The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-08-23
Tha PHILADELPHIA Convention.

The declaration Of principles Of the
Convention have been is
sued. In order to consider the matter
we should first inquire what
are the objects Of the Convention. There
II no President or Vice President to be
elected. The Convention was called for
noother purpose than to effect an organ
ixation which the rebels hope will break
down the Republican party and restore
10 pnwer those who desire to give to che
rebels more political power, than they
possessed prior to their commission Of
treason. Andrew Johnson through his
acts and his speeches, in vetoing meas
urea taken by Congress for the protec-
ton Of both black, and white loyal men,
by his sustaining and encouraging reb-
els In breaking up peaceable and loyal
convention at New Orleans, and by the
many harangues he hiss made against
the party that elected him, and by his
opposition to the amendment Of the
/ Constitution has shown himself in favor
OF restoring the Southern States in such
. way Al to put the loyal men of the
South completely in the hands of the
rebels. For the purpose of assisting Mr..
johnson In doing this the Philadelphia
Convention was called. 'f
For the purpose Of ascertaining the
character of the Convention, and its
! consistency with the object above stated
let us inquire, secondly, who endorse,
and support the Philadelphia Conyen-
!. ton? Ger. Forrest and George H. Pen
dleton. Alexander HI. Stephens and C.
i. Vallandigham, Ben Wood and Gen.
Mosby, Andrew johnson and Mayor
-Munroe, together with all the rebels of
, the South and the copperheads Of the
North endorse it and attend, or send
their delegates to represent them. The
Union men OF the south, such Governors
~ Hahn, Wells, Hamilton, Brownlow
and others were not represented in that
Convention, but will be represented in
= Southern Union Convention which is
to meet Oh the Sd of next month.
1t is true that Vallandigham was kick
ed out, but a letter of his was read and
greeted with greater applause than any
document that was read before the con-
vention. Some objected to Ben Wood,
but none objected to the admission of
officers Of the rebel army. The resolu-
ton acknowledging the abolition of
slavery met with but feeble responses,
while the names OF prominent rebels an
nounced in the appointment of commit
tees were greeted with rounds of ap-
plause.
For the purpose of giving an idea of
the rebellious spirit intended to be en-
gendered and fostered by the conven-
ton, the following portion Of the address
framed by the convention will suffice.
It has reference to the present tout
standing" position of the rebels:
s"No people subjected to such treat
nnent as that to which the South was
now subject, could long remain loyal i;
and the ten millions of Americans who
live in the South would be unworthy
Citizens of free country, degenerate
sons of heroic ancestry, unfit ever to
become the guardians Of the rights and
Liberties bequeated to us by the fathers
and founders of the Republic, if they
could accept with manipulating sub
mlssiveness the humiliation thus sought
to be imposed upon them"
This sentiment was received by the
convention with as much enthusiasm u
greeted acknowledgements letter. To illus
tfate the character of the speeches tina
were made at the convention, we eli,
the following from the speech delivere,
by Mr.. Doolittle, the permanent chair
man:
"Oh! if my fellow citizens Of the whole
people of the United States could SET
what We now witness, the North, South
East and West, joining in fraternal asso.
clations - friends and fellow citizens
our work would be already done
lCheers. II they could have seen as WI
saw, Massachusetts, and South Caroline
tApplausel by theirful delegations, com
mg arm and arm into the great conven
lion they could have seen thi.
body, greater IN numbers and in weigh
Of character and brain than ever has "a
eembled on this Conunent unde
one roof, melting to tears Of low an,
gratitude to witness this COMMUNICATING
Where would be no struggling at the poll
IN the coming election [applause].
When remember that it was Mass
chusetts and South Carolina, in the Coz
yenti0n which framed the Constitution
voted against the abolition of the slas
tfede that 1t was Massachusetts, in 1871
which through some of her men, taugf
the doctrines of qualification which til
South Carolina reasserted in 1888, an
in the form Of accession again in 1875,
when call to mind that South Carol
m fred the first gun in this contes
and thatthe veins Of Massachusetts, pou
Stout the drst blood IN be struggle