Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-08-17
The Philadelphin Contention.
PnILApEL[uIA. aug. il

From Perley report - tie Boston Jour
nal, we condensc the following account of
the Conys ntion
PHIIADEI[HIA, Aug. Is
The cLiyalry Of the South express their
desire to get in while the policy" men
of the North who hold Offices. ave equally
anxious rot 10 "get ont" Of their Ilires-
South Carolina lions and Massachusetts, ltmf-
are cordially fraternizing and expressing .Lcir
jov that Andy johnson rules them h5tn.
Thus far the two leading Questions which
have received the informal attention of the
delegates are those affecting the status oil
Nallandigham and those Of that liz IN the
Convention. and Proposition 10 exclude moi;
only NsllRndigham ard bis fellow Vcace-uon
of the Moth, but al Southerncrs who we've
originally seccssIoniSis.
There is strong feeling pueCpji'.e among
delegates from all quarters Of tie country
against NallandICtam, Woo d, Big and the
ether leading anti-war Democrats Several
of the most prominent among the extreme
Southerners advocate their exclusion. fear
ing that II il i nlt done tie whole affair
will end IN smoke If not IL a row
Gen. Steadman Of Ohio. il i said. VIII Of
fer resolution as soon as the Convention
has been organized temporarily, which viii
provide for Tie exclusion Of al scccssiouis:s
and all Northern symVa hizers with the It.
tellion. lie chances for the passage Of suct,
Resolution are quite good. and T. Is believed
are Inc.essirg. Even Governor Or OF S,rath
Carolina an o Der leading men 0f h;s stamu
are said to favor this scheme N hearty
manner.
President J0hLson's cxrTcs-cl Wis tat
there shall ie So little speaking as possible
at the convention is disras'ciuI % the fossil
politicians, bat tie managers Of the VIZ
wan appreciate tie wisdom o. Jhc advice
and will endoavOr 10 follow IT,
PLoTTRGs AND scHmNcs.
There has been q great deal Of niscrHan-
eous discussion ell day in the ycstibul,s or
the hotels, bat the leaders have meanwhile
been quietly at work in their rooms harmon
IZing differences Of opinion. OCCASIONALLY
the well known form OF Thurl5w Weed has
been seen moving quietly from enc room Of
the Continental to another. and there are
Indications tonight that hls iabors viii h.
crownCd with their usual success Could
mr. Seward ring his little bell 90 Vailan-
digbam and bis associates would doubtless te
sent at once TO FoTt Lafayette but as i, Is
they must be automatically persuaded 70 re-
main ''uut IN the cold" Or the Contention
must he persuaded to refuse them seats as
delegates. Some Of tie regular Ohio dele
gates 60 20 far as to declare the: they will all
remain cut If they can thereby keep Vallan-
digham out.
FERNANDO WOOD 6 PEACE LETTER.
Fernando Wood has been prominent IN ms
attempts to paciiy the elements of discord.
ana TINS afternoon be addressed the follow
ing letter 10 Senator Doolittie, Chairman Of
the Executive Committee
PHILADELPHIA, Aug Is, 1866.
Ny DEAR Sri am earnestly desiTous for
the entire success Of the moyemen; proposed 10 .
be created By the Convention Of tomorrow. If
successful, the results &c the country will be Of
the most salu,ary character. But it cannot be
successful If its proceedings shall be disturbed
by any cause whatever. ! an informed that
FERROUS disagreement is likely to arise in conse-
quence OF an attempt TO be made to exclude
some delegates, myself included, because our po-