New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-21
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Tic n. /. Times is sorey trying it, readers pa
cnce by It's vasciliating course With regard 70 the
proposed Randall.Nblack gathering stPhiladelPhia.
From the very outset it was plain &fyery one not
willfuliy blind that said Convention S'mainly rep
resent either those who for fur yeafs did their very
utmost to divide the Union and Kill its defenders or
of those who residing in the loyal States, were in viz
tual sympathy with the Rebels. For, while the press
of the loyal States is divided with regard
TO that Convention, the -ex-Rebel press is
with scarcely dissenting voice. united IN
commencing 1t. In our City, while mo
World at first hung back, The Neps seconded inc
Randall call without heoitationi aud, while lam
many Hall still stands alOof. the Mozart organiza-
ton has chosen full delegation, whereof the MASTER
spirit is Fernando Wood. From Ohio, tho delegation
is beaded by George II. Pendeton, who was in Con-
gress throughout the War, and spoke and voted
steadily from first to last against ell coercion but
that exercised by the Rebels. Mr.. Pcndleton VIII
not now pretend that he wac ever in favor OF the
War for the Union. He was "Peace Democrat
throughout and his sort of peace was only TO
be had by letting the Slave Power have
its way. whether in or out OF the Union Well does
The Times know that the Randall Convention
with the Copperheads and Rebels excluded would be
the nakedest skeleton ever seen-tbat it would not
represent majority in one single Congress district
of this broad Union. Ii is only make-weight be-
tween two great earnest contending hosts that Ran
dasm enjoys or deserves the slightest consideration.
For this shadow of faction to talk Of oxcOmmuncat-
ing real party numbering some Two Millions OF
legal voters assumption 50 StupendOnS as to be
absurd 1t will do nothing of the kind, because 1t
canno, afford TO commit suicide. Every interest aud
every faction hostile TO Equei Rights for Nj Men will
be congens, 10 and welcomed to seats III tho Randall
Convention.
The Times. in it, c3tor,I summary Of The news,
Faithfully Gays:
"some emieranis from Texas reached ST. Joseph Mo- on
because q Ne erasirg prtsorarc Of ne R1 eersr'.
Loysi ei,ii.as f1df dGerh 70 6r' in paass"
The increasing prcdominance of tho Rebel eie-
ment" il not peculiar to Texas. Gen. Tillson has
just been obliged TO put Stewart County Georgia,
under martial law because Of the persstoncy where
with is Rebels insist on abusing and shooting ing
gers" A Rebel ia Tennessee was recently compelled
by military power to give mp Black boy OF IL whom
no had seized and SCI to work, on the assumption
that JohnSons veto of the Freedmens Bureau bill had
rcestablished Slavery We have abundant evidence
that the spirit Of violent hostility to Negro Freedom
is everywhere active and aggressive. Even IN the
pro -slayery section Of Maryland-in that Sec
ton which gave Mcclellan majoritieS-Blaok
children are frequently torn from their parents and
bound out" by Copperhcod judges fcryears to Whites
who will neither pay nor educate them, but will have
but one thought--how to get the most possible out
of them at the smallest cost. And the Rebels aiec-
ton for Johnson-so sudden and 80 nense--is based
solely in their hopes of using him 10 got tho Blacks
once more under their feet. But for this they would
keen clear of the white House and Of the Randall
Nhlack Convention.
Yet TIE Times sees III 10 say that
"fus purposc were to go into council with Copper
head from the North and unrcconsifueted keoes
from the repugnance attributed 10 the Union Party
would be natural and u But the hypothesis has 40 ounda
ton 10 tact"
- Since The Tunes pronounces Francis Herman
War Democrat we do not know that ii may not place
Hester Clymer Geo. W. Woodward, VIM. b. Reed,
Jesse ID. Bright Thomas II. Seymour, Franklin
Pierce, &C., in the same category. At all events,
these if they sec fit will attend the Convention aud
will retain seats in it by at least two-thiris vote If
the twadders should undertake to exclude them. But
this they will not dare to attempt OF all the
people who will be represented in that assemblage, at
least nine.tenthS were either CsrerheadS or Rebels
in I-6)-i. -.s,x-