Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-06-16
TIE NATIONAL COUNCIL or THE
AMERICAN PARTY,


District Of Columbia, but as many Of the dcera-
tons are uotiull, there have been but little more
than $50 nciilors present. The names Of the del
egates from lis State ms we sec them reported in
the papers, ire Ryland Fletcher. Salmon Wires
Evelyn Pierput, james NJ slale. Jos. II. Barrett
Jos. d. lIatel, and r. NJ. Adams From other
States we n,tice the name Of Ex-Gov. Colby Of
New Hampshire Gov. Gardner, Gen. Wilson, aud
j.. W. FOSTER and II. H. Rusg Of Massachusetts,
y. D. sperry and Oliver Ellsworth Of Connecticut
James W. Barker Of New York; Ex-Cioy VIM. r.
Johnston Of Pennsylvania, Kenneth Rayncr Of North
Carolina DoSn Of Virginia schuyler colfax.
7. G. Slaughter and W. Cumback Of Indiana Ford
Of Ohio, and offers of lesser note.
From the sane source Il appears that the coun-
ell was called t, order by the President, }. W.
Barker Of Now York, Who attempted to exclude the
Massachusetts delegation on the ground that their
credentials were not seuod by the newly elected
officers OF the State Council. but an not fually
succeed The delegation sum Ohio met with some
difficulty as thirteen wee elected but seven Of
whom appeared and ver ultimately admitted
The delegation from u, order q "sars and
Stripes" Of Mississippi MS admitted, 90 to 30,
WINE l''''on OF Una. p''l ,''uls'nna' VINO were
a'no'''' were fe''s'i as''' }" tine eoah'''' % 70
-,
( vn '"' 'o"'N'ns u'y M n,~'H' Oh 'fsih'A
D''le e. a''''A On Wv " '''on OIL H'''Aehu-
sets. bat the reply Of uc senator, sketch Of
which VIC Published last week, was bold and manly,
I It pretty eileetually silemed the rampan, pro-
slavery lrsn'4n. lhur'aay was spent IN discus
SION n',u IA A''eNuls oafiue' gwen ~ Inc Fh'i-
p''..'' !" '.e 's'sN
/ on Friday tho Pre-ideat flr the ensuing year
was elected. The South she'd generally to retain
n.rl.r Ian, t,.a -. r...,,,,.i ~ A.. - -.
y 'Ioun tue norm uA' '''ey oplH7ea hiin'
and elected his deicat Coy. Oarlncr Of Massa-
chusets appeared 70 he tie FIST choice Of the bolt
rrs h., tL,,y 6naii, r,-ti,l o T. IA p..,... =
u-....,... "
Neh'u'Ny' "n H"4'ho' iAii'hist As known IN that
state, and elcdted aim "a tsc sixth balloi--Dart-
lett, %. Barker 90, l. ID Freeman az popnsvl-
v,ria VS. .i.,,.I VI, p.,-;t.., r,-,,.-, =.
] Irr,sev Se,-,. = t,cs Ue,,-v n u,,., -
/ a.. ,....- ~; - AZ, .,
"'l''-'" i"' 0'''''''''e Vn pat
forms consisted 81 cue member roin each State del
esation the district u Columbia being rcckoncd
AS State. Among the members from the North
o., c.. ,., IL. a. 49,. = -, = ~,
- "" " o'N VI ohl"'
No'hN OF inuiaia' iosier Oh hAssachusetis, Colby
Of New Hampshire, Johnston Of Pennsylvania, Rnl
I Lyon Of New York. The committee Is conposel
~ ,hi.,,.-,.. =.
Inc proceedings Of the council On SATURDAY
were unimponant. Mr.. Bngg resigned his Office as
/ Chaplain.
Z n ,f, q - A. -.
-
uons reported to the Council the following Hesolu-
tons ON Slavery -
"Resolrei. That tho American marty having
arisen uuon 10 ,,,;,,s ,nJ IN scite ~ ~ ,,ass
lion ar tie Vii, AMI Denocr,,ie uarties csn,a,
Inc held in sny sanne, ro.nonsille e'r M oInnS'
;ons acts %, yi,la,al ,,cl,.s ~ c,th.r 49,, a.
systematic oei,afon Of thesaverv on,s,;o, ~, H.
narlies has eeya,cI sectonaI hostility int rnsi-
i've elemen, ~ .I;,;,,l ,.o,re, ami hron,.,,, -,
institutions into peril Ii has therefore become the
imperative duty of the American party to inter-
pose, lYr 'e purlose o. giving peISs 70 the eoun-
eneo has Shown n Il hmnossible 10 reconcile d,';,
inns 20 extreme as IT,, WHICH scra,,ts ~ H.,
tants. and as tbore can he no dishonor in submit,
ting to the laws, The National Council has deemed
Il the best guarantee of common Justice and of f-
ture peace 10 nbiie Inv and mania in tho evst;n,,
laws ,1non tho suh;e., az slavery as "a sn,i All
copc,siva sot,lsr,cn, If fiat sniia., T.; 80. ~
in substance.
Re,ofred, That regarding i the highest duty to
ayow these opinions upon subject oimportant, in
elared as the sSnse Of Ibis Natiopal Ca"nc3 ,Ss,
Congress possesses no power under the Constitu-
ton to legslate upon the subject Of Slavery in the
a'ss, OF 70 eHelude any Sa'e from admission into
not rcoognire the institution Of Saver - -
her social system and expressly pretermiting any
expressions OF opinion upon the power Of Congress