Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-10-17

scANTY ATTENDANCE AT TUE FIRST MEET.
INCA VERY FLAT coNoRRs-AN TOUT
RAGE" COMMITTEE TO BE APPOINTED.
a The ch-talked-of convention OF
%buthern Republicans, at Chattanooga,
Convened on Tuesday, and 10 place of the
1000 expected there were but 800 dele
gates In attendance. It organized by
appointing OK Governor Parsons, Of
Alabama, as Permanent President, who
made long and rumbling speech, con-
corning which, The. special report of the
New York Times says
IL Is but tain TO say that the Conven-
tton did not seem 70 be wildly impressed
by the speech Of It's Chairman. That IL
was not an enthusiastic body Ia apparent
from the fact that only twice during his
-harangue did IL break into applause, and
It's Inconsistency appeared by the fact
That on neither occasion was there the
slightest occasion for these approving
manifestations.
With a vlsw TO giving our readers a
description of this motley assemblage,
which shall be free from the suspicion Of
partlaan bias against II, we make the
extracts following exclusively from the
special report TO the New York Times.
II says, after an allusion to the lack of
order In appointing the committees:
When the committee had ut last been
appointed II was found that there was
one from each of the represented States
on Resolution, on Address, and on Facts
and Statistics, which latter will come to
be known as the courage" Committee,
for It Is to be continued beyond the ees.
sions Of the convention and to furnish
the nation with any desired number of
southern outTages. II was raised on the
motion Of Gov. Brooks, OF Arkansas,
who, u appears, at this late day, is a
slmon-pure Republican, fully entitled to
the sympathy of the reconstructed.
Throughout the day It has been hardly
possible to treat the proceedings of this
body with gravity. The scant array of
patriots gathered before the Presidents
chair was almost exclusively composed
of Federal Office holders, aud u was din
cult 10 resist the impression that they were
working for bread and butter. Two of
the reconstructed States, North Carolina
and South Carolina ,iwere wholly unrepre-
,seehseu, and the general impression was
that in staying away discretion was the
better part Of valor. North Carolina
was, perhaps, hardly missed, bat II was
expected that South Carolina would be
on hand to explain the science of govern
ing according to the new books Of Moses.
| Nor is It necessary to 20 into a history Of
The antceedents of those who were
actually present. The leaders have been
mentioned, and the nation knows them
by heart.
Their names will sufficiently answer
the purpose Of showing this convention
is political bluuder. Nothing that It
can say or resolve will be likely to have
much effect on American opinion yei ii
is 10 say and resolve a great deal.
An evening session was held G lLer the
adjournment Of which il was discovered
that the several committees had made
little Or no progress. The Address Com.
mittee Of a late hour that night says the
report we are quoting "had been boiled
down to Senator West, Of Louisiana /;
Judge Mcclure, Of Arkansas, and short
hand reporter. Between the three Of
them an address was being concocted for
the benefit of the Congress and people OF
The United States, all of whom are ex-
peeted to derive great pleasure and profit
therefrom." The characterlof the docu-
ment can be judged in advance from It's
authors.
THE SECOND DAY.
In the Convention wednesday a letter
was read from Ex-Governor DAyif, Of
Texas, arguing that new rebellion was
forming IN the South. Mr.. Brewster, Of
Louisiana, read an address to show that
the great want of the South Is popular
education, Switch should be sustained
by Congress-" A resolution endorsing
the Civil Rights bill, oGeredby Mr.. Davis,
Of Georgia, was referred.
Committees were appointed on Schools
and on Publication, aud the Committee
on Facts and Statistics was increased by
the addition Of one member from each
State. IL was resolved to appoint an
executive committee Of one from each
State, Of whom SIX shall be u quorum, to
meet In Washington on the first Monday
IN December, aui receive from the Com
mlttee on Fdcs q detailed report Of
Southern outHges.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
declaration re affirming the Philadelphia
platform aud the doctrine of equal
rights approving the action of TIE
Administration, especially in Louisiana /;
arraiguing the Southern Democracy rs
responsible for ku-Kluxism and White
Leacuers asserting II to be the duty Of
the Federal Government to interfere in
c9se of revolutionary action against a
-iAa-zk-A-@nrnt ufgiDg an appr0pfi-
anon Of public lands for education in
D pNNo.u0n 10 the illiteracy Of the Sta'Cs,
, W appropriations for internal improve.
Z aents and as6ing aid in the restoration
II tranquility aud development Of the
material Interests Of The country. The
declaration was unanimously adopted.
An address ON The State of the South was
also adopted, and The Convention
adjourned sine die.