The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-10-03
Tl,e Pittsb,juIirI.r,.. Convention.

Tho Pittsbnrg Convention. 3
Last week wc notked tho Clsyetads Con-
vcntion, composed s. the Language 81 Gen.
I (which, oof"a az glersf of or army
. Wa now proposo itoIc contrast that iasemblago
and It's s.Ieut and df,sdlp proceeding With the
/ re. ID, army itself tilt ssscnbl ia eonvsn-
ton At pittsburg, sson Tuesday, the: 2sth
: ult., and continued }itt sessions throughout
tho day on "Wednesday, and; assembled in .
grand ratification meeting in Allegheny City
on. Thursday. Asnexspaper correspondent
in speaking Of this convention, says :.< ,,,aS
have given up all ibope and intent of dos
cribing the scenes presented to the naked eye in
1 this smoky city during tho past twenty: -four
hours l might as we'll try TO paint chaos,
make o portrait Of Protcus, or Ak the figure
Of the Hoating mir The whole city, and sd-
Joining country arc in q delirium trclpens Of
enthusiasm, from which recovery may DO SGT
down az doubtful. ~, ,'*r.a' e. t'-t
Tho sa,no writcr adds h il: s.: 80. e, -
The citizens Of pittsburg havo shown de-
gro Of hospitality that marks now era in
American politics. They haYo thrown their
doors and houses open to strangers without
asking any questions as TO where they como
from and who thcy arc. ~; : -; '.,.-
Contrast this cnttasiasm md hospitality
with tho cold reception ,giivon to those stray
glcrS at Cleveland, and you then sec with whom,
the people sympathiso. Tho noise sndonthu-
siasm was kept up NIL night, as consequence
of the thousands who could not obtain beds.
There was m immense meeting hold in tho
morning before the assembling Of the couvcn-
tion which was addressed by Rev. Granville
Moody, who was Colonel Of tho 18th Ohio.
In his address Mr.. Moody made several hap
Ply hits, among which arc tho following
"Wc owe it to the friends of our policy md
not to tho supporters Of MY Policy that
our national banner still bears those thirty
six stars" "Thc sore heads, coppcrhcsda,
and rebels, who arc the my policy men,
would have rccklessly torn, eleven Of these
stars from our flag had it not been for the re-
sistanoc offered by his brave comrades, the
boys in bluc.'" "Thcy, the rebels, had ap-
pcalel thcir case to tho terrible and costly
Court of Mars, and there NO gained the suit
and ore determined to mako them abide the
Judgment of that court from which thcrc is
no appeal. 1t is rule Of that court that to
the victor belongs the privilege Of prescribing
the terms of settlement, md this privilege VIC
now claim"
The hall in which the convention assembled
is an immense one, capable Of seating three
thousand persons; yet it is said that not one
in ten Of the delegates sent to the convention
wero in the hall at any ono time, and yet
there never was such packing under any one
roof
Tho convention was organized temporarily
by appointing L. Edwin Dudley, q private
soldier from Massachusetts, and clerk in tho
Internal revenue Department at Washington,
chairman. Mr.. Dudley had asked for, and
been refused, leave of absence to attend this
convention by Secretary McCulloch, and, as a
consequence, had resigned his place. The con-
vcntion very properly manifested its apprecia-
tion Of this sacrifice. by making him temporary
President. Mr.. Dudley's letter Of resignation
was read in the convention, clciting thundcrs
of applause. Tho exercises were opened with
n prayer by Chaplain Moody, in which occurs
the following remarkable petition:
Q God, give Thou spirit Of wisdom. spirit
of Judgment. n spirit Of power, the spirit Of a
sound mind, spirit Of triumphant patriotism to
this convention Of loyal men, mud may it be seen
in heaven, in earth in HE'LL north ind south Of
Mason 4 Dixon's line, and throughout the world,
that there is no cnchantnlcnt against jacob. and
no divnntion against Israel. May the Cleveland
md Philadelphia conventions prove oil in win,
and may the patriotism which has secured our
interests on the battlefield bc equal to the crisis
of securing our institutions from the schemes OF
ambitious dcmngogncs. who would clcvntcLloody
handed, unrepentant rcbrls to power, mud sacri.
fec MI We have gained by blood and treasure.
A choir composed Of two hundred ladies,
occupying the gallery, united in singing the
" Star Spansled Banner" every delegate join
ins in the chorus:
On taking the chair, Mr.. Dudley de-
liycrcd brief address, FROM which VIC
extract the following: .
Il hcnrl i. suited, less than month aso, TINT
the soLlicrs Of tho country were with the policy
ofMr. Johnxon. Myow opinions did not coincide
with that, md my humble efforts have of late
been directed 10 securing M expression OF opIn'
ion from tho soldiers Of the republic on these
questions. Ibclicvc VIC shall get it here in good
old Filtsburg, and that too, in tones Of thunder
10 loud that the rcrcrlcrntions will be heard
through all the hills and valleys Of the State,
and will assist US in swelling the majorities which
arc certainly to 10 given for oil our standard
bearers in the loyal Suites, over those men whom
VIC hive defeated in the field, md who sock to
triumph over US at the ballot.box this fall
A committee on. permanent organization
was appointed. kilograms Of conTatulation
and sympathy wcro received from a number
Of sources, but none from General Forrest Or
Mayor Monroe. James D. Brownlow sent
"tho greeting of thirty thousand loyal Tcnncs-
SEQ soldiers to their brethren in Pittsburg."
Pending motion to adjourn, the presence
|. Of Isaac Henderson,, tho drummer boy fthc