Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-08
Editorial Correspondence.

PHILADELPHIA, juno 7, 1855.
The National Council met on Tuesday, thu
9Th, but there has, AZ yet, been no organiza-
ton Of the body. the whole time since Tuesday
having been consumed in deciding contested
seats from Mississippi, Louisiana, California,
&c. The former officers, Of course, preside,
until new election, which presume will b,
made tomorrow. By resolution adopted on
Tuesday, | am precluded from publishing thu
letails of the proceedings of the body. About
me hundred and fifty members are usually
present, though probably two hundred are in
The city. Many of them take no interest in
the preliminary questions.
There is strong ground for the hope that
National platform viii be agreed upon by
majority Of the delegates, though 1t seems i'm
probable that any platform which can be de-
vised will be acceptable to very large major
ity. So far, the incidental discussions, which
have arisen, embracing certain controverted
points, between the North and the South, hav,
been conducted with good feeling, and COM
mendable freedom from acrimony. The ques-
ions pending between the North and the South
will not be blinked or evaded- there will be
the most perfect freedom of debate tolerated.
presume the first business in order to-
morrow will be to select President and other
officers for the ensuing year, as the questions
relating to the contested seats were settled this
afternoon, just prior to an adjournment
The prominent members Of the American
party in this city have invited the members Of
the National Council toa banquet, to be served
up this afternoon, and many good speeches are
expected thereat You will doubtless get a
full report Of the proceedings in to-inorrow's
Philadelphia papers. am too unwell to fur
nish them, even If it were convenient to do it
! may probably spend an hour or two It
the banquet, but my infrm health admonishcs
me to retire therefrom in good season.
Rumor attributes to sundry aspirants for the
Presidency, some wire-working at the presen,
lime in this city. The very distinguished
George Sanders is here, and the columns of the
New York Herald, Of this date, furnish proof
that the correspondents Of that press arc en-
gagged In the Lawful enterprise of creating
public opinion for use In the contes. of 1855.
learn that one of tho Washington CORE
spondents Of the New York Herald, stated in q
letter early this week, that the editor Of the
Organ, had lost twenty-five hundred dollars on
the Virginia election This statement though
false, is as near the truth as could expect
from that press-that sum being just flee timGs
the whole amount which bet upon the slec
ZION, and entertain but little doubt, that when
the frauds practised In the county on which the
bet was made, are fully exposed, las they will
be,) shall be entitled to these stakes.
I have not the least doubt, from what have
heard, since my arrival here, that Boteler has
received more legal votes than Faulkner, and
that about 800 votes In Page county were pro-
cured for both Faulkner and Wise, by unfair
means This matter ought to be fully investi
gated before the losers on Page county should
be required to acquicsce in the prima .taoie re.
suit
Il Il doubtful at what time the National
Council win adjourn-ce not before next
week.