Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-12


n solemn and settled conviction in til. mind OF every
sound and Sam member ot tho present Na,ionat
Council.
EVENING SESSION.
The Council adjourned at T. NJ after Wilson's
ans!avery haruTsuc al en- hour. lie holds HIS ground.
and h5 Yet there has been uo manifestation III ITO body
10 reject him anu his Sang Perhaps The Icsi "i mem
brrslIip IN the national organization will hc applied III
the platform. Nice question There will bc the de.
vii 10 pay before the Council gets through. The lOss
of Frgina suggests the necessity OF holding Oh to the
North, and as the downright rejection OF Wilson
Go. may l0se the North in diversions to tho Seward
coalition you will ser that the requires delicate
steering to avoid the GreHkcrs l think Wilson 'e-
sres split. He seemed IA bo dragging his coat
through the Convention, this afternoon, and asking
Southern members to tread ON ths tail of IT, Look
out.
The Louisiana Catholic delegates. though "nntivcs
and 10 the born," and disclaimns anything
like civil allegiance the Pope, will, Of course, have
TO be rejected
SOME of the S0uSerners say TINT batch Of North
ern men have p!i itorm cut ana dried, Involving tho
restoration OF the Missouri compromise, and that
henneh Rayuer h ready to 90 ii in behalf ut the
Sunth. henne'I = very accommodating.
Inc maine ot george Law here il tower o
a'rcn"ih. he fact thar he was once M oster. and
ioni of crackers ami cheese takes we'll tho fact that
lc has Dccn stone mason proves that he Is as sound
hs DrIcH. These are the things they ray, Tor the
reope-n selt-made man, working his way up from
stable TO pauce in the Fifth avenue, and more
ney than he knows what To do with, aud generous
wh"!c-snuCd, practical nan that. Perhaps before
the adjournment of this body there may be somcthng
dome Indicating its preferences. Ii ~, | am very
much mistaken If George Law dues not turn up the
first choice of the Council. There are men here vii"
think that even il they fail in any other compromise,
junction Of all sections n.ay be lnnic upon Live
Oak George.
There is some disposition among the knowing ones
to extend the nt the Order by acluring limited
class of nnturH!izcd Foreigners say all arriving in this
! country under ten years at age. Doubtless s"no'
thing will bc done 10 libernzn the present stringent
rules of the Order, tor the good and sufficient reason
of getting more votes. y little more rope of ha Fort
would have carried Virginia. perhaps. The great
difficulty is, thn; this Council is the strangest aduiX
ture al ncOnSrutrs you ever saw, lacking the rsst
lial clements OF tact and experience 10 remarkable
degree. All wnut To- be- LEADERS, and worry few appear
To be qualified for the task. They are oil aware ut
the dangers which surroun! them Yet few have tho
courage 10 strike out boldly fur the land.
| The only thing which hold To bc perfectly clear
concerning this convention il. from present appear
auccs thai n very decided naiority Of It's mo,nhers
are i'll favor Of George Law Tor the White ito;lso-
As for Gen. sam Houston, he Id nowhere Even tho
Texas delegates l0nkiug elsewhere Tor their innn
We have had exciting afternoon, inside aud out,
to-day and Tomorrow we shall hnvsit still hotter and
heavier think it is not unlikely thnt tine convention
will hold than two Or three weeks longSr on
account Of tho high prices of breadstut. aud p'ovl'
sions.
| | regret tie uneHviable and unmercd position
whic, one ut "rpcc!a dispatches gned IL the
| Hon. X Rayncr, of North Carolina. The most u'''
deserved diniustcc-un;ntcntionally hope-has been
awarded that distinguished gentleman. Active and
busy" lis true he has been during the whole progress
the Convention, but not for hImscf as those best
versei his aniecedcuis and present movements emu
well Attest but Tor tue general cuus. III which he hus
embarked the unhOugh, cnergms ni a most vigorous
Intellect and pure patriotism. Raynrr Is not srl-
fish na.i and hr Be-sncTfcinG, lofty. and nagnh:I-
NOUS bearing, coupled with abilities OF the highest or
der, have erected Tor hin la tie crrs -: the American
fraternity memenio more enduring than the ephriI'
pral applause which results from place ari posit!0n
elevated though il b To tnn dignity o the Vice pr.s.-
dent nf the Cn.red States. II ic were 90 10 asprr,
hc suttra-rs oi the American Tcnp!" III telling t''i-
sands. wuulr! he declared trnm every mountain top
aud valley, and in vi fullest confidence aud ~
| fcction
The american Catholic question, introduced by
| Loasianiun-, cicitcd debut" ut great power nnd
elOquence. Wilson Of Massachusetts, Boiling al
Virginia. Pike OF Arkansas and other master spirits.
w,.r tho prominent actors and It IN h'iicve, for
strength and potency Uf argument, graceful! dlcton,
biting sarcasm and genuine Wit and hunor, hns been
seldom surpassed, II ever equnlIc III the dcibcTn-
tons Of the Order | regret my inability TO furnish
/ the outline even.
! Gov. Gartinrr and his colleague, Cary, are emf
nentv nationaIists. The Governor is decidedly u
man of mark and will at the right time and IN the
/ right place make prominent figure in tho conven-
ton. All eyes here turned towards him with the
fullest confidence and respect and his national action
in Massachusetts, will be nbuudantly confirmed by his
conservative and patriotic hcr" His c"eng"c
Wilson, who freely rulncntes his Union sentiments
mere, | would that ! could endorse fcT the same
irankness and honestly but the truth ia,crdcts. and
mast continue to writo him 'scch d!sturber' aud
pseudo negro philanhrnpst.'
Other and many E.cn OF distinction Rrc here, and
among them, AID not the least one by amy lncau" is
Judge Gamble of Missouri, profound jurist aud n
lawyer ot very Srcat abilities. But a. have neither
the space the leisure to spocy 20 my full extent,
dismiss tho theme with tho general remark, thnt
every State and Terror. ia the person ot some one
more delegates, .s just cause 10 be proud Of liS
representation.
The prrssnre from outside ia hourly becoming moro
dense, aud every train arrivos new md prominent
fnces are rrcUgnizrd. In the crowd | Discern A.
Stevens and 5. CInrk, mcn,hcr OF Congress from
Wcschrs.er, =. y, and hos:s Of others from every
section. The hotels are nil crowded and overtnwln.
and the most generous cheer s being dispensed IN all
directions,
George Law il gaining ground in tho affection Of
members from distant Stntes every moment. Men
who came here disposed to favor FILLMORE see Tint his
chances ars hopeless. new man il the order OF tho
day. M old party hack, whose political friends are
known and condemned. The Delegates are satisfied
that Fillmore, il nominated, would lose New York
and prnnsylv and the American party can
not afford that. A Northern democrat will be-
selected for President, and wing from the South
for the Vice Presidency, Law will be the next
i, nominated, the Democratic party will not make
nomination; aud tt- is pretty GENERALLY believed hore
IF Law is nominated for tn" Presidency, Kenneth
Rayner Of whom have spoken so justly, Will pro-
badly he the nominee of the American party iorthe
Vice Presidency. although Crtendrn, OF Kentucky,
md Gentry Of Tennessee, are talked about by many
members.
Taking altogether, this American cGnvocHtion has
been exceedingly pleasing one, and the entire ao'
o; oil cliqusm and the Tree interchange o stn-
tmeut and opinon-marked by the pervadlng una
niuii,y TO natonaxo and frarernze the whole Amsri-
can p,uple upon the basis of the Constitution and
the Gnon-rnust constitute new era i'll the develop
m.n strength and fraternity OF the organisation.
THIRD DAY.
THE LoCIsIASA CATHOLICS RULED 0ur-THE CALI
FoRSIA DISPUTE ApJcsTEp--ALL PRELINIsARIEs
ARRANGED. ETC.
The Convention met at II o'clock, A. NJ. to-dny.
After most ar::dntrd debate Of several honrs durn-
ton, elcitinc the finest forensic display that ever
graced dsiing guslrd the deliberations of tho ma
iior:a Americans in grand council assenbled II was
decided, by overwhelming ihajortv, TO exclude, or
rather not to introduce, the American Catholic deo-.
CATION into the national asscInblage.
The case OF the "SimDn Purts'. from Louisiana, If
thus freed from all embarrassncnts and although
not SD ordered being laid tbe table for future
ton that representation will unquestiOnuby be I'D
mittrd.
The California dsputan,s and contestants have
made grand satrtc, and tho promises 10 bc an
exciting one. There exsts what are termed in that
State the regulars and the vi gwams-both coDtendiDg
fnr authority both having sent the same set OF dele
gates. portion belonging to each order. The Grand
Council have admitted the delegates, but recognlzeG
only the rcgulars .
At2P. VI. the Convention adjourned TO attend the
rrand banque. ut Sansome street Hall at Z. VI.
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