Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-30

IowA.-James Thorington, William Lough-
bridge.
RHODE IsLAND.-J. c. Knight, N. Green,
VIM. H. Sweet
CoNNEcTIcUr-DayidB B. Booth, Thos Clark,
N. ID. Sperry.
WIscoNsIN. I'D. C. Wood, r. Chandler, C.
w Cook
Pennsylvania, it will be observed, is not in
cluded in the list of States appended to this
address. Gov. JOHNSTON and others, subse-
quently issued the following address. We see
it also stated that Notwithstanding this Pro
test, Gov. JOHNSTON said to the Convention
that he would refer the matter to the Penn
sylvania State Convention, and notwithstand-
in the Protest, labor earnestly for the success
of the cause, which causes the pro-slavery peo-
pie to pronounce Pennsylvania right-for
them -
PROTEST OF PENNSYLVANIA &C-The under
signed, citizens of the United States and resi-
dents of the States set opposite their names,
solemnly protest against the introduction of
any question connected with Slavery into the
platform of principles of the American party,
ed to be embraced within its purposes and OBJ
jects.
That we believe in and shall defend the
right of freedom of opinion and discussion on
that and every other subject not intended to
be embraced within the design of our organi-
zation
That if the question of slavery is to be pass
ed upon and made a part of our National
creed, then in that event we cannot consistent
y act with fidelity to our principles and for
mer professions, with any national organiza-
ton whose action On the question of slavery
will result i'll endorsing the Kansas-N Nebraska
act, and which refuses its sanction to the
principles of the Missouri compromise act of
1920.
That we believe that time-honored compact
was an honorable and fair adjustment of the
question of slavery.
We desire to place this Protest upon jour
nails of the Council that in no future time the
undersigned may be charged with nfracton of
expressed or implied faith to their fellow men,
bers in failing to support the majority resolu-
tionS
PENNsYLvANIA.-W F. Johnston, j. Bow
man Bell, ID. E. Small, r. Coulter.
ILLINoIs.-John A. Prichet, w D. Danen-
hover
New JERsEY--A S. Livingston, E. S. NJ
Clellan.
VERMONT. III. Barret, Horace Knslev,
X. NJ. Guford, Evelyn Pierpoint, George D.
Hatch
DELAwARE.-R. Clements.
CONNECrCUT.-David B. Booth
This is the substance of the proceedings of
the Council i'll regard to the question which
now overshadows all other questions 1t will
be seen that the South has triumphed, as she
always will triumph so long as the people are
content to be ruled by the machinery of Con-
ventions and Councils. The same power which
has demorazed and pro-slaveryized the polit-
cal parties of the country was sufficient to bring
to its purposes, an organization which really
has no definite object-which is ephemeral, un-
substantial and the creation of circumstances
by this action of the National Convention, the
Known Nothing organization has been sunder-
ed-lt has been most effectually broken up
For the fact, that the Northern members have
had pluck enough to stand up for the rights of
Freemen and the cause of Freedom let them
have all honor. We have been so accustomed
to dough-face servility and meekness on the
part OF the Northern members of National Con-
ventions, that it is refreshing to see something
like manllneSs and independence manifested.
The action of the Northern members of the
Council has met with very general approba-
tlon in the North. 1t has received the sane
tlon OF the Order very generally Indeed, it
could hardly be otherwise The passage of
the kansaS-Nebraska bill-a feeling of hostil-
ty to the National Administration for it's pro-
slavery proclivities done more to fill the
hnow-Nothing ranks, than any feelings of hos
tlllty to Catholics or foreigners In this Coun-
ty, at the last election, the Order numbered
some two thousand voters Amongst all of
whom, we presume to say, there could not be
found one, who does not consider the usurna-
tlons of Slavery as infinitely more to be feared
than any designs on the part of Foreigners
We are somewhat curious to know what they
design to do under this state of affairs. If the
twopolitical parties had become too proslaverv.
what shall be said of the now intensely "Na-
tlonalP KnowNothing organization =?
Gov. JoHNsroN.-We published last week
paragraph from the Tribune in regard to Gov,
JOHNSTON and his course in the late Know