The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-19
Meeting OF the American Members or the
Legislature.
THE COURSE OF TIE NATIONAL. AMERICANS IN CON-
GREss ENDORSED.


from the Richmond Whig1
meeting OF the American members the Legislature
WIS held IN the reading room of the Exchange saturday
night and the suhioind resolutions adopted The ground
assumed by oil the speakers in the log and in
mit'ee was, Of course that it Impossible under any
circomsian es 10 in the organization Of the
House with the black republicans and equally mposs-
BILE to opel ate with The locoocos nnier existing cir
cumstances account OF and in face OF rher giant
and oil nsive decla that Americans not equal
associate" for them Ire whole blame Of tho election Of
blsck republican viii rest and justly rest, upon The
Southern democracy.
without further say, sutjoin the proceedings and
ture favorable to the Objects Of he American party held
in Richmond, Iecember Is, 1856 to consider tue
tnued Disqualification Of the House Of Representatives
Col. Thomas NJ RonduraDt, Of Buckingham, in he chair
b. Chr tan OF Augusta Secretary tIe foios ing resou
by special committee consisting Of messrs Burwsll Of
Bedford Early, If Abemarls imbodan, Of Augusta;
Tazewe Of burg; dickinson, of Richmond Flood
of Appt mattox and Spady, Of Northampton -
The Amer members Of the Virginia legislature
gard with deep concern the prolonged refusal of the
tcrs OF the House OF Representatives organize
boz and proceed the performance Of the important
duties which oevolve upon them They regret To In
that his Legislative has arisen upoS an isue ia
WI ich The rights OF the Ieeile OF Virginia, in
with The people of the South involve1 and they deem
II ouiy hetalf of their constituents, vel Of
the rat nal American party, to protest against being
held responsible for The acts Of any who rnsy the
same party name with themse YES to sustain and eu
couiage those truly natl pal men who sbide by and
maintain the twelfth section Of the pa form ad ptad by
The national Anne, lean farty and to declare that they
will consent to no abandonment of compromise of the
principles involved 10 that section, under any petence
whats evei--tht ref re,
fesovsd That cordially endorse the position of the
national American members elect Of the House OF Repre-
enta1iyes cnnssfeUt With the national platform and
in acct rdance wi the sentiments of al conservative
men throughout Il G Union
Resolved That ttnarr sincere approval 70 those
members from the Northern Safes who stand faithfully
ny the guarau ees OF the national PLATFORM and peril
Their popularity 10 preerSe tie peace of he Uni m.
Resolved, That fepudia;iop modification or sup.
preston OF The twelfth seci OF the rational platform,
rled by the cleo ion IT aoy ccer uDsonnd doubt
fu opinions wet y be viola ion OF party faith and
gross aud up, those Som hern Who have uni ed
with Inc american IA ~ upon tho guarantees embodied
in lie section !, ferrtd TO.
solved, That the aroeant lie arai,n BY caucus of
The democratic members elecf Of the House Of Hepcsen
taives, That they would no uuon With tho
American party, in the formal and temporary CO.
operation necessary 10 organize The House. subjects that
caneus to be Ist mpataiob hat the sake OF party
aevar'ag' would rhtner proiong the agitation OF the
slavery question: and threw he patsonsge Of the House
INTO The hands Of the black republicans than asocs.e
In reience IF common ghts AMI interests with nati, NAL
Americans wbose fidelity to the South and to The Union
cannot sDd 81 all NOT be questioned.
Resolved, That having imrl 1T confidence in the integ
y sid patriotism 81 he national American members OF
Ctrgress we cordially comuir our honor and istres 70
her bands confident that hey win Sane ion no &C in.
consistent with thu ob ntiona q the twelfth section of
tie national rlatorm tho rights OF the South, the
honotatle pe.eryati'n OF the luton.
Resolved That we regard with ,afgn,i,n the attempt
at the loi nation 81 Jul party ut the North
duce Southern men froui their sec,pal fidelity by the
bride Of Official horors ana that those southern m.
who in tie present cri, discourage me union OF the
south ufon the besis of adj laid sn ia the
twelfth section of The phti nal platform, who shl
cett Office at the hands of sectional ouemes shalt be
viited By upqusGtd dets station and no Longer
he Hearoed as rational Americans worthy the so
cial OF Ioiiiicsl confidence Of Southern men.
Resolved, That copies Of ihase resolutions be COMMIT
nica'td 10 the press of this ely and forwarded
to such Of our state delegation in Congress- belong
or syn rafhise with the American party and shall be
communicated through them to those members OF the
rational An eiican party to whom they refer.
DEATH or MIsER--AN HEIR W.SrEp.-The
wei knf wn miser, john HerIyman, a citizen of this
place aied very suddenly Friday night last week
me deceased was German, who by some means had
amafsed handsome fortune, which have heard var
ously estimated At tror twcnty five to fifty thousand
collars; but, rfrunaely for the public, well him
eh he belonged TO the lowest grade OF msers OF his
Iistfy, place of nativity, ifnds, nothing il known
and any auion 70 these mster even by his most inti
mate friends, always oxasiera'ed him He leaves far
os at pesen, 10 known, to inherit his estate
which WILL in AL probability, escheat tho Sta,e. No
viii hos yet been discovered and IL IL not likely he LETT
any, The Of life and parsirnouioua Ia ,it Of the
esceIta are almost incredible For the last sxteen
ear he has constantly worn the blue, linsey-
wo,hey wammis and pcntaloons, carefully
earned oil over with strong thread, so a. to pre-.
vent the possibility OF weariog out, exep. on
some important occasions sneh land sales some.
thing at that nature when they gave place to a suit Of
fully for forty years He contracted the disease II which
he tied by walking tine bad roads during the most
pcement wesfhor Of the season a he way to Putnam
and Henry counties, to pay bis taxes the LAM
owned there, without Sufficient clothing 10 protect him
firm he Geld In fact informed that he scarcely
ever wore shirt under garment that the be
bad on when be died bad not been changed tor oeer
three months. IL L. rea cd IL him that out shot
time since, notwithstanding piles Of gold and silver
he had boarded away he tusiiy carried old horse
shoe he bad Kicked up Abu the shops till he sue
cetded 10 selling IL for haf dime.--Drper SdnduSky
Findicdior.