Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-20

From the, richmond Virginia Wing Of Monday
Meeting Of the American Members of the
LegisIature.-The Course Of the National
Americans in Congress Endorsed.
A meeting of the American members of the
Legislature, was held in the reading room Of the
Exchange, Saturday night, and the subjoined reso-
buttons adopted The ground assumed by all the
speakers in the meeting and in the committee was,
of course, that it was impossible Under any circum-
stances to cooperate 10 the organization of the
House with the Black Republicans, and equally
impossible to cooperate with the Locofocos, under
existing circumstances, on account of and in face
of their arrogant and offensive declaration that
Americans are not "equal associates for them"
The whole blame OF the election OF Black Re.
publican will rest and justly rest upon the South
ern Democracy.
Without further say, we subjoin the proceedings
and resolutions:
At meeting of the members of the Virginia
Legislature favorable to the objects of tho Ameri.
can party held in Richmond, December 18th, 1856,
to consider the continued disorganization of the
House of Representatives, Col. Thomas M. Boudu-
rant, Of Buckingham, in the chair, b. Christian, OF
Augusta, Secretary the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted, having been reported by
of Bedford, Early, of Albemarle, Imboden, of Au-
gusta, Tazewell, Of Mecklenburg, Dickinson, of
Richmond, Flood, of Appomattox, and Spady, of
Northampton:
The American members of the Virginia Legis-
lature regard with deep concern, the prolonged re-
fusal of the members Of the House Of Representa-
tives to organize that body, and proceed to the
performance of the important duties which devolvc
upon them.
They regret to know that this legislative anarchy
has arisen upon an issue in which the rights Of the
people Of Virginia In common with the people of
the South, are involved, and they deem il duty,
on behalf of their constituents, as well as OF the
National American party, to protest against being
held responsible for the acts OF any who may bear
the same party name with themselves, to sustain
and encourage those truly national men who abide
by and maintain the 18th section of the Platform
adopted by the National American party, and to
declare that they viii consent TO no abandonment
or compromise of the principles involved in that
section, under any pretence whatsoever, therefore
Resolved That we cordially endorse the position
of the National American members elect of the
House of Representatives, as consistent with the
National platform, and in accordance with the SEN
timents OF all conservative men throughout the
Union.
RESOLVED, That we tender our sincere approval
to those members from the Northern States, who
PLATFORM and peril their popularityto preserve the
peace Of the Union.
Resolved, That any reputation, modification, or
suppression of the 18th section Of the National
platform, implied by the election Of any officer of
unsound or doubtful opinions, would be violation
Of party faith and gross fraud upon those South
ern men who have united with the American party
upon the guarantees embodied in the section re-
ferred to.
Resolved That the arrogant declaration, by
caucus Of the Democratic members elect Of the
House Of Representatives that they would consent
to no union with the American party, even in the
formal and temporary cooperation necessary to
organize the House, subjects that caucus TO the
just imputation that, for the sake Of party advan-
tage, it would rather prolong the agitation Of the
slavery question, and throw the patronage Of the
House into the hands Of the Black Republicans,
than associate, In defence Of common rights and
interests, with National Americans, whose fidelity
TO the South and to the Union cannot and shall
not be questioned.
Resolved That, having implicit confidence In
the integrity and patriotism OF the National Amer
lean members Of Congress-, we cordially commit
our honor and interests to their hands, confident
that they will sanction act inconsistent with the
obligations OF the 18th section Of the national plat
FORM the rights Of the South, OF the honorable
preservation of the Union.
Resoiped, That we regard with indignation the
attempt Of powerful political party at the North
10 seduce Southern men from their sectional 6del-
ity, By the bribery Of official honors, and that
those Southern men who In the present crisis dis
courage the union Of the South upon the basis Of
adjustment laid down in the 18th section Of the
National Platform, or who shall accept Office at
the hands of our sectional enemies, shall be visited
with our unqualified deteststion, and can no longer
be regarded a. National Americans or a. worthy
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