New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-23
AMERICAN DEMONSTRATION AT EAsTON.

AnT.hlNAN Al LAO1ONs
EAsTos, Friday, June 90, 1855.
An immense meeting of the American party and
others friendly 10 their assembled in the public
square last night, for the purpose of ratying and
frming the proceedings of the recent Convention Of
that party held in Philadelphia The crowd was very
great, probably the greatest ever assembled around
tie old Courthouse.
The preamble and resolutions were adopted with
entire unanimty and the whole proceedings attended
with the highest enthusiasm The Easton Band was
in attendance.
The meeting was organized by the appointment of
DIR. Samuel Sands TO the Chair whereupon the follow.
ing resolutions were adopted:
Wherea, The National Council Of the American party has
issued platform of principles which is comprehensive OF all the
topics wIieR Agate the nd Of the country and TSa' n
l. itself BY It's frank svowa Of the leading des gus Of
Reored That will and do hereby indose 1t and acknow.
ledge it political creed and that by it will
stand battle he great interests Of the country aud the
political liberty IN opposition TO to all tyranny whether
civil ecclesiastical.
Resoed derrecate the and emphatic
term the repeal of the mis'uI a. Of S a:
yaDor That r. Is sne this meeti1s that tbe tb
the Platform does indorse the Missouri outrage
as has en- alleged by portion OF the press but refers the
try through the individual responsibility Of the representatives
OF the and therefore Goes not commit the party to
ResOed That foreigners fee from oppression homo
for love OF aud who psthze with the genius Of
our country while such,
wound exclude paGper feon aud the enemies of civil and
Rsed Iiat such modifc Of our Nat.
urazs laws will afford 10 foreigners who wish TO become
adopted citizens of the country, time be educated
into citation and love Of pb lean freedom and to be-
come AmeIicanized in sentiment ano sympathy
On the adoption of the resolutions the President
INTRODUCED the Hon. +. Joy M.rris of Philadelphia
who held an immense IN excited and eager
attention TO his eloquent and mastery exposition of
the principles doctrines and objects of the great Amer
lean party for than hour, frequently clciting
cheers and enthusiastic ou,bursts of we-merted ap
plause. The eloquent speaker took up the platform If
principles adopted by the party, and discussed them
seriatim with great power and most thrilling effect
He dwelt with emphatic eanesness and eloquent force
on the grand mission of the mighty National party,
whose object and aim he described 1t to DC to pour
oil upon the troubled waters Of sectional strife, to
corciiae the conflicting interests of opposing loca
ties and at all hazards to and preserve
glorious Union His description of the insidious
croachmen,s and willy aggressons of the Papal party
were graphic and intensely exciting, fraught as they
were with instructions drawn from his own personal
experience during his travels in Italy and other Papa
countries.
This portion of his address powerfully effective,
and elected the strongest manifestations of deep and
intense feeling on the subject from his auditory. lie
closed his able speech amid the loudest and most pro-
loDged cheering.
Judge Conrad was next introduced. The appear
ance of this gentleman hailed with three hearty
cheers; but it was evident from bis tagged and ex-
hausted appearance that he was too much worn down
by his official labors home to do justice to his
great pewers or SATISFY the high expectations of his
eager audience.
He said he was already out by his official Ia
bors at home and must prepare the meeting for dis
appointment. His speech, however, was a powerful
and triumphant defense of the American principles,
and was frequently interrupted by wild bursts of APP
pause. His apology for the previous secrecy of the
organization in its operations was most happy, and
completely satisfactory, and his eloquent peroraton,
in which he referred in glowing terms to the great con-
servave destiny of the mighty national party styled
" american, now in bold and open array, brought
out the most hearty and prolonged cheering.
The President then introduced to the meeting Mr..
William Moran Of The Philadelphia Daily Times.
Mr.. NJ made most effective address, which wes at
tentively listened to and elected immense enthusiasm.
Mr.. Henry l.. Smith of Philadelphia closed the
meeting with speech of great point and animation OF
manner. in which the bogus Democracy and their
douehfaced leaders were handled numerically. HIS
address was very effective, and received with great
applause.
After the meeting the speakers were serenaded, and
Judge Conrad made short speech in response TO the
calls for him.