Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-08-30
The Philadelphia Convention.
Interesting Analysis Of Leading
Southern Delegates.

| in the late Bushwhacker's Convention Q
Philadelphia. We advise every one I
peruse it for future reference:
MARYLAND.
Thomas Swan, the present Governor q
Maryland. He has changed his pelitics
creed many times, opposed the election O
Lincoln. and was afterward known as q
unconditional Union man. He has bee
upfaithful to every party.
Montgomery Blair, political chsmelon
at present of Copperhead hue. w.
j. w. Chrisfeld was elected o delegat
to the Peace Congress in Washington il
1861, aud voted for Mcclellan.
Reverdy johnson, United States Senator
participated in the Washington Peace Con
gress, at present johnson Democrat.
George Vickers, steady opponent o
emancipation and the Union party, support
ed Mcclellan.
John r. franklin was elected Judge tive
years ago, and removed for disloyalty. OPP
posed Lincoln.
James L Ridgely, life long office hold.
er, opposed emancipation until it became
popular.
William II. Purnell, member of ali par
ties from which he could obtain Office, an
opponent of the new Constitution of Mary
land, was leading Know Nothing.
John NJ. Frazier thinks niggers are in.
capable of being educated net believer
IN negro suffrage.
VIM. P. Maulsby, life long Democrat,
an ardent supporter Of Mcclellan.
j. @. Sullivan, little known, keeps very
bad company, one of his associates having
been imprisoned as a spy and another hav-
ing attempted to burn the, city of Chicago.
Robert Fower, State Treasurer. an op.
penent Of Lincoln, mas a son of the rebel
army in his office.
w. W. Watkins, one of Blair's tools, a
Mcclellan supporter.
Thos. G. Pratt, Ex-Governor of Mary
land, was an ardent rebel sympathizer, is a
loudmouthed johnson man.
Henry S. Key urged Maryland to follow
Virginia in ls6l-supported Mcclellan.
r. B Carmichael opposed the war for
the Union, arrested once or twice by order
of Grant. curses emancipation.
Isaac D. Jones, was large slave owner,
supported Mcclellan, and firmly believes in
my policy"
Joseph A. Weeks and Daniel Henry. both
life long Democrats and supporters of Nc
Clellan.
Richard Evansou ives an officer of the
Horse Guards that marched to Fort Nc
Henry to capture it during the Baltimore
riots in 1861.
Henry w. Archer, always opposed the
war, and sympathized with the rebellion.
D. N. Steele. prominent politician of
the Valandigham school, arrested during
the war for disloyal proclivities.
VIM. Collins, an extreme Conservative,
was Union man until the emancipation
proclamation was issued
r. G. Hook and j. Pendley, both noted
for sympathy with the rebellion, and their
hostility to the party which they now in
dorse.
VIRGINIA.
w. G. Rives was Confederate Senator
John W. Brockenhrouch was Judge Of
the Western District Of Virginia.
Thomas s. f. Flournoy was a Colonel of
the Confederate army.
Robert Saunders represented the Will
liamsburg District in the Senate of Virginia,
was formerly Wing, but was a good Sc
cessionist.
Richard A. Claybroke was Colonel in
the Confederate army.
John B. Kelly was a member of the
Virginia Secession Convention of 1860:
Edmond Fontaine, formerly Wing,
a secessionst.
John J.. Maryl, once opposed secession
but afterward warmly supported it.
Charles Bruce and 4. W. Hubbard were
both active secessionists.
William NJ. Trsadway was member of
the Convention of 1861.
James F. johnson first opposed and final
ly supported secession.
Hon. A. H. FL. Stuart. once Wing, but
rejects the oath
DR.. Sam. A. Coffman was delegate to
the Charleston Convention in 1860.
Richard Fl. Parker, violent secessionist
presided at the Circuit Court of Jefferson
county during the trial of John Brown and
his associates
Edgar Snowdon edited the Alexandria
Gazette.
Walter r. Staples was member of the
rebel Congress
Wyndham Robertson represented Rich
mond in the Virginia House of Delegates
during and before the war.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Delegates at Large William A. Ora.
ham, once United States Senator and Cab
met Minister, then rebel Senator; George
Howard, a bitter rebel throughout the whole
war; r. G. Puryear, once Wing, and
latterly member of the rebel Congress !;
George Davis, at one time JEFF. Davis At
torney General.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
james L. Orr once Speaker of the Uni
ted States House of Representatives. SeDs-
tor in the rebel Congress, now Governor
of his State.
Benjamln E. Perry, rebel during the
war. first Provisional Governor, now SEN
atar elect to Washington.
John l.: Manning, a noted rebel, elected
United States Senator. -r
8. r Campbell, rebel Judge.
A. j. Moses, Judge.
d. L. Wardlaw, a Judge in Charleston
s. McGowan. a rebel General, and elect.
ed to Congress from the Second District
L. NJ. Dawkins. Judge.
james Farren, elected TO Congress from
the Fourth District. .r
Every one rank rebel. H.
GEORGIA.
Alex. II. Stephens, who is too well known
to need comment. ' t,ltN ).
. Hersehel v. Johnson who ran for Vice
President along with Douglas, was then
Senator in the rebel Congress. l
Gen John b, Gordon, who, we believe,
served in the rebel army. "a
Senator Stephens, brother to Alexander
H., and foTmerJudge. 81
Gen. a, r; Wright, who cannot attend,