Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-11-30
The Know Nothing National
Convention.

Cincinnati Nov 81 The Know Nothing
Nationa Convention called by the b0tcrs
from the Philadelphia platform of June last,
met this morning ut the Sons Of Temperance
Hall. There were forty-three delegates
present from the State of Ohio, Illinois. Yer
mont, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania. Massa-
chusetis and Michigan Thomas b. Ford OF
OHIO presided. The President addressed
the convention, urging union and harmony
m the party all over the country, and 0dvls-
ing the convention to make no sectional is
sues, bat to endeavor to get the whole A
meJlcan party on national platform
] W. Dawson Of Indiana offered a rcso.
luton proposing 10 eNpunge the 18th section
Of the Philadelphia platform, and substitute
~ It's stead declaration that slavery is not
national but a sectional issue, and must be
settled as such, by the States. Referred to
a Committee.
Nr. Gossler Of Pennsylvania offered res
olutlon recommending delegates of States
represented here To advocate, IN place of the
18th section, the resolution offered at the
PhiladcIphiai Grand Council, by Kenneth
Raynor o. North Carolina, excluding slave
~ altogether from the platform.
Gov. Johnson of Pennsylvania and Mr..
Spoonor of ONO also offered resolutions to
get rid Of the slavery issues
Mr.. Moody of Indiana offered a resolution
recumm, ndng the abolition of all rituals,
tests, Nc, and allowing each State Counch
to regulate It's own matters. without regard
TO the National Council. LAID on the table.
Mr.. G.. Knapp Of Michigan offered reso-
luton ignoring lhe l2th section altogether,
aud declaring that IL was not proper tor the
Amercan party To trouble itself about sec
uunal Issues. There was some debate on
tins proposition. and several of the abolition
delegates beng rather indignant, II was clos
ed by strong national speech from Gov
Johnson-at the conclusion Of which the
Convention adjourned.
.3mer'cqa Conreniioa ai Cincinnati Gin
emmett, Nov 22.-The X. n. Nltionai Con-
ventou rrasscmbled this morning, tiily-une
delegates being present The ommuee
on resolutions reported conservative plat
form, aud the ten minutes rule was adopted.
The platform requests that the National
Council will cxpungc the twelfth section,
denoupces the Kansas act, and claims that
no more slave States shall be admitted into
the Union
MI Allen, of Massachusetts, offered
resolution, asking the Grand Council to blot
out the twelfth section and make platform.
upon which the North and South could both
stand. without violence fo the princioles Of
the maIaritv of the penple m etber Mr.
Allen thaugbt the Grand Council nexi Fet.
ruary milht fix upon a plsn for a trply ma.
uonaI orssnlzatIon. h,,ylng oocL S,,to IN
hold It's peculiar views ON the slavery ones.
ton
There is Seward Gsion marty be,dsA
by Mr.. S1ooner. of OHIO. President ~ the
State Council. They want an ahol,t,on Mat.
form. so MS to bring about fusion with ,bs
Renubhcans.
There are two renorts for ,ls,c,r,, and
lois of amendments 4 shor, dob.,.1s now
polno ON. The name of t;onrro Inv bas
been mentioned here. and rnus,Ior,bfv d,s-
cussed lu private circles Tho ,dra i nan.
ular one 8mong the con.erv,t,,ss
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