Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-09-19
/ DISU MON!
hIg RADICAL CONVENTION.
COnglomeration Of Black and
White Traitors.
|egro Equality and Disunion the Object
Of the Treason Mongers.
hirture of .segrOes and Whites.

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We gather from the Philadelphia
os the following synopsis of the
rFoeeedings of the Traitors Conven-
+on that assembled in that city on
Ne Sd instant (:
aTbe labors of the Radical Conven-
Non are over, and the deliberations of
Mat motley assemblage have now be-
nome matters of history. Never did
INV Convention result so disastrously
+oits originators. Dissension reigned
fupreme since the inception OF the
movement, and its projectors are APP
hailed at the fatal consequences which
kill certainly result from the calamity
(which has befallcn them in Philadel-
Npbia. In order to emulate, if posi-
able. the grand Union demonstration
q n this city on the l4th Of August,
Ehey inaugurated the late movene ent,
(which. dixie the Dead Seas fruits"
bias brought nothing but "dust and
Yashes to their lips" Two separate
8and distinct bodies have been III ses-
4sion all the week, and never came to-
agether except in the public streets.
3There was no harmony in either
Branch, but on every side passionate
discord reared eternal Babel" !" The
SNorthern Convention employed its
lzime principally in trying to dictate
3terms to the "Southern Loyalists," ="
while its members affectionstely re-
{ceived within their fold Fred. Dou-
glass, and applauded to the echo all
&the oratorical efforts of that favorlte
4 african. The "Southerh Loyalists'
n Convention" at National Hall was in
\ q state of "confusion worse confound-
4 ed" from its opening moments until
its adjournment. Nearly all the del
egates expressed themselves in favor
Of unqualified negro suffrage, but
some of them did not want their plat
form to say so frankly, because, they
candidly stated, such a declaration
would utterly destroy the Republican
party in the coming elections. Under
the pressure of expediency, the "poli-
cy men" succeeded in getting mod
crate appeal and resolutions adopted,
and then wanted to adjourn sine die.
But the "unreeonstructed" Radicals
objected to this shallow dodge, and
determined to have their say, which
they did, yesterday, to their hearts
content Their report" which was
adopted by a large vote, goes the
whole length in favor of negro suf
frage and negro equality, and, OF
course. caused some amusing scenes
in the happy family. Mr.. JAS. Speed
miserable trimmer from Kentucky
retired in disgust, and left John Mi
nor Bolts in the chair. p. b. Ran
dolph, a colored delegate from Louisi
ana, made speech, endorsing the
"report," and was enthusiastically
cheered by the august body, but wher
Judge Stafford of Alabama, n white
man, endeavored to present his views
be was promptly and decidedly hissed
whereupon ga delegate hoped tha
members would not make themselve
disgraceful.", The assemblage wa
composed of such peculiar material
however, that nothing but discordanc
and wrangling should have been ex
pected from its deliberators. Th
once great Republican party was com
PEELED to listen to and applaud th
blasphemies of Brownlow, the pueril
n ties of Douglass, and the nonsense q
Anna Dickinson. The members G
that once powerful organization wer
forced to march in procession wit
negro delegates, and, under the viii
of the ultra, "unreconstructed" Rad
Gals, finally gave in their adhesion t
the monstrous doctrine Of negro su
frage and negro equality. 1t now bC
comes the true Union men Of the cour
try to show their utter contempt fo
the Radical Convention which ha
been sitting all week in our city, an
in Pennsylvania, to give expression {
their rhonestfeelings and indignation a
the ballot-box on the second Tuesda
of next October. This they will dC
as surely as light dawns upon tha
memorable day
In order to show the prevailing sci
timent in favor of negro sutfrag
which exists among the members Z
the Radical Convention, we preseI
extracts from the speeches of del
gates and sympatbizers, made at v
rious points on Thursday, and copiC
from the Press. A. National Ha
when "the appeal" was under consi
GRAFTON, Mr. Sherwood, of Texas, spoil
as follows:
There is one assumption put forth in that !
port which l now wish TO bring 20 the nttentil
Of this Convention. Tho assumption is this--th
We have eight millions cut cf TIE twelve millio