The New York herald., 1866-09-05


BE- b. rees,a0lshsd tApplaussl ask ya. sSsn 4 .Als
~ humble submission 20 republican prncfpaesf ZAP
piause There rs some good In that tAppause Il msss
an event N the progress OF human esdom thai ths od
panty has At lsst got this crust OF prejudice broken and
that light coming In slowly and reluctantly that has
gone even 40 far acknowledge the fact that savey
is abolished and ought rot 10 bs reestablished- ZAP
pIause But fellow citizens of the republican party
naye gone farther than that we the Union party nave
gone farther than that At the Convention Nod
IA baltimore in 1864 which nominated Mr. Lincoln and
MT Johnson, u was announced that slavery would ns
exurpated not abolished merelyextirpatod taken out
OF our institutions root and branch body and soul,
every iineanent and ibre OF it, Marx, gentle
men, the difference between the two wordsone, To ex
trpate not simply TO csst of this te other limb OF
thus horrible monster but 10 take not only sisvery
nut all the ncongruoas nnrighteonsness and unequal
consequences and incidents that resulted from slavery
what are they In the irst place. UNEQUAL representa-
ton Applause) Does not slavery remain so long a.
there ~ matter what his Color long there
= q man unieprosented ia the governments Does not
slavery etnzin long you can of color Say
70 man that ne may not stand equal with his fellow
man IA your courts OF usicer All these incidents the
great republican party pledged themselves at Baltimore
should be extrpated And you, Southern men,
who were At that ume, as ID were, in the prison
house Of the somh. when this pledge
20 you, " came the sweetest aud surest
note you had ever heard let this be
donelet this be done, and will be content
tAppausc And we OF the South now here In this
Old city, nnder the sound and in tho hearing Of that old
bell that urst proclaimed freedom 10 all the nations of
the world-applanse)--here, whore the Declaration OF
Independence was announced that afterwards bap
uxsu III tue DiU0u Oh keyOutiOn here. Wnere t0c
Constitution OF the United states sprung the blood
OF the Revolution; here men OF the South 70
conure the nation, come TO coniure the that made
that declaration at baltimore 10 Gods name not 70
faisify III tAppausel There are, gentlemen OF the
Convention, other subjects which ought in my estma-
ton 70 come before ana be considered by the
Convention | speak, Of course, myself, and
my elf alone, when cali your attention 20 subjects
Of which think. besides tins one that have been dis
cussiBg, Won OUGHT 10 take note II is said-and call
the attention Of southern men TO It--t is said
that the Southern States have abolished slavery. call
the attention Of the Convention to the fact that every
southern Statc--Norih Carolina, believe, excepted-
has no; OF itself abolished slavery but il has announced
- s constitution that slavery has been abolished by tho
military power OF the United Saies and ought 10 be
re-establsbed Now cali the attention OF she Conven
ton to this peculiar language because struck when
nsed and when frst saw IT, several Southern gentle
here in with me struck me al care
fully selected and used With a purpose that should
be said to them that they had nted 10 The abo
ton OF slavery; and that upon that they would
after come when represented in Congress 10 tho
government and demand compensation for their efuanc
pated slaves tCris OF That's so'1 10 s not neces-
ry tor 10 say before this that they have
no just right for compensation tapplause) none
ment Tho vast debt they have incurred because
OF the rcnsan and rebellion and we pay them for their
slaves. tAppausa) But. independently Of that, upon
principle, they not entitled payment Then, gen
tcmen this Convention ought 90 say 10 the people Of
this patton, II you want 10 10 and safe in tho
matter Tx IL down IN the const tgton where neither
Congress any department OF the government can
touch IL, that emaripated slaves mover DO paid
for. lAppanseJ Those Southern people when they
assembled TO make their various constitutions provided
IN their state constitutions that their rebel debt
20, to be paid. Every southerncr here knows with
what great reluctance they did thai IL required tho
positive command Of the President and a the power Of
the government To exact II 0i them. That
pealod by Stale action Tncy can by State acon undo
what they have doue and assume the payment Of tho
DEBT which thoy have now, Under ooercon. refused
Write IL down in inc fundamental law Of the land
Let the loyal people Of thB nation that IL s
written down IN tho fundamental law Of the land that
moneys shah be paid nnt Of tho consrs OF tho
anywhere North Soath, for the effort destroy TINS
fApplAuga.i liDuu think
bot upon The saiucct more particularly, og sgual and
just representation th,s Convention casht 10 SPEAK oa
those Southern men complain that Their onai
and natural rights intinfed. if they nlain
fairly, say so they ask than justee, .ony
they have ngnt ~ IL II they ask mat ,e and
power " a wnlc Va soDth Cafoina slal equal the
vote and power os whiie PenDs syyaAis il g
an injustice, ana say So tAppanse u they ask lees
than )nsticcS Sgya hnm li Iseaeuro II they moro
tan Justice aeDv " A. % tho s1rsnclisenenf or
F.J,is and he cnfranehisoincnt % tba people,
this sulgce aisO " u come before thig Convention lon
THIS rnjcct gen'sen.n ol tile ipEycniion. a have To
nothing IN anger do nothing from hatreM 10
Dnth!ns lroin III will or Tor ruYaEge; but 10 tGa. hen
Justice and rirs mercy aud uye dictate. fApplaunl
fhat winch tue anrighteoua, that WHICH the lngUdly
and the hui innn does, from bad passiong msri perish
the ~ tr earth, while thai winch irain
iaSc mercy, from jusilce past u. eternal Int
lose Tor mankind, not Tor yoarssrnct for this
thai man, nui aT AL Tuu,nos iuT tls color that
colur. To- ov. for a mankind be yong gnids. .i II
,c,aic yJnr every resolution. Let ~ yoar motive.
yoa that such cendlct w pour nlisr ira iipoa shc
heads Aid into tho coissc res " those opposed W y"n
~ do from spite, all tiat W. do trssn
~ ircllng Ut revenge. tApp0uSr | Df
sO-e gentlemen of the Lassclton that beliefo kas
iogo for God and for asn, tho ias aud tus oaiy
law u The world bs'ieya that he who nauio.is 'ha,
hove r'huges moro Thoroughly AMI more effectively tir
bad sni the yio vf this world than nay
who resorts 10 aeaunc.ation or Ito exlisoi-
ton - psssHDa y.vpnce fApplause tbsak
You Aaa ~ gsataincn OF Convention, f0T the ~.
on watch yoa have called me, and ask thai you
viii 81 dsnborae eal earnest and arm III Your deiio-
erAiions, and yru will maintain aac orlsr and de-
corum as trow you Siii ieel me!iacd - do. Gar
piausnj
Mr. Speed having concluded hts address Mr. Crane, 10
Louisiana and sa1i ha held - MS nand cofn.'-
elstcd delegate The censsniian 10 vas ter. ef
8fri dese nt II t.e noJt gDs,smsA y - "a
Who certainly enjoyed ne eonhdosce q ihc Jo'e@a.sh
He akcd that the ctiar be read Inc lrtinr was rst 10
the hair, bat nj sstL
Mr Burrs u Virginia, moved that General GcaT,
who xas prosent b. invited take a tba pas-
farm. iAnplansal Tho rnotion ~as adopted
M bGHkasG, 90 Mar ylan3-I move inas ,bcfe OH
her0ss, Zen Man@, n QUO, and bsn Ruicf, of lass
rtugts trc1L applause BE- invited ~ take seal ,On "a"
a De nssrF--l move 20 ada tic name d Tnsdenok
Nj Bt srs objected ~ these additions The oiJeet ne
hat exprc-s tho gratitude Q. the aanyrn1on =
lie people of rcunsyyana for the hnaftT "fic0no ~.
tcnded H. them thss bSno, W invng heir candidate
Tor Gescrnor 20 tho a,or thc LontrnloD iara weFs
many nobis In M ely besides the nausi, aud he
should ~ glld 20 invite them 70 lhc patofm al the
NJ Rlsoar.-rhen viii withdraw ny aos'oa, but
iniDad 10 pGeg u AFR this y adopted,
Tno Psnsnry7-siilc question then IN on inviting tho
t;.yyrnar 81 tAc state ~ PeDnsyiyana.
I,ere 80 interrupted by souu1 81 laughter and
appsaso
a kalry-gou ht X night 1ryt afnoi Go ahaad'
Tho motion admit Con Geary having been sdoptef,
nr RisnatL sad now that ibe glorous Ben
Made AMI Butsr invited y seats tho platform
Tals proposition having aso sOeen adopted. and thu
wrrthire named having ascrr ed the pn.0IBlt amid
Tho appliance . blac q and ~hises males and temae.
A ltftsaAIr moved fhaf alniar rlc<y bo extended
- ssoyarn0r gurn and Simon Cam ron. The name o.
AimOa Cansron vas grrstad With loud eherra
Ax0rpan DuEg4rE- n IN that al the Governors ~
loyal staee nos Tho cty be invited 70 taxD with
a. ADOPTED.
ErrLvn HvrrRED.
wban Tsen nu,sr appeared on ths platform he made
m0v.fDont 10 advance ~ fr0nts ronrvhai unusual
proansdlrg on his pars-rf tho evident @npposltion
'has ns should b. cajed uprn - mako ~peech, bpt
nnalrr mo Convention silent ne beat retreat aud
,lambcrsi 70 the platform 10 the reaf
aSG law rROrt~sr
MARyrs~D DnEGATw s.lerc1 resolution ZOE tho ap-
palnnient of committee " $40 from eacb State, 10