Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-13
Editorial Correspondence.
PHILADELPHIA, juno ~, A

PHILADELPHIA, juno IL, n. III.
The committee on the platform agreed yes.
terday upon series Of propositions as gen,
eral platform, and reported the same TO the Ma.
tional Council at p. NJ, yesterday, and they
were discussed till IL p. NJ, last night, and
will be further considered to-day. The -four
resolutions adopted by the committee on Sat
nrday night were condensed into single reso-
luton on yesterday, retaining the substantial
portions Of said four resolutions and many
others were added to complete the structure.
The report Of the committee is entirely salts
factory to the South and Southwest, and also
to New York, and 1t is in the main supported
by New Jersey.
Pennsylvania il divided on the platform, nj
presented. The whole North are dissatisfied
with the platform---so also is the Northwest
Thus matters stand at present There is, how.
ever, general disposition manifested to abide
the decision of the National Council, even
though the several planks in the platform are
Objectionable to portions of the members.
No reasonable Southern man can object to
tho platform. Non-interrention with the
question of slavery is its characteristic. The
North and Northwest urge restoration OIL
the Missouri Compromise.
This is impracticable. am willing and have
proposed Qor ons) to donounce the measures
Of Douglas and Pierce in destroying that com
promise, at the hazard of tho peace Of the
country and Union of the States,--bu thai
Is not satisfactory to the North, and would be
unwillingly offered by the South generally, on
tho ground that it Is thought to admit the con-
stitutionality Of the Missouri Compromise.
would neither admit nor deny this position,
because 1t Is unnecessary whole point
being, that at tho time of its repeal, it was in.
expedient and uncalled for, and the North
should have the benefit of the denunciatio
Of the repeal, though a restoration of the Mis-
souri, line, cannot be granted.
You thus have the points of difference be.
tween the North and the South. The North
d,cs not demand repeal of the fugitive slave
Inv, nor the abolition Of slavery in the Dis
trict. These points are only maintained by
half dozen "disturbers Of the peace" like
Wilson, Of Massachusetts. Mr.. Foster, Of Mas.
sachusotts, declared distinctly THAT the "iberty
bill" Of tho Massachusetts, Legislature was
passed to test the question whether the prin-
ciples Of "trial by jury" and Of the habeas
corpus" were not violated by the fugitive slave
act, and he said that whom the Supreme Court
should affirm the constitutionality Of the fugi-
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in its being executed.
Messrs Foster and Gardiner, Of Massachu.
setts, are far more rational as well as national
than Senator Wilson; and it ia believed by
many, that these gentlemen will form nucleus
in Massachusetts,, around which the conserva-
tive portion Of her people would finally rally !,
and that, ere long, our party in Massachusetts,,
will become nationalized- There is certainly
room for much improvement in this respect
You must have read, with many grains OF
doubt as to their truth, the continual and sys-
tematic representations in the correspondence OF
the Herald, as 10 the prominency Of George
Law for the Presidency.
have made diligent inquiry into the views OF
the delegates from all quarters of the country,
to ascertain whether any portion Of the Coun-
I'll prefer George Law for the Presidency, and
| have not yet conversed with the first man
who favors his pretensions One member told
me he knew there was one George Law man
in the Council but he could not tell me his
name, nor could he point him out to me Mr..
Barker was voted against as President Of the
Council by many Southern members, on the
ground that he was supposed to favor Mr.. Law,
but Barkor's friends deny the truth Of the i'm
putation.
As have before said TO you; II Ia merely \
scheme OF the New York Herald pipe-layers
and dependents 10 create public opinion.
I seriously question, whether a single de-
cent, respectable, and intelligent man can be
found In the nation, who would advocate the
claims Of Mr.. Law, unless previously pur-
chased tor quid pro quo. II Is said that Mr..
Law has already purchased a press in New
Orleans, one In Pittburg, and one in Albany
that ho hss secured tho services OF several puff
fers and pipe-laycrs, and that If million Of
dollars will suffico TO manufacture public
opinion In his behalf, il viii DO accomplished.
The whole scheme will be blown into atoms,
when tho people take tho question Of selecting
a candidate into their own hands II Is ono
Of tho Herald's bubbles.
| am not able to say whom We shall adjourn,
but perhaps in tho course Of two or three days
| shall probably return home on Saturday next.
Ny health is improving, notwithstanding the
fatigue Of tho long.continucd sittings Of the
Committee and Council.
NiruIrla