Daily American organ., 1856-02-23
Correspondence.
PuILAprIrnIA, February %. lsi


TO the Editor Of the american Organ:
briefly telegraphed you the result of the pro-
ceedings Of the National Council on yesterday, to
wit, that the District of Columbia platform was
adopted in lieu of the Philadelphia platform with
unimportant omissions, by majority Of thirty-one
votes, TO wit, yeas los, nays IT. The alterations
made by striking out few lines in the l4th sec.
ton, and by substituting the word privilege for
right, in the 7th section, do not substantially
change its effect. A section was added author
zing the State Councils to abolish the degrees and
obligations of the Order. In other respects it is
the platform of the District Of Columbia Chief
Council
In the hurry Of furnishing the Reporters Of
presses with copies Of the PLATFORM several errors
were committed by the Secretary or Clerks i en-
close you a corrected copy of the platform, as
amended The Republican portion of the Council
voted almost unanimously against It as did also
the more ultra portion of the Southern Americans,
which fact furnishes very strong proof that the
platform is Conservative and a proper foundation
on which to build up the National American party.
New York gave an unanimous vote for It, saving
and excepting that extraordinary man, Mr.. Barker.
Nearly half the Pennsylvania members voted for
IT, Gov Johnston and his followers voted in the
negative.
New Jersey and Delaware voted unanimously in
its favor. Five national members from Massachu-
sets voted for it, and eight ultra men from that
State against it. Louisiana was equally divided.
Ohio with Gov. Ford in the lead, gave nineteen
votes against the platform Four conservatives from
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that State voted in the affirmative. The only del
egate from Florida ExGov. CalD voted in its favor.
| He is thoroughly national man. Maryland gave
five votes for, and three votes against it. Tennes
see gave nine votes for and three votes against it,
Kentucky stood seven for, and FIVE votes against
| it. North Carolina was divided, and Virginia was
unanimous against the platform.
This summary sufficiently proves that the plat
form is a national conservative platform, and that
it must ultimately furnish the arioms Of tho Amer
lean party. Its adoption lays utraism upon the
shelf The rights Of the South are most strongly
recognised, whilst not principle is advanced,
which the North can justly dispute. Neither the
word Slavery nor the word Catholic is found in
any portion of the platform, yet no Southern man
can do more than cavil at the terms in which his
rights are vouchsafed to him, and no worshipper
of the Pope can claim fraternity with the American
party, on the ground that Roman Catholics are not
in terms excluded.
The Constitution claims the highest allegiance
of all Americans, and he who gives his allegiance
to any other power, can claim no fellowship with
us,-but, we war not upon religious faith, or forms
Of worship.
Upon the subject of the Territories the platform
takes the true ground, lit recognises citizen
eignty in the organized Territories, to the utmost
extent of its just demands, but it does not recog-
Mise "squatter sovereignty" in the general sense of
that term.
Such are my views of the present platform. 1t
will of course be violently assailed by utrasts at
each end of the Union but its provisions are SO Oh
vously just and proper, there will be butttle diff
Guilty in defending them. Indeed, the assaults of
utraists will strengthen the platform, in the view
of all right.minded men. v.