The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-22
THE FREE SOIL KNOW NOTHING CONVENTION.
The Northern Seceders from the Phila-
delphia Platform.
GENERAL COUNCIL AT CINCINNATI.
Extraordinary COnglOmeration Of Political
Odds and Ends.
Ingenious Plot for Splitting Up the Amcri-
can Party.
THE BALI OPE NED.
OM1NOUS PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS,
&C., &C.. DO.
COUNCIL AT CINCINNATI.
THE BALL oP ENED.
oMiNoUs PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS,
SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC sPATCH TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD.

SPECIAL TELEGnA nAPHIc DESPATCH TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD.
CINCINNATI. Nov. 81 1885,
The Know Nothing National Convention called by the
boilers from Phadtp phia plsform June last met
this morning at the Sons Of Temperance Hail. Walnut
stie eet.
The which brought about thiA demonstration at
this time and place are briefly these
On the 9Th Of June last past the Know Nothing Ma
.tional Conucil met at Philadelphia. The South was
strongly represented and fierce discussion the sla
very question sprung up the question Of the adoption
of the platform presented by majority OF the committee
the The twelfth section, which particu'
larry Objectionable to the delegates from New England
and OF the Western States, Indiana, Ohio wiscon
sim Mich gan, Illinois and Ohio worded follows
XII. The American party having arisen upon the
ruins and in spite OF the opposition, Of the whig and
democratic parties cam be heii In any manner re-
either. And the systematic agitation Of the slavery
question those parties having elevated sectional hos
brought institutions into peril it has therefore be
the imperative duty Of the American party to in
snd perpeuty to the Union And as' as expe.ience has
shown II impossible to reconcile opinions extreme
those which separate the dspuants and as there can
be dihonor in submitting TO the laws the National
'Couuc has deemed 1t the best guarantee OF common
Justice and Of future peace to abide by ani maintain the
existing laws upon the subject of slavery, fual and
conclusive settlement Of that subject in spet and In
substance
Ard regarding II the highest duty to avow their opn
iona upon subject important n dit tinct and unequ
vocal terms il s HEREBY declared the Of this
Ns'ionsi Council that Congress possesses power,
slavery in The States where II does may exist, to
excuce any State from admission into the Union because
its constitution does does not recognise the institution
of slavery part Of its social SYSTEM aud expressly
meerniftng any expression ofopinon upon the power
tory the the Stana that
ought not to gsae upon the subject OF slavery within
the Territories Of the United states and that any inter
trct Of Columbia would be violation of the spirit ani
intention q The compact BY whs the State Of Maryland
ceded the district to the United States and breach OF
i, the nationa' faith
The platform with the Objectionable section having
BEEN ADOPTED by the Council meeting of the Northern
delegates held the morning Of tie 14th June at
which the Hon. Henry Wilson, Of Massachusetts,, pres
died. and N. McAllcn OF Ohio appointed Secretary
Theolowirg series Of resolutions were adopted. Tho
resolution said to have been prepared BY Hon. H. j.
: Gardner, Governor Of Massachusetts:-
The undersigned citizens OF the various States assem
bed at phsdelpha this 18th day Of June 1855 fee
constra,ne1 the existing state Of affairs affirm
Iirst The un ;ondi1 1na restoration of that time hon
ored compromise known as the Missouri prohibition
which was cesuYed, in utter disregard Of tho populr
for is out'nuancc jrsfy; and that we will all
means to maintain the positive guarantee
has been c"Dsummated by the admission OF kansas and
febsaf ka as tree States.
That the rights settlers In Territories to the
free and undsturbed exercise of the elective shise
gI.isneed to them BY the laws under which they
ogsnxed SHOULD be promptly protected by the national
executive whenever violated threatened and that
csnnoi conscientouly act with those whs will not aid
ia the correction of these national wrongs aud win not
even permit their fair consider alton and full dscussisn
Third. We further declare continued and unaler
able determination to all honorable efforts to
such moo6 cation Of the naturalization aws allied by
such eeva ion of public sentnsnt sLa preserve the
r,ere.ts OF the nation, and shall guarantee these
vital principles of republican governmeot--spiritual
FREEDOM sDd free Bible schools thereby promoting the
great soik of Amoricanizing America.
Fourth. That invoke the Of legislation to arrest
that growing evil the depor alton by foreign authorities
psuyers snd convicts to shores and that,
"nal csn,taiion requires tho chief executive Of
couoy to be OF native BIRTH dsem II equally
and important that diplomatic representatives
sbrad should also possess foreign pejadccs to bias
.heT Judgment 10 Influence their official action.