The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-25
AMERICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

PHILADELPHIA, February 22-The commits
on permanent organization reported the following
names as the officers selected: President Ephraim
Marsh, OF New Jersey vice presidents. J. w
Emory, of New Hampshire: A. H. Weeks of New
Jersey; j. G. knight, of Rhode Island; Erastus
Brooks, of N. Y. Thos Spooner, of Ohio; r. ZolH
Golfer, of Tenn; A. Kennedy, of Maryland; J. w.
Sheetz, of Indiana; w. w. Danenhower, of Illi-
nois; A. II. H. Stuart, of Virginia: Thomas H. Clay,
of Kentucky; Geo. Eustice, of Louisira; P. NJ
Wood, of California; j. P. Norris, of Delaware; c.
w. Bell, of Missouri; John Haughton, of North
Carolina; Andw. Stewart, of Pennsylvania Col
Legare, of Arkansas; George Call, of Florida; Per.
ey Walker, of Alabama; - Lake, of Missppi
and NJ. Webster, of Iowa.
The IMPORT was accepted but no vote was taken
in consequence of the committee on credentials
not being ready to report.
After much time spent in debate, the convention
adjourned to meet this evening, at Samson Street
Hall.
Evening Session.
When the Convention re-assembled the commit.
tee on credentials made majority and minority re-
port the former favoring the admission of Mr..
Edie, of the Pennsylvania delegation. The latter
report was signed by the Southern members of the
committee, who refuse to recognize the delegates
from any Council repudatng the 10Th section of the
Platform of 1855.
ISECoND DISPATCH
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22-Midnight-The Con
vention still in session at 11t O'Clock. The
question of the Pennsylvania delegation being
still under discussion
The Pennsylvania American Council passed
resolution this evening" for providing for calling
new Convention of the American party in August,
in case the nominating Convention should name a
candidate afiliating with Republicanism for the
purpose of nominating 4 truly American candi-
date.
The foregoing are the telegraphic dispatches to
the Baltimore papers Of Saturday morning. We
give below some particulars of the events of Fri
day, and the night proceeding.
A Convention of Fillmore men on Thursday
night counted ITO votes for their candidate claim
ing New York, on the first ballot and the perse
vering adherents of Live Oak Law counted up 81
reliable votes for him. Kentucky was for Garrett
Davis first Fillmore next. The Pennsylvania
delegation Friday night unanimously adopted
the platform
THE CONVENTION.
Nothing important was done in the morning ses'
sion. except the appointment of committees on the
permanent organization on credentials, and an
other upon the contested seats from Pennsylvania.
In the afternoon the organization was effected as
above stated.
During the interval between the morning and
the evening sessions the Committee on Creden-
tials were in session and unable to agree They
had some difficulty about the Catholic delegation
from Louisiana, but finally elected Mr.. Hardy, the
autiC Catholic delegate, and admitted the Catholics
They next wrangled for some time over the 18th
section and adjourned without agreeing, and stated
fhoy were not ready TO report to the Convention.
When the nominations for permanent officers
were read in Convention, Mr.. Walker of Alabama,
one of the Vice Presidents named, begged leave to
decline After the nominations had been ap-
proved Gen. Zocoffer, of Tennessee, another
Vice President stated that the platform which had
been adopted by the National Council, was differ
ent from that which had been printed and put in
the hands of members. He called attention 10 the
9Th and 18th sections-the change in the former
attempting to deprive naturazed citizens OF their
vested rights. For this reason he declined to act
as Vice President of the Convention. Great ex-
citement prevailed during Gen. Zollicotfers state
ment
motion by MT Harrison. of North Carolina, to
strike out the name of Mr.. Spooner. of Ohio, from
the Vice Presi epts, and insert that of Mr.. Lppet
of the same State, produced considerable confu.
sion; the motion failed
Mr.. Durham asked to be excused from serving
on the Committee on Credentials: because when
In Committee the Louisiana Catholics who had
stricken ont the eth section from the old platform
presented themselves they were admitted A. they
had the broad seal of the state Council bat when
the Pennsylvania delegation. with the same broad
seal came up, they were tried by the l2sh section
aud on that the committee gave . test vote be
tween the north and south. He was excused, and