The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-14


The proceedings yesterday Of the North
American Convention, in session ct the Apollo
Rooms, were decidedly interesting and signid-
cant. They virtually settle the question in
favor of a fusion of all the opposition elements
Of the North upon common ticket, and the
simple, practical and comprehensive platform
OF the overthrow of the Pierce a1d Fo rnsy dy-
nasty, and the flibusterirg and niger driving
democracy.
The particular feature Of yesterdays pro.
ceediDg ga in the Convention was proto:ol
from Mr. {. D. Morgan, Chairman Of the Ma
tonal Executive Committee OF the Republican
Party" suggesting o basis Of union OF fusion
between the party represented q. this Convex
ton and the party which is to meet in Pnila-
deIphia % the 18th. We refer our readers to
this protocol, publish ed at length il the re port
OF our reporters. This document, after Q live
y discussion, was referred to acounittae, who
are to report upon IL this morning. Toe pre-
cise plan Of operations projected, as we under
stsnd It, is that this New York Convection
shall bold over (aftsr an ioformal domination
of Fremont,) till the seventeenth, in reference
to their Presidential ticket and from that day
swat the action Of the Philadelphia Conven-
tior, which, when ready to proceed to Domt
nation, shall confer by telegraph with this
Convention, il order that the two may a,t
simultaneously and tremendously 10 the nomi-
nation Of common Presidential ticket.
This looks very much like going to business
IN earnest, and il practical way. The debate
upon Mr.. Norgan's proposition, however, indi-
Gated very strongly that there are men 10
this North American organization who, ike
the old Bourbons, "never learn anything nor
forget anything" The sharp lessons of
experience which they have received during
the last twelve months, they seem to over.
look entirely; and they stick to their
"raw head and bloody bones of the poor
old Pope of Rome, as II he we're really the
democratic candidate for the Presidency. Mr..
Jones, Of New Jersey, was particularly anx.
ious to maintain distinct American or
ganization upon the exploded platform OF
:" No Popery," which only shows how far Mr..
Jones is behind the times and tine necessities
Of the crisis. Ex-Governor Colby, Of New
Hampshire, took broader view of the subject,
still harpiDg, however, upon the Pope He
was opposed to the Pope, to slavery and
rum, and to the Pierce administration, which
has grown on these three things, which, united,
make q complete hell upon earth" Now, tx
cept the great, paramount practical, tangible
object Of the overthrow of this Pierce dynasty,
all this stuff about the poor old Pope, slavery
and rum, is "all leather and prunella." Lieut..
Governor Ford, Of Ohio hit the true issue be-
tween wind and water in the single iuterroga-
tory, "Why not unite with every party ia try
il G to overthrow this Pierce administ raion?"
We say again that the State elections Of the
last three years have shown that there is an
overwhelming majority Of the American pe0-
pie opposed to this Pierce and Forney demo-
cratic dynasty, and 10 favor Of . change.
We say again, that in every Northern State,
since 1853 this Pierce and Forney administra-
tion has been beaten, and beaten more awfully
in New Hampshire than in any other. WHAT else
than an overwhelming popular demand for q
change in the government at Washington =
what else, we ask, could have resulted in in.
stIuctions from the Michigan Legislature to
General Cass to obey or resign, and in the
election Of an ultra opposition Senator from
Illinois as the colleague Of Mr.. Douglas?
So much fer the people. Now, we ask, what
is the object OF an opposition party, if it be
not the overthrow of the party in power as the
first job OF work to be done Aud if there are
two or three opposition parties, with each Of
which The overthrow of the dominant party is
the paramount object; and if, by acting sepa-
Iate)y, they only destroy each other and
s'reDg'be the common eoemy, what else caa
they de-, ii they have three grains Of common
sense among them, but join their forces, siuk,
inG al miner Issues, abstractions and nonsense
for The grand common purpose Of ousting the
con mon enemy from tbs control Of the GO
verrmeDt? These questions admit of but one
answer, end this Convention is really begin
ming to make the astonishing discovery. And
they appesr, also, to be getting this other
logical conclusion through their hair, to wit:
that if there he en- asceriained msjority OF
the people opposed to the perpetuation in
power of this Pierce dynasty, and
this majority can be united, ii will
prove too strong even for Mr. Buchanan. Aud
yet the fable Of the bundle of sticks-a bit Of
con mon sense old as the hills one would think
had never been heard of by some of the would
be patriots of this Convention. They are still
for running separate candidate against the
Pope OF Rome, when we can tes.ify-and Mr.
Fillmore can testify from personal obserys
ton and personal knowledge-thas the poor
old Pope is not a candidate for President OF
the United States. On the other hand, there
is the Pierce administration at Washington,
and the Cincinnati platform endorsing and
perpetuating it to the fullest extent and here
and there, divided into parties and factions
ard loose materials. we have the elements Of a
decided popular majority against this admins
tration--a majority all powerful for useful
and sweeping revolution, if united, but worse