New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-17
President Johnson Entitled to Respect, and
the Soldiers to Receive Their
Just Demands.
An Address to the People Read by
Henry ]. Raymond.
Great Enthusiasm Over the Sentiment that
the "South Could Not Remain
Loyal as now Treated" psa 3,
The Convention Forms Mutual Admiration Society
and then AdjOnrns.

Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribane.
PHILADELPHIA Thursday Aug IT, isC6.
The 14th of August Convention is among the
things Of the past and action submitted to the country
for Judgment The Committee on Resolutions and Platform
arranged eyerythng satisfactorily last night at late houri
morning dawned bright and beautiful all Ia
in the Convention felt that Heaven smiled blessing
upon it, The crowd in allegiance az the Wewam this morn
ing anything larger than that yesterday The ladies'
turned out numbers and occupied more than half the space
allotted to spectators O'clock when the Convection
called order finer sigh, witnessed than
the building presented The floor Occspied
by the delegates majority Of them haired whose
faces fTowed with the lines OF and toll showed that
they brought experience and wisdom the deliberations Of
the Convention while every side the galleries reaching
from the floor to nearly 10 the roof and presenting
of weLdressed Indies and gentlemen, whose
beamed with Intelligence and pleasure. 1t
sight to make enthusiastic in spite Of bmselL
The decorations OF the hail had been somewhat elaborated
large displayed In the of the President,
bearing the taismanc words The Union and the Constitu
tioD while bis bead American eagle suspended,
holding in its tGlons two American flags. large steel
craving OF Andrew Johnson in ei le, had been placed
the Of arms OF Penns 1anil whcb surrounded with
eyegeens held the post of honor Of the pat'
forn the Of the other States being displayed ut inter.
yals around the building Tie Convection opened
with prayer and the amen" bad hardly sounded
when the President dismissed all pr yetful thoughts
by announcing Administration victory in Cooi@1
great deal of made Ga motion u Reserd1
Johnson, Committee then appointed to wait upon me
President and present him with authentic copy Of the pro-
ceelngs Of the Convention This motion made to give
number hungry gentlemen opportunity of visiting the
President 10 their character OF his supporters viii DO
looking the list Of those appointed IL, for
patent among newspaper here that the President has
constantly kept advised by telegraph Of the mnuest de-
tails OF the business Of the Convention. Irt
he Mr. laf Nag IN q
National Executive Committee passed II 1t matter Of
Importance had been cnvassed han any oher
subject which engaged tie attention Of the COMMITTEES This
Committee has the Of calling Convention and as tho
of the who assembled here today
they are by action whatever that may be- Most Of
the Democrats who in the Convention opposed to thu
appointment OF this Committee but they finally acceded 10 1t.
Should the Committee however, attempt ct any future time
to organize party separate and distinct from the
Democratic party I venture to predict that noe
q single Democrat from the Western. Eastern or
Middle States who was in the Convention VIII
respond SO fearful the Presidents ends that they
would not all the elements Of strength here
gathered together that beside National Executive Con.
mitee they insisted the appointment ofwhat they termed
Resident Committee upon which the authority OF the Cons
venon should devolve and which resident in Washington.
and composed Of and favored friends would s
ways carry his behe 10 the uame Of this Cons
yenton II the President should suddenly change his mind
and become the Of the Freedmen in earnest the 0s
Richmonds Woods Weed Bigers. and Bas would b vsry
much estonshsd to find thems ndorsing his course
through their Resident Committee Of and shod
dyites at Washington.
these committees had been ordered to be appointed
delegate from Pennsyvans good Coppehssd procIvss
sent resolution the President which he desired to have
read to the Convention but Doos after reading himself
declared be referred to the committee resou
tions without debate Senator Cowan presented himse
and expectation poe the report Of the coma
had haap
that the committee had had @ stormy time Of It lsse
night Cowan first proposed q resolution OF thanks to
Morton McMehael Mayor Of this city for his excelens
police for the Of peace which wa
passed. Mr. McMchse is the editor Of The North <merieas and
for the past has been very silent political
topics and his Republican friends anxious about him.
believe proof against hattey however and this resola
ton will capture lin. Cowan then passed TO serious
business He stated that after careful and elaborate
which occupied Yesterday and good part Of
to day the Committee had agreed series OF resontons
which the Secretary would read and report which would DO
be read by the Hon Henry J. Raymond Of New.York
Secretary Perrin then read the resolutions aud seemed to
be very glad Of the opportunity He read them In loud
voice much Of the srpuse which followed EACH
himself might well say here that he makes good Sec.
rotary and likes tho prominence which the position gives him.
The resolution referring to the soldiers and sailors seemed to
CRAFTY the ladies' especially shown by the flourish Of
cambria which il called forth Goodug OF the District Of
Columbia about wien last resolution paising tho
President read and before Perrin got half through
posed three cheers for it from the top Of chair. told
he is tho Presidents Marshal Of the District OF Columbia
He certainly his money The resolutions were cbecrod
the echo and NJ. Cowan. who the platform.
olo eheered and called for speech but he made
fu excuse and introduced Henry Raymond to read the
address Tie cheers with which tue latter greeted
striking contrast 70 th9se which had ast been given to
cowan and suggested the idea taat the audience
hem according to the size of toe besowing all tue
all ones on CowaD, and the small Raymond frt
curious part Of the performance was aer reso
uons had all apparently been read and Raymond about
proceeding with the address it discovered that
uon congrauating the country the abolition OF Slavery
had not been placed in the hands OF the Secretary with
hcrs Senators Cowau and Dooltte and Brown
ng noticed tho omission. and after search dis.
covered in the eoata pocket Of Of the on
be Committee and Civ the Convention. The applause
eoeived noticed came only from the galleries
Henry Raymond, taking position the front Of the
lat orm, with Shakespeare collar his neck and hugo
Lighth