The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-10
Phst General Chapter Of Extracts
for the Year 1866.
INTERESTING MOVEMENTS FOR THE SUCCESSION
official transformations and Spssulahons
Of the Newspaper Press,
American State Council Of Pennsylvania.
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Axexscan State Council Of Pennsylvania.
THEY STICK TO THE TWELFTH SECTION.
We have received copy Of the Minutes of the
State Council of Pennsylvania TX. ny and their
proceedings, approving and endorsing the National
Platform, Including, especially, the 18th Sec
ton,) together with the Address to the Subordinate
Councils" These proceedings took place at spe-
cial session of the State Council held at Philadel
phia, commencing on the 18th December, 1866, and
terminating on the 10th. Among their other reso-
utions is the following which has direct reference
10 the address that follows
Resolved That the minutes purpOrting 10 be the pro-
eeedpgs Of the State Council OF Penn vania which
semDed at Reading the Sd inst disclose the fact of
the secession fro the national organization of large
number of those in attendance who have repudaed The
National Council and dsowred authority and that
therefore, their entire proceedings in the opinion OF
this State Council di,organizDg and are hereby repu
dated and disavowed.
JANUARY l. ls56-rhe State Council assembled at the
Hall OF the sons Of America in Philadelphia, northeast
of seventh and SAMSON streets and adjourned TO
again the place the 10th day of February
next, which meeting al delegates representing
ss Who stand upon the national PlatoIm are invited.
The following is the address adopted by the council
and ordered TO be punished
TO THE SUBORDINATE COUNCILS IN THE STATE OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
The American State Council having concluded in
terestiDg and important session at Philadelphia have
deemed expedent address you few remarks in
reference to the condition of the American
party in this State. 1t is known to you that the
National Convention, which assembled in June last,
adopted q platform of principles Of a highly
conservative and aional character which il hope,
would be acceptable to the great body OF the American
order. This platform ASSERTED in its twelfth section, the
doctrine OF intervention the subject of slavery
and declared that the American party party, had
connection with that ISSUE ana was not responsible
for the existing legislation on the subject as AL the
enactents Of Congress had been passed by the two old
parties was The simple assertion OF tue doctrne
that the American party not created with references
any local sectional question: and did not mean 10
enaDge tsefwh the yexed and complicated question Of
slavery The wisdom OF such course OF procedure was
obvious to all who had reflected upon the subject eft
the party rely upon its great principles for
and permitted It's members upon the irritating question
of slavery to vote and according their
entious convictions of truth and duty fni course
obviously polite and just, was not satisfactory to the
delegates tlom Of sister States, and they
deavored TO construct platform which should commit
the party to specific course on the question Of slavery
and far possible give to IL the direction of seq
tona Northern party. This view of the question
agitated and sustained by brethren belonging to
ing the institution of slavery than they upon
ryng the peculiar and distinctive objects Of the Anne
rican organization viz the OF the doctrine
at Americans only should rule America and that the
razations laws should be changed Failing in the
accomplishment oftbe cherished objects these brethren
seeded from the national body and refused to recognize
and submit the authority Of the majority. OF the
delegates from Penrsy lvana, two were in favor OF
Abe non-interventon or Pniladephia la.form, AMI
the remainng five favored the sectional or Northern
PLATFORM which auson has been made This was the
condition of things when the State Council OF Pennsy
assembled at Reading the Sd OF Juy 1855 and
the question Of accepting rejecting the nstona plat
form brought up in that body for consideration
There two hundred and delegates from su0ord
nate councils in attendance at Reading, of whom
Than half from the county OF Allegheny alone.
The five delegates to the National Council VINO we're in
favor of sectional platform made report eubody ing
their views and characterzng the platform OF the ma
jo<ity of the National Council slavery platform,
and refusing endorse sustain il. The VIII pie sub
WI
reports were made. Brother {. n. Sisty submitted
the platform to tie nationh body, and on the mo-
ton for its adoption, Brother Wise Of Lancaster,
called the previous question, and the national men
were refused the privilege OF speech, and were
the call Of the yeas and nays the platform ree,ed
there being thirty in favor Of it. and hundred
and seventyone against it. The only delegates from
Philadelphia who voted against the national platform
we've brothers Clifford, Farrsnd Gosler Mecke Williams
and Cooper The minority report made by brother Cos
hundred and thirty eight in favor to fty hree sgans
it. II struck out the twelfth section Of the national
platform, and in lieu Of IL inserted section which de-
elared the repeal the Missouri promise
inraction of the pghted faith OF the naton and that it
should be restored and that efforts TO that end should
fail Congress shoud refuse TO admit any State tclerang
slavery which should be formed out OF any portion Of
the Territory from which slavery excluded by that
compromise"
II will be perceived that the foregoing the state
Council abrogatsd the intervention principle ot the
national platform, and committed the American party to
sectional platform upon which 1t impossible for the
South or middle states to stand. The object OF the Ma
tiona Council had been to exclude the question Of sla
very altogether from consideration while that Of the
Stale Council on the contrary, manifested dssermna
cn commit the Oroer to specific course In respect
to IL and that course one Of the most objections
char acter. there be doubt that the design
to connect the question Of slavery with the deloera
tions OF the American party had been concocted pre-
vious to the assembling OF the council at Reading,
by those who sympathised with the free soil and
abolition movements, and the council was largely
and who seemed determined carry their views,
without any regard to the consequences that might en-
Ia other words, the delegates who favores the
platform Of Mr. Goser considered the question OF slavery
~ of primary Importance, and The principles of American
ism only subordinate secondary. Entertaining
these views and imagining that connection with out
sde issues would increase the probabilities Of at
the POLLS which favored them were adopted
nv large naories and marked and decided personal in
dignites inflicted upon those Who attempted IN any
way delay arrest the progress OF these unfortunate
fatal acts. 1t was boldly asserted oy those who
fnyoed sectional platform that would be impossi-
HE to carry the of Pennsylvania for the American
party, unless the ques ion OF restoring the Ms
ciples; and If that were done, our malorites
would be largely increased in every section OF
the State Those who opposed this view d the mater
insisted that just the opposite results would follow and
that the effect Of making slavery question IN the con-
ing would be impair our hope Of succeeding as
national party and that the people OF the keystone
state never would consent stand upon any sect NAL
platform That her citizens were loyal 10 the constu-
zion and its compromises and to the union and that any
proect which had for its object the arsyng OF any
lion Of the citizens Of the United states against the other,
would most certainly and signslly fail That the only
OF the Order the permit each brother TO
vote upon and ali other outside issues, according u
the dictates Of his and that the obviously
prudent method TO avoid altogether the question OF
slavery and every other outside issue. All these renon
strances appeals dsregarded and the National
Council treated with ndignity and INSTRUMENTATION
and the patom had passed set aside without debate
to make room for upon which u was impossible 70
rally the party. What consequences resulted 10 the
American cause this State, IRON the commission OF
these acts will be seen hereafter.
Up % the period OF the rejection OF the national plat
bvf ha Read
nnv portion Of its meynbers bad the
council confined itself the commission OF that act alone
ar 10 the substitution OF another platform, II L proba
bile that no disruption OF the organization would have
taken place. Another step was determined on and car
ried through the council which preciptaed matters 20
crisis and exhibited entire want OF respe:t towards
the national bocy. II the resolution tor the cal Of
a convention at Cncnns OF al the state Councils in
the eonederacy who willing 10 concur IN Tho plat
form, adopted by the State of Pennsylvania Tor the pur
nose of concerning TO secure the onaton 10
the convention called by the Nation Council OF csud-