, 1866-09-06
THE LOCAL CONVENTION.
Ti,llEcntc F:ntl:ti.EusEu-H1ccsIn of 4: or-
s:Bnrs-Srccchcx by Senator Tniek,
Yl1rtHlbrc Til;on, General Esnr1s*f'sr,
eicsacinl Garfield. Sealu;or.: E.allc, Will
NON, and Others.


NON, and utascrh.
Especial ucspE:rh 10 The Chicago Trihunc.l
pH1tAnLLri,IA. September /.
WlN!c tic Southern men wcro in convention this
morning, slc CEfou League 1Iouec was crowded
Will, TIT Northern delegation III the upper hail,
and In tue Large room leading from il the Sew
York mc,l ofgan1zcd aud were addressed hs q
nnn,Drf of rrumacnt gentlemen. Senator Yates
made o:c of his hold, ringing speeches, filled with
tie mOst advanced ideas c0ncel niny The rights al
ntn. srcs he was Nucl for last winic- la Con.
,!:ess. - theodore Til!on made n ,ucst elaborate
nt!,lrcss adsnt.cins his *cl known viuwe In lc..-
Eua.s unuanul;y ciuqHcnt. Senator Chandler
stood Wy aii0LElr for Congress, md Major 1Ial,-
gerry rpokc with allthc icryor Of ia nsry nature.
Ntt speeches elow is4c dawnins ul a new csa ol
inlcl. ntcHt Thought fus Ills cu1utsymcu conccrn-
inc Freedom NJ connected with American politics.
The Ercrc! or Frrd. Douglass way oEe of his Imp
I!sss t!ur!t aud even hs bitter cDclnsss acso7i.
edge him mi nlalor.
The crowd was moved alternately by laughter,
cheer; and deep emotiun. THE 0:}r resolution
w:'!ei .l,u No5li.rh men VII piooan.y la.s wlll
cttes IN tlir matter Of reconstruction alrrady
il; lie ! Ii, ,ry l,onm Of thc 2.cayac Il meeting
ct lnra1 t;oSurI:oft WAS Ii lEugf'ns. I.ts E9cc:t
iux con.1ilc!ct rcia:ed to il,e sst Hanacr oi OK.
tending So.lstrn .y,npat!,y To- 'hc tried m,a q!
tcntEnl policy. stl nnuuts: ittcctng too:: plaso In
font oi Ihe lehgne Hall. The crowi III Tho sas.,l
w"S Y, not sl!9 .'s asnSach:d 11 sepne;ns.'1sy,
building without Elivalsns from Ii" p,rct. tieI
ral (aft.cli, OF Oh1p, ,eus cal,cl iu. ~ tic ''hoys
~ tluc," and. tn ,t*nanse. mai: the i,at TINT
-.Al uvcrd fts Importance. ham. 70 clearly u Ia
s;a'! a:i il. heaEc,f. Ills Ers, aaieaee lls'si,.
Cd .inst .'tcu.ixsl;t 10 Inc sloaMence OF so.:.tor
tnetcl t,y n.c mud which has CYideli{y received
new power tinco le len Washington and tna.s t!.s
stnni. llir argument was upon t!le C!.tt III ,hts
EiIi and Ccnsti: 1lonaI AlEcat:,caias aH,iy aaf
Geleu: ~ sol.c LIE question O: reconstruction.
:'rna;ur Wilson was compelled 10 stca.s. and
Governor sorlut., 'ltseyi:h gEs4tls iaiiStcd hs
ly. Never i'cfo!r l,as tetE 1i:en SHcl "a hcsns
9: :dts,;nEr's shed ma IN Philadelphia. Two OK
Cabh.! Minister'S Harlan aud si'sed, ilt,"en Sen
noted elire1G nf the great Army Of the ticrnh]1c
and csav DR. IT less united bni no less l,yas mai
arc lore 10 greet ,ho,e who re,;cs:, alt ,l4sse It
soE's rei!ey.
! haYs BEEN ihsonrei VIII. iaalss and gen'lcn.s:
sol! and intclii..e: rncn Ct sl,c city lave tEsmes
on; III force. At tic League llnr:e i;lcre we:t
Es.eF:l s,:res Of peoaac 20. outside, and ali tht
completely i'st1orcl rfih sacs, and SO ita4n!:
ard =. 70 he c''e hssxs Of if3St. n: rs!asia al
ness x se W. ce9,s ,srS ,on aeehs q &
10 Ic,;rcssrten-. and In ad;t1en .leL,ilea IL ci
rs Is issa se e M e2ni Il II
u sho:c in power. 4 .ao., aiaasiss fsa:nrc d
fifteen sc:scs, ,sivi,g ho:t amusing hio;.sa2!y O.
Mr.. johnson. Til: practical dcaefi;tign Of iht
lo.dns Of q hlupLesbu.s 10 shoot a duck. aud :ht
iana eseitcd ssconisai'c y, nsr9:eni ri M asA' Int
At tic Ntf.cn:l Hall t.cre was also IAN, ese.t