Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-09-07
rHrEp DAY.

The Southern Loyal Convention reassem-
bled on Wednesday morning.
A communication of welcome from the
Mayor and CITY Councils was read, and a
committee was appOiated TO return thanks
therefor.
Resolutions endorsing Congress, declaring
for negro suffrage opposing negro suffrage
inviting General Grant and Admiral Farra'
gut to ioin the Convention, endorsing the
Monroe doctrine, condemnng the President
for his action in regard to the Freedmen q
Bureau, &c. were offered and referred.
A resolution, appointing committee TO
travel over the route taken by the President
and make counteracting speeches, was adopt.
ed; also. resolution lamenting the death OF
Henry Winter Davis.
motion, instructing the Committee on
Resolutions TO report in favor OF negro sui
frage, was put amid great confusion, put the
Chair was unable TO decide whether it had
been lost or carried.
MEETING OF THE NORTHERN LoYALIsTs
The Northern delegates to the great Con
vention met separately on Monday at the
Union League House, Philadelphia, at l3O
F. NJ, to effect q permanent organization.
Gov Curtin was called to the Chair
Senator Sprague moved that committee
of one from each State and Territory be ap-
pointed to select officers for permanent
organization.
Gov Curtin hesitated for some time here,
and Mr. Kelley said: "Perceiving the deli.
cacy OF the Governor | move that General
Burnside be appointed Chairman tor twenty
seconds to propose that question"
The question was carried unanimously.
1t was moved that General Burnside be
appointed Chairman OF that Committee. -
Carried.
Some one suggested that there be a Secre
tary appointed from the Pacific Coast
Mr.. Kelley said ] would announce that
there is Il delegation here from the Pacific
Coast; it is necessarily small numerically.
| can give you the name Of one-the Hon.
Daniel Macroore, of California | would
suggest a motion be submitted at the proper
time, that the Union League have called a
delegation this evening OF the National
/ Union OF Soldiers and Sailors, whose head
quarters are al Washington, that they each
be permitted to name a Vice President OF
this meeting, and report them to the Presi-
dent, who shall announce them.
One of the gentlemen moved that COM
mittee on address and resolutions be select
ed, one from each State and Territory.
] Mr. Kelley-I would move that, after the
/ appointment of this committee, this Conven-
ton take recess TO such time as shall be
/ agreed upon, so that the delegations can con
fer together, and name their Representative
as member of the Committee on Resolu.
tions.
Mr. President, would like to inquire if it
is not expected that there will be some con-
nection between this Convention and the one
organized in this city, and if not, would it
not be proper that the resolutions should be
adopted by both Conventions
Permit me, before that resolution is sub,
mitted to the meeting, to suggest that that
would be, perhaps, better as subject of fl-
ture consideration, and especially after our
committee organize, leaving time for the
committee to confer, il they chose, with the
other Convention, or with the Committee on
Resolutions and Address from that Conven.
tion
1t was moved, seconded and carried that a
Committee on Credentials be appointed
debate arose on proposition to appoint
Committee on Resolutions Mr.. Kelley. of
Pennsylvania, opposing the motion as pre-
mature, and as calculated to give the impress.
sion that the Southern Convention was die.
tated TO by the Northern, and Gen Butler,
OF Massachusetts, sustaining it. Without
taking action upon it the Convention ad-
iourned till hali.past ten o'clock on Tuesday.