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The ,Ansrican state convention.

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The American State Convention.
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st1net, to the contrary notwithstanding,
tlese wasa very good atterdence u dele.
oates 70 the American Convention, held i,
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ehs primary meetings TIE Hen John
waadill Of Natehisoehss, w called y PIE.
side over The meeting and viss prssidensu
and Secretaries appointed. Nj. waddill
addressed The meeting sboat Alteen min.
utss previous 70 taking he seal, when The
Hon. ?. Haraesty, u Clinton, moved thst
committee on resolutions be appointed,
with authority to report such for the &C.
ton Of the Convention, - they might deem
necessary, and Il WIS then moved and cor.
ried that the Convention adjourn until tour
o'clock in the evening. MI. Bernard Mar
igney was called for and addressed the
meeting at tome length.
The Convention met again At 4 o'clock
and adopted the following resolutions, af.
ter which, DR.. J. W. Harmon and Col. H.
W. Allen addressed the meeting.
The American party Of Louisiana. cor
daily ratifies the platform adopted at Phil
akelphla, on the 21st dav Of February 1856,
and in connexiou Herewith accept the NOM
inees which have been selected to carry
out American principles; a., in MILLARi'
FILLMORE, we recognize one, who. in
all the relations Of life, in whatt er sta
ton, has never ceased tofcq,,ire and retain
the confidence Of his countrymen. And in
ANDREW J. DONELSON, we have a
gentleman Of admitted ability and integri-
~ Of ch ,ractei, who has been faithful 10 all
the trusts reposed in him. And in both We
repose abiding confidence that they will be
equal to anv emergency that may arise in
North or South.
Rssolved, That the President Of the Con-
vention be authorized to appoint State
Executive Committee, consisting Of one
member for each parish, excep, the Parish
Of Orleans, which shall have ten members
and, that committee ehaIl be vested with
full powers to consider The approaching
canvas, and six members shall constitute
4 quorum.
Rssoived, That this Convention recon.
mend that the party in every Parish Of the
State proceed Immediately to organize by
the appointment Of . Parish Committee
the Chairman If said committee repcrting
the organization as soon ~ perfected, with
his address TO the Executive Committee Of
the State.
Resolved, That each Parish Committee
be requested TO appoint Sub Elector for
the Parish. said appointment to be report.
ed ~ soon ~ maize to the Executive Com
mittee. The duty Of the Sab Electo, shall
be to thoroughly canvass his Parish and re.
port all matters Of interest 10 theP Parish
and Executive Committee. @
Whereas, il has been declared by the NJ.
tional Council, az we'll a. the State Coun.
Gil, that the organization % heretofore ex.
listing be abolished.
Resofved, As the sense Of this Conven.
ton, that whatever occasion there may
have existed for secret organ, cation the
necessity for it no longe, exists. ard it il
hereby declared abolished with al its con-
sequences.
Resolued, That in political am 'Iistion we
reject none, whether native or frei.n.
svhose judgement and sympathies are with
us upon the principles we seek to enforce,
believing that oil interests will be promoted
in the end by our success.
~ Frank Leslie illustrated Pa.
per, comes to US, this week, with
graphic and life like illustrations, Of
the doings Of the Cincinnati Conven-
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