Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-14
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The Proposed Philadelphia Con-
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The political Convention which has been
called to meet at Philadelphia on the. 14th
of next month, appears to meet with more
favor from the Copperhead press and more
opposition from Republican journals than
either the nature OF the call, or the work of
the Convention is likely to accomplish,
seems to us to warrant. % 1iai % T' Unf
We have refrained hitherto from COM
menting upon the proposal for Conven-
ton, but we desire now to say few words
about it. We remark in the first place that
the call does not come from any party or
ganization. 1t is signed by Democrats and
Republicans. The Executive Committees of
the two parties, whose duty it is to call,
each for its party, a Convention, have no
part in this call; both remain silent. u
The action of the Philadelphia ConYen-
ton does not, therefore. commit either of
the two parties now existing. Ii may at
tempt to form new party-and if politi-
clans choose to do this, and can do it, they
have right to do 1t, and no one can rea-
sonably object. In our view, however, the
meeting is expedient. 1t is time that, in
some way, the political wishes of the South
ern people, or OF some party among them.
should be heard, and this Convention aims
to secure such hearing. The action of
Congress, in refusing to admit loyal South
ern members to their seats, has made such
a Convention, If not necessary, at least pru-
dent and reasonable! eimagine that part
of the dislike TO the Convention expressed
by such journals as the Tribune, proceeds
from consciousness of this fact, and from
the feeling, likewise, that the Republican
leaders-Or, rather, to speak more correct
ly, those rash men, like Stevens and Sum-
ner, whom the Republican majority in Con-
gress have permitted to seize the leadership
of the party--have made serious blunder
In refusing any kind of political recognition
to any party in tn Southern States since the
peace. 1900
We believe it would have been the true
policy of the Republican leaders, as early
as possible aftefthe dlsbanding OF the rebel
armies, to have called a National Republi-
can Convention, to meet at some Central
and prominent point in the Southern States,
| to include delegates from every State, to
consult as to the wisest policy to be adopt
| ed by the party on the meeting Of Con-
gress. Whatever views might have pre-
| vailed In such Convention would have had
| the advantage of thorough discussion by
| Southern men, and around them could
have been rallied party which would
have representatives and footing in the
South as well as the North. r1
/ .
act of genuine statesmanship, and of
shrewd and effective political management.
1t would have resulted In decided policy,
which could have been carried out at once,
when Congress met, Instead of that the
men who were permitted to grasp the lead
ership of the Republican majority have sac
rificed many benefits they might have
gained, by their tedious delays, by an OBJ
stinate refusal to recognize Southern
| loyalists, and by the useless examina-
ton OF a multitude of witnesses upon
the condition of the Southern States upon
| a state of things, that Is to say, which was
/ notoriousiy changing from day to day, and
which was we'll enough known, for al
/ practical purposes, from Southern news
| papers and the reports Of the cofrespon-
4 dents of Northern Journals. Norts 1his all
10 MS delay by iC,fct many golden opportti'ai.
ties for sose and eecttve action ,oere lost, tbes,
foolish leaders haze added a poIicy, In fnd,ctd
and other leg sldtiof, sohict the more u lods de.
veIoped ne more hateful Z has groSot TO N
sohoIe country. Instead Of retrenching ex-
! penses. they have Increased them; iRstedd o
lessening the burden Of tdrdtton and adjustihl
Il more eUehly TO the shoulders Of The nation
tkey haze teft mass Of crude and hdsty CdI
IedisLqtson almost untouched, and are n0U en-
0doed N d selfish and sctcked attempt to pass
most .dtf0ctotIs tariff BIN aVlstcb S0tH crippy
orr commerce and oppFess our people, 0hLg D
bese1t a small class Of lildfltJ JdctureTS.o III
IndlEv, tbey haze. fastened a quarrel upon N
dent SCh0m they nominated and elected
! theyAdee neglected. to demand the enforcement
on Ldscs dlreddv on The statute book, and sub
s1tted to see some Of these Ldaos ether SET dsid
or ope,,Lv UtoLdted, totthout reseftnlent or eve
DroEest:: and then haze ettdeduofed 10 PASS othe