The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-05
u,r,c.auc ConScnsion-ComPiesc
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correspondent of the National m
.,>,,... gives the following, which APP
""- :, hc A truthful account of the
r,", ,,,~ Convention at Philadelphia;
49, pu,L,rFLrHrA, September ).
r,. sense of the word, the So
!" ,>,,'vcrtion Of Southern Loyalists
ca. tr14 here to-day has been, as many
{. =, .. ~. feel. An immense burlcsquc. The
" -, lgyaiiSt> were rs the grain OF
>a"'' ,'r Lt>hcl Of chat. Ii was en-
>'r liza Philadelphia demonstration,
IGNORE nor less. There were flags
It'll. Is d. music, and the Philadelphia
49," ',. IA a limited extent; the PhiIa-
49,. Radical clubs III their fullest eX-
..nrri>.uc, for the most part, boys
,'.' .s~r age and the Philadelphia | mon
...r. composed Of contractors who have
'.s..a-,utt> ont of the necessities oil the
y. ,..,ri.rui. and are anxious tor con-
..~-..,r,, ut the war aS their only hope To
met: tie fortunes already rcali/cd.
>.,thrrn part OF the affair was
i. ai.rutahlc failure. There were
cations from Maryland, composed OF
~, arr-hollcrs and their adhcrcntS;
-.n Missouri. incluliug the Radical revo-
.....rarv leaders Of that State, and from
tennessee, wearing Tennessee badges,
H..t with the exception Of poor old
H.twnlow no one in the delegation would
I've been recognized rs TcnncsAccan
II. any one who lad left that State six
~. rfLS ago. II was a motley crowd OF
lis and ends. II was to-day simply a
s.. liar parade of the citizens OF Phla-
. ..lsa and the surrounding country
'ar more. II is, in fact, Il grand
ts..@r.
Ills is in truth the analysis Of the So
.-,t.i Convention. II is the most com
.r... l.rlc>quc ever imagined. The men
=. originated IL are now ashamed of their
4. .-r, and the people here see that it is
."..t AID without qualification ridicu-
..~> IlA,c".
report is in circulation tonight that
H.. .r>u@tiouS agreed upon 10y the south
,.,. ,g,r, So far from being in favor of ne
-. suffrage, N" even less So than those OF
,.. National 'uiou Convention held here
..r,.. weeks ago. This has given uluhrdgc
81. ,fr uulttcru conference delegates.
There. i, a promise OF Il split tomorrow.
.... border State men will DC required 10
JOSS negro suffrage or 10 retire from the
Convention. The latter is probable, for
H.. aHthrru iAcn don't believe that there
:, atytmu. 10 tc gained i'll the congress
,.u.ii elections 10y conccding TO them.
Tire southern loyalistS constituted 50
,...I portion of the column that any one
Initiated could not have told where they
Lat, Il
a..! utrr~AadOwcd in the extraordinary
,..gartiou> Of the local civic dcmonStra-
l.-l Douglass looked and acted like a
..N u.t uf water. He was evidently EN-
....s~>rd hy the Sudden prominence he
BEDS! ..~umcd. But the faces of his African
..,..rtcrS were covered with the broad
ST.. rrullar 10 the race, cyidcuclng that
..~" hugely enjoyed the exhibition and
.E. Ir,.r> given To- their great conpccr.
IH. katical candidates for Congress
... Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and
\ ..rI. the delegations from which con
>,'.t.i the largest portion oil the meeting,
..rWrAl that matters would take turn
s.. ,..ur 81: negro suffrage.
o.i citizens Of Philadelphia say that the
..tsatr was not worthy of the city. Ii
ST.. a..l-rr in numbers, and utterly de
ya.. .4 ru.U>ia>m. Those who partici-
a.....l 30 il for tEc most part seemed TO he
,ust.ruU = Il most diStastctul duty. They
.waI along the streets as they would
.a,r marched upon amy occasion where
."..t.ou %, t.t. people were called upon t.
r...ra .ublir demonstration. Notwith-
>t....- that Philadelphia is supposed to