The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-05

which led TO dropping the word southern"
Probably the managers found that it would be
a very beggary affair If confined to the ''white
trash Of the South, and therefore they con-
cu0ed to ell up with Northern nigger-wor-
shippers, and give it more general title Now
We know that according TO the sense 10 which
the radicals use the word 'loysllstn there are
but few white men in the South who come
uLder The designation. They say themselves
that the mass OF the loyal people of the South
are the blacks. 1t is hardly necessary to
people Of the North differ vita them os
70 the truly loyal white men of the South.
The really disloyal-the disunionsts of
the present day are these very radicals,
miscalled Southern loyalists, now assembled in
Philadelphia, while the loyal, honest, and true
men are the bulk of the Southern whites who
accept in good faith the decision oil the war,
and desire TO live in harmony again under the
OLD Gag. But, taking the declaration of Jack
Hamilton and his fellow-conveutionists that
the niggers torn the great majority of the
Southern loyaists, why, we ask is not the Con-
ventiOn composed chiefly of these blacks?
Why we're not some of the distinguished and
numerous Pompeys, Caesars, Scipios, George
Washingtons, and Tom Jefersons chosen as
delegates? If they are intellieent enough TO
have the elective franchise, and are entitled to
oil the privileges of white men, il is fiat usur-
patton on the part of Hamilton, Parson Brown
low, Greeley, and the rest of the Conven-
ton to keep them out. Why does not
Fred, Douglass 0enounce this hypocrisy? He
ought TO see TO 1t that these political trICSsters
Not only ought the Southern negroes to he most
largely represented, but one of them ought to
be the President of the Convention. Or, II their
White brethren Of both sections have not mt
dence enough in the ablli Y of one OF the planta-
ton niogels for the position, Fred. Douglass
ought to be uneXcepHOnable. He has more
ablllY than most of the white delegates,
and certainly is the representative man of his
race. 1t appears, however, that Fred Douglass
Is not even to be admitted as a delegate. He is
TO be ruled out on the pretense that he is
Hortherner but evidently on account of his
color II is said that General Hiram Walbridge,
too, will not be admitted, Whether it is sus-
peCted that he has ngger blood IN his veins or
not we have not learned.
The only business OF the Northern mean
whites at Philadelphia seems to be to swell the
numbers and TO make noise. They are only
to sit in the Convention a. guests or friends of
the miserable small clique OF mean Southern
whites, taking no part in the official proceed
ings. 1t looks as ii this had been so arranged
IN order TO keep out Fred. Douglass land other
Northern blacks.
The oatkies Of Philadelphia, the bootblacks
and walters, evidently have a proper apprecia-
tion VI the Conventionists. One oil them, re-
jolCng in the name OF Daniel Webster, was
asked v hat he thought of the Convention. He
replied, "Well, san, don't know much; these
folks talk great DEAL but they never give us
any stamps; ell our stamps come from the other
side In all probability, most of the mean
members OF this most mean Convention black
their own or each others boots. The negroes
are very pract cal sort of people about stamps,
and know well enough who are their friends.
Fred. Douglass and his colored bretGrcn may
feel ilattered Tor time by having walked arm
in-arm with General Ben. Butler and General
Burnside; but they viii soon find out how they
have been humbueged.
The Convention, sO-called, is complete fZzle.
D. d. FOrney, with his strikers and the riti-raH
OF Philadelphia, en0eavoIed to maze an excite
ment by parades, and a display OF bunting; but
all that turned ont a ridiculous farce. The dis.
play of fire engines, and fire companies, the
sounds of drums ana ffes, and tne hurrahs OF
crow ds OF rowdies and boys hired Tor the Occa-
sion. were like the noise and fuss OF mounte
bank snow, to astonish and amuse the ignorant.
FaIlno to attract attention III any other way,
these black and white radicals resorted to the
showman's tricks. All TINS is really amusing,
and we might dismiss the Convention with ridi-
cule: but the inCendary language of The
speakers and the infamous abuse OF the Presl-
dent, deserve the seveIest condemnatou The
language Of these radicals was revolving and
revolutionary in the extreme. They spoke of
negro insurreCtion, violence, blood, and revolu-
ton, as boldly as ever the Rebels did. We are
not sure that it is not the duty of the President
TO arrest these new traitors and disunionists.
One thing is certan-their PROCEEDINGS will
disgust every sensible and conservative citizen
of the republic, and give impetus to the reaction
which mas set in against them throughout the
whole country.
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