The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-16
SPECIAL TELEGRAM 70 Tas VIEW YORK HERALD.
Indications NJ the Adjournment Of the Com
,rntion To-day -fmpromptu Mass Meeting
Last Nighi-inion speech of air. Goodwin,
vi Aiubnmu, DC.
rmaspxLpmA, Angus, Il. 1900


indications are that tie Convention viii complete he
isbors tomorrow and adjourn The platform has not
yot been definitely decided upon There ten or
twelve before tho committee bui there IS lIl,.e doubt
thai Tie salient points will br the those men
toned 10 the HEeAiDs special Dispatch Of yesterday.
There VIII hc In addition complementary allasion 10
the army and possibly expression OF regret that the
Southern people did tho yaor and endurance
they abunaanuy displayed Tor lhoir country foes
Congratulations aud determination have bceu the order
az the dsy among ,Ae deeQates Il might cause
plelsantncss IL numerous said New England families
were The Hpa,Ln how many bodies Of cham.
ragne Massachusetts sonlh Carolina disposed Of IN
common this morning. Certainly ,Ne number wa. not
small Massachusetts, has been wandering about sliak
ing hands ever since aud At Tie present time OF writing
ten 10 r. NJ has visited tue delegates OF every state IN
BE ypien eHe.n. Indiana Illinois Ohio Mississippi
MISSOURI and other delegations have been paying and
ceng friendly Gala and all tho Iobbes and passages q!
| the Continental are cnsked ~ giraffe aeesA'es r,
outside the ho,el scene Of considerable excitement
prevails An impromrr mass meeting was started there
about igo O'Clock and has lasted since Tho crowd
manifested . strong desire TO hear from tho Southern
delegates whose months by preconcercd uent
among themselves, arc closed ia the Convention.
Among 'he Southern representatives who responded
| " Inc gall ~ the people Mr. Good.in, u
| speech lie startled by declaring himself recon.
s'rnctcd febcl--probsbly the FIRST who had addressed
mect,n. 10 Philadelphia. For four years he had
been 6ghing against ~ Tag under whosc glorious folds
te bad that day lie I'D gone with his state Tor
lac hao always been taught Sieve that De Lived IN
hc II was b,s duty 10 light for the .sev NOW he sni
the souh generally saw Their aine ga anu
asked 70 be forgiven There vas good o.. ho'hoos,
hy mn which aid -
70, While III. -,np holt. on, 10 burn
The viir.s snner may return.
While Mr. johnson remained President return was
possible. Once et Thsd stevens and tho rsd.cnh grasp
exclusive power and restoration would be impossible
With restoration OF the constitution Of foreign
Asbsrna would respond 10 Pennsyvenia In defence
or . country; hut with the rsicsis IN power,
ho dared not promise that o hand would be lifted be-
cause the government tue government 81
their iatherv for ioar years the South had fought
10 get out of tho Crion without success but when Lees
army surrendered, 10 and behold they found they
out. He himself had fought fonr years 10 get
of the Union aud after he hal shssthed hts
aud gone home people told him he had gained his object
and had got What more no had not yet been
able get back ssain He now. however about 20
10 Alabama with tho glad tidngr that The door OF
reconstruction once open He should tell
them thc reception he had met of tba kindness with
which hs lad been received, and Ehonid them
that tins glorious old ssf spangisd Banner would soon
again wave over a untsd c0antrv,
Thee remarks received With roctfcr0ug applause
cbeera Tor Alabsns.