The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-11

much about local elections. 1t suits taste
exactly to let politics alone for awhile.
H@A Convention of persons calling themselves
Southern Loyalists met in Phiiadelphi last
week. for the purpose of opposing the Presidents
policy and endorsing the Radical Congress. In
stead of its being ''Southern'' Convention. it
was in fact Northern in almost all respects. A
large majority of those who attended it were
Northern men. but protesting to represent the
South. We see it stated that there were seven
delegates from North Carolina, but the names
are not given. Brownlow of Tennessee a white
man) and Fred Douglas Ia negro) appear to have
been the most prominent and conspicuous per-
sons present. The best way to treat such gath
erngs is to pay but little attention to them.
They cannot influence public opinion North or
South
correspondent of the National Intelligencer,
writing from Philadelphia, says:
In every sense of the word. the so called con
vention of Southern 10y alists has been. as many
of them feel, an immense burlesque The south
ern loyasts were as the grain of seed in the BUSH
el of chatf. 1t emphaticay Philadelphia
demonstration, nothing more nor less. There
were flags and bands of music. and the Philadel-
phia fire. boys, to limited extent; the Philadel-
phia Radical clubs in their fullest extent, com
prising, Tor the most part. boys of tender age;
and the Philadelphia Union League. composed
of contractors who have made fortunes out of the
necessities of the Government, and are anxious
for continuance of the war as their only hope
to augment the fortunes already realized. The
southern part of the affair a most lamentabe
failure. There were delegations from Maryla
composed of ex-office oders and their adherents;
from Missouri, including the Radical revolution
airy leaders OF that State, and from tennessee
wearing Tennessee badges, but with the excep-
ton of poor old Brownlow no one in the delega-
ton would have been recognized as Iennes-
seean by any one who had left that State six
months ago. 1t was a molly crowd of odds and
ends This is in truth the ysis of the So
called Convention. 1t is the most complete bur
le>que ever imagined. The men who originated
it now ashamed of their failure. and the peo-
pie here that it is utterly and without gu aii-
cation a ridiculous fasco.
Another correspondent writes follows:
''In view of the scarcity of representatives
from the Southern loyalists. great efforts have
been MADE to add names to the pretended South
ern delegations One man was pressed into the
service this morning delegate from North
Carolina, some other State. He alluded in
bar-room to the fact that he had followed the ar
my down South at the close of the war and done
business there. why, you'll do fora delegate"
was the immediate cry, and he was hurried OFT
to headquarters to be enrolled He had been
tanning permits from him for the sale of whiSkey,
as that redoubtable General was ''marching on
Some of the proceedings are thus stated
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 6.
The address and resolutions Of the so-caled
Southern Convention endorse the policy of Con-
gress, aud oppose the restoration of the Southern
States 90 the conditions proposed by President
johnson, as too lenient, aud declare the amend
ments to the Constitution the legal and consti-
tutioual plan for restoring the rebellious States
to the Union.
In the evening session, Hamilton protested
against the move by which border States over
siaughed Southern Unionists, and said the mi
nority report Of the committee favoriDg negro
suffrage should be presented to morrow.
The Convention has virtually split on the
negro suffl age question. The border States del
egation, after adopting the address and resolu-
tions this morning, desired to adjourn, sine die,
but this was strongly opposed by Southern men,
and it was finally agreed that the minority
should make their report tomorrow, IN favor of
negro suffrage, and that it be taken as part of
the regular proceedings of the Convention. 1t
is probable the border States will take no part
in the Convention to- morrow.
Sept. The Union League building, where
the Convention assembled, was fred this morn
ing aud badly injured The Janltor was ar
rested as the supposed Incendiary.