New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-04
THE KNOW-NOTHING CONVEN7TONA At
PHILADELPHIA.

correspondence VI lhO w l. Ahoen0
PHILADELPHIA, Friday June l, 1855.
A National Convention Of Know-N othngs, con-
sisng of seven delegates from each State, will meet
in this City on next Tuesday whose business viii be
TO reconstruct the platform which the Yrgnians have
so rudey and ungratefully knocked asunder. Before
this unsoward result in Virginia it had been pretty
nearly determined that the wNothings of Massa-
chusets and all others unwilling to swear by the Flu
gitive Slave Act and recognize the Nebraska inquity
as finaty were to be summarily turned out OF the
Convention. No one was TO be permitted to partici-
pate in its proceedings unless Third Degree Member
in good standing. At this Convention arrangements
were to be made to bring out George Law for Presi-
dent and Kenneth Rayner or Garrett Davis for wee
President Against the accomplishment OF these plans
the partsans of Fillmore alone to be feared
somewhat distinguished author already engaged
in preparing highly interesting and eloquent biog-
raphy of the Live Oak candidate, from his early
Jobs on the Lehgh improvement in this State down to
his last great achievement the capture of Baker by
the rapeshot; and this to be ready for early dis
trbution gratuitousy throughout the country. With
liberal appliances Of material aid, and magnificent
promises of honors and rewards from high cabinet
places down to village post-onces all was expected
TO GO off "as meTily a marriage bell' But at the
first gale from the South down topples the whole mag
nifcent fabric.
The Northern friends of Fillmore and Law will
unite notwithstanding the present gloomy state of their
fortunes in rigorous effort to construct National
Know-Nothing Pro-savery platform, as the sole hope
OF either Of these gentlemen is in the South with the
extremely "orlorn hope of Pennsylvania and one or
two Western States. But this effort the part Of the
douchfaces viii be strenuousy and no doubt success
fully opposed although is of little importance what
will be the programme of this Convention. Fortu-
naey for the cause Freedom il is not in the keeping of
Know lettings and they only at the worst retard
for brief period the progress of the tide which set in
on the passage Of the Nebras.a bill Ex-Governor
Johnston, whose hostility to Slavery rs well known is
already on the ground delegate, and he will exert
NIL his ability TO defeat the plans of the Pro-slsvery
men, /, is said that he will oppose making the Third
Degreo test of orthodox know-Nothngism, and VIII
move f< its elimination from the ritual altogether at
least north of the Potomac He viii not obest to the
brethren in the South retaining il as bong as they
please. Gen. Cameron is also here and has influence
with some of the Pennsylvania delegates Since his
letter TO the FreeSoers in the Legislature last WINTER
in which he went the length Of the teher in opposition
TO Slavery he may be disposed TO cooperate with Gov
Johnston. But no one viii be surprised If he should
wricge over to the other side. The Rev. o. IL. III
iany X. A. Ssmlerton, John Williamson aud other
leading Know-Nothings are also already here. In
Few days the town win be full Of them. Although
each State has but seven delegates the res, come to
assist and advise. \.