The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-15

Events of the Day-The Bay State and
Palmetto Delegations in Social Com
verse-W ending their way to the Wig
wan, sc.
The most remarkable event of the morning
prior to the commencement of the second days
proceedings of the great National Union John
son Convention, was the reunion, in par lor G of
the Continental Hooel, of the delegations from
Massachusetts and South Carolina.
A great point with the wire.workers of the
Convention seems to consist in making much
as possible of the fraternal feeling that exists
between the delegates from the Bay and Pal
metto States. No opportunity is lost to bring
gentlemen together from those hitherto par
ticularly hostile sections of the country.
The master-stroke of policy exhibited yester-
day in so arranging that the delegates from
Massachusetts and South Carolina should enter
the Wigwam arm-in-arm, headed by the cele'
brated Governor Orr, of the Palmetto State and
General Couch, from the hub of the universe,
had its effect, and with commendable good tact
the Committee resolved that the representatives
of those States should meet together this mora
| ing for social converse and an interchange of
| ideas and opinions on the topics of the day and
| the condition OF the country at large.
Accordingly, at half-past 10 o'clock this morn
| ing the Massachusetts, delegation entered parlor
c IN body, and soon after, the South Carolina
delegation made its appearance Three cheers
we're given by the Bay State men for the repre-.
sentatives from the State that gave birth to The
great Nullfer, and whose people opened the
great drama, or rather tragedy, OF the Rebellion
These salutations found hearty response on
| the part of the South Carolinians who, in turn,
| Justify cheered the Massachusetts delegation.
half hour was then spent in social and fra
ternal commingling. The two delegations com
| pletey filed parlor c. and every face wore Ian
aspect of pleasantly and good humor.
| The hand-shaking was of the most hearty and
! enthusiastic character, and the spacious room
| resounded with the hum of many voices en-.
| gagged in the interchange Of friendly greetings.
| Here long. haired, tall, quaint South Carroll
| nian could be seen hobnobbing in the most
| fraternal manner with sharpeyed intellectual
| looking "Yank." Another part of the room
| displayed a social circle OF delegates from the
| two distant sections, where laughter, jokes, and
| wit prevailed. Now and then two old but long
separated friends would rush towards each
other, and, after close and earnest grasping
| of hands, would talk of bygone times, and
mutually impart information regarding friends
and acqualntances that each knew, but who had
not been heard from for many long year.
Everybody was in good humor, and There
seemed to be disposition to run sort of
tongue race, each striving to outtalk the other.
Many pleasant hits we're made in good-natured
way at each others expense. South Caro-
linian would accuse a Yankee kof being,
heretofore, as great Rebel in his way as he
Uhe South Carolinian) had been, while the
Yankee would retort by saying, "Well, we were
able TO visit you during the Rebellion, but this
is the first time you have had to come and take
|. me by the hand.n
feeling of qualification was expressed, that
the wall of bayonets that separated the two sec
| tions was now removed, and that both sections
could now meet undisturbed and talk ever and
| compare ideas regarding the future welfare OF
both North and South. e.
Prominent among the throng we noticed
Governor IT, Of South Carolina, and General
Couch. They were talking 10 everybody and
everybody to them. The time was thus spent
until the hour arrived for their departure toi
} the Wigwam, when they repaired 70 the latter
place M eVpplss.