The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-24
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Friday Morning, Anguss y. a66S.
Conventions. 81
These aassmblages ore sensEasiy
the instrumentaities which the peo-
aa4 ple,, ,lisias@a under o tree government
generally. reaayt 70. to, secure any
4iven END IA tfiis country, espe-
~oiaily, have these agencies been
worked with greatssucceesb by various
political parties. These. however,
gsHssaity fSf .pdFSly party pdf-
fpsses- - seeaFs the election Of Sah-
: didates and 2 consequent share OF
public spoilss BE- slss naachinery Of a
perfect. organization obtained in this
vayass And it is to snch ON organiza-
asssion thasAshs efforts 6f the patriotic
men of the. late Convention are
directed, In ordeR TO avert Che evils
threatened by the radical party: The
!, '.s hopes OF the patriotic. throughout
the land are concentrated on the
success Of these efforts, : ,-,s--. :
sssreAs cooperative with the Philadel-
phia Convention. the telegraph in
formed us, on Wednesday morning,
call that has been issued for o
.Conyention of the soldiers of the
late war, to be held at Cleveland,
Ohio, on the 7th Of September.
This call isaddressed to those of the
army and navy who sustain the Pre-
sident.s policy, and its declaration of
principles is much the same as that
of the late Philadelphia Convention.
eTha cailsis signed by large number
sf general Federal officers, and we
do not know whether it was Intended
10 embrace the soldiers OF the late
j Confederate army. ). Especially is
: there some confusion aboat the mat
= ter. as it had, been previously an
Lz nouneed that . Convention Of the
ysoldierso OF both the late armies would
be held at Chicago, some time next
month"; ~ i sfa,r
The policy of this soldiers call, as
announced, being to support the
President in his work OF. restoring
- harmony to the country and the
ss Sonthern States to their proper posi-
- tion in the councils of the Govern
ment, it will, unquestionably. prove q
valuable adjunct to, and a powerful
I sco-woker u with, the$ Philadelphi.,
Convention. We think, moreover,
# the opportunity be- offered, OF if
they should be invited to this or any
future convention, based upon the
principles set forth in the present
call, that the soldiers of the late Con
federate armies might participate
therein, without dishonor or disgrace
Bravermen who honestly fought for
the cause they espoused. on either
side, might meet in friendly council
and be largely instrumental in aiding
their other fellow-citizens to accom-
plish the patriotic purpose all have
in view, xes
But as sneh meeting may not be
practicable on the part of the South
ern soldiers, it might be well for
them, in some way, to express to the
members of the Convention already
called, their cordial sympathy with
them in the objects they have in
view The mode of rendering such
an expression We do not pretend to
suggest; yet we think such action
would be very proper, furnishing, ,.s
it would do, another evidence of our
sincere acceptance of the results of
the war, and of our earnest sympathy
and cordial support of the principles
and policy avowed by them, and by
means of which the Union is now
sought to be restored, not only in
name, but in fact aud in truth. This
matter is worthy of consideration.
"a A Pleasant Rumor.
Our kilograms, published yesterday
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