The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-06-23
K. MS and k.s''s.-Ths Philadelphia and Clevs-
land Conventions.

K. MS and k-s's.-Ths Philadelphia and clevs
land Conventions.
It appears that the despatch from Cleveland
which we published day or two since
purporting to give the platform of the Know
Nothing Convention at Philadelphia, was in
reality the platform of the "Know Something
Council assembled at Cleveland. This was body
we had not previously head of as being in pc
litical conclave at the time. and hence we pre-
sumo the cause also of tie error with the tele
grapher.. This Cleveland Council was com
posed Of delegates nom all the Free States.
At Philadelphia, the action has been quite
different. The South, aided by the most deba
sing dough-faceism on the part of the New
York delegation, has in all probability succeed.
ed in carrying the pto-Slavery platform. II
so, thus ends the pfoscriptive party: Its days
are numbered, and it is already dead and BUR
led. 1t leaves the Republican party untram,
melted in the field to enter the lists for the
hand to-hand contest with the slave oligar-
chy.
egates seeded, and were about to get up new
organization. This will amount to nothing
The only hope left them is to abandon all these
secret, proscriptive conclaves; leave them to
the fostering care of the slave-drivers and their
white negroes at the North, and come boldly
forth upon the broad, national field of Free
dom. National Know Nothingism is now SO
thoroughly riddled and cut to pieces, that "its
hide won't hold shucks."
We extract the latest proceedings from the
Tribune and other journals:
PHILADELPHIA, June i2-l P. M.
No prospect of vote yet. The New York
delegation tremble under the terrible assaults
from all quarters. The debate has proceeded
this forenoon. Mr. Jennings, of Illinois, has
made an effective speech against the majority
or Pro-Slavery resolutions. Mr.. Burweil, of
Virginia, their author, has defended them with
some elaborateness.
Kenneth Rayner, of North Carolina, in the
course of Union-saving speech, deprecating
disorder and dissolution, submitted compro-
mise proposition to take the place of all other
resolutions on the Slavery question. 1t is to
the effect that the question of Slavery does not
come within the purview OF tie American Or
ganization-that the North and South should
be left free to discuss it-and that its regula
ton should be left to local law.
Eight o'clock, p. .M.-Ex-Gov. Johnston of
Pennsy lvania, continued the debate in strong
massive argument in favor Of the minority res
Oluton. Mr.. Williams of Kentucky, made a
poor one against it. Judge Cone of Georgia
will make the closing speech tonight, and the
voting on the several resolutions proposed will
commence at 10 o'clock. Many of the North
ern and Western members have left. The fra
mers of the majority platform can impose it on
the Order if they will and dare.
Ten o'clock, p. .M-Stuart of Alabama
threatens terrible things unless this Conven-
ton rebukes and kicks out Massachusetts,
Delaware protests against the minority resOlu-
ton by the majority of her delegation. Ray
ner again advocates his compromise Judge
Cone is making his closing speech.
Ten and a-half o'clock.--The question was
taken on substituting the minority for the ma
jority resolutions and it was lost; yeas, 81 !;
nays, 90. So the Council refused to adopt the
restoration of the Missouri Compromise as its
platform on the Slavery question.
New YORK June H.
Special dispatches from Philadelphia men,
ton that the northern delegates to the Know
Nothing Convention met At o'clock this fore
noon, at the Girard House, for the purpose of
organizing Northern Order. Hon. Henry
Wilson, OF Massachusetts, was called to the
chair. The following address was submitted to
the people of the United States:
The undersigned citizens Of various States,
assembled at Philadelphia June l4th. 1855.
feel constrained under the existing state of af-
fairs to offer the folloing principles:
LIST. The unconditional restoration of that
time-honored compromise known as the Nilsson
ri Prohibition. which was destroyed with utter
disregard to the popular villa wrong no lapse
of time can palliate and no plea for its contin-
uance justify--and We will use all constitution
al means to maintain a positive guarantee of
its compact until the object for which it was
enacted has been cOnsummated-by the admis-
sion of Kansas and Nebraska as Free States.
End. That the rights of settlers in Terrific
ries, to the free and undisturbed exercise of the
elective franchise, guaranteed them by the
laws under which they are organized should be
promptly protected by the National Executive
whenever violated or threatened, and that we
cannot conscientously act with those who will
not aid us in the correction of these national
wrongs. and will not even preserve their fair
consideration and free discussion.
Sd. We further declare our continued and
unaltered determination to use all honorable
efforts to secure such modification of the Nat
uralizaton Laws, aided bv the elevation OF
public sentiment, as shall preserve the true in
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three vital principles of Republcanism-Free-
DOM the Bible and Free SchOols-thereby pro
noting the great work of Americanizing Amer
lea.
4th. That we invoke the aid of Legislation
to arrest that growing evil the deportation by
foreign authorities of paupers and convicts to
our shores. and that as our National COnstitu
ton requised the Chief Executive of our coun
try to be of native birth, we deem it equally
necessary and important that our diplomatic
representatives abroad should also possess nc
foreign prejudice to bias their official action.
Here follow the signatures of nearly all the
fern delegates, except those of New York
NJ -ey and Pennsylvania, although the
.,ro ,at,ar IL. legations are understood to coin
eide in the above views.
New YORK, June Is.
The special dispatches from. rn.laue T Tu.s; %
yesterdays proceedings in the N w" th o." II
Convention are contradictory. but '"ey a,
state that good order prevailed. Several "o
tests were entered against the erection of h
platform.
motion directing the publication of the pro-
ceedngs and platform in public places friendly
| to the cause was adopted.
According to one report proposition to ad-
nit American Catholics to fellowship was
adopted by large majority. after an excited
debate. Other papers say that this question
was not decided.
Massachusetts and Maine delegates. and 9
number of Northern and Western delegates