New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-19
NORTH AMERICAN STATE CONVENTION
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SYRACUSE, Wednesday, Sept H. 1856.
The North American Convention assembled at II
o'clock. Two hundred delegates were present
CBAscEY SHAYFER, esq, was chosen as temporary
Chairman.
Mr.. SHAFFRR, on taking the chair, spoke of the
position in which the North Americans have been
placed by the action of the Philadelphia Convention
He said if they had come out from the party to which
they had been connected, they had but joined them
selves to the Peoples Party.
He trusted that the action of the Convention would
be such as would tend to unite all the liberty-oving
men Ofthe State.
Storm V. Boyd of Albany chosen Secretary.
On motion the Chair was authorized to name the
Committee on permanent organization, selecting one
from each Judicial District.
The Chair named the Committee, as follows:
let District, George Law ID, Luther Caldwell; Sd,
Jno. S. Singerand; 4th, Dan. s. Bright; 5th, Robt
Frazer; 9Th, VIM. M. Ely; 18th, N. p. Colby; 9th,
Augustus Raynor.
Mr.. LAW declined to serve, when the Chair ap-
pointed Richard Mott in his place.
The Committee on Credentials was then appointed,
as follows:
LIST District, d. A. Baldwin; ID, VIM. Dune; Sd,
sas Seymour; 18th, Royal A. Barnum; 5th Ira Belts;
9th, II. L. Green 9TH, +. II. Ruggles; 9Th, Ambrose
Stevens.
The Convention here adjourned till 4 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The North Americans reassembled at o'clock, and
the Committee reported WIN. w. CAMPBELL Of Otsego
permanent President.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, on taking the chair, made brief
address. setting forth the objects Of the North Amer-
cans The Constitution, he said had wisely provided
that no man of foreign BIRTH although ctsen, should
become President. The Constitution had also pro-
yided that when foreign-born man took the oath OF
allegiance TO this country he should renounce all ale
glance to any foreign power potentae in all matters
After review of the patriotic principles advocated
BY the founders of the Republic Mr.. Campbell pro-
ceeded to declare that another great principle dear to
Americans was freedom of territory. This was now
violated and in danger of further injury at the hands Of
the Slave Power. When in Congress as Native
American, he had opposed Slavery in every instance
The true spirit Of Americanism required opposition
to Slavery extension while granting the South all her
constitutional rights. This priuciple upon which
the North Americans would meet the South, not with
bullets, but with ballots. Those were the weapons
they would use and il was to prepare themselves for
the use Of those weapons that they had met to-day
What they wanted was raDyingpoint, around which
Americans who sympathized with them might cluster.
The following gentlemen were appointed as vice.
Presidents: J. Mckinley, New.Yoski Luther Cald'
well, Jno A. Slngerland, Albany; w. G. PARIS,
Washington County; A. Baker, Onandaga; w. Wal
lev, Broome; S. Hammond, Steubea; J.Wheeler, Erie.
The Secretaries were appointed a. follows: l.. v.
Boyd, Albany; j. M. Graves, Orleans; X. Barnun,
st. Lawrence.
The Committee on Credentials then reported in part
JW WALKER called attention to the fact that the
Committee had not reported on the proper credentials
presented by him from the Council to which he be-
longed.
Mr. MorT from the Committee on Credentials, stated
that the credentials Of j. w. Walker REGULAR but
il had been ascertaned that he had been tamperine
with the members to induce them to vote or resou'
ton pdorsing Mr. Fillmore, and they had therefore re-
solved not to recognize his credentials.
Mr.. WALKER denied the allegation, and said he had
been from the frr in favor of Amercauisna on pr'nc
pe. He challenged any individual to rise here and
.oy that he had ever received either patronage or pey
or prce He had struggled for one man for two years
George Law, and denied that he had everreceved nou
that person the value of single loaf lIOad chesrs
He snid thus much to refute the ISLANDERS that nae
| been spread about concerning him. He came homt
from Phlapelphis dissatisfied with the action OF tns
National Conversion there and had strven to uphe'c
Freedom without sscri6eing Que iota nj his America.
principles. He had been satisHed that n.
Banks wasthe candidate fcr the North American parry
and had supported him in consequence from nrs .as'
l Mr. Banks had been nominated but after the r"''"
| delpha Convention dropped him and Mr.. Fremont ws
! taken nm he had resolved not 10 support -,