The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-05
Disorganizer Speed Elected
. Permanent President.
Rebelhous Speed Addresses the
Tumultuous Assem5lage.
Beast" Butler, Geary and Burn
side on the Stand.
DIsHARMONIOUs DEBATE ON
THE ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTIONS.

PHILADELPHIA, September 4-The
Southern loyalists assembled at 10 CLOCK
this morning. Rev. Mr.: Matlock opened
the proceedings with prayer.
Mr.. E. Washburne Of Georgia made a
| report from the committee on Creden-
tials that the Convention receive the re-
port of the delegation from each State
as final as to the qualifications of mem.
bers.
The report of the committee OH Per-
manent Organization was read. Hon
James Speed of Kentucky was announc-
ed as permanent President, and was re-
ceived with loud applause
Mr.. Speed, on accepting the chair, ac-
knowledged the honor in brief speech
He said: We Southern men who have
seen the sin of slavery know historically
and experimentally that it must perish
from the face of the earth. We wish
peace, permanent and sure, established
on the principle of equal justice, equal
rights and equal security to all men with
in the jurisdiction of the United States
He compared the Convention at Wash.
ington Of the 4th of July and the present
Convention, both resulting from the
strong feeling which was growing in the
South for universal liberty. One was to
crush this principle, the other to sustain
it, The Convention of the 4th eff July
met merely to record the commands of
one man, but did what loyal Congress
refused to do, and if the Congress of the
United States ever becomes the mere re.
cording secretary of the Executive, the
liberty of the republic is gone
He declared that there was unequal
representation as long as one man in the
country was unrepresented When the
loyal Southern men heard this declara-
tion of the convention at Baltimore
which nominated Lincoln, it was a day
of rejoicing throughout their homes, and
they bid the North good will. He called
attention to the peculiar language
adopted by the convention of July 4th,
in which it was said that slavery is
abolished. 1t does not say that any
Southern State has abolished slavery,
but indicates that it has been abolished
b. military power, aud where they have
mower they will claim compensation for
emancipated slaves. He wished it to be
written down in the fundamental law of
the land that no money Is ever to be paid
for emancipated slaves, or for the effort
to overthrow this government. He de-
sired the proceedings to he governed by
the spirit of harmony, that nothing
should be done in anger, hatred, or i'll
will, or revenge, but that the proceed.
ings should be governed by the princi-
pies Of justice, right, mercy, and love.
Generals Geary, Butler, Burnside and
others were invited to the platform.
A discussion then took place on the
following motion of Mr.. George Sands,
of Maryland:
Resolved, That the Convention now
proceed to the appointment of Com.
mittee on Resolutions and an Addre 9, to
consist Of two members from each State
and the District of Columbia, to be Sc
lected by the respective delegations, and
that all resolutions declaratory of prin
ciples be referred to the Committee on
Resolutions without debate
General Hamilton moved to strike out
the last clause of the resolution, TO refer
resolutions without debate.
A lengthy discussion occurred pro aud
con, which ended with cries OF 'ques
ton" question" on the motion to strike
out the words without debate" The
question was put and the amendment
was carried, and the resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Hugh L. Bond, of Baltimore, offcl-
cd the following;
Resolved, That this Convention urge
the loyal men of the North to support
the Congress of the United States in de-
manding of the Southern States the wise
guarantees of the constitutional amend
ments passed by Congress, and call upon
the patriotic men of the loyal States to
use every exertion to secure the ratiiica-
tion of the amendment by their States ;
and that as we believe the justice we
mete shall be the measure of our safety,
in our opinion there can be no permanent
peace and security for the loyal men of
the South without a resort to negro suf'
frage.
Mr.. Scoferd, of Alabama, inquired il
that resolution was in the form of in
structions:
HMr. Thomas said the first part of the
resolution met the unanimous approba-
ton of the Maryland delegation; the
latter did not.
u ucItSdAC uONNu W bNAihO NNe VIZ
word negro" before suffrage, and In
sert the word equal"
The chair said the resolution had al.
ready beeu referred.
Mr.. Thomas hoped it Culd be again
brought before the Convention for dis
cussion. He was IS strong in the advo.
] cacy of Union principles as anybody
but he did not favor such fire brands as
this
These remarks gave rise to an exciting
| debate. The resolution was finally re
ferred to the committee.
number of resolutions were offered
aud referred
at half past one o'clock the COnven
ton adjourned until tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-The following