Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-09-08
The philadelphia Radical Convention

| those members who are liCtle shy at preSenC
of adyocatingnegro suffrage should go home:
The other segment OF the convention was ie''
to follow its own devices.
This Convention Of delegates from the un.
reconstructed States" met at 10 O'clock, yes
ter!av. There were but few delegates FROM
the border States present. EX-Attorncy Gen
eral Specs, however, was in the chair. who
laid before the body a document from the
Grand State Council OF Pcnnsylvanla sending
greeting to the Convention; also, similar
document from the State Of Illinois, endorsing
the Address and platform, and pledgln,g llll-
nos to majority of O,000 at the next election.
J. Fl. Clements, Of Virginia, offered the
following
Reso7rcH, That the thanks Of the Southern
lovalsts are due, and are hereby teudered, to
Hon. John G. Underwood for his fearless dis
charge of his duties in endeavoring to bring to
Justice the great head of the late rebellion,
Jefferson Davis.
Mr. Conway, OF Louisiana, spoke in support
Of the resolution, and declared that the people
demanded that Jefferson Davis should be hung
by the neck.
Mr. Hart, of Florida, thought that the Con,
vcntion should be silent on tbs subject, ana
should rather evince Il magnanimous sentiment
toward fallen foe
Mr.. Sidney, Of Mississippi spoken en- 1orsGl
mcnt Of the resolution, and expressed hiE1sclt
decidedly in favor of hanging jeff DAVIS.
Governor Hamilton, of Texas, was opposed
to frittering away the time OF the convention
in discussing q subject over which they had no
control He thought the matter couL! pe
safely left to the constituted authorities or the
country. He moved to lay the resolution on
the table.
Mr. Fernandez, of louisiana spoke briefly
in the same sense, when the mover OF the RESP
luton withdrew it. ..
The Committee on Grievances of the nom
reconstructed States, through their chairman,
Mr.. Yarmouth, nominaly of Loulslana,
brough in their report 1t is signed by II.
Yarmouth, Of Louisiana, chairman; Z: u.
BAYLOR, of Georgia; D. II. Bingham, OF Alaba-
ma; A. ". Tourgec, Of North Caro!iua; Il. o..
Sidney. of Mississippi; Jas Il. Bell, Of Texas;
john Hauyhurst, of Virginia, Committee,
and is almost interminable in length, setting
forth q multitude of grievances. The primer
pal part is devoted to the consideration Of the
! New Orleans riot The report opcns with all
alIuson to the fact, that previous to the rebel
Ion, the social pride, the individual interests
and the religious and educational Influences OF
the South were identified and closely allied
with the American Union. The report goes
on to speak of the actions Of Mr. Lincoln look.
ing towards the punishment OF traitors, and
also the words Of Mr.. johnson, That treason
should be made odious, and then goes on tc
speak Of the Presidential policy developed BY
Mr. Johnson in his North Carolina procama
ton. Aa an evidence OF the 'shametul lntoci,
rance Of Southern rebels in power and office,
the report describes the dreadful outrages at
New Orleans on the occasion CT the meeting o.
the Convention recently.
The conclusion Of the report Is N the iOtioW'
ing words:
we affirm that the loyalists OF tha South
look to Congress with atfectio1ate gratitude
and confidence as the only means to save Us
from persecution, exile, and death itself Anc
VIC also declare that there can be no security
. for us or our children, there can be no safety
tor the country against the fell spirit of slavery
now organized Ia the form Of serldom, unless
the Government, By national and appropriate
legislation, enforced by natlona! authority
shall confer On every citizen III the States wt
represent the American blrthnght OF lmnartla
suffrage and equality before the law. This Is
the one all sufficient remedy. This $50 great
need and pressing necessity. This Is the only
policy which will destroy scctionallsm, by
bringing into effective power prep9nderatIna
force On the side of loyalty. 1t will lead to an
eternal principles Of Justice. it is a policy
which will finally regeneratc the South itself
because it will introduce and establish there {
Divine principle of moral politics Which, undel
God 5 blessing, will, in clevating humanity
absorb and purify the unchristian hate ant
selfish passions OF men 1t will bless those
who give as we'll as those who receive 1t vii
be the crowning act Of glory to our free Repub
lie. and when done will be received as was th'
ac. of emancipation, with joy and praise
throughout the world as the final realization
ofthe promises of the Declaration of American
independence.
lhe correspondent of the National lntelligcu
thus gives the following account OF the pro
ceedings, which followed the presentation 0
the address:
Here commenced perfect storm Of coafu
, sion Speed and the reading clerk, Clayton
had skunk away, leaving Mr.. Bots to face tht
storm and shoulder the responsibility Of pre-
siding over the Convention during the adop
ton Of the negro suffrage plank OF It's platform
The Northern delegates had deserted the
hantliug Fred. Douglas alone remained The
Border. State men, after cheating their South
ern associates, had also deserted them, ant
shrunk away from any share of the response
bility Of the further proceedings; but the or
: ganjzation remained intact in the possession
Of the Southern delegates It was still thu
same convention that the Congressional diret
tory had paUued; that the Union League o.
Philadelphia, and Geary an1 Forncy, had en-
dorsell; that the Northern delegates had aldct
, and allotted, approved and participated in
and that the cowardly Border State men hac
first controlled then shamelessy abandoned
All and each OF these stand before the country
committed without doubt or dispute to the
final action 0! the Convention.
As soon as Bolts discovered that the negro
suffrage plank would unqucstionably be adopt
ed, he too grew weak in the knees and prepared
to desert. In the midst of the debate on thu
adoption Of the report, while still occupying
, the chair, he cravcd the attention Of the Con
: vcntion for few minutes, pleading as an ex
cusc the necessity for his leaving the city III al
| holr He complaiped that he had allowed