The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-05

Il will be reoollecied that at the meeting |
Of the American State Council, OF Iowa,
held al Oskaloosa, last Msy. no expression
Of preference was made on the Presidential
question. After adopting strong Ameri-
can platform, and taking substantially the
ground occupied subsequently by the phila-
delphia convention, on the subject OF Sls-
very, the Councl resolved 70 withhold an
expression in regard 70 candidate for the
Presidency, until il was ascertained wheth,
er Mr.. Fllmorc's position eonsormed 10 that
| OF the American Order Of Iowa,
Pursuant TO adjournment, the State
Council net again At Osksloosk last week
IL proceedings are given below. 1t viii be
seen that. by an unanimous yote. the Order
a leNa Ass resolved that / caaaai sapnof,
III, fi2aore, sad that it .ssll support JOHN
/ q FREMONT. the nominee OF the North
! Amercsn National Convention. This step
i decisive. The action of the State Gown
| ell wiil be triumphan,ly endorsed by nesrit
every subordinate Coancil in the state
, The American Order OF Iowa Is erect a
Tee with the regularly organized ooeRsi's
, II nearly every Free STATE. This decision
. will heip to swell the ogeFahel@'ng eslor'-
5 ~ u En- mont ia oay yonng and prosperous
state. neat Notsmber = Ia,sl RepNa
American stats coancii,
! The American State Council, q Iowa
, mel at 0skaloosa according to adjournment
, Of the State Council held "a The lath q
/, May last.
The officers II The Council being absent
4. G. @. GFoAt, al Linn CO.. WAS eleeie'
President, pro TEN, and Robert Cassidy, O
Powesheik co, aud Jas. Lee, OF Springfield
| Council, keokak CO., Secretaries.
, After harmonious transaction u ht
! business Of tie Council, the following feso
, ! buttons were unanimously adopted
n The American party Of the STATE Q
I lows, in Council assembled, do resols
= thai.
III WKFaK4s, At the late session Of III
State Council, il was resolved that II MI
), lard Fillmore snl Andrew j. Donelsai
:, should accept the nomination on the prope
platform and principles, that the America
!, party az Iowa would give them near.
! support" and whereas Millard Fillmore, u
|. his letter of acceptance, sad IN lat'
speech, at Albany, has sirtuAliy repudlste
the platform aud principles there laid dow
hy the State Council; therefore
il Rsso.us3, That this Grand Council Iepu
's diste the nomination Of Fillmore and Den
Ie elson.
Is Resolgsl, That whereas the Nations
,dI copye ntion Of February 2lst aud 22d las
which nominated Fillmore and Donelser
: admitted delegates from Louisiana and ON
d er Southern States who ignore the Catho
,e Ile test, and where's our delegates there
- fore withdrew from said convention Ihert
fore resolved that We heartily approve
he course Of the delegates from this an
- other Northern States, IN thus Withdrawn
=, and calling a convention 10 meet IN Ne
- York in June last
). Resolved. That this Gfaut Council co
!, daily endorse the resolutions and romine
Of the North American Ns;onsl CONVEX
ton. which assembled 81 New York
June last, and reasiiFn the resolutions q Z
last Grand Council OF this State.
b. RESOLVED, That The "True American
the "Iowa Flag" the 0skaloosa Times
and Herald" and all othes papers friend
TO the cause throughout the Safe, be r
9uestsi TO publish The proceedings OF u
ee Council.
osl On motion the Council adjourned, 81
die.
e. E.G. o. GROAT PREs'r.
III ROzr. CAssTpAT@ sserst.r,es
sF. lAs LEE,