The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-01

Mr.. suAs M SrLwELL, fryn, .h., Committee on Rssois
tiona, submit ed the following vhi ch was adop @a-
Whereas, by the action o! the ca aven.ion hs
tor The Presidency was .sten,p.sd T. orcsd psn 70
American party, who had ne7cr . word Wouc. .
bis ns tssIiasd his sympathy With a American c.as
canoidase who, by his antscedents past aadlh WOE @
and the Influences which prctuOed it, gnored the an
verfA sentiment Of the North tho bject Of the
letter and the sp:r Of sveyy SsoIsaaop Of prnoOe.
adopted by the State Council Of every frs sate-thu
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ProFsganoism; and whereas ths American parry Of the
state Nsw York has not abandoned Its position is
principles and Will not be accessory the exten5ou Of
slavery INTO territory by aocent and sessoa
comPacts to tree labor and free n.auons and Whereas
In the support OF the nominees Of the PHILADELPHIA
yentiou would be compelled to do botn and in view e
these stern truths and the vindise.ton of p,in
a1a ss s'hSy s0d sn
to popular confidence in the future American party
denource the fraud perpstrated upon IT, and ~hie 1t
spoIds to the call for National American Convsntioa
herenee to the principles and al the principles
ciated by The STATE Council held at Binghamsoa, n
Resolved, That the American party OF the State Of
New York, represented by ths Convention, A ma
tho declaration Of principles as adopted BY the State
Resolved That in accordance with the true spirit and
msanir Of that declaration, We utterly repudists and
utterly repudate and denounce the policy Unlisted ~
the present admins uation in its
slavery into these Territories and ultimately to frss
them in.o the Union slave States; that utterly
rtpudiate and denounce the outrages perpe rAsd In
Kinsss the legitimate result. Ct tnat measure; that
We utterly execrsts and Abhor the ouagss perperated
In Washington, the natural sequence OF giving sway
sapdism.
Resolved That tho two great sentiments pervsdnS tbs
American mind of the safe If New York, srs-Frst.
The American and Protestant sentiment Secondly Op
position the extension OF human slavery And that
Platform were outraged by tbs pretended Philadelphia
and d st s t.
the pro slavery sentiment Of the oAs
BY h s his past ssstioIs s and present =.
iuences which produce It, and the other by his pu ,lis
declaration made in the Convention that nominated hn
and because they thus principles ard
anagonistical to those Le6 by the Asri
can party, we repudiats and rsjsct them.
Resolved That while dsclaim all intention OF in
structrg delegates in regard to individuals whose
names may be presented for nomination in the Nstonal
earnestly recommend that they their bsst ex-
erions to present. candidates fo the support Of the
Conservative alemer~ in whose support al honest and
earnest Americans, aud all honest and earnest oppo
nen's of The extension OF human slsvsry rasy without
eacIce Of principle, or their elsrespect unite
On molten the delegates to New York Convention
were empowered to fil vacancies.
Mr.. moved that the delegates to the New York
18th of June Convention from this Sass meet in that
city the ilh Of June, and proceed to take measures
the establishment of Grand Counc favorable to
the principles DECLARED in the Bnghamton platform.
Mr.. Walker objected saying that no did not think
this Convention should tahe step radca-that 1t
not adopt any in
fts character The time had not for such
from the Amer can party and would BE- extreme
y unwss for this Convention to meddle with subjsst
SO important
Another delegate coincided with the views expressed
by Mr.. Walker He, too, thought this Convention shouM
pause. 1t should, In fact, havs nothing to do with
such proposition He had been told that there wsre
but TIVE Councils In the State which had not endorsed
the nominato1s-indeed be had heard since
that ore of these had ratified those nominations. he
could not how true this was but be for waiting
until Mr.. Fillmore returned to the country and In
terrogaed upon certain points bsfore he could acoede to
any such action. He minated, too, that there
chance Of their being expelled from hs Order He wAnted
to remain in IL long he could. More could be
conplished that way than many other.
The mover Of the resolution had permission to with
| 6raw II.
On motion of +. H. Rugglss resolution adopted
| endorsing the course OF the Register, whsreupon
Mr. Hammond pressed his thanks and alo we'd that
it the first particle Of consolation he had sxperencsa
since be had passed into the vasy of the shadow Of
| death"
On motion of Mr.. H., tho following State Central Com
mt.ee WAS appointed =
s. Seymour, s. NJ StiIwell, 8. Il. Hammond, Ambross
Stevens, +. W. Palmer f. W. Walker D. A. Wright, and
j. b. Bailey.
Thanks were then voted the President and on motion
ofSiias Seymour the Convention adjourned sine de-