New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-13

National Conncz1 of the American Party.
This Council convened in the city Of New York, on
the Sd inst, after session Of three days adjourned
to the 9Th :
The action had Is Of great importance, just at ts
juneture, though it can Be summed up very brief
space. Some diversity opinion prevailed as to the
way and method Of the certain neees-
sary reforms, bnt results were achieved with d I'M
animity of action, hardy,to have been expected. a
conservative feeling and disposition prevailed through
out the deliberations, which at times reached posi-
tive excitement, but mutual concessions and con
etary feeling specially marked the entire proceed
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The following are the resolutions adopted .
FILLMORE AND DoEELsoG ENDoRsED.-Re Resofred, 4
That onr earnest rendered to the American
National Council, for the nomination Of MilIard Fill
more and Andrew J. DoHelson, for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency of the United States, and that we
are confident Of by the people the
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THE POSITION OF THE AMERICAN PARTY DE-
FINED Resofsed, That the extreme partisan nea-
sures of the Administration Democracy on the one
side, and the so-called Republicans on the other,
driving the country with phrenzied zeal into the most
dangerous sectional strife, not only require prompt
and signal rebuke, but abundany prove that neither
faction can be safely trusted to administer the affairs
Of the Republic, and conservators Of law and con
stitutional rights Of Free Press and Free Speech,
without licenhousness in either, the American is
equally opposed to the bowie knife and revolver on
hand and Sharpes rifles on the other, for the
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d THE AMERICAN QPARLY NOT AN 4 oRpER THE
| DooRs THROWN OPEN-Re Resolord, That we present
the American party to the country, not as order,
not as society, but as broad, comprehensive con
servatve national party standing like other political
parties, openly before the country inviting to its fold
all who adopt its sentiments and participate in its
conyetionsbut nothing herein shall be 50 construed
as tointerfere with any which the party
in any State, for its government. may choose to
y adopt. S.
i A committee of two from each State was then ap-
pointed National Executive Committee and q fur
ther committee of five was detailed to perfect plan
for conducting the Presidential canvass, subject to
/ the sanction of the Executive Committee. On tae
last committee Virginia, (Bisbee) California Hitch
cock,l New York, (HeadIey,l Arkansas, Gogan)
and Massachusetts,, (Warren.) are represented.
The convention was equally unanimous in its selec-
ton of others, in its and the follow
ing are the officers for the ensuing year:
President, E. B. Bartlett, of Kentucky; Vice Pres
ident, Erastus Brooks, OF New York; Treasurer,
Henry Crane, Ohio; Recording Secretary, j. NJ. Ste
phens, Maryland Corresponding Secretary, @. D..
Deshler, New jersey; Chaplain, VIM. H. Goodwin,
I New York.
The next annual session (frst Tuesday in June
| neNt,) will be held in Louisville, Ky.