, 1866-09-07

lEcIr rWorsI-xsruDllcur of their Receps l
ton.
From Onr Special Cosrespondentl
PHILApEIfntA, Scps2ulbeF3, 12sG-
Where the sympathics Of Philadelphia arc
in this political campaign, and where her
votes will be on clect1on day, this mornings !
work unmistakably E1lows- The entire week /
of the occupation Of tuc johnson Convention,
added to the day of the occupation Of Seward |
and johnson, did not bring, in the gate,
SO much good will To the surE,rc as this one
day Of tic Southern Union Convention has
found. Philadelphia believes with the Late
Governor OF Tennessee that ".rcason should
be made odious," aEd that t'traitors should
be punished" She will vote where she
Tough, and cannot doubt that to-day has
added thousands to General Gcary's majority.
It may he true that these Southern Union
lists have no constituency. Johnson's
trcachcry has ovcrawed the spirit Of men
whom rebellion could not terrily,. It may
be that tile loyalists arc few In number, but
each man is q host in himself. Moreover, be-
hind this Convention is the loyal nation.
These men do no obclsancc TO the onc-man
power Of the Executive, and their days
work cannot but have its silent and sure,
even If slow, effect in cyery township Of the
South.
The difference between the 1ncn-thosc Of
1lat scmi-rehel Convention and these of this
loya1 Conycntion--thet difference between the
two classes Of men, is s1rikin.ly shown by
tho manner In which each kept the Sabbath
preceding the meeting of its Convention. I
Know politicians of tic dirty order arc nccus-
toned to sneer At religion md religious OBJ
scrranccs, hut the Heart Of the people is
Of any community has sincere respect for the
man who regards the divinc law rr1atir: to
the Sabbath: That eminent CoPpcrhead pa
1riot, Mr. Richard fAux, Of this city, may
exclaiin, as it is reported he did when in
formed Of last evenings work, " Go to hill
with your prayers aid your pray'ing dele
z,atcs;'' but tic Plain People of Mr. Lin
coins 8 great 1ore-thc men who make and
uu1,akc Presidcnts-know that lie who leans
on the Almighty arm is an opponent not
easily beaten. Victory may Seem slow In
coming to him, but time at last makes all
things eycn, aud it is as sure to come rs tho
E,n is to rise.
count that prayer meeting Of last even
!. ing enc OF tho most notable events since the
Close of the war. The telegraph has given
The country an abstract Of the prayers
there made, and thc brief addresses there dc,
1ivcrcl, but II could not show the spirit ol
The mectInE-coull not tell how deeply
mems hearts were moved. The result Of tl4e
4,AlICt44E SEEA1Cl ~ bHEI3llEH G$El3 D0AN AuA
none more than those who were chieny in
ktrumcutal in calling IL together. The move
1nent for tho meeting originated with tls
Southern men. They suggested 1t with fca
and trembling. ~. I'VE wanted,' said one o
them to me, :" 1se scdated TO .ptak and pra
5tef freedom" And then hc to1
me how tho few true Union mcn, who gath
cred from time to tfmc, IN his town-ft is /
Eiiginia-for religious conference, could oul
q.S4f 1nS. H4-;&Y D.,
sentinel outside the door Of the room il
which they met So, that these half.cxilc
men might once, at least, commune frcel
with the Lord Of light and life, this mcctin
prayer before consider the victor
1hcJ won BY serving God and keeping the
powder dry. The old Pusitans invoke
birInc aid and tayor for all their u'
dcrtakings consider the victory thu
and their descendants have vi
hy patient faith and sincere cndearos
These Southern loya1ists began their gre
work with d prayer meeting. or eour
every rebel sy,npat1izer in the land n!
SCOT al them. Yet know no more touc
Ing OF sublime spectacle than tllat gntlieri,
oftried and true men in the shallow Of Iud
pendcncc Hall. It was one On which I
good men and women must look with tend
respect aud reverence. Therc was a solcn
fsEvor in the exercises such as no man. SC
Cali it 4 Methodist iove-ieast il you will
really have no better word for
than that, 1t snax q, LOVE FEAST. T
1fricf addresses Of Senator Lane, Jud
Palmer, and Afr. Haunicut, and the praye
of Lieutenant Governor Bross, Rev.
Newman, and ono y: .wo Tennessee gent
men but gave voice 20 the thought u
motion Of Ecores Of heaEts. The comm
feeling Of the hour WIS ono that led to tel
and thauksEivlngs. That the members O.
political convention should preceae til
fork>With PRAYER nfeetfng-is not this
strange thing: In il find the sure sign
ThIs Vill b. neithcr Iumb ,or muzzl
Convention. The work Of the first fit
minutes, after i. was called to order P .
thnt. These men have optnions-theE
not wear, the colors Of Andrew Iohnso
they hare not employed Weed and Blair
Randall Il, do their th hiking. The prosp
is that the pres ding officer will not hare
easy dutys Probably it may be said I
lion for the 1arst time Certainly tod:
proceedings gave proof that nothing
been cat and tlried-the Virginia dclcgat
were evcn Obliged to retire to an ante RI
to agree upon the name OF man for
empty honor CT the Temporary Vice Pr
tlency from their STATED Wns snch a II,
as that ever before heard Of III cons
tion?
MS their prayeri' meeting mud their nerv
catnestness ABOUT minor appolntmsnts p
finished tAelf work, before you enter u
pungent critc1sun They know what t
mem, and they know what they want:
= tAelF Own war they will reach concluI
of grave conse1snrncc.. Doubtless they
sometimns tz.p faud- stumble, but their u