The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-28

| uiiAsiIauon was one OF uitT1fSm. IL crmh;
nation to obtain power, without care as reeards
| the administration of the affairs of the country
| The speaker said he had been shot at. Laughter
| POLITICALLY, he meant-because he had Joined the
american party He had seen that there was no
nope OF promoting domestic tranquility, of pro-
tecting our foreign relations under the adinistra
ton of Mr. Pierce, and he had Joined this organize
| ton in the hope that these objects might be ac-
eomplished: With these hopes he had entered the
party, and he would do all in his power until this
| hope should be realized. He accepted this nomi-
nation, hoping that the result would Justify the
| confidence placed in him Here Andrew Stewart
| arose and inquired, If Gen. Jackson were living
| now, where would he bei With what party would
| he harmonize?
Mr.. Donelson repled-with the American party.
lie never uttered single word adverse to the
principles we advocate. Aye, and not only he
but Clay and Webster, if living would be with
US, and sanction the great principles embodied in
| the American platform. He had been persent
| during the session OF the Convention, and when
| attempts had been made to disorganiZe the party
he had been reminded of anecdote of General
jackson. On the morning of the battle of the 9Th
OF January, messenger came to General Jackson
| with the information that the Legislature was
about to adjourn. for fear that the British would
1 take the city. Tell Governor Claiborne said Jack-
| son, to blow it up. And so he (the speaker, would
| say with regard to the disorganizers who wanted
| to disband the American party He was no orator
| but whatever he had of energy talent, good will
and devotion to American interests should be
| given to this cause, until victory perched upon its
| banners. The speaker then retired amid tremen-
| dous cheering.
| Loud cries were now made for Brownlow of
Tennessee. On taking the stand, in response he
said that his speech this occasion would be- like
| all his speeches, short and sweet like roasted
| maggot. For seventeen years he had performed
| the dreadful service of editing political paper;
and he could say, in that connection that his paper
mad the largest circulation of any political paper
| in Tennessee. He had fought hard and long for
the Whig party, but he had seen fit to leave that
va,,,,.aS
and even with Josh Giddngs behind him, we could
| carry our State. But, with this large, patriotic
| greasy Tennesseean, (pointing to Major Doneson
| the Pierce party will be a transcendental nothing
| He should jump higher and squal louder than any
| man in Tennessee and would open the ball at
| Knoxville on Monday next Applause and laugh
| ter. 1t had been understood, as arranged that
| Major Donelson would be put on the ticket with
| Andrew Jackson, in big letters and Donelson in
visible, and then the old line Democrats would think
that Old Hickory had come to life again. He then
| proposed the party should disperse, having done
| the good work.
| Gen. Pickett of Tennessee followed. He eulo
gzed Major Donelson, spoke of his own efforts to
advance the cause, and pledged the State of Ten
nessee for tremendous majority for the American
| ticket.
| Alexander r. Boteler mounted the rostrum, in
answer to repeated calls He supposed that the
body had resolved itself into general ratification
meeting, to which he was agreed though no action
of the Convention had been taken to that effect
ndu Lne Stanu several IlmeS during the
sessions of the Council and the Convention; and he
had spoken boldly, according to what were his
ideas of right If he had said anything harsh to
those who were consistently in favor of the Ame-
| rican party and the Union, he regretted it. But
| he had no pardon to ask of those who came into
the Convention, in disguise, to betray its princi.
| pes He pledged Virginia for the ticket. He
thought the psrty could get back the ten thousand
Whig votes that Wise alleged had elected him
During the recent election he had been the first
man the StumD this the IOnppat in the
| field and the last to leave the combat. He would
| only say to his brethren, he would go into the
| fight now with the same determination, and ex
pressed the hope that those who had acted ene-
| mics during the session of the Convention, might
part friends. The speaker sat down amid con-
siderable applause.
| Mr.. McCue of Virginia, said that the national
| council had adopted platform which was salts
| factory neither to the North to the South
| They had now platform which satisfactory
to both. in the shape of Fillmore and Doneson.-
He moved that the convention repudate all plat
| FORMS The motion was seconded, and thereupen
great of great confusion took place, in the
midst of which the vote was taken on the motion,
| but it was impossible for any one to decide whe-
therit was adopted rejected The President
was unable to tell, but he thought that ii was lost
| On the other hand the Eirginians contended that
| it adopted In the midst of the confusion a
| motion was made to adjourn sine die, and it pre-
vailed
Immediately afterwards Col T. b. Bartlett, of
bage present was organized as an impromptu rati-
fcation meeting. The president made few re-
marks expressive of his hearty concurrence of the
nomination, and of the determination of kentuc-
XIV to elect the American ticket
Andrew Stewart, of Pennsylvania followed In
an euogisc speech of the candidate for president,
| Mard Fillmore.
He was succeeded by Mr. Sheets, of Indiana,
| and Mr. breckenridge of Missouri, in the same
strain. Sheets said that he had been member Of
| the Cncinnatil Convention which meeting he
| thought had saved the American party North. He
could not pledge Indiana for the American ticket
but he and his friends would go home and do
what they could.
| Prote.t of the Boilers.
| The Philadelphia papers contain report OF a
meeting of the delegates from the severarStates
| who bolted from the above convention. Ex-Cio-
vernon Ford, of Ohio, presided. Delegates from
| eight States were present They adopted the fol
| lowing protest
| $40 the american Party of the Unioa-The un-
| dersigned delegates TO the National Nominating
| Convention now in session at Philadelphia find
| themselves compelled TO dissent from the princi-
piles avowed by that body And holding the opin
ion, they do that the restoration of the Nilsson
ri Compromise, demanded by the freemen of the
| North, is redress of an undeniabe wrong and
the insertion of it. in spirit at least, indispensable
| to the response of the country they have regard
ed the refusal of that Convention TO recognise
| the well defined opinions of the North and of the
Americans of the free States upon this question as
a denial of their right and rebuke of their senti
ments
| They have therefore withdrawn from the no
mnating convention, refusing to participate in the
| proposed nominations, and now address themselves
to the Americans of the country, especially of the
States they represent to justify and approve their
action, and TO the end that nominations conform
ing to the overruling sentiments of the country
the great issue may be regularly and auspiciousiy
| made the undersigned propose to the Americans
in all the States assemble in their several State
organizations, and that delegates be sent to the
| convention to meet in the city of New York on
| Thursday the 18th of June next for the purpose
| of nominating candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States"
Some of the delegates decided in favor of uniting
with the republicans while others said that if that
were done they could not remain In the organi-
cation Two of the delegates from Connecticut
stated that they would go for Mr.. Fillmore if he
would place himself on the ntNebraska platform.
Governor johnson, of Pennsylvania, was at this
| meeting
ATrEMPT AT ABDUCTIoN.-A FATAL KIss.-An
abolitionst named Elisha Hyler, from New York,
attempted, short time since to abduct a negro
woman belonging to Mr.. Joseph Sewland, of Lou.
isyille. Kentucky. She was dressed in the most
splendid style, and wore veil Escorted by the
man. they passed without suspicion to Portland,