Daily American organ., 1856-09-04

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| VIM. Fell johnson, Bal leghany.
timore county. Charles E. Trail, Fred
Geo. RSWestcott Kent. erick.
7Rird District. D. Rich'd Dorsey, Fred
| F. Harrison, Jr., Balti. erick.
more county. Sirth District.
| d. G. Ii. Emory Balti- II. w. Thomas, St.
more county. Mary's.
@. Q. Fulton, Baltimore Hon. r. J. Bowie, Mont
City. gomery.
VIM. H. Young Balti- Hon. Alexander Randall
more City. Anne Arundel.
Daniel R. Magruder, CAL
... a.., vert.
Hon. Alexander Randall offered the following
resolution
RESOLVED, That five persons be, and are hereby,
constituted committee to prepare and have pub
lished an address to the Whig brethren of the
State on the subject of the next Presidential elec
ton, setting forth the claims Of Milard Fillmore
for that high Office in preference to any other can
didate.
Mr.. Pearre, of Allegheny, rose and said he had
been requested by his friends to second that reso-
luton with few remarks. The Wing party now
stood in position where they were asked by the
Democracy to join them, though we have been
subjected to their abuse for years. He knew that
if the Wings had been called upon in the absence
OF the American party, to choose candidate, they
would with one voice, have called for Mlard Fill
it die ; and when, Goah like it shall again rise,
he wanted the nursed wrath of the Wing party to
be poured out against the calumniators of Henry
Clay. Some said they regretted that the mouth
Of Mr.. Letcher was closed, but he did not want
him to speak. Henry Clay had spoken it, and that
was sufficient for him. Let those turn off who
pleased for their own aggrandzement, but the
Whig party would pursue its course. When Mr.
Fillmore loft the Presidential chair, in l853, where
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try, and the fugitive slave law was effective, and
enforced with three exceptions.
When the Boston riot occurred, he issued his
proclamation and the North yielded to his counsel
Look at that picture, and look at this. Now, we
have daily reports of man imbruing his hand in the
blood of his brother. Now, the sound comes up
from Kansas, howie-k knives and rifles are nut in
the hands of the people of the North and the
South, and fearful conflict ia waged in the will
derness. And what Is the cause? When Mr..
Clay went back to the Senate Of the United States,
the nation was disturbed by the affairs of New
Mexico, California, and Texas and he knew that
all the Legislatures of the North had instructed
their representatives to vote against the admission
of any State where slavery was not prohibited
When the constitution wos framed no one sup
posed that Louisiana New Mexico, California and
Utah would ever bolong to the United States; and
when Missouri came the trouble began. Then the
North jealously opposed her admission, but they
let her in with the compromise, which was voted
for by Mr.. Clay, Mr. Calhoun and all the Southern
Senators and Representatives. 1t was a bargain
fair and honorable, and should not have been dis
turbed. Again. in 1s45, Texas was admitted, and
in the bill OF her admission it was agreed that her
territory should not extend above the Missouri line
In 1850 the Compromise measures were adopt
ed, and the whole matter was settled, for which
result Mr.. Clay labored in the passage of those
bills. In 1854 that little man, Stephen A. Doug
las, discovered that the whole thing was unconsti-
tuti0nal backed by Gen. Cass, for whom he did
once entertain some respect, hut Ii was now ALL
gone Our Senator's voted with them, and by that
act forsook the Whig party, They reminded him
o. o preacher who was called from one pastoral
charge to another. He asked by an old negro
if he called of the Lord to remove !" to which
he replied that he was. The negro then asked him
how much he got where he was, and how much he
was to get where he was going. lie replied that
he got $500, and was to get 81, 900. "Then,"
says the negro, the Lord might call from Ri 900
to $500 until you were blind, and you would never
hear him." He did not know whether those gem
tlemen would get either.
He was told that Mr.. Fillmore was a dangerous
man to elect, That the South would be in danger
through the election of Mr.. Fremont if the South
supported Mr.. Fillmore Then in the name of God
why not vote for the man who has been weighed
and not found wanting. He despised the fanatic
on slavery as much as he did the Abolitonist. The
people of the Middle States should by their mode
ration throw down the partition wall between the
North and South, and prevent any sectional con-
ct, to keep secure this land of the free and home
of the brave. Let the eagle, the fit emblem Of the
nation, mount high in the air and bear In his beak
the scroll upon which is inscribed ttiberty, Union
The union Of the States one and inseparable-a
union Of hearts, q union of hands and union of
the States forever" Applause
VIM. Schley also addressed the convention with
his usual power, and was warmly applauded.
The following gentlemen were then appointed
to prepare the address Hon. Alexander Randall,
Charles B. Calvert George A. Pearre, DR.. J. L.
Yeates, and DR.. j. P. Phelps.
On motion of Mr.. Pearre, the convention adj
journed until the 18th instant, when It will meet
to confirm the nominations Of the National Con.
vention,
After the adjournment calls were made for tho
hon. Alexander Randall who said that he could
say nothing to help the causelwih Whigs for they
would all vote for Mr., Fillmore. We are warned
not 70 let the election 70 to the House of Repre-
sentatives, and why notg Thomas Jefferson was
elected By that same House Of Representatives.
lie was not surprised that Mr. Buchanan and his
friends were opposed to it. for there are reminis-
cences about it Of an unpleasant character TO the
man who If he thought he had drop OF Demo
cratic blood in his veins he would let u out.
They talk of dissolution Of the Union, and it
REQUIRES Thomas O. Pratt and James A. Pearce to
sustain II. The Union was as firm as the everlast-
Ing hills upon which its people live, and IL the
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