Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-09-13
lis, OHIO, s. EMBER 1a, 1866.
Southern Union Convention.


Southern Union Convention.
The loyal Soatherners met in con
vention in Philadelphia, on the Sd.
There were likewise present large
delegations from the loyal States OF
the North; still the business of the
convention was wholly in the hands
of the Southerners-those loyal men
of the South who had stood by the
Government in its days of danger and
peril
Hon. JAMES SPEzD, or Kentucky,
late Attorney General, was made
President, with the usual number of
Vice Presidents and Secretaries.
At present writing The convention
has not finished its work, and we
must defer an abstract of that for
the inside. We simply now nete
some OF the scenes. occurring outside
of tic seoaFvf;on, in order to shsg
sptFft and temser of those tHcrc
.assehaIed, We quote sroas D.
patches 70 the Cincinnati papers. al
to the associated press:
TUESDAY,, Sept 4, 1866
Nothing meaner or viler has ap-
peared in the johnson papers of late
their masters speeches perhaps
excepted-than the charge that these
Southern men are but collection of
mean whites, ard that their conduct
here has been marked by dissipation
A look at the body gives the lie to
all these defamations. II Is a body
as intelligent as any of tie represen
taiiye bodies which meet in our
country. and It is as earnest as men
Who laye their records caa make it;
and as 10 the charge OF dissipation,
it is safe to say that nobody.of South.
erD men has ever assembled in The
land which was so free from anything
approaching il. Earnestness aud
sincerity reNcharacterist;cs Of this
body.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC SCENE.
It has seemed since the demon
stration began Yesterday morning,
that the usual methods of expressing
enthusiasm were not sufficient to
make known either the cordial sym
pathy Of the citizens or the joy of
the delegates to find themselves free
to give vent to their feelings, and to
be the recipients Of such demonstra-
ton. But the widest scene which
this city has witnessed, or which any
deiiberative body in the land has
ever presented, transpired in the
Convention just previous to Che adj
jSurnment. il motion to adjourn
was pending. when, by request, it
was withdrawn to allown-disRatAh 60
he read. TemBeTS were rising to
leave, as is usual at such times. The
dispatch was one addressed TO c. G.
Fulton, of the Associated Press, an
nouncing that Gen. Grant and Ad-
miral Farragut had left the Presi-
Dental party, and arrived at Detroit.
Instantly delegates, officers, visitors
and members of the press rose. and
broke out into such cheers as were
never exceeded in any public body.
They were long continued, and at
every evidence OF cessation would
suddenly rise to the full pitch of the
human voice. The excitement seem
ed almost beyond endurance, and in
several parts of the hall, while the
shouts were pealing on, groups were
gathered arouni speakers, who were
calling for special cheers for Grant,
and following them by proposing the
same for Farragut. Handkerchiefs
were waving everywhere, hats were
whirling, the whole Convention was
going wild. In some of the South
ern delegations men actually en-
braced each other in their great joy,
and all this went on, even after the
question become general whether the
dispatch could be true, and cheer
followed cheer after the adjournment
took place, simply upon the suppo-
sition that it might be true.
Over it all, at intervals, could he
heard strains of the national airs
from the full band in attendance, and
thus this joval body, and the great
number watching it, showed how diff
ferently they look upon Mr.. john
sen and those he took with him to
prevent neglect. Should the dis
patch prove false, all felt that s1ch
sn expression of feeling as followed
its announcement viii be taken as an
evidence OF the sentiments of loyal
men regarding the two classes which
make up the Presidents escort.
THE NoRSHERN MEETING.
While the Southern men were in
convention this morning the Union
League House was crowded with the
Northern delegations in the upper
hall and in the large rooms leading
from it.
Senator Yates made one of his
bold, ringing speeches, filed with
the most advanced ideas concerning
the rights OF men, such as he was
noted for last winter in Congress.
Senator Chandler stood up strong
ly for Congress, and Major Haggerty
spoke with all the fervor of the Irish
nature. These speeches show the
dawning of a new era of Independent
thought for his countrymen, concern
ing freedom as connected with Amer
lean politics.
The only resolution which the
Northern men will probably pass will
be the one indorsing the whole &C.
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