The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-03-01
The Know Nothing Cenventiou---
Mr. Fillmore Nominated

boiters assembled ut the Merchants Hotel at
5 O'Clock agreeable to adjournment.
Among those present were Gov. JOHNSON
Of Penn, and eight delegates from New
York. who announced through their speaker,
Mr.. Stevens. that they proposed to sit III the
Convention. and . Join them in their views,
and not to return without taking action.
4 protest, signed by those who voted for
sen Jaw and Sam. Houston, was presented,
which il as follows
We. a portion Of the delegates TO the Ma
tiouai American Convention from the State
Of Wv York, protest against the Presidan-
tial nomination made by that Convention
upon die following grounds
First, The nominee i not member Of the
American party; he has never been inside Of
council room. and no act Of his life, no
word spoken or no line written by him, Of
which We have any knowledge, indicates that
ha svmpathizes with that party, Or that he
would carry out its principles
Second, Ills nomination we regard rs an
utter betrayal Of the great American move
menf--a tratorol,s attempt 10 wrest it from
It's purpose, and make it minister to the sell
fish ambition Of It's leaders aud demagagues
u Tho dead organizations Of the past, lie
was forced upon the State Of New York bv
southern votes. against the wish of our State
delegates and from those States which no
man pretends can carry their votes for an
American President,
Fourth, He was forced upon the State Of
New York, against the express wish OF a
majority Of our State Legislature, against
the express wish Of a majority Of the State
officers; and, we repeat, against the express
wish Of two-thirds Of our delegates IN the
convention.
Fifth. lie was not nominated ~ a MAORI
ity Of the delegates of majority Of the
States.
Several States were permitted 70 cast their
votes through single delegate who east the
whole number Of votes ii which lis State
would have been entitled, such votes were
cast ~ parties VINO had previously protest
ed against the proceeding and retired from
the convention.
Mr. Riddle, Of Penn, from the Business
COMMITTEES, reported declaration which he
said had been drawn up after having eompar-
I'd views. The declaration reads as follows
To the American Party of the Union -
The undersigned delegates 10 the Nominal
ing Convention now in session ut philadel-
phia, find themselves compelled to dissent
from the principles ayowel by that BODY, and
holding the opinion as they do, that the res
toration of the Missouri Compromise de-
manded By amaiority Of the whole people. is
a redress Of TN undenable wrong, and the
execution Of il, ia a spirit iii least ndlepen-
sable TO the repQse OF the country, they have
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