The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-09-01
Philadelphia Convention,

people of the South to read the per-
sistcnt and we think the inconsidcr-
ate attacks that many individuals and
somcjournals are aimingat this Conycn-
tlon-and the manner in which other
journals that lent all their influence to
the formation of thc Convention, and
so shrcwdly discovered Il mere odcop-
tGndW0a or ''a tub to the whale" in q
really obnoxious resolution or two in
the original call to the Convention
have brought the proceedings Of the
assembly itself to rigid scrutiny,
and while they do not commit them
selves to open hostility to it, lose no
chance Of ''damning it with faint
phrase" What good is expected to
be effected by this course is past con-
ccption, but on the other hand that
It's tendency is unfavorablc is perfect
ly certain. Most Of these objections
arc based upon an assumption that
the dignity and sclf-rcspcct of
the South have thereby suffered abasc-
mcnt. Let us see if these objections
arc legitimate
First, the cooperation of South
Carolina and Massachusetts, ?rm in
arm IS characterized as poicc Of Oh
seqmousncss and humiliation and n
sycophancy at the foot stool oe bower.
&C., &c., by those who do not perceive
in this incident simply an assimilation
between the sympathetic clements Of
these States upon the great vital is
sues OF the future. The whole affair
however is extrancous to the Convcn-
tlon itsclf-and while We believe it
dcfensiblc, it may be enough to sug-
gest that measure engaged in by Orr,
Perry, Manning and Wardlaw-sl.ould
not lightly be denounced as either un-
wise or mpatridtic. The feature
however which has received the brunt
of attack seems to be the ninth clause
in the declaration of principles, dofn-
ing the relation of the Government to
its soldiers and sailors. Upon this
point we have been amazed at the
loose, and gratuitous, and utterly un-
warrantablc paraphrascs which have
been made of this declaration by the
objcctors. Southern delegates have
been made to join in expressions of
applause of their conqucrors and in
bcstowing upon them the thanks and
gratitude of a grateful nation. There
is no shape calculated to offend South
ern sensibility, towhich this has not
been reduced. Journals of real in
fluoncc and II eminent p1aipen speakers have
joined in diysifsemainstipg this impress
sion. Let usfaze sshath it is.
Ninth-Itiiggi3tlbSSSsSsSBy 4 of the nation
al Government to FtoScognizc the SER
vices of the federal soldiers and sailors
IN the contest just closed, by meeting
promptly and fully all their just and
lrightful claims for the services they
have rendered the nation and by cx-
tending to those of them who have
served, and to the widows and orphans
of those who have fallen, the most
generous and considcratc support.
Is this q fallacy or an an ailront to
the South! Is it or is it not duty
that inhcrcs in the very nature of
all Government = provide for its de-
tenders? Is it not the duty of the
Prussian Government to recognize her
pecuniary obligation to her soldiers Of
the late war? Is this principle fact
or not, and if so what can be wrong in
Affirming It? Is the South offended
tiiat her old heroes are excluded from
this provision Is il n nart of fhn