The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-05
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WILLIAM 8. TtSDALH,
CORNELIUS MATTHE WS.
The CHAIRMAN then rose and said

The purpose of the meeting has BEEN made known to
BY tne call which has just been read by the Secrea-
y We not here In thu character of politicians to
make and arrange machinery and cacuses. We appear
Americans and it 10 wish to present to you
few truths which We thns oonsssn your interests as
truths and American principles which worth while
1t this time raise before the public; and have
ban way of action We have called the meet
Ing in the spirit Of conclasion and fair dealing.
We think it right that the world should know Whist
Americans, aiming at; and, when urged, there
will be found am quite certain nothing wrong, but
Sat you may BE- the more fully impressed With this
declaration Of our faith OF American principles will
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Mr. MATHEWS accordingly read document of great
length purportng to be declaration of National Amsr
an principles; but it appears to to bs hardly
ted to be regarded the embodiment Of the views OF
he American party, but rather essay OF gentleman
addicted to literature do not consider its publication
was adopted bv the mseting' s It has not
the ring Of the true metal about 1t We aive however,
few extracts from it, which the subject Of subBe
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affinity which Promi.s TO eohero-slsyery
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IL % sns %ush
saI anS .uoh weapons; his nsenpy ana the laws
the state allow Beyond that State line however, it
onger 10 his character, but by delegate
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consider what Is and what just the entire body
Gnisn their ressicS sssh other With spssS
no onK IL; h si. IT s ss
rsa Of bis public duty to whe Is required
We eoupcl oountrymeD therefore, lssvs tho quss
lion OF where the constitution
Nth those :mons whom \ exists. % Ia..ss shsi.
n r.: from loss.
sntous subject calls for immediate astonthat
WHAT DOES AMrRIcASIss-wHAr DOES THE AMERICAN
MOVEMENT PROPOSE Dos
T. di:gsi 5om popular use every foreign l.ssu.ss
10 dsSsnd military oomp.nie, founded on and develop
fo pnry and snnobe sRs elective franchise Ac To-
Nov ali Of these are nece,ssry-shsy Are i'm
are not all they do not reach the csthey are not
the iimS: esssrn.ls xms,iosai:m
from head g foo x, moss bcs
iAns,isaa make, not therefore xmsresns TS. !:
s.yss The soul IA its od condition. j.
nothing II condemns foreigners. but it does not
should turn our attention little to the minds and
r.. Of the No ~ y
the should beware sst the Psslencs do not
= what We think, What We feel. wh.. We aspire to-nos
drink or cOshe ourselves witha-thas makes
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The declaration having been read through, Mr..
AArHEws proposed the following resolutions
Resolved, That we cordially approve and heartily
ePs ~ ne dseiarntion r, Of principles now presented
& ssf naHs o'' no candidate
That We leave TO our friends-so the friends Of Just
usss Of S pr.oics. n S:. ,a
70 such cases and occasions may
That We urge all true Ameri,ass u,dsr whatever de-
dgnaon arrangement they act to impart diause
and enforce this declaration upon ths stsntion
and % the he psip Of The United
Ave Ut their command.
Mr.. WILLIAMS said that he seconded the rssolutiou.
nth peculiar pleasure for they the effect that the
just read to be and shall be the founda
and about to be founded In this country (Applause
BE did not think that Mr.. Henry A. Wise could now des
gpate them the "knghts of the dark anterno They
iad expressed their views openly, and Mr. Wise aud
ther wise gentlemen might make the most Of It,
Cheers For another reason he took pleasure in Sc
the hrst time he stood ON party platform In
bis life where he could stand IL with his whole
weight. II platform he said, strong enough and
Wide enough for him. There Ia q sentiment In the
nunity which s called philanthropy but he
ound In himself . little Of that selashness
any other country, and TO his own countrymen
han to the natives OF other lands. Applause
= did not sympathze with abstrsctioniss. This plat
orm he said, s the American platform, and think
sed Just such platform now and assume that there
oes 10 the asd Who are going TO be our sntagonstsP
nav principles are they going to opposel We have
1frd of the great battle In Virginia Bat have they
~ lighting for the American principieS The tri-
nph sneee seems 70 be triumph Of the adnnstrstioa