The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-08-22
The Philadelphia Convention. q

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rsbeFeopasentiop'' met q Ph 81 ~
>|pbiain . vig~au:con slrasssed special g e
~ fos that purpose, on'the 18th mt
a. 7 minutes before 70 o'clock n. Del
ega,cs from most Of the loyal State
were com posed Of copperheads ant
bread and butter men in equal NUN
bers, and from the seeded States, q
reconstructed rebels exclusively, No
a Union man among them. go
The convention was called to orde
BY Postmaster General Randall, a
whose instance Gen. John A. Dix, o
New York, was appointed temporary
CHAPMAN; who, on taking his seat
delivered a regular "niy policy. ad
dress. There had been much embar
rassment prior to the organization, in
consequence Of tue presence Of Fer
nando Wood, Of New York, and O.
L. Yallandighain, Of Ohio, who had
been sent as delegates by their repect'
i've districts. These men being lead
ers in their party, it was seen by the
President that his bread. and. butter
Union men could not frateruize with
them without seriously damaging
their claim to loyalty; they must not,
therefore, be allowed to take seats
in the convention. It is said Wood was
bought of without much difficulty
but Val. manifested considerable to.
uacity. lie Wis, however, finally in.
duced to yield by the united request
Of the whole copperhead delegation
from Ohio. Tho convention remained
in session about al hour, when it nd.
journcd on account Of approaching
rain - the roof Of the wigwam not
being finished. Previous to adjourn.
ment, however, on motion OF Senator
Doolittle, it passed the following res.
olution, which completely forecloscd
all speech making:
Resolved, That all resolutions and PROPOSE.
tons not relating to the organization ofthe Con-
vention be referred By the Chair to the Commit
tee on Resolutions, hryrnitsr to DO appointed.
without debate, und that oil resolutions,
Propositions anil questions relating TO the right
or claim Of any person to seat in the COnvcn-
ton be referred by the Chair 10 the Committee
ON Credentials, hereafter to DO appointed. with.
ont debate; and that until the appointment Of
such committees they do lie Oh the table with.
out debate.
Tho convention rcassembled at noon
on "Wednesday. Mr.. Blair, Of Mary.
land, from the committee on pcrma.
nent organization, reported Senator
Doolittle, of Wisconsin, for President,
and IL names Tor Vice Presidents, and
SO secretaries. Mr.. Doolittlo, on tn.
king the chair, congratulated the peo.
pie on the assembling of that conven.
ton as its being one ofthe great events
ofthe day. After noticing the fact that
this was the first convention that had
assembled for six years in which all
the States were represented, and that
during that period We had been Gu
gagged in civil war, &C., he alluded to
on episode that occurred at the open.
ing Of the convention on Tuesday. 1t
had boon so arranged that the dele.
gates from Massachusetts md South
Carolina entered the wigwam, and
marched up the aisle locked arm in
arm. In abiding to this, he said:
The assurances that VIZ here witness tell us
that peace hns come. md come to stny. Oh!
my ftllow.ci,izcns. if the whole people Of the
United States could see whnt We now witness,
the North tho South, the East and West joined
in fraternnl association. rs friends and fellow
citizens. our work would be already done. II
they could have seen, ~ We saw, Massachusetts
anil South C.roinn. by their full delegations,
coming arm in arm into this Convention ifthcy
could have seen this body, greater in numbers
aud in weight Of character and brain than
ever hns assembled on this continent under one
roof, melting to tears Of joy mud gratitude to
witness this comminyling. there would be no
struggle at the polls in tue coming elections.
When remember that II wns Massachusetts
and South Carolina. that, In tho Convention
which framed the Constitution, voted against
the abolition Of the slave trade, TINT it WAY Mus.
sachuset,s IN 1872. which, through some Of her
men, taught the doctrines Of notification, whicl,
South Carolina rcasscrted in 1883, and in tho
form ofscccsSion agnin rcasscrtcd in 1850; when
call to mind TINT South Carolina fired tho first
gun in this contest, and that the veins Of 1assn-
chusetes poured out tho first blood in the strug.
gle and when emil 10 mind lrthcse memories
aud at the same time ask tho people Of this
county 70 look in on this Convention ond see
thcso two old States Of the Union coming here
in frnteenal embrace. approaching tho common
altns of common country. ready to mako com
mon sacrifices for tho good Of the whole shy
again, could tho whole people Of tho Unised
Statcs vitness MI this, there would remain nc