Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-27

which we commend to your lips.A 1t may
not be SO refreshing as the draught from
Fuller but down with it. 1t is your own:
Prom the Nashville Union March 6, 1871.
We do not regard the ADOPTION OF THE aWn-
MOT PRovIso" BY CONGRESS As OF yITALooNsE-
ouExoE. The treaty making power is vested
by the Constitution in the President and Sen
ate. Congress cannot legislate before theter-~
rit,,ry is acquired. Whether at q future time
slavery shall be extended or fixed, below or
above the latitude of SO degrees 80 minutes
North. is not a matter for the absolute deter
minaiion of the present Congress, but clearly
of future Congress, when the subject shall
be brought up for consideration. Ii the VIII
mot Proviso should have passed both Houses
at the present session, it may be rescinded at
any future session. If any territory be acquired
from Mexico by treaty, it will be incumbent on
any future Congress to decide whether, and
to what extent, slavery shall exist IN such ac-
quired territory.
Viewing the matter in this light, we hope
to hear that the ''Three Million Bill has be-
come law. We would, of course, rather have
yiso, if adopted, will not be binding on any
future Congress.
Now, we may ask, when did you begin
to consider the Wilmot Proviso a serious
thing
Proceedings of the National Council.
We copy below from the correspondence
of the Baltimore American Democrat, the
second days proceedings of the American
National Council Nothing of interest was
done the first day. We have carefully alb
stained from republshing any of the pro-
ceedings of that body until We could oh
tain report which we can rely upon for
its fairness and authenticity:
This body convened yesterday morning Feb 19)
at 10 o'clock, at the SAMSON Street Hall, pursuant
10 adjournment of the afternoon previous, Charles
d. Freeman, Esq, of this city, Vice President, in
the chair. Some time was occupied in calling over
the delegates from the several States, and the adj
mission Of those to seats where there no du-
pcate delegations contests with regard 10 Gre
dentials. This being accomplished, the question
then of action was necessary on the disputed or
contested seats, which was represented as being
confined to a portion of Pennsylvania. A motion
then made that a committee of one member
from the delegation of each State be appointed by
the respective State delegations, TO inquire and
port upon the credentials of members claiming con
tested seats. Before this question put to the
Convention, of the delegates from Ohio ad-
dressed the Chair, and said that his constituents
in favor of open deliberations, and moved
that the cOurtesies of the Convention be extended
to the reporters Of the public press, to which an
addition was submitted to afford suitable accommO-
datiOns for all reporters.
Then a proposition was made, that stenogra-
pher be engaged, who shall be a member of the
Order, to report the proceedings under the
ton of the Convention.
Still another proposition was made, that the pro
ceedings should be published by the Secretaries;
the mover suggesting at the same time that the
reporters could then report the speeches OF mem
bers-for which the Convention would not as it
ought not be, responsible.
Alter considerable discussion upon the various
propositions, the original resolution having been
nearly lost sight of, motion was made to lay the
subject on the table, and it was agreed to.
motion was then made to extend the courte-
sizes If the Convention to Mr.. Cross, of Cincinnati
which was laid on the table.
The consideration OF the motion to appoint a
committee on contested seats was resumed, when 1t
moved to amend, by adding to the Pennsy Iva
MIA contestants, to report also the credentials OF
the delegation from Louisiana, which had been laid
upon the table at the time that State called
One of the delegates from Louisiana asked that i'm
mediate action should be taken in reference to the
admission of the delegates from that State, when
proposition made that the delegates from the
State of Louisiana be admitted to seats in the Con-
ventiOn upon their credentials.
This motion produced considerable discussion
Objection was made on the ground that the Coun
ellis OF the State of Louisiana were not recognized
by the National Council, and that, not conforming
in its principles and practice to the national plat
form, it was not a member Of the national body.
Various views were expressed by different gentle.
men, favorable aud adverse to the proposition.
A motion was then made that the gentlemen
from Louisiana be heard by the Convention, and
after some little debate, was agreed TO.
Mr. Eustis one of the delegates, then addressed
the Convention. lie said the State and subordinate
organizations OF Louisiana were SIMPLY and purely
Native American, and that, while they repudiated
the eighth section of the Philadelphia platform,
they adhered mainly in every other particular to
the principles Of the great American party, deny
ing and protesting against any allegiance to any
temporal power, except under the Constitutions of
the States aud the United States. He read the
declaration of the State Council Of Louisiana, re-
pudiating the 9Th section which listened to
with attention. The speaker desired to put him
self his colleagues and his constituents in proper
position. lie declared that he could not, and
would not, give 10 his adhesion TO the National
Council IL the 9Th section was retained but was
nevertheless Native American, and would hold TO
the principle that none but 'native. born American
citizens should rule America
This speaker was followed by another Of the del
egation who earnestly spoke ~ on the subject mat
ter before the Convention. With his colleague he
wanted to be understood, and to understand, 20
thacthe question might be settled without prejudice
or partially, and that be and his colleagues might
be allowed to take their seats under proper
cognition of their views and principles, retire
from the body altogether lie read from the ritual
of the subordinate organizations Of the State OF
Louisiana, and showed that, while it admitted those
TO membership who professed the Roman Catholic
religion, il required OF them the denial Of allegi
TO any temporal authority not cognlzable in
the State and United States Constitutions and from
each solemn pledge, that not under any circum-
stances would they divulge the secrets Of the order
TO any persons. During the time occupied by the
speeches of these gentlemen. the utmost attention
paid TO them, and occasionally manifestation
Of pleasure given by that side Of the house who
were favorably disposed to their admission, aspro-
posed.
Finally, the previous question was called and sus.
tanned, and being taken, a call OF the yeas and
nays, it was carried by vote of sc to 30. The
ruling OF the chair te the effect that by the
adoption OF the motion to admit the delegation upon
their credentials the whole matter had been deter
mined by the vote just given.
number of motions were then made, one or
two OF which for the Louisiana delegates TO be
qualified and take their seats; another 20 appoint
TO inquire and report upon the contested
seats OF portion Of the Pennsylvania delegation;
another, that two members from each party OF
claimants should have the privilege of addressing
the Convention upon the merits Of their respective