The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-16

hOdOh De session TO the accomplish
nent oil schemes TO restore the Rebels to power Ho
believed the President was traitor 10 the party and
me country and that he ready for any measure,
ment into the hands of the Rebels What his
schemes were he did not know, but he mad been told
on hgh authority that Mr. Sc ard had said that this
CONGRESS wou never meet again until the southern
were restored to ta their rights OF representa-
Mr.. Haze OF New York. asked for his authority
Mr Farnsworth replied that he had heard IL from
seVernl parties ON eng pressed for some aUtho-
ritJ he SAID he should not give IT, and several mem
beIs around salo, .'Don't Give It," AIR. Wilson, of
said It..
Mr. Hale said, IN the absence Of any authority, he
oia nos DeheVe Mr.. seward ad ever SAID anything
Mr.. shellabarger, of Ohio conourred in the me-
cessity OF taking precautions, but he not certain
as 10 the pest way OF doing It, He offered O subs1
tute Tor Mr.. FarnswOrth's resolution appointing a
committee oil hve afterwards increased to nine three
OF ne senate ana six OF the House to fepOr, on the
subject at a tuture caucus
Mr. Garfield of Ohio, indorsed what had been said
aDout the reachery OF the President and the neces
sity Of adopting some measures oil prevention But
he thought 1t important that members should 20
home and fight out the battle before the people The
Cabinet, he happy TO saw was all eadv broken up
MIR Boutwell,, Of Massach husetts, said he thought
we wouiS . oe Obliged to 90 great many her things
IT. he believed II to De beyond ali doubt that con.
sprscy was on foot TO put the Government into the
hands OF Rebels, and the President party to It,
He had no doubt they contemplated resort to force
because 1t was in the logic of events that they should
thoroughly traitor as JEFF Davis, and that moth
could save the country from destruction but the
moeI prompt ana eHeotive preparations for every
emergency. he believed an attempt would be made
TO force the Rebels into Congress- and the Phi ade
phia convention was rart of toe scheme. Tne battle
In ehect, had already begun, and II resistance
not made, the President would tako possession of
the Capito Any sucn attempt must and would be
Ses,s,ed Dy loTce. tMr. Boutwei's remarks were
Mr. lneersoll, of Illinois, denounced Presi lent
Rebels and COnperleadA and Insiatnd m
OF pfecaution against his schemes He said he had
no personal interest or feeling in the mater. he
bad fouRht out his battle with the President, and
had won 1t. But he would as soon trust bull IN a
china shop as Andrew johnson in posse; zion of
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, said "Amen" to Mr..
Boutwell, and sad that many as were the letters he
were few in number compared with those he re.
ceived exhorting him to stand by Congress in
is measures for the salvation Of the country.
as conspiracy of TRAITORS, and said ne be-
heVed the President had got 1t uD for the pur-
ting Rebels and COpperheads into power. The
Re- el newspapers North and South in favor of
1t for that reason. The New York Neaos and World
advocated it as a means OF desroying the Union
patty and restoring the Rebels to power aud the
New York Times, although 1t had not vet gone quito
80 far as this, also upheld and favored the Conven.
ton. The President, as Is well known, regards
everJ bill passed by Congress while eleven States
are OnrepIesented as null and void, that nothing
short OF the admission of the Rebel members will
satisfy him
MI hAVmCuuI Oh NEW 1OTKt bd1Q n1r. holeY naQ
not the shadow Of right to attribute 20 the Times
any such purpose or motive as breaking up the
Union party. His ins'nuatlon to that effect was
utterly untrue, and was the most unmanly way OIL
making an injurious and unjust charge. He had his
own views OF the objects to be accomplished by the
Convention. and he had not, thus far, concurred
in the views expressed by those around
him him he believed that. properly managed,
paTtv, par instead u Of destIoynS n0 t. tn: So io1.
as he bad reason to think 30 he should continue to
advocate t. whenever he saw reason to believe that
nSQ n nv hQ mi nj fhar
the Times nor ns editor would support 1t AS to the
gentleman's assertion that the President regards
everything Congress has done In the absence of
eleven States as null and void beg to ask HIM how
he reconcIes u at statement with the fact tha the
Pres'9ent has signed nearly every bill Congress has
passedl
Mr. Keley-That is one of the Presidents many
The resolution of Mr.. SheIlabarger was then
adopted.
declaring it 10 be the duty OF every Union man TO
denounce the Philadelphia Convention, and render
dpo 10 Sa ne S s1nG me n sne lines
the Union cause and wanted 1t dismc ly understood
that no one who favored the Philadelphia Conven-
ton could have any fellowship with the Union
party. He did not agree with the gen eruen from
Illinois tME. HardingJ in his views, but did agree
with his colleague Mr. IngersOllD.
MI Bromwel, OF Illinois, followed in favor of this
resolution, d.nouncing the President, and SAYING
we're created which the President can iI, and that
salaries should be abolished, and other taken
TO render the power of appointment useless in his
paid by the year, and 1t made no odds to us.
Mr.. Lane (SenatorJ of Indiana, followed in q very
excited speech, demanding the enactment of strin-
gent laws to restrain and curtai the power of the
President-saylng he was ready to sit all summer,
IL necessary, at the point of the bayonet; that il
yicum was wanted, he was ready; and declaring
that million OF soldiers would flock to the Capital
to sustain Congress against the tyranny of the Pre-
sident He branded all Union men VINO support the
Presldent as actuated by desire for office, and
belonging to the bread and butter brigade" His
remarks were received with applause.
Mr.. Hale, New York, objected to the resolution
as unjust to true Union men and Union newspapers,
al especially to the New ork Evenin0 Post, which
favored the Convention. Mr. Hale ridculed Senator
Lanes excited remarks, and thought they were not
called for by the facts OF the case.
Senator Wilson, OF Massachusetts, denounced the
Post-said one or It's proPnetors only escaped the
pentenuary by technical bubble, and branded the
President as Rebel and traitor He agreed in brand.
and denouncing q who favored it in any way
MIR Anderson, of Missouri, cOncurred In denounc-
ing the President and the Philadelphia Convention,
and all who supported or favored either. They were
some length and W tn warmth.
Mr.. Raymond of New York, said he presumed he
that the resolution wa, aimed, In part at least at him.
he regarded ii as O menace; and 20 lar as it was
menace, ana as such directed against him, he re.
garded 1t with no other feeling than one of utter
tempt, He vas not responsible, personally, prOies-
sonally or politically, 10 the gentleman from Penn
sylvaniai Tor to the delegation from PennsYlvania
caucus or otherwise. lie held position in the Union
party by favor or h 8 constituents and Oy appoint
ment OF the National Union Convention. When
either OF these authorities saw ft to expe him to
exclude Inn from the party, he would give heed to
the exclusion tor be recognized their authority. But
the action 0 that caucus In regard TO his membership
to nm When the PbiladeInbIa ConVention was firsH
summoned, he believed 1t wOud have good effect
nationa lzng the Union party, and IN placing ITS
action upon broader and safer basis. He had never
mar uvaa