The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-02-27
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Know No.hin. Convention.


rs meeting at the Merchants Hotel at T.
NJ, Lieut.. Gov Ford OF Ohio was called 10
the char and l.. G. Peck and $. II. Webster
were chosen sccretaries. Remark were
made by Mr. Slombach OF Ohio, appointed
with instructions % report at s O'Clock
The nothern boilers assembled ut the
Merchants Hall 3 O'Clock, agreeably to ud-
jouTnmeat; among those present were Gov
Johnston uf Penn. and delegates from n
/ y, wi q announced through their speaker,
| Dir Stsvens, that they proposed to sit
+. in the Convention, and to give therein their
! view were it agreeable, and not to retire
without taking any action. Protest signed
by all those who voted for Geo. Law and
Sam. Houston, was presented;-W a por-
ton of the delegates 10 the National Am.
I Cont. of N. u, protest against the Pres
i identiai nomination recommended BY the
convention On the folloSing grounds:
| First, the nominee is not u member OF
/ the American party. He has never been
! inside OF u Council room, and no action of
| his life-no word spoken--no line written
| by him, of which We have any knowledge.
! indicates that he sympathlzea with this par
| ty; or that he would carry out its principles.
Secondly, his nomination we regard as an
! utter betrayal Of the great American move
ment A traitorous attempt TO Wfest il
| trom its purposes, and make il minister 10
the selfish ambition Of the leaders and dem
agogres of the dead organization OF the past,
was forced upon the State Of New York, by
Southern votes, against the wish OF our
States delegates, and from those States
which no man pretcnis can carry their votes
for an American President. Thirdly, that
h.. was forced upon the State of n. Y.
against the express wish OF large majority
OF our State Legislature, against the express
wish Of majority Of the State officers, and
we repeat. against the express wish OF your
delegation. Fourthy he was not nominated
by majority OF the State, or by the dele
gates OF majority Of the States. Several
States were permitted TO cast their votes
through single delegate who cast the
whole number OF votes TO which his State
wouldalage been entitled. Such votes were
cast by parties who had previously protest
ed against the proceedings and retired from
the Convention.
Mr. Riddle of Pa, from the business com
mittee reported de c!aration, which he said
had been drawn up after having compared
views The declaration reads a. follows:
TO the American PARTY Of The uaion:--
The undersg led delegates to the nomina-
ting convention, now in session at Phil find
,hemseiva compelled 10 dissent from the
principles ayowed BIZ that body, aud holding
the opinion as they Do, that the resolution
OF the Missouri compromise demanded by
maiority OF the whole people is for the re-
dress OF All unbeatable wrong, and the exc
cution Of il is in spirit, at least indispensable
to the repose OF the country, they have
urged the reiusal OF the convention TO recog-
nize the well defined opinion OF the country,
and of the Americans OF the tree States,
upon this quota denial Of tner rights,
and rebuke to their sentiment, and they holu
that the admission into the X. N. council,
and nominating convention o! the delegates
of La, representing Roman CathoAc con-
etituency, dissolved every true American
from all obligations to sust ain The acton
of either Of said bodies. They have with
drawn from the nominating convention; re-
fused to participate in the proposed nomina'
tons, confirming in the overruling sentiment
of the country that the great issue may be
regular and suspicious The undersigned
propose 10 the Americans in all the States,
10 assemble IN their several States organize
and elect delegates to convention, to meet
in the city OF New York, on Thursday, the
18th of ] une next, for the purpose OF nomi-
mating candidates for President and Vice
President of the U. 5.
This declaration was subsequently sign
ed by Al delegates. Gen. Williamson, OF
Pa. was in favor OF making u nomination
forthwith Dir. Peck, of Conn, thought
that by proper exerlions great party migh'
be made, u party that now aosoros Back
Republcanisn. Mr.. Spooner, oil ONO,
thought that it was not good taste Tor gem
temen to speak in demonstration oil the
Republican Party, as the party about TO Dc
organized now stands on inc very same
on the restoration OF .se Missouri t"mfro-
mise With the Republicans IT was mat
ter of principle they were centending LOT
and not name.
From Central America
New ORLEANS, Feb. %.
Bv the arrival of steamer to-day, we have
Vera Cruz dates of 22d. The troops, in the
castle opposite San Juan D'Ulloa, pronoun-
ced for Tamarelc. On the night OF the 18th
inst, there was some firing on both sides,
but the loss was small, when the castle sur
rendered to the city. Steamship Dan'l,
Webster from San Juan, Nicaragua. srrlv-
cd here yesterday. All Central America
except Nicaragua, has formed an alliance
with Col Kinney.
New York Items.
New York, Feb. %.
The Northern Light left her pier this al
ternoon, little after O'Clock, with 800
passengers, 200 of whom go out to Join Gen
eral Walker.
At haf-pas, / O'Clock large number OF
uolice arrived on the dock to prevent con.
fusion and keep order, there were no ar
rssta and he steamer sailed amid the en-
,husiastic cheers Of the crowd on the pier.
Major John p. Heiss, formerly one oiihe
uroprletors of the Washington Union, anu
late of the New Orleans Delta, left here TO
day to up his permanent abode III Nj
caragua
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