the soldiers of the Union was as bitterly execrated as was
that of the Master of Stair among the Macdonalds of Glencoe, or of
Haynau, at a later day, among the patriots of Hungary.

The only noteworthy speech in the convention was delivered by General
Thomas Ewing. It was able, but extreme in its hostility to the policy
of Congress. He and Mr. Browning were law-partners at the time of
Mr. Johnson's accession to the Presidency. Both had supported Mr.
Lincoln, and both now resolved to oppose the Republican party. General
Ewing's loss was regretted by a large number of friends. He had
inherited talent and capacity of a high order, was rapidly rising in
his profession, and seemed destined to an inviting political career in
the party to which he had belonged from its first organization. In
supporting the policy of President Johnson he made a large
sacrifice,--large enough certainly to free his action from the slightest
suspicion of any other motive than conviction of duty. General Ewing
has since adhered steadily to the Democratic party.

The fourth of the National Conventions which this remarkable year
witnessed, was that of the citizen soldiers and sailors, held at
Pittsburg on the 25th and 26th of September. Nine out of ten, perhaps
even a larger proportion, of those who had defended the Union with
arms, were hostile to the President's policy. As soon therefore as it
was attempted to secure a political advantage for the Administration
by calling the Cleveland Convention, the great mass of Union soldiers
demanded that a convention be held in which their true position might
be proclaimed. The response was overwhelming both in numbers and
enthusiasm. Pittsburg was literally overrun. In addition to the large
number of regimental and company officers who had done their duty in
the service, there was an immense outpouring of privates. It was said
that not less than twenty-five thousand who had served in the ranks of
the Union army were present. A private soldier, L. Edwin Dudley, was
chosen temporary president, and a majority of the prominent officers
of the convention were privates and non-commissioned officers. Mr.
Dudley was a clerk in the Treasury Department at Washington, and being
refused a leave of absence for two days to attend the convention, he
promptly resigned his place and joined his brethren at Pittsburg. The
incident of the resignation strikingly illustrates the depth of feeling
which the contes