The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-09-06
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PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION o


rary organization was effected by the
appointment of Thomas j. Durant of
New Orleans, temporary President.
Every Southern State was largely
represented, and the attendance of
sympathising delegations from the
Eastern, Middle and Northwestern
States was immense. reception
of the. Southern delegates by the citi-
zens was of the grandest and most
imposing character, and the enthusi-
asm and patriotic display unprecedent.
ed even for that thoroughly Union
city.
| On Tuesday, the permanent organi.
zation of the convention was effected.
We annex the tclegraphic report Of the
proceedings:
PHILADELPHIA, Sep. 4.
The Southern Delegates assembled
at 10 o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Matlock open :
cd tho proceedings with prayer. Mr.
| d Washburne Of Georgia made re-
port from the Committee on Creden.
tials, that the Convention receive the
report of the delegation from each
State as final as to tho qualification
of its members. The report of tho
committee on permanent organization
was received.
Mr.. Durant-Tho Chairman is of
the opinion that tho first business in
order to-day will be the report Of
the committee appointed yesterday
on the credentials of members. The
report Of that committee is therefore
called for,
Mr. Il. Washburne, of Georgia,
presented the report Of the Commit
tee on Credentials, as follows:
ReSolved That the Convention re.
ceivo the report of members from
each State as to the qualifications of Its
members; Texas reports 10 delegates,
louisiana IS, Tennessee 81, Virginia
Gl, Wost Virginia 81, Georgia 8, Ala.
bama 4, Kentucky 13, Mississippi 3,
Missouri 80, Arkansas 2, North Caro-
lima Z, Maryland GO, Delaware 8, Flor
; ida Z, District Of Columbia 20. Total
302.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Fletcher Of Tennessee, from the
committee on Permanent organization,
made the following report
For President, James Speed, of Ky;
fr Vice Presidents, Il. NJ. Peasc, Of
Texas; Anthony Fernandez, of La.
} Joseph W. Field, Of Miss, D. Ii. Bing.
ham, OF Ala; Col. @. b Hart, of Fla.
Gov. w. G, Brownlow. of Tenn; Joseph
| Ii. Glover, of Ky; Geo. p. Strong, of
Mo; Ii. q, Dole, of Ga; Rev. Ii Bainc,
ofN. g.; Hon, John Minor Bolts, of
Va; Gen. A, B, Boreman, of West Va;
Gen. James Gerhardt of Dist of Co.
lumba; Hon. II A. Oresswell, of Md;
A. Q. Rogers, OF Ark; rhos. B. Cowcrsy
of Del.
For Secrotares-C Mercer, of Tenn;
Col Western Flint, Of Mo-; Jno. Ensor,
of Md; Henry W. Davis, of Miss; Col,
Chas. o, Gill, of Ky; Q, G. Baylor, Of
c.; j, W. Wynno, OF N c.; John II
Adams, of Del; Judge NJ, J, Stafford, of
Ala; DR.. G. X. Kramer, Va; +, W.
Boyd, of West Va; Jesse Stencil, Of
, Texas; Petor A. Tenncly, Of Ark; t. IL.
Bustand, of La; John W. Price, of
Fla; ID. B. Brown, Of District of Co.
lumbia.
NIr. Speeds speech.
Mr.. Speed, on accepting tho Chair,
acknowledged tho honor in brief
speech, Ho said: We Southern mon
? who have seon tho sin OF slavery, know
historically and oxperimcntaIly, that
: it must perish from tho face of tho
earth. While we wish peace pcrma-
nent and sure established on tho prin-
ciplo OF equal justice, equal rights and
equal security to all men within tho
jurisdiction of tho United States.
n llo declared that there was unequal
representation as long as ono man in
tho country was unrcpresonted When
tho loyal Southern mon heard this de-
I claration Of the Convention at Balti.
}. moro which nomlr atcG Lincoln, thore
= was u day ciro rojoicing throughout their
!, homes, and they bid tho North good
y will.
He called attention to tho peculiar
o language adopted by tho Convention
}. of July 18th, in which it was said that
slavery is abolished. 1t does not say
that any Southern State has abolished
i slavery, but indicates that It has beon
= abolished by military power, and
when they have power they will claim
u compensation for omancipated slaves
IS IIe wished it be written In tho tunda,
\ mental law Of the land, that no money
: is ever TO be paid for emancipatod
s slaves, or for tho effort to overthrow
t this Government. He desired the pro
T coedingS to bo governed by the spirit
h1 of harmony, that nothing should b,
i donc in anger, hatred, or i'll will OF
Q revenge, but that the proceeding
k should be governed by tho principles
= of Justice and great mercy and love.
c Stars ora the Platform.
J. Generah Geary, Butler, Burnsid.
J. and others were invited to tho plat
o form.
d A,discnssion then took place on The
, following motion of Mr.. George Sands
II Il