The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-08-23
The Philadelphia Convention.

head and Traitor Convention assembled at
Philadelphia on the 14th inst. It was
mongrel crowd, resembling more than
anything else, pack of hungry ours who
had got the scent of bread-and-b butter in
the distance. 1t was feared at first that
the discordant, elements could not be made
to harmonize; but this was evidently a
mistake, for Coprerheads seemed willing
to eat all kinds of dirt for the privilege of
sitting in Convention with handful of
renegade Republicans, while the traitors
of the South swallowed everything requir-
ed of them in consideration of the glorious
prospect of again being restored to pow
er under the government they refused to
recognize short time ago.
In word, johnson, Doolittle, Cowan,
& Co, ruled the roast, and the Copperheads
and their Southern friends did not dare to
interfere with the cut-and-dried pro-
gramme prepared for them by the men who
held the teat of the old Treasury cow in
their hands. They forced the representa-
tives of the once powerful Democratic
party to compel their leaders to withdraw
from the Convention, then applied the
gag to those who remained, and they sit
there like dummies while the farce was
being performed-all for the sake of HAIR
MONEY, which in Copperhead parlance
means sPoILs. How ridiculous! These
virtuous johnson managers affected to
turn up their noses at such men as Val
landigham and Ben. Wood, while they
took to their fcnd embrace Dick Taylor,
Mosby, and rebel 'guerrillas and butchers
of that ilk. The Cops of the Ohio delega-
tion pass resolution IN which they
laud Val.to the skies, ,and tell him they have
great confidence in his patriotism and
purity, but for the sake of HARMONY they
advise him to take seat in the pit-where-
upon the chief of the dirteaters prostrates
himself upon his face and proceeds to eat,
while his endorsers and followers fly to
kiss the great toe of the presiding sachem
of the wigwam and receive his assurance
that they will be permitted to remain in
Convention, provided they keep quiet.
Thus the Copperhead troupe was engaged
for the johnson show, with the under
standing that the 'stars" should not ap-
pear until late in the season-at least not
until few suspicious Union men could
be induced to participate in the per-
formance. Traitors of the South were
willing to be taken in as ''sups'' for the
present, it being understood that they shall
be equal partners in the concern, should
the Cops and Observation-Disclosures meet
with success in their next falls engage
ment.
The decorations of the wigwam for the
occasion are said to have been so scien-
tifically arranged that the ''Johnnies"
swore it was their much loved stars and
bars, while the "Yanks'' were equally
positive that they beheld the flag of their
fathers. This was another bold stroke for
HARMONY; hut the climax was capped
when the Massachusetts, and South Caro-
lima delegations entered the wigwam arm
i'm arm. looking for all the world, it is said,
as though they had been stealing sheep.
On Wednesday, the second day of the
Convention. permanent organization
was effected. Senator Doolittle of Wis
consin, was made permanent President,
w I'LL Y lCc L dIIu lCS lIOIl
each State. The Committee on Resolu-
tions was then announced, with Cowan as
chairman. AS the names were read, it was
plain that the Southern men and ultra
COpperheads were most warmly applaud
ed. A motion to print the resolutions so
that they could be read by the delegates
before their final adoption,was made by a
delegate, but as it was the intention of the
managers of the Convention to faithfully
carry out their cut-and-dried programme,
the motion was gagged by the rulings of
the Chair. Up to this tinaeit had been the
plan of the managers to report-the pre-
pared Platform at once, but it was now
evident the thing could not be done with
out a row; whereupon Cowan appeared
and said the report could not be made un-
til the succeeding day, when the Conven-
vention adjourned after session Of two
hours and half.
! The great event of the day and one that
revealed the true character of the Conven-
tion, was the presentation of Vallandig-
hams letter of wlthdrawal,b by w. S. Groes-
back. The request that it might be read
was greeted with deafening cheers. at
which the managers looked black enough
The whole copperhead and Southern ele-
ment of the body had suddenly shown it.
self in most unmistakable manner. Dco
little attempted to rule it out, but he was
drowned in further applause. He finally
declared that it required unanimous con.
sent to have it read, and inquired if he un-
derstood any one to object. In the whole
body one man objected, and Doolittle saiC
it could not be read under the rules. Rev.
erdy johnson then moved to suspend tint
rules, which motion was greeted with ire
mendous cheers, and it was carried thro
with almost universal applause. 1t was {
complete triumph for Vallandigham, ano
signal defeat of those who had labore(
so assiduously to suppress and conceal TIN
copperhead and rebel element. The lette
was cheered to the echo throughout, ant
is as follows:
I GIRARD HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA,
: August 13.
To the Chairman of the National Union Conuer
ton, PHILADELPHIA:
SIR-I have this day received from tn
National Union Committee, through tn
) Hon. VIM. Groesbeck, Chairman of tn
t Joint Ohio delegation to your Convention
a ticket of admission as delegate frol
t that State The Hon. Geo. w. Cook, Chail
man of the Democratic delegation frOl
Ohio, has also communicated to me til
: following this morning adopted by tt
delegation:
1,c1x Nv tha