Indeed the President's supporters, long before the canvass closed, heartily regretted that they had ever resorted to dramatic scenes as a method of promoting a political cause.
The convention of the President's supporters was followed a fortnight later (September 3rd) in the same city--Philadelphia--by a still more imposing assemblage called by the loyalists of the South, who, desiring to explain their exact situation to co-operating friends, invited delegations from the Northern States to meet them.

Prominent Republicans from every loyal Commonwealth responded in full force to these men who were endeavoring to reconstruct their States on an enduring basis of Constitutional liberty.

Pennsylvania sent a generous delegation as hosts to those who were to enjoy the hospitalities of the State.

Governor Curtin haded the list.
Associated with him were General Geary, already named as his successor, General Simon Cameron, at that time a private citizen, Colonel John W.Forney, then editor of the _Philadelphia Press_, and representatives from every Congressional district in the State.

Other States responded with equal cordiality.