The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-15

OF THE KNOW-N0THING NATION
AL CONVENTION

PROCEEDINGS OF THE KNOW NOTHING NATION
AL CONVENTION.
Il is stated that the resolutions Of the majority Of the
committee Of this body reported Monday, drawn
of New York. The Tribune has the following report Of
Tuesdays proceedings
PHLADEIpHA, Tuesday, June IL, 1855.
There has been great debate all this forenoon the
slavery question: in which Judge Hopkins Of Alabama
John w Foster OF Massachusetts, Squires of New York.
Senator Wilson OF Massachusetts, Mr. Morse OF Alabama
Mr. Carey of Massachusetts, Mr. Camback Of Indiana and
Mr. Barber Of New York have participated Judge Hop
kns made elaborate specous legal argument for sla
yory the Calhoun ground that the constitution carried
slavery wherever it carried its supreme authority
The speeches of Messr Foster and Wilson OF Masaehn
SETS given with effect They We're directed largely
against the northern doughaces and embraced whitening
exposition of the sham preensons OF the New York dele
gates Massachusetts comes here said Gen Wilson, with
10000 men her back but these OF the Empire State
have nothing their backs but their clothes VIM H. Sew
ard has his heels upon their necks and will crush them
out soon as the people get chance al them
They impotent in influence as they are beggarly
in character New York is thoroughly antNebraska and
has exhibited herefn her elections Of congressman and
in the unanimous declarations of her legislature Mr. Fos
speech embraced passages of great beauty and
effect He spoke of Daniel Webster of his concessions
the South which then betrayed him and turned him OF
with the poor compliment of nomination for the
presidency Then it that the iron entered his great
soul and he went home to die If he with his great tall
ents his commanding reverence could not overcome and
turn back the anslavery feeling of Massachusetts, how
expect to ignore her sentiments now deepened by
fresh southern orgies and stand up for moment within
her borders?
The speech of Mr. Morse in defence the southern view
,sns fine one and that of Mr.. Camback very effect
i've He stood up boldly for the position of the North
Mr. G. is Young man, but 26 years OF age formerly
democrat and is elected 10 the next Congress from Indiana
very effective here il concentrating northern feel
ing and stands fully upon the Massachusetts PLATFORM
do all his colleagues.
Mr. Bankers speech bitter reply the attacks upon
him from the Massachusetts, members He undertook to
carry the war into Africa.
The debate goes this evening II is believed the
South will propose mder slavery platform a cpnpro-
mise with the North. But it will not do Nothing short
of the substitution Of the minority Massachusetts resou
ton will prevent explosion The North grows sitter
and sitter on that uitmaum
Eight o'clock p. mThe debate slavery has ragged all
day with great vehemence On the part Of the South it
has been conducted with much fearlessness and power
Foster and Wilson of Massachusetts, and Ford of Ohio
have made magnificent speeches. showing the impossiby
OF union on the majority resolutions denouncing the
peal Of the Missouri Compromise and demanding reso-
ration The New York delegates have been rdded fore
and aft for their doughfaceism The South is cowed com
plete and Che doughfaces are thinning out wonderfully
Men here beginning find that the North are in
earnest Seymour of New York. has deserted his assoc
cates and to the restoration platform Pennsyl-
vania has light and says she saved only
on that platform Kenneth Rayner has felt sfened up By
despatch from reliable friend in New York, saying that
not single free State be carried the majority plat
form The South their knees asking for conpro-
mise 1t is impossible describe the effect of the day
debate The talk of the North has been of the panet and
most vigorous sort
Ten o'clock, p. ns--The council is st discussing
the slavery question Many delegates yet desire to
speak Sperry, of Connecticut spoke we'll tonight de-
nying the spinal complaint and demanding the res
toration for Kansas the least concession to Connee
ticut Kenneth Rayner created great storm among
the southern members to-day by declaring the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise not only uucalled for, but
an outrage The question will be reached tomorrow The
probability is that both the majority and minority
resolutions will be rejected, and milk and at
tempted.
The Herald report says
The evenings debate continued by Houghon OF
North Carolina who elaborated the southern view of Ahe
vexed question in speech of considerable force and pow
Sperry of Connecticut succeeded who advocated the
of the Missouri Compromise and expressed the
opinion that platform might be safely adopted without
declaration OF sentiment upon the slavery question Win
chester of Maryland offered resolution 10 adopt the first
part of the committees platform ignoring the question OF
slavery and declaring it practical for the sections
Of the country to stand thereupon in the full enjoyment and
possession Of their peculiar views He followed by
Brown of Tennessee who believed the disturbances of the
Missouri line to have been unwsc and impotc bat
still was opposed TO its restoration.
ABOLITION REPORTS.
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