Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-09-06

StrrI.i tuirs sud DovBts Colrs, ApvrRurv.
bEs once aud hail tie f-tss Of ordinary sdvsrtiss.
ments
ksessszs'ss Ez.issz zi9xN
Southern delegates represent the South p
That Convention was one Of the most re-
markable ever held Not Q speech was al.
lowed 10 il, and Tiers was not . representa-
tive Southern mau thst held a sest there.
Gov. Orr did not represent the sentiments
Of South Carolina, for il is well knsun that
at he last election Wade Hampton begged
and prayed OF tbs citizens rot to vote for
him tor GoNerDor, but rather give their
votes to his opponent Do you think he
was representative man Of the chivalry of
South Carolina? Not at oil Governor
Perry was chosen BY President johnson be-
cause he had been tabooed during the war
as almost the only Union uau in the State.
Was be fit representative Of South Caro-
lins2 Now. thtu, Slai did this Convsu.
ton do? They passed ten resolutions,
which Gen. Butler proceeded to read -.
. With regard to that relative to the right of
| suffrage, he admitted that Congress had no
| right to interfere with suffrage in q State,
/ but it did have the right 10 regulate il in a
| conquered State. IH oil these resolutions
whore is there one word Of rsproaoh for the
traitor who raised his arm against the Gov
ernmeut. or Of applause for the brave men
who hsye fallen 10 its dsfcuseS They say
they will not renudiste tho national debt.
Was the yea aud nay vote eslled2 Did q
scuthcrn mon vote for tiesa resolutions2
There i no: the shadow. Of record of it.
Did SOutbesA man make speech? No.
Gov. Or and G-7. Perry both made
speeches outside of the Cor rention. but the
gag was put on for fear they might say
something that wouid offend the North.
Gen. Butler, then proceeded to consider.
the proposition Of bow toe proceedings Of
the UOnver ton we're received at the South,
and in this connection be r. ad extracts from
the Richmond Wing and the Richmond
Times, which be termed the Conservative
papers, and the Richuou1 Examiner,
Radical sheet, repeiiing the grounds taken
in the address to the people. They call
their rebellion great cause lost for want
OF means; We called it wicked aud unhely
rebellion. Are they 10 ft condition to bs
rs5s,Isd back sgsio2 This philadslbhia
ConTention ss'embis1 to teach Us our politi-
cal daies, snd be vas grievej ELsn he read
Joh5SoI-uao sal On tke fapea when he lthe
speaker commapisi at Baltimore, pot
knowiug which woy to jump, laughter In
which be said that portion Of Congress
we're endesvoring to usurp power that did
not beIOng to them. Is vas only portion
Of Congress. because il vas elected by only
States By the same reasoning
lie was only portion Of President because
he was elected by only PARTON OF the States.
| Laughter snd applause At tie time hs
was elected these sleveD StRtes would have
hanged him 50 quick be would oot have had
time to say his prayers fer above or below
as tie case might be. Laughter Viler
abuse was nsysr heapsd upon mortal man
than was east upon Andrew johnson in the
early part of Ina war, aud be (the speaker
came in for his SHARE Of it also.
THE gGw ORLEANS MAssACRE.
We see by the tone Of the papers that
these people are not ready for recOnstructios.
There is a mass Of overwhelming evidences
upon the subject for one don not believe
that any portion Of this country is ready to
participate 10 the government of the coun-
try, until any man Of any part of the esun-
try hss equal rights with every other man
Aud until that can be done in every portion
Of the United States, that portion 10 not
ready to be admitted as portion of the
States. The Southern man, whether srri-
7ed at the common age Of man or not
Knows that be can go TO any part Of the
do not want any part of this country rep
resented in Congress until you and / can 20
md argue the principles of free government
Without fear of the knife or the pistol, or of
being murdered by msb And when men
ask me how long would keep thcse men
put, | say keep them out until the heavens
melt with ferveBt hsat-until they will allow
free speecL and free press throughout their
land. And if it should net come in this
peaeration we will swear our ssDs to keep
.hen out till they become at for Hspubli-
san form of government.
I now remember man who es me 10 me
among ths very first st Nsw Orleans and
ook me by the haad, and with tears in bis
yes ssid. THANK God that you have
,ome: bless God that ysur fsg waves ever
ne seoin-the symbol Of justice and prstes-
ion of my country" and yet | bave seen
hat msn murdered in. cold bleed BY the
Thief of Police whom | bad condemned to
leath for the murder of Union man, and
,nly refrained from hanging him because
he act took place before my arrival and
ioubted my authority to execute him. That
murdered man was Dostie, ths best and
,urest Union man that ever trod the soil OF
-,ouisana, for he periled his life when he
lsd no hope, in defense Of the f1aE. L
peak with feeling, for he was one of my
,e.t and staunchest advisers, ard aided mo
" all means ia his power. As long a.
,ad command the flag sheltered him and
very other man within my territory. And
hat that man should be murdered with that
lag Hying over him-not to him an emblem
# power and pretection-and We be told
hat these men are onr brothers hp-
,lause. The rattlesnaks may be brother
II the cepperhead, but not mine-pot minsl
And what wa. his offsnse He undertook
o as.emble with the convention and discuss
heir rights sr We are assembled here to-
light, right guaranteed by the Censtitu-
ion of the United States, and under tbs
protection of the flag; and I should IKE TO
ny to my old friend, General Dix, you said
when any one attempts to pull down the
United State. HsE, shoot him en- the spot"
,nt now whenever msn raises the Ameri-
an nas you seem to want come Thug to
root him on tbs spot And yoa. General
Dig. 90 to Philsdelphis and talk about
our brerhren They are no brethren OF
-. VNthn, tha;r hsarks op wilma fnunt