New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18

chlsetts or minority resolution Left the Council
and issued brief address to their constituents.
by most Of them II was regarded "bolt." and
as cutting loose forever from the national organ.
ization. Some, however, looked upon it simply as
protest and few participated in the remaining
action Of the Council
portion Of Observation-Disclosures most
correct and Anti-Slsvery Of them-went home aud
found the Republican movement as the only prsc-
ticable and effective means of carrying out their
i.tNebrafka sentiments. Others maintained
their local connection with the American party
and sought to give il local Asti.Slsyery charsc.
ter, but proiessed to cut loose from the National
Council or organization. But in November there
was a Convention of Northern Americans called
at Cincinnati under the auspices OF these men, aud
with look toward resuming connection with
the Pro Slavery section Of the National party
There but about half a representation of
the Free States at this Cincinnati meeting Mr..
Bartlett of Kentucky, the President of the Ma
tOnal Council, was in attendance upon II. There
was struggle here. small minority, headed
by part of the Ohio Delegation, proposed TO make
opposition to Slavery aggression the fret and test
article in their political creed and to take meas
ures to unite in the Presidential election with the
other Anti-Slsvery men Of the country. But the
majority were otherwise minded, and refused to
unite with the Anti-Slavery men OF the North, who
would not accept Americansm" dstlnctlvey as
a test. but reafirmed the minority Anti-Nebraska
resolution of the June Philadelphia meeting, and
proposed a fresh meeting of the National Council,
with the view to the revision Of the National plat
form the Slavery question, and the reinsttution
Of the American National party.
The meeting Of tomorrow thus originated
President Barker Of the National Council, imne
diately acted upon the hint which be probably
originated and called for q fresh assemblage OF
the National Council. The Southern Americans
come to it-such az do, for several States will be
totally and others ibadequatey represented
standing on the minority resolution Of June, re-
affirmed at Cincinnati in November, and processing
the purpose and the hope Of procuring its substitu
ton by the National Council in place Of the twelfth
section Of the National platform. They are
pledged BIZ their action in June and in November,
and BY their professions now, to stand firm upon
this platform, and failing in carrying it, to again
and more thoroughly separate themselves from the
Southern Americans, and break up the national
organization.
/ believe the North will generally hold them
strictly to this position. The continued history of
the Kansas struggle, the developments of the con-
test for Speaker, with the manifest satisfaction
with which the result of the last has been received
throughout the Free States, will make it more
difficult than ever for Northern men Of any party
to ignore the Slavery question, and join either on
a direct or indirect, affirmative or silent pro-
Slavery platform, with Southern men, IN the cleo
ton of President and Vice President. The Amer
lean meeting of this week will attempt to do this
thing; but it must and it should fail. The North
must give in, if either party does. But the North
is in no temper to give in, however those who as
sumo to represent her here disposed. The
"douchfaces" Of this week and this occasion had
best bring their political collins with them to Phil
edelnha