Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-14

Credentials, &c Among the Chairmen Sc
leeted by various delegations, are J. Tildsn,
OF, New York; J. G. Abbott. of Mass. T. q
POmeroy, of Maryland; ]. Z. Orr. of south
Carohnai Gov. Parsons, of Alabama; P. A.
Morse, OF Louisiana; Barton Able, of Maine;
W. S. GrOesbecB, of Ohio: OH. Brownipp
Of Illinois; C. o. Loomis. of AIiebiga5
Gov. Porter and Senator Cowan, OF Penn.
Fallandigham declines positively to with
draw from the Convention.
Henry Clay Dean, Of Iowa, has written a
letter declining to serve as delegate.
Among the arrivals tonight was Dean
Richmond. 1t is generally understood that
the business OF the Convention will be con-
fined to an enunciation Of principles with
out reference to any political party now
existing.
It is supposed that Senator Hendricks, of
Indiana, will be temporary chairman of the
Convention. Winthrop, of Mass, and Gen.
Dix are spoken Of in connection with the
permanent presidency.
AN.ADDREss.
| An address was delivered this evening in
/ aid Of the widows and children of Irish
prisoners, at Music Fund Hall. Hon. John
F. Hogan, of No, presided
FESIAy SCARE.
| NEW YoRK, August 15.-Special Montreal
kilograms states there is great excitement
/ in Quebec about a reported invasion by Fe-
mans, between Montreal and Quebec.
| There is not tho least Likelihood of truth in
it.
THE QUEEN EMMA.
WASHINGTON, August IS.-Upon the arri-
| val Of the Queen Emma, this eVining, she
with her attendants, and escort, proceeded
TO the hotel, where appointments
had been provided for them
The Queen was cordially welcomed by
Attorney General Stanberry, acting Seere-
tary of State, in behalf of the President.
The Queen replied, thanking the President
for the kindness he had manifested, and
the Secretary Tor the courteous terms in
which he had expressed the good will of
the government and the people Of the U.
S. She designated tomorrow evening for
paying visit to the President. The cere-
mOny was entirely private. At $50 P. NJ,
Her Majesty was serenaded by the band of
the 5th o. S. Cavalry.
LARGE MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, August I3.-A large meet
ing Of johnson men was held at the Nation
al Guards Hall tonight Speeches were
made by Montgomery Blair and Gov. Orr,
of South Carolina. Gov. Orr said he was
very glad to be present with the Democrats
Of Pennsylvania as the opening of the fall
campaign. 1t had been ten long years
since he had the pleasure of addressing q
Pennsylvania audience in Independence
Square, and since that time the North
and South had been separated by
a wide gulf, but that gulf was now closed,
and he Tor one wished to thoroughly oblit-
crate all traces of it. He said that he would
not now refer to the last four years of the
war, but merely intended to call up one or
two incidents connected with it, of which
he wished to speak. He and his audience
had been brought up in widely different
political schools. He had been taught that
the States were supreme; that the general
government was supreme. His section had
demanded its supposed privileges. The
North hnd denied them. The South claimed
the right Of secession. The North denies
the existence of any such right
The South seeedes with the North and ap
pealed TO arms, and finally both sections
threw down the gauntlet 70 settle their dis
pute upon the field Of battle. The war was
long, desperate and bloody, bu5 it ended in
the defeat of the south. The South had
appealed to arms, the last and highest re-
sort, and the decision had been against her;
decision, he would say, far more complete
and final than any which could have como
from the highest judicial tribunal The
| question of the right Of secession had been
settled completely and forever, and
the results Of the wrr had decided
! that the general Government was supreme.
This decision the Southern people. and he
among them, acquisseed in all sincerity,
and hc came here on this, The tirst opPortu-
nifty, 10 say it TO Northern audience; to
declare tha: 10 South renouneed the INT
OF secession and accepted in good faith its
allegiance to the Gen5ral Government. They
claimed to be once more citizens under that
Government, and as such, sincerely wished
for the welfare of their compSOn country,
a union os all the States, its reputation
abroad and its prosperity ut home, as much
as the people of the North. This is our
country-said Mr.. Orr-as well rs yours.
We are again follow citizens. again broth
ers and I, Q participant in the rebellion,
come here tonight to say that ] renounce
the right of secession, the right OF an appeal
to arms, and acknowledge the supremacy
over Inc Of the government Of the Union.
And the South now, too, that it was once
more part Of our common country, had an
/ interest in the national debt That debt was
created by the war, but it was created
/ by this country, as well as by the country
/ of those whom he addressed He as a eiti-
zen of Ghe Union, put en- interest in to the
i payment of equal 10 those other citizens
And he should say in behalf of the South
ern people, that on their part, there was
no intention 10 repudiate. They recognized
/ it in all its force, and nothing was farther
/ from their intention, than to repudiate the
debt Of the common country. One other
point to which he would refer, was that the
South had been punished by the war It's
banks and its money resources were all gone
Its people were poor and without means
of restoring the prosperity of their section,
and without credit. But one road was open
to them, and that was to cOnciliate north
ern capitalists and promote peace by sin
cere loyalty to the general government and
a cordial support of the Union Their in
terests, equally with their wishes, tended in
that direction. Without the Union
they could hope for no restoration of
/ their property, and therefore this additional
and strong reason was added to the many
others why they should be relieved when
they proposed support and affection to the
General Government. Yet Notwithstanding
the Southern people had elected their best
men, their most loyal men, for representa-
ton to Congress, they had been for eight
long months knocking at the door, and had
| been refused admittance.
COW R9ISS'M MERCHANTS