Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-15
The Two Horse Act.

courteous, ohivalric, entertaining, ingenious.
truthful and knowing nsighbor, did not elicit
~ unanimous applause In the Philadelphis
Convention as was anticipated by the dashing
performer. Its poses for the South were not
admired by the extreme Southern men in the
Convention, while those for the North were
absolutely hooted at by the almost unanimous
North there, as being the merest counterfeit
pre- sentiments Of something that should tickle
the fancy of the North, imaginable. This two
horse act kicked up such a row az to end in
compelling all those who represented oonstit
uencies able to carry important elections for
Know Nothingism, to leave the Convention
and make an ont and ont Abolition Know
Nothing platform for themselves.
The following history Of some of their doings
on Wednesday night last and yesterday me m.
ing tells the tale:
Mr.. Rsyner on Wednesday night presented
s'ries of conciliatory resolutions. They
were, in substance, condemnatory of tho course
of Southern men, enemies of the Order, who
are straining to mako 1t appear IN anti slavery
organisation, and also condemning its North.
ern enemies, who are endesvoring to make it
appear an advocate Of slavery. They would
leave the subject of slavery where the Consli-
| tuition leaves 1t, 80 far as the Order is con.
cerned, leaving the States, North or South, to
make their own issues upon it.
THURSDAY MORNING PAST ONE O'CLOCK
The Convention has just adjourned. Before
adjournment the following votes had been dc.
clsred
In favor of majority report of Committee on
Platforms, eiga;y; against it, fifty niue.
In favor Of the minority report, fifty one
opposed, ninety two.
In favor Of Mr.. Rayner's proposition, forty.
four; opposed, ninety seven.
Correspondence of the New York Timesl
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday Morning.
There has been a grand disruption of the
Know Nothing Order. The Northern men,
hers refuse to abide by the Pro Slavery Pla:-
form that was adopted last night s.
Tho Northern Delegaes to the America
National Convention, convened at PhIladel-
phia, met at 8 this morning, at the Girsrd
House, for tho purpose of organizing az a
Northern Order. Hon. Henry Wilson was
called to the Chair, and 81. N. McAbee was
appointed Secretary
Hon. j w Eos err, of Mass, ne soon as tie
meeting wa. organised, presented the follow
lag Platform which. after having been read,
wss signed by the representatives from the
several States, as b low:
PLATFORM.
To the P.opie Of the United States.
The undersigned citizens of the various
States, assembled at Ihiladelphis on this I4tb
day OF juno, 1885, feel constrained, under the
existing state of affairs, to affirm the following
principles: =
FirBt-The unconditional restoration of that
time honored Compromise known as the Mis-
souri, Prohibition, which was DESTROYED in Mt.
ter disregard of the POPULAR will A wrong no
lapse Of time can pallia'e, and no Plea for its
continuance can justify; and that we will use
all constitutional means to maintain the posi-
tive gusraRtee Of its compact, until the oh
jsct for which it was enacted has been con.
| summated by the admission Of Ksnsss and
Nebraska as free States.
Second-Thas the rights of settlers In Ter.
ritOries to the free AID undisturbed exercise
of the elective franchise guaranteed to them
by the laws undor which they are organized.
| should be promptly protected by The National
Executive, whenever violated or threatened
and that We ca not coDscientiousIy act with
those who will not aid Us in the correction of
these National wrorgs, and will not eyen per.
NIT their fair cor sideration and full discussion
Third-We further deolsre our continued
and unaiterable determin alton to use all hon.
orable efforts to secure such mod hcatiop of
the naturalization laws, aided by such eleva.
ton Of pubic sentiment as shall guarantee the
three vital principles of Republican Gov.
ernment-Epirituat freedom and free Bible
| schools--thereby promoting the great work of
Americaniairg America.
Fourth-Ihat We invoke the arm Of lsgisla-
ton to arrest that growing ev;i-the deporta.
ton, by foreign authorities of psupers and
convicts TO our shores; and that, as our ma.
tiOpal COnsti'u tion reqnires the Chief Execu.
tive of our country to be Of native Dir b, We
deem ii equally necessary and important that
| our diplomatic representatives, abroad should
also possess no foreign pr.jadices to bias their
judgment or to Influence their official action.
Ohio-ThOmn II Ford, L. II Odds, Joshua
Martin, John f Rees, J. X Marlay, Geo. b
Morton, H FL McAbss. Approve of the
above adding No more slave territory
B. White, Geo. b. Morton, A. Mckay.
Indiana-w lillian Cumback, Schuyler Col.
fox, GodlOye 8. Orth, j. s Harvey, Thomas
c. Slaughter, F P Allen, James Il. BRYANT,
MichigaD-Israel Coggshall, Moses a. Nc.
Naughton.
Iilinois-Wm. W. Dansuhower. VIM. n
Young, Henry 5. Jennings, L. Eastmayo,
VIM. J Phelps
Massachusetts-Henry ]. Gardner, Henry
Wilson, ]. W. Foster, A. @. Carey, Ii. VI.
kugg, James Burlington, Andrew A. Rich.
mond
New Hampshire-Anthony Colby, Jesse
Mann. Stephen B Sherwin.
Vermont-RyIand S. Fletcher, Horace
Kingsley. Joseph FL. Barrett, Evelyn Pier
point, Joseph D Hatch
Maine-Leuis o. Cowen, A. s. Richmond,
Benjamin d. Peck, John L. Stevens, John s.
hayward, Joseph Covell. James NJ. Lincoln.
!owa-James Thorinston, William Tough.
ridge. -
Connecticut-David B. Booth, Thos CLARK,
N. j. Sperry.
Rhode Island-Jabs1 c. Knight, Nathaniel
Greene, VIM. b. Sweet.
Wisconsin-D. e. Wood, b. Chandler, G.
W. Cook.
On motion of Mr. Ortiz, of Indiana. q Ger.
responding Committee was appointed, consist.
ing of one from each State represented in the
meeting, as follows:
Ohio-A McRsy; Indiana-Goodlove Ortiz;
Michigan-Moses A. McNortop IIlinois-W.
w. Dannerhower; Masss husstts-H. ]. Gar.
diner, Governor; New Hampshirs-Stsphen
B. SherWip; Vermont. Fl. Barrett; Maine
B. d. Peck Iowa-W Loughridge; Rhode
Island-J. G. Knight; Connecticpt-H. ID
Sporty. ... .
New Jersey coincidsd in the above, but