The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-08-22

PHILADELPHIA CONVEN.
TION,
PmLADRLPHiA, Aug. IA.


hotels are ovs'howing The Reception
Room Of the Executive Commttee has
been threnged with dslegs,es registering
their names. Every State and Territory
il represented. The harmunious fe.ling
Of Yesterday il s.ill more marked to day.
Fernando Woods LISTER declining to ap
pear as delegate has made him mapy
friends. vallsndighsm will not 70 into
the Convention. xud has ~rittsn a ,stts,
10 tbs, effect.
At ms-,ing Of the Chsi,men Of the
various delegations ls.t evening, the fol
lowing Susiness was agreed upon Each
delegation is to report an one OF it's mum
Der f"r Vice'Prssid-at, one for Secre,sr, Z:
two Tor the Committee On Financs; two
for the National Uaios Com nittee: two
tor Committee to ~ais spon the Prssi
dent With q report Of the p. proceeding. %
the Convention, one for the Com mi,,ee
on Crsdentisls; one Tor that upon or.
gan'z.iion; two upon resolutions and
sddress There will be no discussion on
resolutions rs the interchange Of opirions
among delegates has exhibited ~ unani.
m"' OF sentiment upon this subjec, ,ba,
"rbids discussion. The resolutions will
substantially embrace The propositions
contained in the call tor the Convsn,ior.
which is hon-stiv and cordially appyoved
by all dsIegs'es here. North or South,
Republican, or Democratic. 7, is proposed
'ha, he C"nv-nr'"" .hall'i.sue a general
address To the r"nn'rv. and 10 addition. to
tho address "f the Convention proper, the
Sou'hern delegates should unite 10 90
pa'a'e -ddress, stating moro in det,iI the
Pos'tio" they occupy, the reasons bv ~hich
thev are Influenced, and the rs.ul,s thew.
hope to ohtsiu.
Al infor'ns; meeting Vas held last
evening Of the soldiers Of both tho North.
ern and Southern srmiss. in which q pro
p'.ition ~as made and received With IA
vor to call Convention Of soldier, Of the
two armies at son- central point within
= few weeks, ~her. men who fought
br"ve'y against each other may NEE, i.
= spirit Of Cancellation, and ds,.,pins 10
stand together in maiutaiaing the Union
and the Constitution.
Governor Orr spoks At The National
Guards Hall. las. night He said the
people Of the South believed .hev bad the
right to secsde. The North did no, agree
o" the question. and submitted il to tho
a's'tramsat Of sSms. Ths Northern in.
depreciation Of the Constitution has bseo
hrmly and legally s,,sbIi.hsd. and ths,
fec's'o" was pronounced on ,ha field Of
battle. and the decree ia iacontrov srtible.
The South has surrendered her principles
and sscsP's 'hs Northern Interpretation.
We are wiling to ahii- bv !, fn,.ver.-|
By thh var. the poop . OF the South
have. to vsv lsrg. extent. besn stripped
o! their property, their hanks are gone
and ihsir credit gene. and in maov local.
Ties the great sfsnd p"int " civil Law has
hesn Lost Thus the . opls OF the South
have far more need Of = stable Govern.
msnf than you have. and Il 10 mad follv
to charge that they Gill DOT fulfill their
oa,hs to support this Government. We
claim this 10 our Government - we'll n
yours; but that Ne NAV bs equal. ~s
must have representation in Coagrsu.-
u is not just tostay Us and exclude us
f'orn representation
Montgomery Blair and Others spoke.
LATEST.
The Convention will Organize in the
Wig~sm.
PHILADELPHIA, 2p. n, Aug. IL
The Convention assembled 10 tie Wig.
VAN q, l2 80 p. m
NJ. Randall opsoed the Cow sn,ion
saying: "Gsntlsnen--I have to an.
nouncs that delegates from sou,h Carroll.
aa and Massachusetts, -ill oow com. arm
10 arm into Convention" This aoneunes
ms"' vas greeted With e,sa, sppisus..
The entire audisnos rising Al this mo-
~sr' M.jo, Gsuersi C"neh Of M....ebu.
'r''.. aud Governor Orr. Of so.,h Caro-.
''"a, At the head Of the delegation. march,
ID ~, ar" IL arm. banners Ayias aad
muse PIav'ng. Shou, upon shou, spon
lsueous and general rent the air, and
lears filed the syss OF the delegate. and
sIec'o's. General John A. Dig vas nom.
stated n Temporary shsirmaa. In 40
sep,ins he said: %
regard this - Con n,es,ios OF no