New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-19
AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN NE W.
ORLEANS.

We condense from The Ner- Orleans Bulletin the
following account Of an American Mas Meeting held
in thai city ON the nth inst.
Pursuant to public announcement, last evening as
sembled Lafayette-squae one OF the largest assem-
bIaees that ever met III tins city.
kaely if ever, have we attended meeting where
sea of heads" stood out 80 extensively. tue band
disc oursed sweet music aud te rockes ever ana anon
yhjzz,d away and went up heavenward. AT about
o'clock he meeting was called to order by Hr. j. w.
Nixsp. vhonominated VIM ~ Perkins for President
and number Of Vice Presidents.
Mr.. Perkins taking the chair briefly returned
uLhLs for tie honor done him, and then introduced
tie Hon Charles Derbigny, the candidate OF the
American parry for Governor, who proceeded to ad
dress tie bed multitude in few pain stralght
forward old hioned remarks, which were well re-
ctived.
lie was followed by George Eustis, Jn, who spoke
al some lena tn in strain of ervld eloquence that
electrified the multitude and called forth frequent ana
ouhusf site applause.
Mr.. Eustis was succeeded by Charles ID. Dreux,
ESQ., whose appearance greeted with applause
and Who spoke with great energy and eloquence. lie
wss heartily cbeered.
When he concluded j. b. Walton Esq., came for
ward and read The folio wing resolutions, by direction
of he Committee on Resolutions, which we're adopted
by tremendous Aye from the vast concoirse
e,red That Union Of the States the Of our
eabtenee our CPey sno oy Hes na nbi af sae
Site. and the lib.sties Of the CITIZEN
Resed Thai ths provisions a the Constitution and the sv,
mad. m rur,u.rce should be faithfully main aimed and
e1,cue in ard national sIs free IRON =. seeuona
T,,Ired Thai lils determined, at all hmes, to en-
% onr constitutional the Of Slavery we are
not without reliance the good sense ana pstosn
our Norbe bretbreD and hope th>t the tue ana con
srye en- an OBJ them will Of the snnul add reouke
h, vain and unconsiuoIs efforts 81 Nunsrs an 40 ,
SIS 10 OPP csc and ,p 1ys,hi0" '"s
Beed lbat are the flends OF relsio1s a. wen a. cru
lilrt sad that OPPOSED TO any political proscP ION
for Religious faith either as to the nshi Of VOTING OF 'Ae
bsr,d That is against the Constitution sna good policy
10 trsDt any alien ngh u take part ~ Ine to'en"H "
the country BY voting ell her IN state or lefnoy -.
Is,ced that in any future lsgsaton on tae subject
Nsu.atop the vested nights Of citizens should not be
tSred Thar the has arrived In the history and exp
eucs u country When .aen ehahss oe %
the naturalization laws as VIII Insure " A"S hH' N wv
sh,S ItSt we cordially approve ard ratiy the
OF for State eicer. and hereby pledge ourselves 70
and soPPer. Of The whole N. Mat
or of the principles put forth BY the state
Cor vemiOp Oh the sth 81 JDiy =, r -. o..io,..
cane forward in obedience to the summons. he re-
ceyed three hearty cheers He regretted the absence
Of The Hon Randall Hunt, upon whom he passed
glowing euloey. But as he was not presSn,, ane
srenkef was Dot at liberty TO shrink from the duty I'M
He tbsn reviewed the action Of the Phiedelpnia
Convention in a clear, logical and mastery manner.
He slowed that the Convention had pledged Itself 70
he aintenance of the Compromise measures OF 1870
and of the legislation that tended TO the welfare Gnd
honor of the South in common with the whole country
The Convention had mace platform stroDB en- ush W
drive of tie Auoiiiouts, which the Democrduc rerty
he'd never done and never will DO
He then spoke OF the Catholic test IN the Philade
rbia Platform which be disked, but argued ths, the
ilaiform did not bind anybody to do anything that
yerv Objectionable. The longest speech he hsd made
in lie Phlsdslpha Convention was IN favor OF admit
ing he delegates Of LourisDa. With the exception
Of the three lines concerning the religious test he sub
scribed to every word and line in the Platform. de
advocated the extension of the term Of naturalization
10 twenty-one YEAR, and came down on the detaa-
coeues OF the old efete parties like thousand OF Dick
He occasionally electrified rbe multitude, who gave
vent 10 their pent up patriotism II Off repestci srous
Of appreciation. He counseed moderation; thought
il time to elevate political parties thought 1t time for
psres not put up the greatest rascals LOT once, as
had been the case for the last twenty-five years 10
great exie l. His address throughout was characterized
by ert at ability and logic and evidently male
an impression.
Wehsve seldom listened to speech containing more
ideas or which dealt more in facts and principles de
void alike of abuse and fattsry. He concluded amid
much Applause. When we left, at about l0l O'Clock,
MIR. Harmon had commenced speech, the crowd still
being quite large.
For . rough estimate we should think that there
have been present last evening about ten thou
card people. The utmost order and good feeling pre-
vailed throughout. il was. in fact, gathering OF
which any party might be proud. Sam has opened
the campaign with stiff breeze and ali sails set