, 1866-09-12
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Adjournment Of the Loyal Con-
YentiOn. -;
PARALLEL BETW EEN THE CONYEN-
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Tl0NS. p;
Pen and Ink Sketches OF the Southern
Loyallsts,


From Our Special Correspondent
PHnApE1rHtA+ September Z, 1866.
The Convention Of Southern Loynlfsts has
adjourned sine de. It's work anl its words
are before tGe country. They will doubtless
provoke much comment, and some wnrm dis
cusslon. Let us hope that they will not pro.
yoke assassination for the men Y who spoke and
wrought. Let us hope that they will inaue-
urate in the South new era Of free speech.
and prove the death kncll Of the proscrIp.
tire policy. so long nourished In the hearts of
the people Of that section.
The Convention did its work well, and TIL
hour invites contrast With the other sitni-
Lar meeting here, That was q Convention Of
muzzled men, led about by Weed, Randall i
Co., to rat1fy the decree of Andrew johnson.
fh1s was Convention Of men who valued
nothing else SO much as perfect freedom of
speech, and Who we're very restire under
anything that looked like outside Interference
o. dictation. That was Convention having
for Its chief concern the reinstatement Of
rebels In all their old political rights and the
reinstatement Of race set free By the war.
This was Convention having for its chief
concern the reward and protection of LOYALTY
to the old fag and the lifting up to political
freedom Of race yet ground III the mill Of
1,aiS hate OF prejudice. Time, which proves all
bodies did the worthiest work.
The leading spirit in this convention WIS
we'll, don't know. Governor Brownlow tot
Tue most cheers. Governor Hamilton carried
the house fJr cTery question he advocated.
and vas always heartily welcomed. Ex-At.
tosney General Speed and Thomas J. Durant
created very little enthusiasm, but were
much consulted by a1l the delegates. Sen.
ator CresWeli and Senator Fowler Ind weight
Win some men, but were hardly leaGlintr
characters. Governor Fletcher was q stro,ls
man. ''
Governor Brownlow is but the wreck of n
man. Never large, he Is now so thin an1
stooptng and shrunken, that an filed with
awe, ns seeing something TINT bc1onrs to
the grave. every time look at lin. Ills
eye las dull and faded hue like thc. cyes of
.oe3a ,ta man. Ai7 neryous system Is 50 shat
can ca ever again 60 much as write Lis name.
Inc man Is wore out and broken down. Te
Is ople 10 walk but a few steps, and sits IN
ics5 ', thnn half the day. VIII, Uncomfortable
Will, IS all that keeps him from death, one
,e Mon'a ~ ~ sai, nopeicssly shattered in body,
attended tue Convention constantly while in
seesaof-f1dinE to the hall and living for
hours isn tlpon seat Oil the platform. Thorc
his friends went to speak with hlm-occa-
sionally he asked them 10 Lift lin ami
change his position.
Governor A. ]. Hamilton isa man whom
once seen you do not easily forget. lie Ionks
Inucn sad1tncd and cl,nstrncd since he first
leit Washington as Military Governor. You
his iis tir, l' ~ noc .ie 9esinnln' asa solla man
shoulders, Ills general part and mauner, Be-.
M, siMacs, ~ Inns very large and ho1ncly mouth.
albeit 1t Is Of tcndcr expression, and nosc
uncoinMonly broal at the base md full in the
n9sIr'!s; ,ar For the rest he itas sad .ray eye,
eyebrows, high check bones, a heavy .rfzzicJ
EhlskeF, and dark hair just begInnln" 10
silver. His manner in speaking il nj f3rst
tc1s moderate, almost conyersutional-wlcn
Ae Eets warmed n, he makes broad csturcs
anl speaks with lnlmcnsc volume,
Thomas J. Dnsnnt IL also man Of some.
firsl tlllisg you sec In looking at him, Thrv
nre dark and deeply sunkcn-pf 80 mlcl, Vol,
nlny be s'lrc; but whether they arc black or
,o n,o"m or slate.eolo., whether they sec nu.ll-
The man has sad und weary cxprcssiolM
whether It Is In the eyes alone or in thc
whole face, am puzzled to SAY. liz is tn1I
anu spare, dresses neatly, but with nuaint
n';s1eGara sH;t1 g. style aud harmony, aud moves
fills build. Ills face Is long. and ycliow ~
klcs. His wliskcrs and n,.lstache nrc thin
anu brown; his hair black, aud Just br-iu-
ninE to show thy turn ofnse.
EX,Atlorncy General Speed Is short and
nose. So tnuch you set at thu ilrst r1auec.
Alter t1at you see only LIS eyes-larE ewes.
enarp eyes, sunken eyes, psefclI. ewes. cyrs
3lat rrnd you and tell nothing III return.
us cl'sek bones arc as prominent As tllusc Of
mn ,. !halafl' Ills iaec Is bronzvd, his head
Il
3ats 1Aatlner Is prompt, winning at arst, reso-
John Atiaor Bolts Didn't cut SO much mfr
figure III the Convention rs / sur,uself i'm
would. iiis sluggish. country gentleman
younger atsd more active men Of WHOM thc
convention was mainly composed. liz acts
and looks like the traditional tnc old En.,.
lislt gcntlcsnnn-lale anu hearty, brusuuc
and doSlnatieal, yielding everything By
Insisting always oa full recognition. us sI IL
stout aud broad shouldercd old gentleman,
will round and aoril and wrinklcd facc'
anu nose noticeable for smallue5s and
t,M DlaG;nsss; II S. nc itas low broad forehead,
fa s'.,I, sseel,Tra! syes and light gray hair. ue
Judge u: J: Salsold, OF Montgomery, Ala.
was the chief of the t;Mf STATE men Wiv IN.
posed the declaration In favor Of Impartial
suil5asc. y. H. was no opponent Of the thing
come come for making the issue. He Is small,
1.-the, nervous man, with smooth, round
lace, and a most inlpassioncd manner while
Speaking. lie las 4 high, bold forchead. a
sharp nosc 'lnd q resolute chin. lie has lo,,w
arms arm and GnE fingers, aud his scstlenlation
was, WIS sweeping and energetic. I Thought
would MT he heard In tile back part OF the
hall; when he got well into his work he
Sould easily have been, heard two or three
blocks. His manner is reserved aud ycry
full of feeling. '
Texas, meant to be great man In the Con-
senlion, but only succeeded tu making him.
self great bnrc. He is a smooth and nrnsr
old gentleman, with big blunt nose, and d
head very l!igh over the cars. The sclfsat-
islea smirk with which he read his ten col
exhibited whenever he took the floor. were
pitiful cyen II laughable.
:, Nr. r D. Randolph, Of New Orleans, was
the only negro delegate In the Convention,
ana a was evidently somewhat proud Of this
half Ehitc blood. He las been teacher in
Louisiana, and,, as will be remembered,
gained come notoriety some two or three
months ago by the publication Of letter re-
ga!raipg his interviews Mt. Washington
looks like Creole. Hc spoke yesterday Tor for
the only. TING, though be has been ID the
Convention from the beginning. Tho house
received him cisllly but coIdly at first
many persons thinking that lc forced him
self forward nccdlcss1y !; bu. he proved equal
to the occasion, made forcitle and eloauent
address, and carried the audience By storm,
genuine success.
AS for the work Of the Conventional
much plcascs all our friends hereabouts.
The address will prove most effective docu-
mcnt for the campaign. don't believe tic
year has produced any stronger arraisnmcnt
OF the PRESIDENT, or any more startling pic
1nre " Of the effect Of his reconstruction policy.
hc resolutions seem 10 nc.sn the main, good l.
they do not go quite SO far Us wish they |
aid. but perhaps they ore all the wiser and |
better on that account. The address Of the |
committee from the States not Represented |
In Congress strikes to the root Of the matter.
when II declares that impartial suffrage fug1,.
lshes the only sure foundation for the recon.
etruciion OF those States, and this icclara.
,ion was received by the Convention with |
most unmistakable signs of hearty approval.
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