The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-08-28
The south aud the philadelphia
Convention.


Convention.
Ii looks very much as if the South
was about rs badly mis-represented at
Philadelphia as the North. The lead
ing paper Of Virginia, the Richmond
Enquirer, although not as Tiolentm rs
secossionisn as some others, most earn
estly spurns the Philadelphia resolu-
bons. and Of the vote by which they
we're adopted says: I'VE protest IN
the name Of our people that they be
considered no parties to that unani-
nous vote The Enquirer in com
menting upon the address, thus gives
vent TO It's wrath:
1T is indeed impossible to read many
parts Of the address of Mr.. Raymond,
and remember that it claims to have
southern Endorsement, without deep
INDIGNATION. Whatever he may think,
the Southern people at least repel and
spnrn the charge that they are rebels
or insurgents. They deny, too, that
the Federal government was ON the
defensive, and was not the dSSa,tdHt III
the war. They deny, and at the stake
would not admit, that they We're constr
hti0aaily warred upon, They deny
many other ayerments and dogmas Of
Z the resolution aud address; and MIR.
| Raymond knew they did and our dele
! Gates knew il too. Why then pres
these things upon us for adoption ?!
: Why offend us too, as in some instan.
COS, by asking Us 10 formally concur IL
i propositions which could not but IN
e fringe on our sensibilities and VIII.
. thrust terms and expressions into on
:, own mouths that we cannot but regarC
! as indignities? Nothing ~ left us bu
to sDeu them.
IS The Wig thinks it impolitic no dis
IS cuss the subject fully now at the South
but il cannot refrain from making
single remark" which, in fact, cover
the whole ground. 1t says:
a single remark, however, we d
IS not consider ourselves at liberty, !
- candor and honor, to refrain from NAL
inp. 1t is this. That, in so far as til
address assumes that the people Of Il
D. South arc responsible for the war, thi
il. the war was d rebellion, that they a.
til disposed to acknowledge culpabii'
ii and eontrition, that the Federal Go
eminent acted in sclf-defcnse and II
~ der the Constitution, &c, Il assam
r. rhat he people u he Souh DO not belle
10 be true, and rhai, therefore, hey ha
it 10 thought II admitting"
he The Richmond Times, we think, tax
rs. the most sensible view of the matter.
While it rejects the assumptions of t
at Philadelphia address, it advises its c
ere t~emporaries to keep shady and refra
RE from hostile criticism, for in the {
md umph Of the Presidents party in I
Us fall elections, it says, "the best fruits
oy- it's victories will be ours" Moth
ere could be more truthful.
ssel Ii says: THE President has form
.,th IL adopted the new party rs the !
!, ministfation party, and has pla'
=, himself 1T its head, with tho assural
and Of all the all and support which
by great Office commands. This party
oeg. now fighting a great battle, and, if
tnumphs, the best fruits Of its victor
viii be ours. II, in the fall olectic
Ger thew crush and anmhilate the rcro
. a foatNx. tho honor and political rig
the ~ tho South VIII be forever secure O
IN we viii once moro become the pc
! and equals Of the triumphant sect
in every department Of the COVE
ate meat.