Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-25
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

The Points Of Interest We have waded
with careful attention through many reports Of
proceedings Of the Know Nothing National
Council lately in session in Philadelphia, in
the hope Of getting at the head and tail of the
affair. We, however, find il to have been the
most essentially jumbled-up concern of which
the public have any account; disorder, crimi-
nation, recrimination, oaths fuss and fury
reigning paramount. Parson Brownlow (who
is credited with " cottoning" to q row on such
an occasion) could not stomach the display of
rowdyism marking its sessions, and the evident
purpose Of the mass Of the northern delegates
hereafter, unquestiO9ed, to permit American
partyism in the non-slaveholding States to be
but an avowed tender to abolitionism-tom make
the exclusion of slavery from Kansas its shib-
boleth. The Rev. gentleman, when his blood
was fred by something more insulting than
usual said against the South by an Ohio dele.
gate, offered, in debate, to whip any FIVE of
the Ohio delegates, and that Eve of the Ten
nessee delegate would fog the whole of the
Ohio delegation for the amusement of the con.
vsntiOn and the improvement of the manners
Oftheir northern fellow members generally
So say the newspapers.
The following is the vote, in detail, by which
the Washington Platform was adopted:
AYES.
Massachusetts-Ely, Keith, Brewster, Rob-
inson, Arnold.
Rhode Island-Chace, Knight
New York-Walker, Oakley, Morgan,
Woodward, Reynolds, Chester, Owens, San
ders, Winston, Nichols, Van Deuson, West
brook, Parson, Picket, Campbell, Lowell,
Sammans, Cakes, Seymour, Squire, Cooper,
Burr, Bennett, Marvine, Midler, Stephens,
johnson, Wetmore, Hammond, S. Seymour.
Delsware-Clement, Smithers.
Maryland-Codett, Alexander, Winchester,
Stephens, Wilmot.
Florida-Call
NswJersey-Deshler, Weeks, Lyon, McClel-
Ian
Pennsylvsnia-Freeman, Vanclsde, Fress-
Ter, Smith. Gillingham, Hammond, Wood
Clifford, Clyde, Pyle, Farrand, Williamson.
Louisiana-Lathrop, Elan.
California-Wood, Stanley
Arkansas-Logan.
Tennessee -Brownlow, Bankhead, Zolikof-
fer. Burton, Campbell, Donaldson, Harris,
Kentucky-Stowers, Campbell. Raphael,
Todd, Clay. Goodle, Goodloe, Bartlett.
Ohio-White, Nash, Simpson, Lippitt
Indiana-Sheets, Phelps
Missouri-Edwards, Fletcher, Hockawsy.
Michigan-Wood
wisconsin-Lockwood, Cook, Chandler, Gill
lies.
District of Columbia-Ellis, Evans.
Illinois-Dsnenhovsr, Allen
IOtQl-lUa
NAYS
New Hampshire-Colby. Emory.
Observation-Disclosures Wheslwright
Temple, Thurston, Summer, Allen, Savine,
Hawkes..
COnnsctisut-spsrry, Dunbar, Peck, Booth,
HOlley, Perkins.
Rhode Island-simons, Nightingale.
New York-Barker.
Maryland-Pusell, Ricaud, Plncknsy, Krs.
Virginia-Bolling, McHugh, Cochran, BOts.
Ter, Preston, Maupin.
Pennsylvsnia-Johnson, Sewell, Jones, Par
ker, Heistand, Kase, Kinkaid, Coffee, Carlisle
Crovode, Edie, Sewall, Power.
Louisisna-Harmsn,H Hardy,
Arkansas-Fowler.
Tennessee-Nelson, Reedy, Picket.
ter, Underwood
Ohio-Gabriel, Olds, Ford, Barker, Potter
stancaugh, Rogers, Spooner, Hedges, Kyle
Lees, swgart, Allison, Eishback, Thorn as
Corwine, Chapman, Ayres, johnson.
lndiana--Meredith
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Illinois Jennings, Gear.
Iowa-Thoringtou.
Total-T
In the course Of speech delivered by tn
Hon. Mr.. Ready, Of the United House of Rep
rssentatives, according to the report Of tn
New York EryrssS)-
GA delegate inquired if Mr.. Ready had NJ
voted in Congress against Mr.. F. s. Evan
the regular American nominee for Doc
Keeper
"Mr r. admitted that be had but that
did 50 because he understood that Mr.. Z. ha
received the support Of q Black Republica
convention.
This was denied by several delegates, il
GLIDING Mr.. Evans himself"
The truth is, the meeting noninatin Broth,
French was not q " convention" bat eaucu
So Brother French was technically RICH
though morally wrong; for q majority of thol
present were Republican supporters of M
Banks Had the South Americans supporte
Brother French az unanimously as the Repul