The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-09-10
6 II a RI r S T ON.
MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1866
THE $50 UTHERN. CONTENTION"

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A number of Conservative Republicans a
few months ago issued q call for National
Union Convention, to be held in Phlladel-
phia. This project was at once taken up
through the length and breadth of the lana J
its unqualified success was foregone conclu-
sion. The Radicals took the alarm' anu
vowed they would have a counter oonven-
tion. composed of "Southern Loyalists," )" IRE
enectiye of color. It was not deemed expe-
dent to have a "Nationap Radical exhibition
as the Northern wing of the party had already
nauseated the country by their prolonged ex-
hibitions in the Congressional ring in Wash
;noton. No; these were to be the loyal
martyrs n of the South, who had gone through
ore at tribulation in the maintenance OF their
principles, amid universal o5loquy ana per-
secution during tho war. -z=.zz=
rha Union Convention was held, and was
emipently successful. Some OF the first men
of the country.-representativo men-were
nresent and lent the weight of their influence
to this effort at restoring peace to the country.
This has created terrible CONSERVATION in the
Radical ranks Their heaviest guns were at
once brought to bear against the leading men
engaged in the Convention, and HENRY J.
RAYMOND is to be communicated for his
presence 1t, and participationin, these unholy
rites.
In precisely the same ratio as they abused
the Conservative Convention, they plastered
up, eulogized and exalted the Loyalist Con-
vcntion, which, after much ado, met last week
in Philadelphia. The list Of delegates COM
prisod names from every State in the South,
we believe, with the honorable exception of
South Carolina. Even our State had the
honor of being "oalled," and delegate was
said to have been appointed from South Car
olina; but as he did not answer to his name,
we presume he did not go: perhaps becauso
he could not "raise the wind"
Let not the New York Tribune and other
sheets of that stripe say, as they have beon
doing, that the reason there were so few del
egates present from the South was, because
it would be as much as mans life is worth,
from many of the Southern States, to 60 to a
Radical meeting and return again to his home.
We do not think this reason deferred my one
from going. Our people here have become
remarkably liberal in their opinions. A man.
| If he so choose, can nowLtnlk X or prin. =Radl-
cu1 rhodomontades where and when he
pleases, either in Philadelphia or round the
corner in Meeting-street. Who cares? Sup
pose the delegate from South Carolina could
have raised the money, and had gone to this
4 Convention, who would have taken the ight-
est notice oft?
And who were the men composing this
Convention Were they the representative
mon Of the South ? No not one of them.
This is not even pretended Were they gen
uine loyalists,. "original Union mem? No,
not even that JOHN MINOR Boris, one Of
tho High Priests Of this mongrel concern, all
through the war was q trimmer; neither fish
nor flesh I; now Federal and now Confederate.
He is a Radical now, but has q suit in pro-
gress against the United States torecover the
value of his slaves, urjustly emancipated, as
he alleges, by President LINCOLN.
HuNNlcuTr, the Reverend, is another great
gun from Virginia. He edits scurrilouf
negro paper. In secession days he was q
rampant disunionist, preached secession
pray ed for secession, though We must do him
the Justice to say that he did not. fight for it
OF JACK HAMILTON and others of that ilk
we care not to speak here. The only consis
tent men present were Fred Douglas and Par
son BRowNLow. Their speeches are char
acterized by the same coarse impudenco we
have SO long been accustomed to in these two
American orators. Great capital was, o.
course, made of the New Orleans riots, which
were perfect windfall to this body.
Before this Convention met it was gener
ally understood that negro suffrage would
form the chief topic Of its deliberations, ane
that it would give an unqualified approval tt
the measure. was our surprise to fine
that SO far from this being the case, the doc
trino was supported by only worry few, ant
these of the most ultra fanatical character
The delegates from the South, the telegraph
Informed US, were tho most violent in thei
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