Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-08-07
TIE SC UrnERN DELEGATES.

We published, few days since, y
complete and correct list of the dele
gates TO the National Convention, mo ~
in session That catalogue Of names
should be snalyzed by those who
would know the real spirit and ter
dency 1f the party.
The FIRST name to attract attenti n
is N. B. Forrest, landed to the sky re-
Gently by the Chicago Times. both
edi.orially and by letter. Until the
outbreak Of the rebellion he vas the
senior member o. the firm Of " For
rest, Jones q Co. dealers in slaves, No.
50 Adam street, Memphis. He is
the same individual who captured
Fort Pillow and massscred our color
ed troops in wanton defiance Of the
Laws Of war. Had he received tho
treatment which his crimes deserved,
he would have been hung long ago,
not for political but military ofSences.
We recently published a letter fonnl
among shs autographed papers Ut
General Raymond, which removed Ia
last vestige Of doubt ~ TO tho guilt Of
Forrest. The Zs,ne3 could not, in
attempting . reply to it, bring up the
6rst particle sf fscbsttisg testinsn..
but wss forced 10 deal exclusively IN
slang and Llackguardism. ~
South Carolina sent . delegation
composed mainly Of unrepentant psl.-
els. The leader Of it il Wade Hsmp-
ton, an original sccessionist, Who dil
much to bring OF and continue the
conflict The delegation likevne rr-
cludes James Chestnut, who resigned
his seat in Congress to enter upon
the rebellion, and who vas one Of
the authors Of the South CaEolira o..
dinance Of secession; the rebel Geo.
erals w. l. Bonham and J.B. Kershav;
also RE. .Rhett and A.B.Aldsich, who
were member Of the State -Legisls-
turs when the ordinancs of secession
vas p::.ed. North Caroline sent z.
B.Vsnce, ex.-ebcl Governor and
ex-rebel General Of Confederate Home
Guards, John: w. Hoks and NV,
Ramon, ex-rebeI Generals. Ylorids
i represented by nsjors W.G.PooIs
and W.W.Van Ness, u the rebel ~
my, and Kestucky BY the sx-Conled-
crate Generals Preston and B.F Buck
ner. Missouri sends ~ ompaniou to
Frank Biair, ,Jr., Geneyzl Thomas L.
Price, late Of the rebel army, sou Of
"Psppy" Price. Alabama u repre-
sentsd By two ex-Governors, John A.
Winstos and Louis Parsons Cboth
original secessionistal, md BY G. G.
Langdon, who strenuously urged se-
cession through the Mobile ZdswSi.
ser. Among the Virginia delegates
are Robert Ould, rebel Conamissiosss
for the Exchange Of Prisoners ; 7. A.
Bocock, of the Confederate CongrssA
50 we might 60 on through every
Southern Stete and show in detail
that the convention il made up. 70
far as hs South il CONCERNED, Of reb-
sls. ssd those, too, who glory in their
record, and long 70 see The stars aud
bars ~sve IN victory over the stars
and stripes. II his speech before
the convention yesterday, Geaeral
living said: :. Wefearnestly wish to
associate With the Thousands sgainss
whom We fought during the var." !"
Taumany vas juss the place for him
to 20. fbs nowhere eIss N I'll the land
CA - fsand such IN assemblsge Of
those who took up arms to destroy the
Governnent. $ The thousands Who,
perhaps, felt boldly IN the North tow
ard the Union cause While tic var
was going on" form one wing Of the
convention and party, vhile the For
rests ana Asnptess form the other.
-CAicaSo Josrnek