The New York herald., 1866-07-28
The Great Convention at PhiIndclphia-Pro
gress of the Counter Revolution.

The Great Convention at PhiIndcIphia-
gress of the Counter Revolution.
In the papers, during the hot days in the city
and at all the watering places, the principal
topic Of discussion is the Philadelphia National
Union Convention. Wherever two or three
persons are gathered together this subject is
sure 10 be ventilated. As standard matter
of conversation it has quite superseded the
weather. Our exchanges are full OF ii. Calls
for State conventions to elect delegates to it
are being issued. Everybody is going to at
tend ii. An immense wigwam tor it is in course
of erection. The railroads will run extra
trains TO accommodate the crowd The old
provcrb tells us that il is better 10 be out of the
world than out Of the fashion, and decidedly IL
will be the fashion to 60 to the Convention.
No politician of any importance can afford 10
stay away. unless he be a radical doomed to
the wrath to come. In that case he may reserve
himself for Jack Hamilton's negro-worshipping
convention in September
But while everybody is preparing TO. go
to the National Union gathering, 1t is
singular that each of the cliques and factions
Raymond promise 10 be there but they turn
mp their noses at the Wood Brothers, and al
Marble and Belmont, the shcnt-per-slent twins,
and at Vallandigham and his tail, and insist
that all these notorious people must he
excluded. We should like TO know why.
The terms Of the call for the Convention
do not exclude them, and nothing else can.
T.. II.
instance, that units them to sit in the big wig
wan with Weed aud Raymond! We pre-
sume that the latter gentlemen will not insist
too strongly upon comparison Of personal
records or Of general jobs. Is it, then, that
the Woods, and vallandigham, and Belmont
aud Marble sympathized with the rebels during
the war and are little tainted that way still I
Mr.. Belmont will not admit this soft impeach-
ment, and Mr.. Marble Indignantly denies il.
and calls for pistols and coffee, as il he had
purchased some OF the warlike spirit Of the
Chevalicr Webb when he bought in the old
duellsls paper. But. even in the notoriou.
cases Of the Woods and Vallandigham. how
can Weed and Raymond refuse to associate
with these worthless. when they are willing TO
act with the rcpcntant rebels Of the South. A
copperhcad may be as bad IS, or even worse
than. a traitor; that is . mere matter oi
opinion. But certainly when a copperhcad
becomes converted TO the Union cause he is
just as good as a converted rebel, and those
who are anxious to NEE, with reformed rebels
cannot. with any sort Of grace or consistency.
refuse to admit reformed copperheads to the
coalition. No political church can undertake
to shut out single class Of sinners who really
and honestly desire TO avail themselves Of the
benefits OF saving grace.
The continual discussion about the Phladel-
phia Convention has drifted away from first
principles. To keep themselves straight. the
parties concerned ought 10 publish the original
call every other day. That call recognizes the
great issue between the President and Con-
grcss. and invites all who support the Presi-
dent and his policy Of reunion 70 take part in
the Convention. II says nothing about the
Woods. or vallandigham, or Belmont, or Mar
| bic, or any other obnoxio,lh individual. II
lays down broad, solid platform, upon which
sll may stand without crowding each other on.
The war Is over now; old things have passed
away; everything 10 to begin de nouredo. u
makes no difference what mans position was
AZ TO other Issues, now dead and buried; the
only vital question is as to his position in re-
gard to this great new issue between the Presi-
dent and Congress. We know the Woods
thoroughly; We have no more confidence In
them At present than We had while they were
selling themselves 10 both sides during the
war; hut u they state that they are ready 10
sustain the Presidents policy and the Union