New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-30
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fife and rafting drum, discbargpg Of cannon, anc
400 Hinooo delegates fai'ed to draw.
Abou, tive We hundred persons. oil told, assemb ed
and speeches were made by Barker and Shafer o
New. York. scroggs o. Ede, Cushing OF Tom psin'
S. II. Crooks OF Livingston, Samuel Hammond of AL
! bauy. an G. Barr OF New York. nothing remark
abe was said, and but faint enthusiasm was manifest
cd. Kenneth Rsyner Brooks Uilman aud otheI
speakers announced did not appear upon the stand
Skaters speech was Free-Solish.
THE PHILADELPHIA PLATFORM OVERHEARD.
TES O'CLOCK 2. VI.
TIE Committee Of Twenty-four ou the Platform re-
ported this evening through ER,sTus BRooKs, Chair
man.
CHAuscEr SHAFFER moved ii be received aud
adopted by reclamation, and added, With that plat
"form we cen carry the STATE Of New-York like
" thunder and ligAtningl" Great sppausel
Some persop unsertook to speak, but cries OF
Question crowned bis voice
Dir Brooks announced that the Brother on the
Committee who disseDted hsd signed the resolution.
This was received with cheers, yels leaps, dancing,
piliDg chairs upon the heads Of Delegates aud other
demonstrations of joy at the dangers of row which
had been escaped BY throwing overheard the Pnila'
delphia Platform. Only four Delegates voted against
the Platform and Resolutions.
EvEsIyG SESSION.
The Platform Report was received with tremendous
applause. On the vote being taken there were but
four dissenting voices. Tire result was received With
renewed applause, cheer uFon cheer, csppnG hands,
stamping iett &C.
Mr.. Brooks Of New-York, Chsirman Of the Com
mtee on Resolutions and Platform. made the follow
ing report unaI imoOsy from the Committee, and it
was Ill animousiy adopted by the Conventions
PLATFORM OF PRIcrPLEs.
First Americans to ule America.
Second =: The maintenance Of the Union, and the
comp onises of the Copst u'on faithfully fulfilled.
third. The absolute exclusion from the creed of the
American psnty of all sectional doctrines that arc
a. airst the sense OF any portion OF the American
I-fsop ard the disusc of tie name, influence, or
gapization Of the American party to advance Gny
measure G. enst tue Constitutional nights OF the States
o. The intention effect of which shall be to endauger
he perretuity Of tire Union.
Fourth No sectional interference in our Legisa
ture and prescription of persons on account OF re-
Iigious opinions.
Fifth. Hostility to the assumptions of the Papal
power throul tie bishop prelstes, priests or minis
teis of The Roman Catholic Church, ant-repubican
in principle and dangerous TO the liberties of the
people
of the Feoeral Go, enment
Serenfh-1he eT actment OF the laws for the pr0tec
tor of the pur ~ Of the ballot box by the State.
Eigkih-Free ard reliable inst utions for the cdu-
cation of oil classes of the people With the Bole as
textbook in our Common Schools.
RESOLUTIONS on PRINCIPLES.
Resoired, That the National Admnisua alton, by it's
general course OF official conduct, together with An at
tempt TO destroy the repose, harmony and fraternh
relation of the country III the repeal OF the Missouri
COMPROMISE anc the encouragement of aggressions
upon the government OF the terrioria. inhabitants of
Kanses deserves and should receive the united con-
d, mpaiion of the American people, and that the instl
tuon o; Slavery should derive no extension from such
repeal.
Resolred, That in the organization of the American
oraer the institution of nyouDtarm servyude aud
DOW is regarded local ana not NATIONAL IN it, char
acter subject for the federation o. difference OF
opinion 10y the citizens of the Northern aud Southern
States and has ny htful place in the plat
form Of the National American Party.
STATE RESOLUTION.
As the Commercial, the Common School aud the In
terns Improvement stems of the State its great
est pride and glory, and have made her what che EN-
phaticalIy is, the Empire State therefore,
Resolred, That the American party will always re-
gefd ts highest duty to foster and protect and de-
.end them
Resolred That the interests of this great State i'm
peratyely demand a change Of rulers; that if we
would internal improvements completed we
should expel from Office the partisaus now Ia control,
who letting the section OF the Canas to be
kept i'll repair by contract, at a saving OF 100000
a wear as they may and by law are authorized
to d. corrupty continue in place horde OF officials
to absorb lite revenues for prvare emolumsnt for elec
toueerirg purposes, aud to perpetuate their unholy
poss' sson OF power.
The following is list Of members Of the Committee
on Platforms, aud who slgned the Resolutions:
Distric' No. I-Brooks, Stewart, Bullock. No.
U-Norhiup Sanders, Caldwell. No. lll-Whjson,
Van Gorke We5ibrook. No. IV-Freeman, Hol-
BROOK Russell. No. V-steveus, Larry, Leslie. No.
Vl-1cmpkns, Curtis, Grannis No. NII-Stanton,
Coos, Back,s. No yIlI-Burwel, Peck Scroggs.
Publish by order OF the state Council. Sigoe1 j.
W. Barker, President A. Z. harrington, Secretary.
Erastus Brooks, of New-York, and G.. A. Scroggs,
of Buffalo, were chosen delegates at large to the Ma
tional Convention.
10 p. M.-Convention still in session on business
matters, and will probably adjourn over ill morning.
IL p. M-Adjourned till A. NJ. to morrow.