The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-07-26
THE JOHNSON CONVENTION.

We attended the Iohnson Convention at In
annapolis, Thursday last and confess a dis
appointment at its action There were some
good ~ the Convention, snd to them we
owe the fact that il was not taken possession Of
~ the coppethceds and manipulated fJr their
special beneft. Yet il did not come up to our
standard. We were never rlIic7l, and have
been sincere friend Of the restoration policy Of
President johnson. We never did believe that
the Southern States were out Of the Union.
but OF the contrary were stI!l members Of the
Uniea. We have been and are still opposed
to Congressional legislation to regulate suffrage
in thc StaS. these doctrines were abandoned
by tho radicals, and report adopted and pass
el by Congress which did not differ materially
from tile plan of the President. We thought
at the time and still think, thatif the President
bad real y desired harmony in the party and
was disposed to reconcile the differences be-
tween himself and Congress, he should have
acqulesned in this report. We cannot under
stand how any Union man, who SERIOUSLY de
sires the success Of that party can object to the
Constitutional Amend ment We regard il as
Of VITAL i'Jportance to the Union and the per-
pctuity # the Government hence we expected
the Convention to endorse it fully and unequiv-
ocally AMI not pass it over in silence. 1t is the
real and great issue before the People of
the country. 1t i opposed by every rebel and
democrat IN the land which, Of itself should
cause every truly loyal man to examine with
great care is provisions and carefully consider
is effect upon the country.
We cared nothing for the veto OF the Freed
mems Bureau Bill, but We in common with all
lovers Of liberty, seriously regretted his veto Of
the Civil Rights Bill! This was THE fatal mis-
take of the President, and the one that finally
alienated from him the majority Of the Union
Party. Since then, we have watched his course
with grave spprehensions for the future and
now feel compelled to acknowledge that our
worst fears have been realized. Andrew John
son, has allowed himself to be caioled and car
ried off by the copperheads, and he is
openly and ayowedly the enemy OF the great
Union Party, to whom he is indebted for his
present position. L. will be recolected that the
Indiana dele, alton to the Baltimore Convention
was instructed to vote for him for Vice Pre.i-
dent and when Maj. Mace. as chairman of our
delegation presented The name OF Andrew John
son, a. the choice of Indiana for that office and
Gov Stone of Iowa, called out in clear, distinct
tones. Iowa seconds Indiana other sections.
in a spirit Of conciiston and Difference to our
wishes, waived their own preferences, and he
nominated.
Andrew Johnson once sat enshrined in the
affections Of the Western people. They stood
around him with clasped hands AMI warm
hearts. In the penttude of their generosity.
they believed his heart to be right long after
they knew his head to be wrong. Long after
the mutte.incs Of other sections assumed the
shape of charges against the good faith of the
President. our people chung to him, and attribu-
ted these charges to malice disappointed
hopes In that chrtabe spirit which forgets
the evils. and remembers emily the virtues Of the
dead. 81 our people adhere to President John
son. bnt their faith has given way, and they
have ueen literally forced to the conclusion that
Anasew Johnson has proven ia Sc to his friends.
and the only party that has stood by the Union.
Before the COMMITTEES on resolutions had re
tired Hon. John Hannah, the U. : District
Attorney for Indiana, offered the following res
olutiCas.
- fi That for the past five years We have Justly
reg1r II lie traitors OF the south and the Copper
heads 81 ne North, common enemies az the Gov
ernmep That each did all tbev could o. disrupt aud
destroy t' Union OF these States. That as conete-
rates IL me, they waged a Of death aud DESC
latiou INST The Government o fathers, ter
"circun -tauces OF cruelty and per6dv Sea rcev
parael-i in the most barharous ages That willie
there Is fanch disposed TO forget and forgive
vet not be false to liberty, to the me orv Of
cur mtrtJrad lincoln aud the patriot dead of the
nation ~ bsiy abandoning that glorious and victori
MON party. which ever rallied in defense of the
thrpuVh fnSf rTIru Ar f4if bv
force Of arms. cauSeess rebellion was suppressed
the supremicy Of ias Constitution aud laws yindicat
ed, and pcacr restored 70 the country.
Re.oireI, That this halloN ed Union party was
equal a. le crisis of armed rebellion. and t-dsy
and first IN the hearts Of all patriots. wisdom
prudence AMI patriotism, well a due regard tor
the experience Ct tie past, ske demand cling
TO Il as taa sheet anchor of the uSton's hopc, and
therefore. respectfully decline recognize the APP
pTuachlag Philadelphia Convention as = true expo
ncu Of the mon party nj this couurv that the char
acter OF many of the delegates already appointed
sufficient warning 70 beware of political cuerriils.
who don the Federal uniform Tor deception, surprise
and treacherv.
Rssolsei. That scorn TO be made tools in the
hands % trtnrs and copperheads, the disruption
ana overthrow OF the Union pary tAat We have ever
ana % now oppose the heresy of secession either from
the onlon or tue party which saved and preserved it.,
neither viii We be absorbed by party, one half OF
Whcn Wss recently IN arms against the Govern meut
aud the otter half through its representatives at
ohcago praeiaiaig ehcoure cement u their coueie
rates TIT TIE var 70 suppress them and save the
Union Was failure
We were not present when the resolutions
were read, but We were told they ais,d = ter.
rib'e and awful storm Of wind Some few nor.
sons cheerei but this raised indignation dire
headed b O. 5. Marshal Gooding and for a
few moments it seemed as if Mr. Hannah would
be pat OUT OF the Convention. He wss a Tn
ion man-had advocated the election Of Lin
coin and Johnson-hed one of the most i'm
portant aud lucrative positions in the gift Of the
President. His resolutions were finally refer
red TO the Committee, where they were buried
This Philadelphia Convention is gotten I'D
Tor the purpose of designating the Union par
~, BY the personal friends of the President
IL IS supported by the New York News, The
World, the Chicago Times, Cincinnati Enquirer,
Richmond Enquirer and Examiner, sni all 9TH
er papers Of rebel p-ociivities or, as Gen. Grsnt
puts II, iiSloyal papers Among the delegates