Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-07-21
SnIDm1rE Of News.

phia on the 9th ult.
In the organization Of the Convention, the
Louisiana delegation, being composed chiefly
or altogether of Catholics, were excluded from
the Convention By vote Of 70 to "A. The
votes in favor were from the South The North
and West, and portion of the South went
against them. Afterwards two men were adj
mtted as delegates from Louisiana who claim
ed to represent that branch of Know Nothing
ism in that State which lives up to the Pro-
tcstant test. They had not been elected by
any Council, but were only stragglers for the
occasion.
The Alabama delegation was admitted,
though in violation of the position taken by
Council in the Louisiana case.
A Committee on Platform was appointed,
which returned two reports-Slayery being
the rock on which they split The majority
report takes high Southern grounds on the
question. while the minority report maintains
the abolition doctrine. The majority report
was adopted, after stormy discussion of sew
eral days, by veto of so to SO. Thirty three
States and Territories were represented
Those for adoption we're New York, Delaware,
Dist of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana,
Texas. Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Ark
ansas, Tennessee, Kentucky. California and
Maryland.
These against were New Jersey, New Hamp-
shire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Penn
sylvania, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Mn
uesota.
We cory the majority and minority resolu-
tons:
Resolved, That the American party. having oriscn
upon the ruins and i'll spite of the opposition of tie
Wing and Democratic parties, caf:rao BE- held in
responsible for the obnoxious and yiolatcG
pledges % either, thsI tue systematic agitation of The
slavery question by hose parties has elevated sectional
hostility into positive clement OF political power mud
brought our institutions MIC peril IL has therefore be-
The imperative duty of the American party ill.,
erPose Tor tie purpose oi giving peace TO the country.
and perpeuity to Tie tnson hat experience has
those hch separate lie disputnns. and there
be no dishohcr III submitting IL the laws, the National
Council has deemed ii The bert guaranty of common
justice and OF future peace, 10 abide b. and Inainlah
The existing laws upon the subject Of Slavery fna
and conclusive setl. of that subject spiril and
substance.
Resolved, That regarding i; the highest duty
these opinions upon subject important, IN distinct
and lucquyuc;ll terms is hercts dncIurtt! ~ nj.
oi this National Council, that Congress pos
power under the Constitution 10 egisiae upon the
sal t.ct of Slavery in the States or 10 exclude any State
from admiss into the Union because SUTTON
does does not recognize the institution of Slavery
part OF her SOCIAL system and expressly prrerm.t ing
any pr~ssisns OF opinion the power Congress
to establish prohibit slavery in any Territory 1t l..
pf hat pttCl
not TO legsate upon the subject Ut Slavery thin the
Territories of The United States and that any nterfc
renee by Congress win slavery it exists IN the biz
trct OF Columbia would he violation OF The spirit and
intention Ct the compact by which the State OF Mary
land ceded the District 10 the United States aid Il
breach oil The National faith
The Majority Report having been rcad, Il
Minority Report was submitted. The follow
ing is the resolution from the latter on the
subject OF Slavery:
Resolved, That the repeal OF the Missouri Cornpro>
misc was iniraction OF the plighcd faith M
tion ami that it should be restored, and that il crt
TO that end shall fail Congress shoaid refuse admit
any State tolern2 Slavery which shall be formed out
OF any portion OF The territory hch that nsti:u
;ion was excluded by that Compromise.
immediately after the adoption of the ma
jority resolution, the delegates of twelve
northern States withdrew from the Council
and formed separate organization.
Tue Southern Council then issued their plat
form, excluding American Catholics from the
Order, and from Office - besides the usual
quantity of humbug.
The northern Convention pa: sed some rceo-
lutions dema ndins the restoration of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, and the admission of Kan
sas and Nehrask a. FREQ States
Horace Greedy has forgiven Henry Wilson,
Of Mass, all his former shortcomings in the
cause of AbJlitionism, and now canonzes him
for leading the North into a separate aboli-
ton, know nothing convention. He also get.
up political auto de .fe over the delegates
from N. Y. to the cor7cntion. He speaks Of
them in this wise:
They have industriously dug their own
graves and made their own coffins, and there
remains nothing for them to do but to sink to
that deep sleep which knows no waking
Having no souls, there is no reason to fear
that they can be immortal"
Gen. Kinney has eluded the vigilance of the
Government, and sailed for Nicaragua. He
left proclamation to the people of the L. S.
in which he declares that he goes to save the
property of the absentces from the dangers OF
civil war, and to revolutionizc the State.
A negro was burned at the stake by n mob,
in Sumpter county, Ala, for the murder of
Miss Thornton. About 3 coo persons were
present.
The notorious Henrietta Robinson, convict
ed in the Rensselaer, County Court, of The muir
der Of Timothy Lanigan, has been sentenced
by Judge Harris to be hung on the Sd of Au
gust next.
The Eastern papers report series of most
brilliant victories achieved by the allies be-
fore Sebastapol; but they are no nearer Sc
bastapol than before.
From Oregon papers we learn the total de-
feat Of the K Ms at the late election. The
majority of Lane, for Delegate, is 2,149. The
next Legislative Assembly will stand, in Sen
ate or Council, dem I, k. II. 2; in the House,
dem. IS. k n. 9
There is majority of AIS against the hold
ing State Convention to form State Consti.
tution 4 vote was taken on the same oucs-
tion in 81.
The Statesman raises the name Of ecu. Jo-
seph Lane for the next President, subject to
the decision of the Democratic National Con-
yention.
Eo> The Rev DR. breckenridge, Of Ken