The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-11-29
THE CINCINNATI KNOW NOTHING CON-
VENTION.

TIE ClNC1NNAIl KNOW NOTHING CON-
vENTIoN.
This Convention, in obedience to a call sign
ed by the Boilers from the Philadelphia Con.
vention on the adoption of the twelfth section,
assembled On Wednesday, goth November. We
give below the proceedings, as reported by the
New York Herald:
When the Convention was called to order,
there were about fifty persons in the room ; for
ty of them were delegates.
General Williamson, of Pennsylvania, was
called to the chair.
The following was then put and carried:
ReSotUed, That the proceedings of this Con
venton shall be kept secret, until otherwise or
dered
The reporters and others then withdrew, and
the Convention proceeded to perfect its organi-
zation.
Messrs. Walburn, of Pennsylvania Sheets, of
Indiana; Geer, of Illinois; Guthrie, of Michigan
and Knight Of Rhode Island, were appointed "a
Committee on Credentials. They reported that
the States of Ohio, Illinois, Vermont, Rhode
Island, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, and Mich.
igan, were represented in the Convention-for-
ty-three delegates in all.
The Committee on Permanent Organization
consisted of C. C. Wick, J. Z. Knight, of Rhode
Island Maddox, of Vermont; S. NJ Allen, of
Massachusetts; u. W, Wise, Chancey Knapp,
and James c. Moody, of Indiana. They re-
| ported the following list of permanent officers,
which was ratified by the Convention:
! President-Thomas B. Ford, of Ohio.
Vice PreSidents-W Sheets, of Indiana; s.
! N. Allen, of Massa chusetts
Secrctary--W. w. Deavenhower of Pennsyl-
J vania.
| SergeGnEat- 4rmS-J. g. Suffer, of Ohio
| The President addressed the Convention,
! urging union and harmony in the party all over
| the country, and advising the Convention to
make no sectional issues, but endeavor TO get
the whole American party on !, national plat
| form.
j. ". Dawson, of Indiana, offered resolu-
ton proposing tC eXpunge the twelfth section
of the Philadelphia platform, and substitute in
its stead declaration that Slavery is not ma
tional, but a sectional issue, and must be set.
tied as such by the States.
Mr.. SpOoner, of Ohio, moved that this res0
| lution, and all Others be referred to commit
! tee.
This was carried, and the following commit
tee appointed:
| Messrs. Sheets, of Indiana; Spooner, of Ohio
| Geer, OF Illinois; Maddox of Yermont Knight,
| Of Rhode Island Keith, of Massachusetts ;
Sewall, of Pennsylvania and Wood, of Micbi
| gan.
Mr.. Gossler, of Pennsylvania, the author Of
| the resolution excluding the reporters, offered
! a resolution recommending delegates of States
represented here to advocate, in place of the
twelfth section, the resolution offered at the
Philadelphia Grand Council, by Kenneth Raw
ner, OF North Carolina, ezclu4ing Slavery alto
gether from the platform.
Governor Johnston, of Pennsylvania, and Mr.
| Spooncr, of Ohio, also offered resolution tc
! pet rid of the Slavery ISSUE
| Mr.. Moody, OF Indiana, offered resolution
recommending the abolition of all rituals, tests
&C., and allowing each State Council to regu
lase itc own matters, without regard to the Ma
tional Council.
This was laid on the table, and the Conven
| ton adjourned for dinner.
afternoon Session.
The Convention re-assembled at three o'clock
Mr.. c. Knapp, of Michigan, offered a resolu
ton ignoring the famous twelfth section alto
gether, and declaring that it was not proper fol
the American party to trouble itself aboat sec
| tional issues.
There was some debate on this proposition
several of the Abolition delegates being rather
indignant, It was closed by strong national
speech from Governor Johnston, at the conclu
sion of which, the Convention adjourned.
The popular plan tonight is to recommend
a Speclti SESSION OF the Grdnd COuncll at fnll
adeiphia, On the 18th of February next, four
days before the Nominating Council meets, al
which the twelfth section shall be cut altogether
and the principle of State sovereignty substitu
ted, allowing the South to hold niggers in peace
and the North TO work on the straight native
platform, without regard to Slavery at all
Something like this viii be done, at anv rate
There viii be no attempt at forming a North
ern party. The chances for the party in 1856
are considered too good to be imperiled in thai
way. The Convention here is in the hands O.
men WHO think their distinctive American prin
ciples of more consequence than Seward mig
gerism,
Thursday, November %, 1855.
The Convention re-assembled this morning
at 10 o'clock, ffty-one delegates present, a.
follows:
Ohio.-Joseph Burnett Thos. 81. Ford, Cal
win G. Wick, Thomas spooner, Clark Beeman
& o. F. Moore, Jas. a. Briggs, JAS. V. Guthrie
ii. Griswold, T. G. Vanslyck, E. A. Spencer
A. Mckay, j. H. Banner, o. S. Fishback, Hen
ry Gilbert, Thomas G. Ware, d. Heaton, b.
Kyle, Edwin Barrett, r. M. Corwin.
f Rhode LslanG.-J. G. Knight.
/ MassGchusetts.-S. M. Allen, j. M. Keith, +
r. Sawin, j. c. Maine, Z. c. Baker.
! ,Vermont.-E. Mattocks.
, lIadiana.-I G. Moody, Elias Thomasson
VIM. Sheets, Jas. Hook, John w. Dawson, A
P. Cobb, NJ. S. Robinson
Miaois.-N. c. Geer, W. w. Danenhower
, j. M. Allen.
Il Rsnnsylrania.-W.F F. Johnston, J. L. Goslel