The true Democrat., 1856-03-18
From the Richmond Ennnirnr Enh 29

strated by the favored citizens of the American repubic.< SOUTHRON. | b< From the Richmond Enquirer, Fcb 2S. The Know Nothing Party Split in Twain.
 The Know Nothing "nationas" <" at Phila- delpha have gone through the most ridiculous farce ever enacted In the first place, upon the adoption of the platform, ignoring the 18th section, a number of southern members seeded as shown by the following
 | PROTEST
 To the People of Arhansas and CaNto,nia.
 At meeting of the southern members of l the National Council of the native American Union, and of others intending to adhere to the twelfth article of the American party, held on the evening of the 2Oth of February, 1856, 1t was with great unanimity resolved, (and the result hailed with nine cheers that, in case the National Council should strike out or ma terlally modify the twelfth article, the southern delegates would at once retire in a body from the hal and proceeding to the ninth ward council room, would there, with such other members as might unite with them, continue the session of the true National American council. Some of the undersigned retired, Ill persuance of the above resolution, the mo. ment the entire platform was stricken out;others
 
 seigned deem it due to themselves, and those they represent, to declare that they cannot stand upon the new platform, or continue mem- bers of any national organization of which it Is the supreme law, or of which those who represented several of the northern States are members; and they have, therefore, resigned their commissions as members of the nation- al council, and severed their connection with the national organization, as at present cOnsti- tuted. as adhering and meaning always to ad- here with undiminished loyalty, to the Ameri- can party of their respective States. ALBERT PIKE, of Arkansas.
 CHAS. MATTHEWS of California.
 In the next place, a large number of south erners, including several EirgnianS, seeded, | ln consequence of the admission of the anti twelfth section delegation from Pennsylvania, and for the reasons set forth in the following report of the minority of the committee on credentials
 The undersigned members of the commit tee credentials find themselves constrau- cd to differ from the majority, in regard to eli gIblIty Of those claiming to be delegates to this convention from the State of Penusvlya- ma. We regard this convention as having { been called for the purpose of nominating can dldates for President and Vice President of the l United States, upon the basis ot the cUnserya- l tive and national adjustment of the vcxed question of slavery embodied ln the platform of June 12, 1055, and that no political organi- zaton, which has repudiated or rejected the substance, and principles of that adjustment Is entitled to representative in this convention. Understanding that the delegates whose claims have been admitted by majority of the con- mittcc were elected under authority of b)dv known as the Edie council, of Pennsylvania, . after having as was admitted, rejeetet ald yeDu- diate8 dle tl0e!tM section ot saN liatto,, we are of opinion that said delegates have no right to seats i'll the convention, and submit for the adoption of the convention the following reso- lutou:
 Resoluel, That the delegates from Pennsvl- vania, elected under the authority of the or gaization commonly called the Edie council, are not entitled to seats in this convention
 A. KENNEDY, Of Maryland,
 w. c. BRowNLoW, of Tennessee,
 JNO. A. BAKER, of N. C.,
 J. D. lMBoDEN, of Virginia
 w. A. LAKE, of Mississippi,
 R. K. CALL, of Florida,
 w. P. SANDFLY, of Texas
 with a note from Hon. Percy Walker say ing, that though not present in the committee
 
 The admission of the anti-twelflh section Pennsylvania delegation produced the highest excitement among the southern members, who held caucus on Saturday night as to their future course. The result of their delibera- tons Is thus state't in despatch to the N. Y. Times.
 Eleven o'clocA, P. M-Thc southern men have been in caucus tonight, and have taken i'm portant action They passed resolution to stand by the platform of June last, twelfth section and all and to bolt if 1t is not accepted oy the nominating convention. Subsequently they appointed committee to draw up a docu- ment expressive of their views. That docu- ment is to be shown to the New York and other delegations, for them to alter or amend. If the amendments are such as the south can en- tortaln, committee of conference will be ap- pointed to produce platform that shall be mu- tually acceptable.
 On Monday morning, although nothing had been done to conciEtate the 18th section men. the southern seceders sneaked back into the convention and carried resolution to proceed to the nomination of candidates for President and Vice President. Thereupon, another grand Hegra took place, but this time 1t was from the north. The secession of the delegations from the following States was then formally an- nounced, viz: Ohio, Massachusetts, Connecti- cut, Rhode Island, and parts of the delegations from Pennsylvania, Illinois and Iowa The convention thus emasculated, nomina- ted Mliard Fillmore for President, and J. A.. Donelson, the broken down renegade from Tennessee, for Vice President This fraemen- tary ticket, brought about as it has been. will fall still born upon the public. The south. con- cious that they have been trodden down and | .l>. I tl Eg,l,o Boteler of Virginia, called them, in the repu- diaton of the 18th section, and the total ''ig- norng" of the slavery question, will refuse to go into the contest with any spirit. It requires no demonstration to prove, that the north will refuse to sustain such mongrel ticket. The whole thing is a miserable abortion i How can the southern Know Nothinos who insisted that the 18th section should be made a test at Philadelphia, sustain the nominee of the convention, where that test was entirely ignored and repudiated? What evidence have they that Fillmore stands on the l2th section. or was, or IS i'll favor of the Kansas Nebrhska acts? Gan they, with any consistency, vote for him in the dark, and will they not require from him special pledges on these points? Al. ready leading Know Nothing paper in the south, the Montgomery (Ala.) Mail, has come out Tn advance against the nomination of Mir. Fillmore, and for unanswerable reasons. That paper dlssented from Mir. H. w. Billiards pre- ference for MT. Fillmore, and gives its reasons as follows:
 lie (Mr. Fillmore) is not the man for the tlmes-'e aosH meuer sta'ad on our platto,m on sIavery--and he is politician against whom every democratic member of the American party has already once voted. We have strong reasons for believing that Mir. F. is not opposed to the principle of squtter sovereignty There IS no need to seek out man dosuttM oa tlis important point.