Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-16
National council.

The correspondent of the Herald thus writes
under date Of June l4th:
Regarding as do the national pronunciamentc
the event Of the times. and spectacle Of mora
grandeur unparalleled by modern political deliber
alton and action II leisure permitted me would de
light to eulogize the men, the act and the deed
but as my space is restricted, content myself by
the negative affirmation, that il was not designed
in any phase to endorse in any particular the inbe
cile and rotten Pierce dynasty, or the demagogus
Douglas, or any of his willy schemes for place OF
power Neither the one nor the other merited OF
received the least consideration at the hands Of the
Convention. 1t simply met the issue, and in a con
stitutiona way forced upon the deliberations Of the
body by the emboldened demands Of progressive
fanaticism and now leaves TO every American the
exalted privilege Of standing erectly and proudly
upon the constitution and laws, without the sacri
fee of personal respect, duty and integrity.
striking fact and one you canno, have failed
to remark, has been disclosed in this discussion
and that was, that whilst the entire South was 4
unit on the majority platform, scarcely member
from thence, in the many speeches made by them
| essayed an apology for the Kansas Nebraska act
and whilst generally subscribing to the doctrine O
non-intervention nevertheless repudiates the mo
yer and the administration which foisted it upon
the country ut the tremendous expenditure o.
plighted faith, &c.
The majority report was adopted by
YEAs-New York, Delaware, District of Colum
bia, Virginia, North Carolina Georgia, South Caro-
lima, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, MISSISSIPPI
pi, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Cal
ifornia Maryland
Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Michigan
Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania Massachusetts,
Wisconsin, Minnesota.
\, Among the latter the report had two votes from
Pennsylvania, one from Maine, and two or three
others from other States. 1t is generally conceded
here that Pennsylvania was misrepresented, and
that perhaps no State stands more securely on ma
tiona grounds.
Mr. William Alexander, of Maryland, chairman
Of the committee, made report on the Ritual
suggesting no very material alterations except in
the terms of membership, the principal change
proposed being the admission Of American Catho
lies. This proposed modification gave rise to q
most animated discussion, in which Messrs. Lyons
of New York, Williams, of Kentucky, Rayner, Of
North Carolina, Brown, Of Tennessee, Mallory, o.
New York, and Cunningham, of South Carolina
participated and resulted in the defeat of the pro
position by very large majority
Mr.. Hopkins, of Alabama, chairman of the com
mittee, asked and obtained leave to give publicity
to the platform of principles adopted by the con
vention.
New Jersey has been in the convention all day
and, it's presumed, has resumed fully her nation
atty
motion was made to require the secretary, al
the termination of the general session, to publish
the proceedings in all newspapers friendly to the
organization. In addition to the proceedings
and the platform, an address was ordered for pub
LEGATION.
Gov Johnston, of Pennsylvania, entered his pro.
test as to the power of the council to erect plat.
f,r, hut hadh aon bo h.
init it to the State Council for its action and would
battle manfully for the cause.
Other delegates from dissenting States express.
ed themselves in similar terms, and in every in
stance gave the assurance of their firm adhesion
to American principles.