The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-07
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EVENING SESSION OF THE CoNvENrIoN
OF SOUTHERN LOYALIsTs. .-Only about forty dele
gates we're present
Mr.; Brownlow stated that the Convention had
now been in session for four days, and many of
the delegates had left after the harmonious
action of the Convention. He thereupon moved
that the Convention adjourn sine die.
delegate moved that the vote be taken by
States.
delegate asked whether it was in order to
adjourn sine die without q quorum.
motion to lay Mr.. Brownlow's motion on
the table was made and negatived.
Mr. Yarmouth, OF louisiana, said he supposed
the object OF the motion to adjourn sine die was
10 cut off the report of the Committee on the
NOnreConstructed States, because the Border
States men we're afraid Of impartial suffrage.
He would say that the delegates from the non
reconstructed States would hear that report,
and he was authorized to say that impartial sui
frage would be part of It,
Mr.. Creswell suggested that as the Conven-
ton had performed the labors for which il
assembled it would be well TO allow an adjourn.
meDt sine die, so that the Border States men
might return to their homes. II the delegates
from the non-recOnstructed States desired to
adopt an address, they could meet tomorrow
ana do so.
The motion TO adjourn sine die was rene Wed
and the previous question was called upon it.
MIR. Hamilton appealed to- the Convention
not to press the motion to adjourn sine die. The
object of the Convention was to present to the
country the true condition OF the unrecon-
structed States. The Convention had already
yielded too much to the Border states. Ii was
well known that it was not originally intended
for the Border States to participate in the
Convention. (Applause.) IL was of more i'm.
portance to the country 10 have the business
of the Convention well done than 10 have one
more or less OF Congressman elected belonging
to particular party. The Border State dele
gates were here by courtesy only.
MIR. Creswell asked leave TO make an eXplana-
ton.
M, uor,il4o,, lo,1i-ol q, ,,;o1l Al. a.. ....,
continued his remarks. appealing to the Con-
vention not to force an adjournment. There
was once statesman from Maryland who would
not be AFRAID to face an issue OF this kind
Henry Winter Davis. Great applause.) If the
Maryland delegates in this Convention did not
wish to continue in the Convention, let them 60
home, and ne (Hamllton) would follow them
and tell their constituents how they had be-
haved.
Mr. Fowler, of Tennessee, next spoke. He
was one OF the few VINO assisted IN making the
call for this Convention. He was not prepared
TO desert the true Union men Of the South. He
would stay with them TO hear what tney mad to
say.
Mr.. Brownlow rose to withdraw his motion to
adjourn SINE de. Before doing so, he said he
would make an explanation He had not made
the motion at the request OF the Maryland dele
CATION or any other delegation. 1t had been
said that he (Brownlow) was afraid OF negro
suffrage He had never held doubtful position
on any question, and he had no hesitation in
saying he was for negro suffrage. He would
rather be elected 20 office by loyal NEGROES than
dIsoyal whites; he would rather associate with
loyal negroes in private lite than with white
Rebels; he would rather be buried in a negro
graveyard than a Rebel oraveyard; and If he
had to go 20 hell OF heaven after death, ne would
rather go with negroes than with Rebels. He
withdrew his motiOl to adjourn SINE de.
Mr.. Wiley wished to know il the Border States
were to participate by vote in discussion of the
report on the non reconstructed States! (Cries
OF mo, no.') Well, then, he said, he hoped
gentlemen would not feel offended if delegates
from the Border States who nadibusiness TO call
them home went home to night and lett the
delegates from the nOn-reconstructed States to
agree upon their report. The general business
o! the Convention was done. The general report
and platform had been agreed upon, and there
was nothing further ior Border State delegates
to do.
A DELEGATE moved that the report of the Com
mittee on non reconstructed States be received
and printed, with the statement that it is the
action of the non-reconstrUctedS States alone.
Mr.. Foreman, of West Virginia, said that it
was understood in his State that no other issue
than that between Congress and the President
was TO be made in the Convention. He felt that
1t this Convention adopted the dogma of negro
suffrage, the Republican party was gone, and
gone forever. (Cries OF "NO, no.O He knew
the temper OF his people. He hoped the Con-
yentiOn would adjourn, and that if the non
reconstructed states desired to have ConVen-
ton afterwards they could do so.
A delegate said 1t was not treating the dele
gates from non-reConsructed States fairly to
make this proposition. II the Border States
withdraw, what was done after they left could
not be taken as part of the proceedings OF the
Convention.
Mr.. Sherwood. OF Texas, was willing that the
platorm of the non-rCCOnstructed States should
be drawn up, and signed only by those who
wished TO sign it.
A resolution was offered that the Committee
on the Non-reconstructed States shall make
their report, which shall be printed for the in
formation of the country, but that action in the
Convention on that report shall be confined tt
the delegates from the enou-reconstructed States
The above was adopted, and the Convention
adj iourned Till ten O'Clock this morning.