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National Convention Of the Americans al
Cincinnati.


pOintment Of Gen. williamson. Of Pennsylva-
MIA as Presidenl, and Mr.. Danenhawer, OF ILL.
nOis, as Secretary.
A resolution to exclude the Reporters Wai
offered, discussed and adopted. AtterWaEd
person was apecially delegated to communicate
20 the Reporters what transpired in the Con.
vsntion.
The following gentlemen were appointed
committee on Permanent Organizations; Wick.
OF Ohio, Knight, OF Rhode Island. Geer. of
Illinois, Mattocks, Of Vermont, Allen. Of Mass
Knapp. of Mich, Wise, Of Pennsylvania. and
Moody Of Indiana.
The committee reported The following off
GERS, which was unanimously adopted:
President Hon. Thos. III. Ford, Of Ohio.
Vice PrasiGenls-Wm. Sheets, Of Indiana;
and s. NJ. Allen Of Mass.
Sesretaries-W. w. Danenhaxer, of III, and
Richard Coulter Of Penn.
Ex-Governor johnson, of Penn, and Mr..
Sheets, Of Indiana, were appointed TO escort
the President to the chair
On taking bis seal the President addressed
the Convention.
1 Mr.. Dawson, Of Indiana, offered a Tesolu-
ton, in reierence TO section XII of the Phila.
delphia platform, recommending that it be ex-
punged and taking the position that the ques.
lion Of slavery was sectional, not national, and
should not be inteFmixed with the issues of the
American party.
Mr.. Spooner, of Ohio, moved that the resolu-
tion be referred TO a committee Of one from
each State, to whom all resolutions on the same
subject should be referred. The motion was
adopted, and the following gentlemen appoin-
ted the committee on Resolutions
Sheets, of Indiana Spooner, of Ohio; Geer,
Of Illinois, Mattocks, of Vermont, Knight, OF
Rhode Island, Keith, Of Massachusetts,, Sewell,
of Pennsylvania Weed Of Michigan.
Resolutions in reference to the XIIth section
we're offered by Gov johnson, Messrs. Spooner,
Gouler, and others;
Mr. Moody. of Indiana offered resolution,
recommending to the National Convention the
repeal Of nll rituals, tests Of membership. dSc..
leaving all regulations to the organization in
each State. Laid on the table.
AFTERNooE SESSION.
Knapp, of Michigan, offered resolution,
which was referred to the committee on Reso-
luuons.
Gov. johnson, by invitation, addressed the
Convention at length, after which it adjourned
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until 10 o'clock Of Thursnay morning
at sEcoND DAY.
The Convention met al 10 o'clock ibis morn.
Ing.
Following are the names Of the Delegates
in attendance
Ohio--Joseph Barrett, Thomas H Ford
Calvin G. Wick, Thomas Spooner, CLARK Bee
man, o. F. Moore. James A. Briggs, James
V, Guthrie. Hiram Grswold. L. G. Van Slyke
E, A. Spencer, A. Mckay. ]. Ii. Baker, o. S
Fishback, Henry Ebbert, Thos. G. Ware, D
Heton. B: S. Kyle, Edwin Parott-tota
10,
I Indiana-J, @. Moody, Elias Thompson
VIM. Sheets, Jas. Hook, Jno. M. Dawson, A
P. Cobb, NJ. s. Robinson--total 7.
Ininois-N. O, Greer, ", W. Danenhower
J. Nj Allen--total 8.
8 Rhode Island--J @. Knight.
Massachusetts--S. NJ. Allen. S. M, Keith
E, R. Suwin, S. O. Main, Il. c. Baker--tota
5.
Pennsylvania-Go W. F, johnson, ]. @
, Gosser. Stephen Farren, @, A. WashbOrne
| John Williamson, Robert M. Biddle, ], H
Sewell T. r. Powers, w. w. Wise, Richard
Coulter, D. E Small, F. s. StambaCh-tota
12.
Michigan CLANCY Knapp. VIM. S. Wood
W. A. McNaughton-tota 3,
. Vermont--E: MattoCks--t. -ue
/ Wisconsin-John Lockwood-I.
! In all ffty-two delegates presenting lOt
: ele ctorial votes.
; Mr.. Sewell, Of Pa. offered the followin!
: resolution.
Resolved. That we recommend the Nation
al Council TO abolish all but one degree, anC
{ require the word of honor instead of the obi
CATION now required by the order. This wal
, passed.
Mr.. Bartlett. President of the Nationa
! Council, and resident of Covington, Ky. wa'
{ invited and took a seat in the Convention.
After considerable discussion of various
questions, the committee on Resolutions re-
ported. They were not unanimous. and Mr.
Spooner Of Ohio, submitted minority report
The following is the report adopted te
: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE AS ADOPTED.
The Select Committee, TO which was refer
, red various resolutions and propositions, main
ly on the subject Of the differences existing be
tween the North and the South on the subjee
Of Slavery, has had the same under considera
tion, and has approved the following resolu
tions, and recommend their adoption at th
proposed session of the National Council to b
held at Philadelphia on the 9th Of Febfuar,
next, in lieu of the l9th section Of the plat
= form.
: : That The repeal OF the Missouri Compromis
! was an infractiOn Of the plighted faith Of th
. nation. and that it should be restored and
efforts to that end should fail, Congress shoul
. refuse to admit into the Union any State toleF
: flting Slavery. which shall be formed out Q
; any portion of the territory from which that in
siilution was excluded by that compromise.
That this Convention protest against coales
i lcing With any party which demands posi-
! Iponement or abandonment of American prin
j ciples, or the disOrganisation Of the America
party. asa
That this convention recommend to the del
gates to the National Council from the Stale
Q here represented to request the President {