The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-05
THE LATE PIrTSBURG CONVENTION.


the Ruling spirit Policy, nm Assault sn
General G:rans-Abuse u General Grant by
Colonel Hawkins and Others-Butler versus
Chase for the Presidency New Conditionsto
be Required Of the Soath-Thc only Hope of
the Soush, the Constitutional Amendment
and General Grant-All the Political COns en-
ti0ns Failures. &c.
70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
The country has been sureted with conventions this
summer, and yet not one out OF the many that have
been held has had character sufficient to make its mark
upon the politics or the day. influence enough to
change any number Of votes way the the
present campaign. The Philadelphia Conservative Con
vention, which ushered in with a great flourish OF
trumpets and received all the strength that could be
impaired to 1t by the countenance Of the President
accomplished nothing, because It entirely failed
70 established national party by the
thorough fusion Of the conservative elements Of
tho live republican and defunct democratic
organizations The parcolored powwow that followed
It, composed OF low whites negroes and women in
breaches, only rendered itself ridiculous broke into
fragments and disguised all decent people The radical
republican convention at Syracuse marred by the
Jacobin demagogism of Tremain, and only succeeded
In widening the breach in the republican ranks. The
convention at Albany fraud upon its face holding
out "no party" pretence, but nominating Tammany
ring democrat for Governor and bringing up in the old
rut Of Peter Caggcr secreta ry" The Cleveland Con-
vention respectable but utterly uninluentia aud
too select to be of any The Soldiers Conycn-
ton at Syracuse all .sound and fury, sgniiying
nothing The Saratoga Convention that preceded all
these is scarcely worthy Of note as It simply pre-.
lminary meeting between Mr.. Thurlow Weed and the
late Dean Richmond to consult how they could best
humbug the people ON the conservative dodge, and
divide up the spoils among their own friends
pfTrsnuRG FIZzIp.
The Convention that has just closed its three days
session in Pittsburg forms exception TO those tina,
have gone before. A local republican meeting,
with It's day and night PROFESSIONS ITS torches ana an-
terms and blue lights and banners all provided gratis for
the enthusiastic multitude OF and boys, il in
degree success; but in all other respects,
convention, It than failure since afforded
opportunity for the PRONUNCIATION Of sentiments
which prove how little sympathy there is between the
of the people and the revolutionary radical sg
taiors who assume to lead the republican party.
BuTLgR ACIpEsrAL 4loa.
The leading spirit at Pttsburg Ben Butler. II *
true that his views we're altogether dls,steu large
majority of the delegates present and that the soldiers
such OF them as did not political shoulder straps
utterly repudated his policy OF hanging Ice and keeping
the south out of the Union after the adoption OF the
constitutional amendment But hs shrewduess amt i'm
pudence combined left HIM without rival IN outside
popularity Logan and Burnside absent. Banks
IL bur hgure head, and poor one at that Cenry
Curtin, Cox and Farnsworth are all weak and poor
politicians and tired out the patience Of the
Even those who least friendly 10 Buffers radical.
ism found else but Butler Ia Ionic.
BurLER's Policy Az ASSAULT UroS CfsERAL GRANT.
Taking advantage Of his accidental promn Hut
Ter directed all efforts towards the of
The object to his heartthe destruction Of Cen
era Grants popularity, and his removal from the field
OF the next Presidential contest II was TO this end thar
he nd, coated the hanging OF Lee painting the most
vivid coiors his treason 10 the government and branding
him far rebel and traitor than Davis order
prepare the public mind Tor the OF General
Grant for having treated him "a honorable enemy
II this end also that a SUR upon
tho officers OF the regular AMI snserngly declared
tina, four years active service The nsld should
sidered as good title 10 advancement West Point
education.
GRANT OPENLY A~AuKD surIEes FOLLOWER
Bul while Butler shrewdIy confined his own share IN
the systematizcd assault upon General Grant hints
and nnuendoes his followers had permission 10 be less
delicate In the attempt 10 assa ia. reputation that
distinguished leader During the Convention they
busiy engaged IN whispeno. tales of alleged
part Of the Lieutenant General ending with the ex
preston OF the op that "tirant i a much over
rated man - that he was made ~ good luck, and
that stbere Is really nothing Of bin 1hs sae abuse
eliminated at late hour OF the iast n-ht - The Con
veniion in speech by Colonel Rash L Hawaius Of
New York delivered to large crowd NJ The Mofcnr
House, In which that officer publicly aud severely
sailed General Grant hy Eame, designating his ier to
General Lee the subject ~ the parole and parton IL
the Confederate commander worse aef than
committed by the traitor johnson II Is 10 ihe
audience to say that THIS assault received
silence thai conveyed sign de ant sinse than
hiss-s although M astenp, at Applause vas made by
ras As-,rrr sxsco.c,wr.p
From the fact that the sauii General Grant by ,.
wandering nscegens Wa msne almost smul .ancousiy
with that Of Butler and hr followers u, the Pr'sbrrg
rrrconccfied and that Jack Hamilton, sherwood and
Br0wn!ow received Their cue from Butler and
public niiud for the attack. followed up % aefoey n
Pusbirz sud 10 BE- continued during the residue ~
campaign.
~ the object Of this as.a ii. nron tie gsn-
uisher Of the rebel armies Is tho contemplated
ton Of Ben Butler . radical tlasform. 10 The new
a. af ma
constitutional amendment. and e.'orung other copdi-
nons from Tho south IN case OF iis adoption prior 10
their reafnsS4ou TO share the loOis
the result IL the next Presidential election an
10 oonaned TO the loyal States WITH q ~ the
way, fhore will ho clear field for Batter candi
date OF the radical politicians and ultra lsnscs Of the
North 10 contest thu nomination ~ith Chase asd 10
swords with the giant of the national banks
YLsryaEa NOT RADICAL fNorGu y5f rrrigr
The platform 81 the Convention all that batter
desired. His rrs demand was Tor negro Suffrage a
condition precedent 10 the return Of the rebel
His next the enffsnchs~ment of All peyroes who
had fought on tho Union side In the NJ next
demand for tho impeachment u the President by The
present Congress ut its approaching session H. vas nm
sp- obtain the Insertion Of shy psns Va the
platform and sss Competed 10 eon,en, slmsc, Win
cover, sur on GENERAL CRAM, s,a ssw ,e.ng,,aos ~,
ceribic 81 more radical n'erpr.iai than ar
pears rpon their surfsr.
rHs n,sa,x orr,,syD 10 MS rspr.,,sy
While such we're the ssnnen- prevailing afn0nvst
leading roco military officers who ran hs Con. rsi,on
spoken out or found medium through which 10 give
preston 10 their feelings would have declared
10 favor Of friendly and earnest appeal 'be south
accept tue constitutional amendment the terms
tina, likely 20 be offered by the victorious North md
would have rcdved themselves csIiy Il, raai
ne po" caihe .. sdn.ion o. The re-e,ss.s q
ment o. the proposed amendment - " "" ''''ee
rHg srfuns Flaw s.nto.N
From the resul, Of this convention a. Of ali NJ -
col conventions that haze been held this wear "a !,
PLATO 20 see bst the leaders are in favor II iufs-,,g
conditions ON the soutb ncidinz proDsrlv negro
suffrage and All manner q pains and pensrs FOR the
principal rebels cscn after the adoption ~ tbs proposed
AL -
~ their sbfy 70 do this the South have no .rpts
henson iof ths people ~ the North and ssDec.gy the
soldiers and ealors, VIII hold the republican fartv rrt
y 20 their pledge, and will demand the s8siO Of The
southern representatives, 20 Congress lu.t ~ .onn A. te
constitutional mrbdrnsnf shs adopted Nv me faui
safe number o. states Bal the gsfy dia,.stn. Ia =.
qulrr YET more 81 the subued rebels before reee viur