Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-07
From, n. w.,n,0gto0 Organ March 1,t.


over with colors flying and a brass band at their
head. The various wards CT the city arriving from
time TO time in bodies and with martial music kept
up the interest during the time that elapsed between
the opening of the doors aud the commencement of
the exercises. r #nr.-
At half past seven, his honor, John T. Towers,
Mayor Of Washington, called to the chair, and
the following list of Vice Presidents and Secretaries
were appointed:
Vice Presidents-Samuel c. Chiffon, John B.
Hines, S. A. Storrow, II. G. Fitzhugh, Vespasian
Ellis, J. p Dickinson, Thomas Rich, Jas Towes,
J. T. Walker, J. T. Clements, Silas II. Hill J. P.
Pepper, j. Ii. Kidwell, VIM. P. Brown Edward
Sommers, George Wilson, Robert Clarke, Samuel
S. Briggs, Charles C. Tucker, John L. Smith, p. NJ.
HearsOn, Joseph Libbey, w. Mckinney Osborn,
and Charles Belt
SecFetaries-F. A. Tucker, Thos E. Lloyd, VIM.
P. Shedd, and J. McNew.
The transparencies brought from Georgetown,
now being placed on the platform, three cheers
given for the Georgetown Americans, which
were replied TO in a few brief and appropriate re-
marks by w. II. Tenny Esq in their behalf
The committee on resolutions reported the follow
ing, which were unanimously adopted with great
enthusiasm:
Re.olvcd, That we, the American party Of the
District of Columbia, hereby cordially ratify, ap~
prove, and endorse the nominations for President
al Convention held in Philadelphia the 22d lust,
and pledge ourselves to use all honorable means to
secure their election.
Resol,td That in the nomination of Millard Fill
more and Andrew Jackson Donelson, the American
party presents for the sufrages of the people men
of tried and acknowledged ability and experience,
emnently American, national, and conservative in
principle and worthy OF the support OF all friends of
the constitution and the Union and therefore
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rally the support of the peoples candidates, and
by their election to reinsate the country in its
reer of prosperity and peace.
The Mayor now introduced the Hon. Andrew
Stewart of Pennsylvania, as the delegate who NOM
mated Fillmore in the Convention, who was receiV-
ed with loud cheers.
Mr.. Stewart said he had not spoken to the inhab.
itants of Washington before for long time, and
now he was suffering from heavy cold, and could
say but little. He had just come from the convene
ton where Americans from every part of the coun-
try had met True, there was some little delay in
organizing but when that organization was effected
they were harmonious; they had but one voice.
When they were ready to make a nomination, he
had proposed the name OF Willard Fillmore as the
candidate Of the merican party for the Presidency,
and such was the intense enthusiasm with which it
was received that the Convention adopted Fillmore
as their candidate by reclamation. Yes, by Gcctd-
mutton. L ne rule OF OTueT TtQuTeu lldJ all uOull~
nations should be made by ballot but in this in
stance il was found that an immense majority OF the
convention had carried the nomination of Willard
Fillmore as the candidate before the ballots could
be prepared. Great and prolonged cheering
Now we have the start of the other parties. We
have decided on our andard-bearers, and have
principles before u.s. and now ready to go to
work in earnest. We have the start OF the other
parties by nearly three months in this matter; let
US improve the time Cheers The Democrats
cannot decide between three claimants for the
nation, and are now quarreling bitterly among them
selves on that subject; and they are very much
troubled about platform for their nominees to
stand On, when they are appointed. Laughter.
The Republicans will have the same troubles that
are now perpleying the Democrats. In both par
ties, some Of the candidates will be disappointed
and will leave their parties in disgust. Then, if
they wish to come among us our doors are open,
and we will let them vote for our candidates
Cheers and laughter
Ee was from the old Keystone State. He had
been in her legislative councils from 1920 until
lS49. He had always disapproved Of the excessive
agitation of the slavery question, and when he
to Congress in $780, he said in bis first speech
he said he should never agitSte the question in his
place on the floor, at home and in his last speech
in lS49, he said he never had Tremendous
cheering
We have seen the effects of the agitation of the
negro question on the Democratic party. In the
last Congress they had large majority, and they
bad let that subject alone, would probably have
maintained it hut see the result of the agitation
they renewed. They now have but miserable mi
nOrity in Congress. Let US take warning from their
example.
The Black Republicans may take our share of
that agitation under their charge They will make
more converts from the Democratic party than from
the American ranks. The foreigners of the West
will in many cases. and in large bodies leave the
Democratic party and join the Republicans. Let
them GO. We don't want them. We can beat
them IN either or any party. Whether they put up
Seward or Pierce, can and will beat them with
the man of the peoples choice, Willard Fillmore.
Tremendous and prolonged cheers
He could aud did vouch for Pennsylvania. In
1913 she gave heavy majority to place Fillmore in
the chair OF the second gift of the people; and she
will now double il to place him in the first. Chcers
Andrew Jackson DonelsOn the adopted son OF
Old Hickory, the man who the Democrats worship
and swear by, and it is said that Donelson is a chip
Of the old block, and will rally around him the adj
mrers of the Hero of Orleans. Great cheers
AS an old man, and one who had long been used
to the political world he would advise the people
Of the District OF Columbia to 20 TO work immedi-
ately-tO lose no time in forming their committees,
in opening their club rooms, in printing and dlstrl'
buting their documents, in bringing the matter be
fore the people in every way in their power. Now
was the time to work, while the other parties were
thinking about it, II the people would go to work
10 the right way he would guarantee that they could
win the day And pc believed they would, and his
heart sweed with aaticipations of yet seeing the
American party triumph in their great principles,
and struggle on to glorious victory. lGreat aud
prolonged cheering.
Hon. j. Il. Haughton was nov introduced as one
of the delegates from the Old North State.
Mr.. Haughton said this great event. They
had met to ratty the nominations Of the first
American party-the first party who had, since the
time Of Washington, come together on the grand
principle, that, Americans shall rule America"
iCheers.l
In the first American Convention ever held in
this country, one OF the great principles OF the
party was successfully put into operAton-"that
the Office should seek the man, and not the man the
office" The man they had nominated was far
away in q distant land, and was at this time uncou-
scious Of the high honor conferred on him. In the
convention il was found that he had no particular
friends or partsans bat that he the first choice
Of the great majority, aud that the remainder
cheerfally acquiesced in the matter IL was ascer-
tanned after the nomination of Fillmore that as he
was on the eve OF leaving the country last spring,
his friends asked him for instructions TO the
course they should pursue in regard to him during
his absence and he gave them his positive orders
TO organize no clubs, make no speeches, print no
papers, 10 secure his nomination, and TO let the
American people, so far as he was concerned, be
left to their own unbiased judgment. But then, II
when they did assemble ia convention, he should
be called on by them. he would do the best in his
power Great cheers.l Thus in its infancy the
American party has struck death blow at the dis
graceful struggle for Office which has corrupted
every party thus far Great cheering.
The American party was the home for men who
loved the right because It Was the right Honest
men who we're disguised with the coruptions Of
party spirit had into the party because OF the
pureness and the patriotic spirit manifested in its
principles In the American Convention be had
seen side by side the sou OF the Sage OF Ashland
and the sou OF the Hero Of the Hermitage, repre-