New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-09
Mobis Correspondence.

MOBILE, July 9Th 1855
Messrs Editors LIZ night Witnessed one Of the largest
gatherings Of the denens OF quiet CITY That wa
witnessed within itsPrecincts. large and tasst
decorated rosrum va fitted in the center Of Tia
square for the oecasa OF called mass ueeting II H.
American OK Know lothing party of Mobis for Sbs wv
pose Of rafying the Fincipes platform 81 The
promulgated by the seat National Convention al phas
deiphia and by the onvention at Monteomsrv and t
the further purpose ratitying the uomneti5ns ~ b
party for Governor Congressman this Detric ana ~
the Senate and Leg9su1e % the district and county
fore that hour the pAorm was brilliantly and tastey
Illuminated by ampof various sizes and the sianisean
motto g nion,a wraght In illuminated glass fransa
RANCHES of every shadRnd hue lent pleasing and
i've enchantment tethe scene, and bon.fres h,assa
brightly from either erner Of the square hne has
band announced disappointed hour BY paviny Hal
Columbia p and rocats sent forth their baza f sa
high in the heaVensnd seemed to render mora awf
sublime the threasRg ana overcast sky The appointed
time arrived and Sands of up-turned faces rat;tiS
the nomination Of HR Manning ESQ as prasisn, GU
the meeting, and SOP thrtyfc Vice Presidents and
two Secretaries. M Manning in very pleasing and
brief address, explaipd the object Of tbs maetnn
Bradford then beiDgntroduced announced The fo,,oi
gentlemen as nomiHss Of the American party in tbis
state, district and cnnty: For Governor Hon Geo d
Shortridgsi for Gagress First District Col psy.v
Walker for the saste I. B. Bsthea for the ragita
tnre, W y smith, battle, = III. Withers and J. 4.
Taylor, Esqrswbia announcementwas rpneived wi; n
great applause Hehen read series of resot;ons va ";
tying actions of the late Philadephia
and montgomery Qentlons and the nomina tons OF the
party as all OF which was received with
great applause.
g. N.stewaft beig called up came forward and in his
saDguine and energdc manner gave some f
dongs Of the late Philadelphia Convention OF which be
was member fronths State. He boldly claimed that
this convention haddone full justice to the souh and
that no other party pnventien had ever done 10 nch
He gave an animata history of san;, that Jonathan
now almost four-sc was tired Of governing hs largo
household, and hate had given up the rule to bs eIds
boy Sam ~ that ama accepted the trust and resnon
sbiifty and woulda future rule the household Cant
Albert Pike OF Arkaas being introduced to the meeting
was greeted with hrty applause am quite incapabIs
Of telling you oil he nd in speech of more than malt an
hour In ength-hofWeih he said It, and with what eect
y was uttered lesp yon to judge csn only say that
1t has been my god fortune to listen to ysry many
speeches, and am ndid to confess have rarely heara
more eloquent, send argumensative speech than tat
Of Capt. Pike. Hhar and frank manner Of meeting
every objection wonhe approval Of all parties He very
candidy repudatedhe Catholic feature of the platform
and promised to res not until il should be amended OF
repealed He was Equently interrupted with bursts of
applause from the ambled thousands At the conclsion
OF his remarks Wa H. Howard (of the Evening News
was called out, % made a very pert inpromptu
speech. And, afte some other spsanhas from seyera
gentlemen present. ne resolutions offered by Gen Brad
ford were unanimdy adopted, and with determine
ton to elect the nneess therein named, the meeting
adjourned. Wheth they will elect said nominees the
ides OF August wiletermne but if the meeting of last
night as eomparedith one heidi week by the admin
istraton party hse, be any test of their
strength then sury signal victory awaits the efforts
of the American pay. have not yet heard the Guber-
material candidate Should they visit Mobile you may
then have my view of their respective claims upon the
people OF Alabama Until then, believe me, CLARENCE.