The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-06-21
From the Ledger Of Friday.
Dissolution of the american Conven
lion,

thOAs LH.H ~
The Secret Council, which has been
in session in this city for several days past,
have voluntarily partially lifted the mysteri'
Gus veil which covered their doings, and the
fact is revealed that the Convention has
suffered a collaps in its attempts 10 establish
a national p~arty--split upon the slavery
questionable Northern and Southern wings
being entirely TOO ultra 20 unite on one har-
monious platform. The majority resolutions,
trying 10 plaster together the two ends Of
these extreme opinions, was a cement of too
soft a character to hold. Abolition and Free
Soil would moi be joined 10 pre.slavery, and
no sooner were the miority resolutions car
ried, than the Northern delegates +" bolted,"
and now avow their determination to carry
out "American" doctrines on their own
hook The delegates from Twelve States Sc
coded from the Council, held "a seperale
Convention, and adopted the following resa-
lutions -
To THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITRD STATES
The undersigned, citizens Of the various
States assembled at Philadelphia on this
fourteenth day Of June, 1855, feel constrain.
ed under the existing state of affairs. 10 af-
firm The following principles:
First, The unconditional restoration of
that time honored compromise known as the
Missouri prohibition, which was destroyed
in ut,or disregard of the popular will: a
wrong no lapse Of time can 2alliate and no
plea for its continuance can justify and that
we will use all constitutional means 10 main
tain the positive guarantee of this compact
until the object for whichit was enacted has
been consummated by the admission Of
Kansas and Nebraska as free States.
Second, That the rights of settlers in Ter
ritories 10 the free and updisturbed exercise
Of the Elective Franchise guaranteed 10 them
by the laws under which they are organized,
should be promptly protected BY the Nation
al Executive, wherever violated or threaten
ed, and tha, we Cannot consistently act with
those who will not aid US in the correction of
those national wrongs, and will not eUen per.
nit theif fair consideration and full discu s.
sion.
Third, We further declare our continued
and uuallerable determination 10 use all hon.
orable efforts, 10 secure such a modification
OF the naturalization laws, aided by such an
elevation of public sentiment as shall pre-
serve the true interests of the nation, and
shall guarantee the thee vital principles OF a
Republican Government, spiritual freedom, a
free Bible and free schools, thereby promoting
The great work of Americanizing Amer
lea.
Fourth, That we invoke The arm of legis-
lation 10 arrest that growing evil, the depor-
%tation, by foreign authorities, of paupers and
c~onvicls to our shores; and that as our Ma
tional Constitution requires the Chief Execu.
tive Of our country 10 be of native birth, we
deem it equally necessary and important that
our diplomatic representatives abroad should
not also possess foreign prejudices TO biastheir
judgement, or 10 influence their official ac-
lion.
No more slave teritory-Bushwell White.
OHlO.-Thomas II. Ford, L. II. Odds,
Joshua Martin, j. X. Marley, George r.
Martin, A. Mckay, II. B. McAbee, John E.
Rees.
INDIANA.--William Cumback, Schuyler
Colfax, Godlove s.. Orte,J s. Harvey, F., D.
Allen, Jas, R. Nj. Bryant.
.MICHlGAN.-Israel Coggeshell, Moses
A. McNaugh'on.
ILLlNOlS.-Wm. w. Danenhower, Will
INN II. Young, Henry S, Jennings, D. l..
Eastman.
MISREPRESENTATION ]. Gardner,
Henry Wilson, ]. w. Foster, A. c. Carey,
II. w. Rugg, James Burlington, Andrew A.
Richmond.
NEW HAMPSHlRE--Anthony Colby,
Jesse Mann, Stephen B. Sherwin.
VERMONT.-Evelyn Pierponi, Joseph II.
Barrett, Roland Fletcher, R NJ. Gulford, 10.
D. Hatch.
MARVELLOUS o. Cowan, A. S. Rich
mond, Benjamin D. Peck, John L. Stevens,
John S. Sayward, Joseph Cowell, James M
Lincoln.
IOWA.-James T~horington, VIM. Louug-
ride.
RHODE ISLAND.--Jabez C. Knight, Ma
thaniel Green, William H. Sweet.
CONNECTICUr.-David r Booth, Thos.
Clark, N D.. Sperry.
WiSCONSIN--D. E. Wood, R. Chand-
Ter, C. v. Cook.
The Convention which adopted these res
o~lulions was held Yesterday al the Girard
House, and Immediately after The adoption,
adjourned sine die. The majority of the
Council consists of 81 members. We have
not heard whether they have followed the
example Of the seceders and adjourned
also.
Ezy The Contested Election case in
Union county. in relation 10 tho division of