The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-25
The Philadelphia Convention.

were resolving that their delegates 10
the Philadelphia Convention were
expected to cooperate only with
! loval men" and the Presidents chief
fugleman. Marshal GooDING, declared
so strongly in favor of hanging JEFF.
DAVIS there was another Convention
in session at Richmond, Virginia,
called for the same purpose-the APP
pointment of delegates to the Phila-
delphia Convention. There was a
marked contrast in the sentiment and
action of the two bodies. There was
a strong hesitation manifested at
Richmond as to representation in the
Convention, for the reason that there
might be shown disposition to con-
denim the rebellion, and adhere to the
requirements of the test oath as one
Of the conditions of admission of rep
resentatives to Congress. The Rich
mond Enquirer, in noticing the dis
cussion in the meeting, and the ques-
ton raised, refers to the letter of Mr..
SEWARD on the subject of the Phila-
delphia Convention, quoting him as
the chief supporter and expounder of
that body, and from whom they are to
learn aohat sort Of representation twill
assert for the South. Mr.. SEWARD
says: SC I desire that the two Houses
of Congress will apply the Constitu-
tional test, aoith all the Improvements
of legislation @pon 1t, and thus admit
those States and Representatives who
are loyal, and reject only those against
whom the crime of disloyalty shall be
established" This the Enquirer in
terprets into an advocacy of the test
oath, and considers it as drawing the
line between the loyal. who can take
Iit-and the " disloyal," who cannot.
The Richmond rebels, every one of
whom had served the late Confedera-
cy, found no comfort in this, and the
grave doubt was raised about the pro-
priety of sending any delegates at all.
But it was 0utboritatiUely announced
that it was the desire of the President
that they should come, and acknewl-
edging their solemn duty 10 hold up
his hands and support him Ia the war
which the radicals. of the-North were
urging against him, they resolved with
their usual political shrewdness, :" to
take all the chances" They will, they
say, go up to Philadelphia, relying
upon the influence of the President as
their friend to control the action of
the convention on the question
of the Test Oath representation
and other matters affecting their
/ honor as members of the late Con-
federacy, believing that all will be
we'll " if zoe fail not in oar duty
to ourselves"
And so we find the papers and poll
ticians in all the Southern States de-
nouncing the spirit and conditions of
the call for the Convention, complain
ing of the sectional distinction which
is drawn between the, loyal and
the disloyal y between F" Union
lists" and "Secessionists;" and yet
they are all in favor of sending dele
/ gates, because they are assured that
the President wants them to come,
and their duty to him as their best
friend is paramount to. any technical
objections to the letter of the call.
All their discussions and conduct
prove to us the truth of the declara-
tiOns made by. that true Southern
patriot, Governor HAMILTON, in the
speech which we publish this morn
ing, that there is nothing of the spirit
of repentance or regret on the part of
the rebels for what they have done.-
Such language as the following from
his speech is strong, but true: Il
have got to meet the first man, even
among those who engaged in it reluc-
family, who, / believe, has tonight
the least regret for the part he per-
formed. He only regrets that it did
not succeed; and he would again, at a
moments warning, engage in a second
struggle, if he believed it would result
in success"
| 1t will be a motley crew, the Phila-
delphia Convention. Marshal Coop
ING with his Indiana delegation, earn
est in their desire to hang JEFF.
! DAVIS to a sour apple tree '-PEN-
DLETON, as the leader of the party,