contrition; that the Federal Gov
crnIment acted in sclfdrfense aud under the Con-
silu,ion, &C., it assumes what the people Of the
South ,lo not believe or feel to he true. and
whnt therefore, they hive no Thought of ndmit.
ting. This being said, We have no il;reher crit.
! cism to mInkc.' ...-.
"Thc platform Of the Philadelphia Convcn.
tim il nil excellent, with the exception Of tho
resolutions thinking the Federal soldiers for
their scrv;ccs. Even supposin% TINT tho Southern
Delegates voted against This (uf which thcrc is
no rvidcmcc) tho party goes before tho country
on this programme II is MI insult 10 the People
OF the South. We nrc rsquir, Il by the Conscrvn'
,iycs Mt the North to render think. for the dcS.
oIation Of our homes, tho slaughter Of our sollS,
and the loss Of our liberty. This wnS W llat We
feared When wo opposed sending Southern dele
vnIc. to the Convention. 1t lnny seem polite
To suffer d, graduation and shame "rtO utter what
il false, but it is not RIGHT; aud VIC do not be.
LEY, anybody ever wns ndvantagcd by my net
of wronI.dui ~ CharlOltcsyill Chrolti clc.
AS II whole, We nny consider them hs emil
ucntly conservative, at the same time excepting
TO some Of the declarations, which are contrary
TO our notions Of government, its duties, md its
powers. ";-[Norfolk Virginian' .-
The following is the endorsement Of the Macon
(Ga.) Telegraph, and indicates how long wb"t
little loyalty there is in the August platform,
would continue to stand, if rebels were restored
to power:
The third clause is
"'rhat no State has the right to withdraw from
the Union"
This means, Of course, the peaceful, constitu'
tional right There need be no yielding Of opln'
ion, the solemn convictions of Judgment on tho
question, but the freedom Of action on point
TINT lius been ndjudcnted - inst ny We yield &C.
quicsccncc and obedience to the decision OF n
court in the Inst resort, whether We believe it in
strict conformity to reason and law or not. Its
decision is law, md We both uphold it and con-
form our conduct thereto. In this light VIC view
the resolution under discussion, and can sec no
reason why the whole Southern people can not
ncccp; it without dishonor or humiliation; Inc
resolutions recognize the services Of The Federal
soldiers and sailurs, and the debt due ~ the M,
ton to them and their widows and orphnns' md
indorsc President johnson for his stendtast &c.
votion to the Constitution, laws, and intrrests df
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