The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-08
Radical Leaders at the Phiiadeiphia
Convention - Douglass, H"rnu" m,
Rrewnlow and Butler.

The philadelphia Age of yesterday
says:
In our issue today will be found he
proceedings of the Southern Loya list
invention" as far as they progressed
YESTERDAY. Although there were but
few delegates from abroad, aud very lew
even protesting to represent Southern
States, the demonstration inaugurated
by the League was participated in by a
respectable number OF our citizens, and
attracted some little attention from
the passers by on the sidewalks. There
Was scarcely any enthusiasm manifested,
and but few expressions of appreciation
were INDUCED in, except when Parson
Brownlow, General BuGler, P. L. Blr-
mum, or Fred. Douglass made their APP
pearance. A remarkable feature notice
able Yesterday, was the entire absence OF
all enthusiasm when the SO called
Southern Loyalists" became visible In
the procession. The demonstration, how
ever, was q great success in one respect,
and one only 1t certainly settled the
status of the radicals upon the question:
of negro equality. The negro delegates
were placed regularly in the line, and
marched in the -ame procession that was
graced by the presence of the members OF
the League anG rhe Southern LoyallstS."
The affair was admirably managed, Not
withstanding ne protest of some OF the
delegates against the admission of the
negro represer tatiyes, the issue was
boldly made and decided in favor of Civ.
ing them recognized position of equal
ity among the white radicals. The ques-
tiou has thus been definitely settled, aud
the leagues Convention of Southern
Loyalists" yesterday gave its public adj
hesion tothe doctrines of negro equality.
Tho correspondent Of the National In
teIligapcT says + the procession:
There were oily three points of inter
est in the whole procession These were
the appearance Of Brownlow, Butler and
Fred Douglass.
Governor Br" Gnlow was seated in an
open carriage, with Colonel William b.
Stokes, of Tennessee, and now and then,
as he was poin ed out, was greeted WIN
| faint cheers. General Butler marched
bareheaded, on foot, with the MassaChu-
sets delegation He might have passed
unuoticed except that Barnum walked a
short distance in front, and announced
from time to time, that General Ben
Butler was just behind. This kept the
General busy shaking hands with the
crowd. Just after him came the New
Workers, and here was the real interest
of the procession. This delegation was
actually headed by Fred. Douglass, sand
wiched between Theodore TIltOn, co itor
of tho New York Independent, and Sen
ator Ira Hans, of New York. They
we're followed 10y DR.. Garnett (colored)
and Downing, New York colored man
genuine specimens of the genus AT
ricau As this part of the procession
pass along vas cheered most Justify
Ly rgGocs and whites. Ia fact, it was
the ,.nly port II Of the circus that
elicit ID grand 2plause.
Foor Tnton ED on noryously to the
arm # Fred douglass, us if he had lost
every other friend on earth, while
Sena N HarTi. sought every opportunity
To lc' go his nbrace, as if he would
like 20 lave q. en found III any other
CONF auy. FRI Douglass looked and
actct like "a lis II out u water. He was
evidently EN- arrassed by the sudden
prominence hc bad assumed. But the
faces of his African supporters were
covered with he broad grin peculiar TO
the race, evidrncing that they hugely
EMO, I'd the e. addition and tho cheers
give to then Great compeer.