The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-19
r,, .o,dier~' and Sailors Convention
cleveland - Large Attendance -
rrcIi:uinary Organization ut fie'c-
,,,d- Ilogacnf speech OF General
wool.


wool.
,.Nrl,xp. o., September l..-Thc
..r. and Sailors Convention, in re-
....,.,,. 10 u call from those favorable to the
.,..,. President Johnson aud the action
r.,. PHILADELPHIA Convention ~ August
.,f. met in this city to-day.
r4>iN,u l50 feet in length 10y sixty in
g.. ...H hat been erected in the park for
49,. ..~, IL the Convention. At 3 o'clock
... d. ..~.,iou entered, preceded by band
...,!.. aLi were seated: after which the
4 from the outside was admitted. and
.... Tie tent :" its utmost capacity. Pre-
...> 20 the organization quite spirited
.......,. MAS Witnessed the delegations rising
..G ,icrying with all their might success
]. for " The Old Flag" Generals Gus
Rou>>cau, Wool, Mcclellan, the Con
ION. ilR' ihirty->IX States, and Andrew
a>ou. Ai(cr brief breathing spell,
..s. were given Tor Grant, Secretary
~u..i. the American army, General
~..sMau, and Governor Bramlcttc oi
j. ..r,kv. A> the cheering was called for
. s.. .l>er, in each case there was a scene
Mid enthusiasm, delegates and >iccta-
,',un and swinging their hats, and shout
most Vigorously.
BY previous arrangement, Governor
studrttc nominated Maior-Gcncral John
Wool, ~ the oldest MAJOR general III the
I. t,d :>tatcs, and probably III the world,
>t,r.}orury president.
C,ucral Wool was received with loud
..r>, and addressed the Convention a.
al f..r
rrryI.r welcome: n more iiattcring and
...4Ilr position could not have been A.
..l tp ,ur than the one just conferred
, .,>.t.a@ ".lccr although but Temporal
..." this 3>~"mhla%r al patriots and
...4-. il, irL, defenders OF their country
...T,.,. tr.au. Hr assured ii will ever be-
....,,alo,vd AL appreciated as the most
r..,.,n> accident cf long military career.
A.. u,e,t, al til, great military conycn-
. .. understand II correctly, Is 10 con
.... i1r p.iuriMrs demonstrated by the
y ...nat n.ua Convention 1T Phladr!-
... j.. .,.t Tia, restoration policy Of Prc~i-
.... juD'l,pu. GA these subjects | would
.. uI.rk, that Tie sooner Congress
.'.,.> tic States declared by Il ma
....rl ID, iay'uotrS 10 he ont of the Union
...,u.,Il parts eli the Union, and adj
81 ..r .,1l REPRESENTATIVES t. seats IN
...,. ~, C,l,.s-,.,>. and permit, them 10
.....,,, in the national LEGISLATION Of
.,.,., ttr >,o,,rr viii ~, ,lloyed the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81, the urn,,Ir OF
9 .Au-c.> which again menace the peace
.. j'r country and the perpctuity OF the
[ .. with the lnoSt bitter and yindictlvc
49,,
,,,,,.u, ,ynrls far thirty wears was car
Ill MI. ,,y,nu ,hr northern radical abo-
r. .t~,> and the Shareholder, of the south
49,, states. and everything was said and
.,.... L,.,.n alive, tLr controversy. until il
,.. Il. c,.Iuiiua;cd in 4 rebellion in the
...r l,cl which, for atrocitv, the sac
ii, live. m. ryprpLiturc Of untold
80. NANCY. fine InSs of urnprrtv. fol-
t..., Ly pr>,il,.ucc. famine. and dc,ola-
49,. I., -. ,,,r,Il,l ia IN. history of
.r.
r..,,. l....,,l,J with rr,nrir,v what has
p...i.,. J.I,,>on dome that he should be
a.. .,,..,.l.,, q traitor and threatened with
. .,t.,,.,I,r. j. il for ANYTHING more than
-. 3D.. ..,.,,,t>. ,r thr most uol,I. and
.....'.......,f..,,. tnrnnrili,t, and hring hack
,..Ii' ,i,,, I,,,;,r ., Lror,. ,,,.,,I.
..... ~, i.,,i,'.I S,,,.. ,,La, ,h.v
,, ''', ,,, ,,,,,r,. I, or,,I,,
,..l., ,',.,.,,,.,'i Ia, II,y,rv Which on
I.,,1 49,. r'I.,IIinn L,. h..,.r r,mnvcJ
al r.r,'.. -, t,rr millions Of slaves have
I..,. I.rl,r.I free hy an amendment of
ga. ,..,,,,,,u,.,, Tln>r of the southern
>..,.., ,...., i,,,,.r,,,rJ IN tLc abolition of
,...r. ,,L..h J,,,riv,l th,,u of a lorp.
..,...,,, 49,, ,,h.t ,Inv c,l,.I nrorcrty. and
....l ,r,.y had considered all-important Ia
,,..,i.,..'.,t .nd ,rclf,r. uuic,Iv Submitted
. ....,,n,rdmrr. Those who proposed the
.,,.n,hn..,, o,,i,irl ia puard against what
v....f ,,,l,u. vh,p ton late il WAS disco
,,.l bm, th. freeing at 4 Gao Oo0 @,
-, ,,n,,ll ;,,rro.,.. he southern rrure-
..,,;,,, ia C,,.,r,,.. from twcutv-tiyc Ia
lt..r ro,,r,..,,,,tiv.. This was tn he
.,..~'.,,,,. lost ,Lr thnIition Radicals
.,r1 L.,,.,I., cn,,,r,l ,, the Government
b., .,.,,r, of Cnnorr,. nr anoth.r amend
~.,l,. Co,,I,;,u,;,, Failing IN ,h,>,.
,a.,,s an hat bitterness If frrlinc has
! - ,,.,,.l ,.t;,l ox;s,cI Gnr thirty
p,Iio'I. 80, .,, ,,,st ori
49, .,1 ~. - i,,.oh,IJ,rs An.
,l.,' ,.;,,iI ,,',,. - y,,n.l.I,,yaI unless IN.
rrrrinrn are placed on an equality with
'D.gr rllncr masters. II this cannot be
ACCOMPLISHED, the Radical partisans, with
a ra-rn. thirst for more blood and Mundcr,
a,. again ready Ia invade the southern
States. and t. Law waste the country
..a,.,i,. d..nto,o3 viii, tb,. sword IN one
hand and ,h,. torch in The. other. These re-
,,n..,al par,i,au. would leave their coun-
tya hoWlinr wilderness for the want of
CRAFTY an unsnariur cruelty.
,..urry another war, il would be more terri
H.. Ham tL,. nu,. from which we have. ius,