The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-21
The Philadelphia Convention-The Eli
quirer and the Dispatch.

quirer and the Dispatch.
Our good ncighbors Of the Enquirer,
though with that courtesy which is charac-
teristic of them, take us to task in their
paper of yesterday. They charge us with
suppressing the truth-in this, that in
copying the National MteHigencer'S" autho-
ritative" statement of the terms of admis-
sion to the National Convention, we
omitted the following sentence: /" BIT 40
"delegate ,riH take a seat in such convention
"wuo DOES NOT LOYALTY ACCEPT THE ma
"TIoSAL SITUATION, AND CORDIALLY En-
"DoRsE THE PRINCIPLES ABOVE SET FORTH"
&c.
This is merely part of the original call,
and it was this very language which the In
icNigencer was explaining. Now, our neigh
Dor either means to say that the Intelligent
Ger misunderstands the language quoted, or
that it wilfully misrcprcsents its purport.
We gave only the explanation, because we
assumed that the reader was acquainted
with the terms of the call. What is there,
then, in our conduct that needs justihca-
ton!
Again: The Enquirer reproduces from
the IteRiqenCc- an article as to the per
son,,el Of the Convention-by the way, we
also published it yestcrday-which goes to
prove that the htelligencer comedies our
fer them, but which advises us, in availing
ourselves of /" the opportunity presented by
"this Convention Of making kao,on the na-
"tional sentiment of the South, to do SO in
"such manner as to give the fullest force
"to our action"
Singularly enough, while this language
plainly admits that there are no terms
stated in the call which could exclude
secessionists, and we were therefore ad-
vised to send such delegates as would
"yive the fullest force TO our action"
the ENQUIRER understands the ntelligencers
meaning to be the very reverse, and by
way of comment upon il, INDUCES in another
reference to "test-oath representation"
eve confess ourselves unable TO under
"stand or to justify our respected contem-
porary," which is certainly afflicted with
juromania.
And this brings us to the one single rea-
souable objection to the terms of; the call
which our neighbor makes. That call al
leges that the keeping out Of Congress of
loyal Representatives, who are legally and
constitutionally qualified to tafe their
seats, is an offence for which the Radicals
should be held responsible. Well, We say
so too. The Enquirer says so too. And
yet the Enquirer rings the changes upon
this language and bases nearly all of its
opposition to southern representation upon
it. That paper thinks the cali should
merely have specified that the exclusion of
southern Representatives is wrong. Now,
the Enquirer should remember that that
call was written by Republican seceders
from the Radical party, who, in drawing
up that document, were writing bill Of
indictment against the Radicals, and who
naturally thought, as We confess we do,
that to charge them with excluding loyal
o&Sh WIZ SooAu Ssouu al Tue tests Inev
themselves required would be to expose
their hypocrisy in q much clearer light
than could be done by the simple state.
ment that they had excluded southern
Representatives. This is all thh meaning
the language has.
The Wing yields gracefully to the public
VIII, and counsels the people to sct at once
IN the matter Of holding district conysn.
tons to sppoint delegates. We yesret that
the Enquirer does not follow tho examnle.
The Convention is fixed fact. Southern
representation in 1t is another axed fact.
We are willing to trust our hotor to the
keeping of our delegates. The President
invites us to strengthen his hsnds. Our
northern friends are extremely anxious, as
wo know from unquestionable authority,
that we should DO represented, and by re-
preventative men-not, We trust, by hair
splittess and oaptotores peroormm. We re-
gard II As hypercritical to be raising paltry