American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-08-22

People Think-.LOyaIiy of the.
Masses--Cheers for the Union
and GrOans for. Treason-.-
4uarreiing Over the ResoIu-
tiOns.
ELEVEN, p M.-At a meeting of the
Missouri delegation tonight, Louis D.
Bogg introduced a resolution pledging
the Missourians to vote down any and
every attempt to disintegrate the old
Democratic organization. To-day, when
Sen. Carroll of New York, and mem-
ber of the Fremont Cleveland Conven-
ton, introduced his Fenian resolve, it fell
like wet blanket upon the Assembly,
and not cheer was attempted. 1t was
forthwith squelchsd by sending it with
Feut single objeeting voice, where all
other obnoxioes matter was referred, viz,
to, the Committee on Resolutions. In
short, everything that savored strongest
of Copperheadism and disloyalty received
the loudest applause. Thurlow Weed hit
upon happy plan this afternoon. He
brought band of music to the Continen.
tai Hotel, which attracted crowd, and
then he started Train who harapgued for
an hour. Others followed, and speeches
were made from 4 until late in the night;
large crowd cn Ninth street listened to
them. Weed thinks the Convention has
thus got rid of the small fry who have
had this opportunity of blowing off their
steam, and says the proceedings Of the
Convention to-day will be quiet Jack
Rodgers of New Jersey, and leader of
the Copper Democracy in Congress, made
the longest, wiudicst, and most offensive
speech He was followed by some half
dozen lesser oratorical lights of the same
political family, who made the air vocal,
until the crowd evidently became rein
forced with republicans, when loud and
general call was made for Dick Taylor
from the Democratic side of the crowd
A voice responded, How many Id
Yankees did you butcher "Three cheers
for Gcary" were given with will. Col
Taylor of Kentucky aud Mr. Collins,
Philadelphia lawyer, then spoke their
pieces, managing to escape with few in
terrupt,ons But Col. Goodmg of Ala
bama who followed did not close without
serious questioning. He said he became
a Rebel and fought for four years because
his State seeded, but now he was salts.
fed that his State did wrong. lie him.
self was sincere, and did not like to be
called traitor for doing what he thought
was his duty. [Groans from the crowd. |
Then he spoke pathetically of Uncle To-
by's recording angel whose tears washed
out naughtness, aud hoped he might be
forgiven, too. The only opposition he
found, he said came from the mean
niger" loving RaSi 'als. Howls from
the Rsashaliizsllh wd.] lie went on to
zsizsii lake ne tnl6n men of the South as
those men who shrank from their duty
on the day of trial, and refused to 90 with
their States These are tae ones who are
raising their hue and cry, and playing
the devil generally. Have you" he
continued, "any respect for man who
will not follow his State, even if his State
gees to the devil. No, you have not. If
| was in hell think should fight for
hell" EVoices, " How about New Or
leans, Andersonville? ?"] Cheers for Gen.
Geary were then given with a will, but
the Speaker rallied and shouted through
the din, " DO you want niggers to vote p
To which the clear response, " Yes, mig.
gers are better than rebels" The Re
publicans had by this time become very
numerous in the street, comprising at
least half of the crowd. The speaker
was constantly interrupted with calls for
jeff. Davis, Moseby, Doolittle, Winder,
Valandlngham and other such. "a
voice, I" Don't you want rope to lot
yourself down with? Andersonyille, An
dersonville."
Col EPSON of Texas was introduced,
and was greeted with a storm of groans
from men who shouted "Remember New
Orleans" Three cheers for the Freed
mems Bureau bill were given with will
and three moro for Horace Greeley. Col.
EPSON began to speak amid calls of cap
som salts" Three cheers for Gov. Ham
ilton were INDUCED in. The speaker
said that Governor Hamilton had desert
ed the President, and was discriminating
person, and lies throughout the North
+" Nine cheers for Hamilton" 4" Groans
for Andrew Johnson" " Three cheers For
the boys in blue" calls for JEFF. Davis,
Wiuder, &C., were repeated fariously.-
The speaker was not heard, and withdrew
amid cries Of" Andersonville, Anderson.
Vile" More wild cheers were given for
Hamilton, Greeley, Forney, Geary and
Parson Brownlow Cries of " Bring out
the rest of the guerrillas" were heard
when Geo. NJ Curtis of the New York
Legislature was brought forward, and
greeted with groans. The Speaker be-
sought them to hear him for his cause,
but the crowd had by this time become
so exhausted by Rogers of New Jersey,
EPSON and Others who had INDUCED in
gross abuse of Republicans, that he made
very slow progress, and only proceeded
through fire of questions, cries, groans
and cheers. The interruption now took
a musical form, the whole street full be-
ginning as by one impulse to sing "Rally
round the flag boys" Putting special
emphasis on q Down with the trritors."
Cheers extending along the whole line,
taking the place of chorus After this,
we had "John Brown" and Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are Marching"
The scene was quite dramatic at this juno
ture, the grand words of the patriotic