The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-07-24
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mont IN its adherents. The men whose courage,
patience, perseverance, love of principle and
steadfast LOYALTY, preserved, sustained and de-
Tended the Republic in its hour peril are we'll
able. now that the full storm has passed and
feeble mutter1ngs only heard, to settle the score
of blood and establish guarantees for the future.
To take it out of their hands and give it to those
who did the wrong, would be making the MUIR
derer the Judge at his own trial Mercy is a
good thing-Justice is a better. God tempered
justice with mercy, and Adam and Eve went
out from Paradise. Are we wiser than God?
Is human love and human generosity more no.
ble2 Punishment has followed crime from the
time our first parents learned the difference be-
tween good and evil. Cain was branded, Judas
hung himself, Arnold was an exile and died in
a garret, but Davis eats milk and honey, This
last is not sufficient and the Philadelphia Con-
vention is expected to remedyit. Southern re-
bells must be admitted to Congress, jeff Davis
must be released, and Vallandigham and MEN
of his ilk given control of the government they
lately declared had ceased to exist Such is the
what follows, are mostly from the party which
declared the war failure. Pennsylvar las state
convention consisted oftwo dozen office holders
and one dezen expectants not selected by pub
lie meetings but self-apponted. Notice who
control the conventions to send DELEGATES
conservative" means johnson office-holders.
democrat means rebel and copperhead oppo-
nents of the war.
In Rhode Island the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee has taken action. In Connecti
cut conservative Union men call mass State
convention. A conservative State Convention
has been held in Pennsylvania. The democrats
of Vermont will have delegates in attendance
IN Maryland conservative delegates will be ap-
pointed. The old Breckenridge State Committee
OF Virginia has taken steps to the same end
Conventions have been called ia South Caro-
lima, Georgia, and Alabama. The Democratic
State Central Committee of Louisiana have an
pointed full delegation, placing the rebel army
under contribution for the pursose. Amono
them are Gen. Dick Taylor Alexander Bouton
W. c. G. Claybourne, HIM. Spofford and Judge
Abel, there being but one man, Gen. T j. Her
ron, on the list who was not rebel. A dele
cation of conservative Union men headed bv
Christian Rosclusj will contest their seats Tho
conservative members Of Congress from Tenn
essee will also be in attendance,as well as those
from Mississippi. The "Clay ybank" State con-
vention OF Missouri chose delegates some davs
Stree. The Democrats Of Illinois will send
full number Indiana will be provided foy ly
the democrats; Ohio will have comDosite
delegations SO also viii Wisconsin. Iowa will
be represented by General Augustus c, DODGE
and associates of that stamp; also by "a strong
delegation Of conservative Republicans"
Judge Hughes, prominent citizen of India
ma, an old Democrat hut true Union man, a
believer in Johnson but not in copperheadIsm
believing that the Philadelphia Convention will
be an assemblage of copPerheads and rebels,
writes the following letter to Governor Norton
"WAsHNGrox, July I6, 1866. /
"GovernOr Morton: The Proposed PIiladel-I
phia Convention tends to the absorption by the
democratic party CT the conservative Union men
of the North. | am not at present ready for
such a fusion, if it is to be- Let the Dcnoc7Gfic
partgtrst retire its conspicuous a,t-wur Icaers,
and let sufficient time elapse for the grass to
grow on the graves of the heroic dead For
the present | advise all Union men to remain
steadtast IN their own organization, hoping that
its dlssenslons may yet be healed, and to keep
aloof from proceedings which can only result in
the election of the regular democratic ticket in
Indiana. | heartily approve of the Presidedt's
policy, and regard him personally with esteem
and friendship, and l would cheerfully par
ticipate in any meeting to express appreciation
of his measures; but / am not ready to furnish
material to the radicals by returning to power
men who melted resistance to laws made to fill
up the ranks of the army. / speak only for
myself, and no other is responsible for this
communication.