The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-28

Important Manifesto Of the National Councal.
NEw BRUNSWICK, N. j., Dec 1s 1854.
JAMES W. BARKER, Esq,
President of State Council Of New York -
DEAR SuR-Havng been frequently questioned with
strong Manifestations Of anxiety BY highly respectable
parties belonging to the order in the State of New
in reference to the truth Of the alleged action of
cent National Council upon certain particulars affecting
the order in that state and having become convinced
that there IT, 10 quarter deliberate design to i'm
press upon the members Of the order the idea Of dsor
ganzaton and confusion feel it to be my duty nths
official manner to call your attention to the subject that
you may take snch will most effectually
deceive and resssure them
l. 1t 10 ndustrously reported in the of your
State that the delegates from the State Council OF New
York the National Council rejected by that body
and that contesng set Of delegates were admitted -
seats.
Q 1t is currently circulated that you were removed
from the Office OF President of the National Council and
another elected in your stead.
3. New grips, signs, words &C., have been given
out by the persons who parties to the above state
ment and asserted to be those that determined
upon by the national council and said to constitute tho
s'new work. Of the order.
Now sir, each and all OF these statements fase
oil their parts and only hare been Fabricated fov
icendiary purposes, BY persons chO utterly rec
less Of truth and honor will notice them in the order
that they above
l. There contest for the seats Of the delegates
legaes appeared and their seats qeioned ae
any period 9 ne session The delegates in attendance
ns
Guy James W. Barker, and G. b. Allen.
You were not removed from your Office President
Of the National Council. There motion to that
effect, any indication Of such motion. On the
trary, and by.a special vote, which unanimous,
all the officers retained in Office till the next regH
lar session of the National Council.
). The only copies of the work. in exstenca
feet copy Of the same made BY myself which is in tho
hands Of the printer Moreover the delegates to tho
National Council are the only persons to whom the de-
some instances, even they not made acquainted
with them, the with Mr.. B. Allen Of your
the Delegates (even of those who presently
competent TO instruct any persons in the work It
Is most probable that every one of them viii need to b
renstructed
will also say, generally that the various telegrapho
dispatches and newspaper cbronclngs Of the
tions Of the National Council which have appeared at
various times, during and since its session. in
ventons; or, TO speak exactly they are forged
utterances and base conings by whom had al
ways hitherto believed to be brave and true and who
would to sacrifice the truth for the advance
ment Of themselves their darling ideas.
As you not present during all the deliberations az
the National Council have thought that some official
assurance such as have thus given might enable yoa
to advise the various Councils Of your State as to the
real facts Of the case.
Hoping sincerely that you may be able to quiet the
anxetes Of those who have been disturbed BY the de
of disorder, ] am, yours faithfully,
Cor. Sec. National Council.
OFFICE GRAND PRRsDHST,D
NEW YORK, December 16, 1854. 4
BaornR-The undersigned has deemed it advisable -
transmit to you the accompanying from
the Secretary of the N. u s. Of N A. which you VIII
please present TO your Council order to dsabuse the
minds OF those members who may have been influenced
by the false reports which referred to therein and
appear have been very circulated by the
enemies Of the organization for and unwarrantab
purposes. Fraternally, j. W. BARKER
From the Raleigh IN. c. Register, Dec. 23.l
The NEW YORK HERALD Of the Goth instant, con-
tains an amusing letter from the Indiana Chronicle.
purporting to have been written from Cincinnati,
and giving an account Of the various persons whose
names were csnvassed In come ction with the PreGi
dency In the late Know Nothing Convention ct that
place With twelve others is mentioned the name
Of the Hon. Kenneth Rayner, of this State. The
writer says he knows Mr. Rayner, and once liked
him very much. But his account of Mr.. RS polti-
cal course shows that he does not know him at al.
and never did. The writer has evidently confound
ed the names Of Mr. Rayner and A. Rencher. Speak
ing Of Mr.. Rayner, he says =
He (lIr. R) was originally State rights Calhoun de-
mocrat but tho storm of 1910 carried him TO Harri
son. and he came in the next Congress hg. We be-
ese he approved the administration Of Tyler At all
events, he received Office under him. &c. He is
known to be opposed to protection and national bank
g..
Now, Mr.. Rayner never was q democrat, in tho
party sense OF the term. He did not approve Tyiers
administration--so far from IL, he was one of its
first and most violent opponents in Congress. He
never did receive any Office from Tyler. When In
Congress, he did not oppose protection and ma
tiona bank-but voted for both.
Abram Rencbsr, for whom the description was
evidently intended did go into Congress In l84O,
State rights whig. He did support Tylers admi-
nistration. He did receive an ofRce from Tyler.
He was opposed to protection and . national bank.
Let not those ct distance hereafter confound
Mr.. Rsyner with A. Reucher. VIII the new Y0RK
HERALD and the Indiana Chronicle rectify the gruss
injustice they have done Mr.. Rayner, in mistskiug
HIM, for q moment, for the renegade from Poe
tugal?
Late from kawua IRA.