Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-12
Convention of the Americans Of Virginia
Postponed until 10Th October.

We publish notice of the American Exec
utive Committee, postponing the State Conven-
ton recently called to meet in Lynchburg ON
the 18th inst, to the 18th October The rea-
sons assigned by the committee are in every
respect American. The ravages OF an awful
epidemic, requires the whole mind and sym
pathies of the people of Virginia The offices
Of humanity and charity viii occupy their
whole time until the pestilenee shall have
been, by Almighty mercy, tempered or extin-
guished The convention will be postponed
to the anniversary Of the surrender of York
town. In the State in which the mercenary
soldiers Of a tyrant laid down their arms to the
nyincible spirit Of freemen, will be celebrated
anew, that indomitable "hostility to every form
of tyranny over the mind of man, to which
their own immortal Jefferson pledged himself
and his countrymen. They will never falter
in maintaining it,:
To THE AMERICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA--Where-
as, since the date of the proposition for holding
Convention of the American party in this city,
on the 18th inst, awful calamity has fallen
upon two of sister cities. and the daily accu-
mulatng details of It's horrible ravages have not
for the sufferers in our party but have cngendered
such state Of feeling throughout the Common
wealth as will be but isuited for the scenes usu-
ally attendant upon great political gatherings; and
not wishing or intending TO do anything that can
be construed into a want OF due regard for the
feelings or a moekery OF the woes OF our greatly
afflicted fellow-ctzens Of Norfolk and Portsmouth,
we, yielding to the wishes Of our fellow-citizens
throughout the State, well our own convictions
| IF wis Ia unipr the circumstances. do
most respectfully recommend that the assembling
| Of said Convention be postponed until the 18th
| day of October next.
| On that glorious anniversary--c onsecrated in
every American heart as the day on which the last
| link was broken that bound us to foreign yoke,
let us assemble in solemn convention, and devise
| such measures, If possible as will at once and for
ever free our beloved land from the remains of
foreign influence, which false philanthropy and
mistaken political theory yet permit to inger in IT,
and which, unless eradicated, threaten, sooner
| or later to oyerturn not only our political, but to
despoil our beautiful and cherished social system.
All invitations heretofore given, and all appoint
ments Of delegates heretofore made, will be con-
sidered ms postponed until the 18th October, ana
we now renew the invitation heretofore given, to
all who sympathize with the purposes Of the Amer
! lean party-whether members of the American
Order or MOTTO come at that time and unite their
counsels with ours as to the best means OF effect
ing our social and political redemption Come!
| A cordial welcome to our hearts and our bearths
| will greet you.
| NJ. Langhorne, Jr., w. l.. Saunders,
! B. H. Nowlin, Maurice Moore,
| Samuel Tyree, G.. w. Christian,
James NJ. Langhorne, Ro s. Payne,
| VIM NJ. Davis d. w. Burton,
John IL. Bailey, j. +. Slaughter,
| w. c. Burton S. Diugud,
| Erecutiye Committee.