Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-11
The Philadelphia Couvenuon.

call does not come from any party organ.
ization. It is signed by Democrats and
Republicans. The executive COMMITTEES
Of the two parties, whose duty i, is to call,
zach for is party. a Convention, have no
pert in this call ; both remain silent.
TIE action of the Philadelphia Conven.
ton GOES not, therefore, commit either oil
tie two parties now existing. It may at
temp; 10 form a new party-and if politi-
c'ans croGss TO do this, and can do this,
they have n right to do 1t. and no one can
reasonably object. In our view, however,
the meeting is expedient. 1t is time that
in some way, the political wishes Of the
Southern people, or Of some party among
them, should be heard. and this Conven-
ton aims To secure such a hearing. The
acton Of Congress, in refusing to admit
loyal Southern members to their seats,
has made such a Convention, If not neces.
sary, at least prudent and reasonable.
We imagine that part.of the dislike to the
Convention expressed by such journals as
the Tribune proceeds from a consciousness
Of this fact. and from the feeling, likewise.
that the Republican leaders-or, rather,
to speak more correctly, those rash men,
like Stevens and Sumner-have made a
serious blunder in refusing any kind Of
political recognition to any party in the
Southern States since the peace.
We believe it would have been the T u
policy Of the Republican leaders, as early
as possible after the d~isbanding Of the rebel
armies, TO have called a National Repub-
lican Convention, to meet at some central
and prominent point in the southern
States. 10 include delegates from every
State, to consult as to the wisest policy to
be adopted by the party on the meeting OF
Congrc :. Whatever views might have
prevailed in such a convention would
have had the advantage Of thorough dis
cuSslon by southern men. and around
them could have been rallied a party
which would have representatives and a
following in the South as we'll as the
North.
This would have been. it seems 10 us,
an act Of genuine craftsmanship. and OF
shrewd and effective political manage
ment. II would have resulted in a deci-
ded policy. winch could have been carried
out at once. when Congress met. Instead
of that. the men who were permitted to
grasp the leadership Of the Republican
majority have sacrificed many benefits
they might have gained, by their tedious
delays, BY an obstinate refusal 10 recognise
southern loyalists. and by the useless ex-
animation of a multitude Of witnes-c
upon the condition Of the southern States
upon a state of things, that is TO say,
which was VIGOROUSLY changing from day
10 day. and which was well enough
known. for all practical purposes, from
southern newspapers and the reports of :he
correspondents OF northern journals. Nor
is this all to this delay, by which many
golden opportunities for wise and efec-
tive action were lost, these foolish leaders
have added a policy. in financial and
other legislation. which the more It was
developed the more hateful it has grown
to the whole country. Instead OF re-
trenching expenses, they have increased
them instead Of lcssening the burden of
'lxation and adjusting it more evenly to
the shoulders Of the nation. they have LEFT
q ms : OF rude and hasty wal legislation
almost Untouched, and are now engaged
in a ,'fSa and wicked attempt to pass a
most etrocious tariff bill, which will Grip
pie our and Cypress our people,
om.! r;nanr ,bav have fastened a
$3.50 ana-. p.os;do,, whom ,bev
49, ~ o,oa,od. Nv bsys nes,
ia.,ad ~ Jomsnd The Enlargement of laws
olroo5y ,non The s..,u,e hook. and sub.
- 80 ,hoso I.ws other 90,
- - o,onIv Violated. w;thou, resent
80, - 2ro,es, !. and ,hey have en-
Se,yoyrd - nsss other laws and amend
men,s of 50 crude a nature that they could
no, eyen ,ain the suppor, of their obedient
5liowors
nsr,v which ,ame,v submits itself to
srcb bIrnde,;rg lea1ersb;n. mus, expect
70 bs mined. some Of the Republican
no,i,;cisns apnear 70 have forgotten that
the country is no longer at war that they
have no Longer the excure OF urgen, neccs-
sity for crude legislation /; that the country
demands .,a,esmanshin from them, and
Tho, !, s,;II waits ;mna,iently for the re.
snm,,;on Of tbe reculsr and constituted
ordar of ,b;nos, and for economy IN ex.
ns1d;,urcs. for adius,men, of taxation,
and souud methods in finance. There has
her \ r,ea, gale, in which we have drifted
on, of our course. and sustained some
injury 10 the ship. But the storm has
ceased for a wear and why do we not
return to our course, ana repair damages :
DO we then approve OF sne nna
phia Convention we are giau IL T mas
been called, ana that II WIN lnee''
condition Oh the country su.N' S"s
to the oluncering excursion Oh tne Soutn
from Congress. tnat convention VI 'nis
kind is a necessity, no matter "na' us
constituent parts, or its action may oe.
II may be, as some OF the Journals as
sert, that It IS a mere politieai scheme; IL
may even be, as some fear, that 1t IS a
Copperhead device; that does not matter
it will be q convention OF delegates
from all the States, and thus a meeting for
counsel of citizens from all parts of the
Union.