New-York daily tribune., 1856-02-26

this as test question and If t.. resolution was de-
feated he should retire from the C)nventlon Cheers
from all sidesl.
Erasus Brooks, voting first of New-I ,ork instructed
bis colleagues TO vote Aye, and all did ~ like good
scLooboys.
Mr.. White Of Ohio and several other gen 'lemen
voted Aye on The special ground that this Convention
had no power to make platforms or pass declarations
Of principles Of any sort.
Nj SHEETS Of Indiana voted Aye, making short
dOugbface speech, in which he said, that though he
thought the South wrong in seeking to force
Slavery north Of 50 deg. 80 mu. he could not consen;
now to make discord in the Convention and for the
sake of harmony he willing to sacrifice the princi-
PIE involved in lis resolution, far as this Conven
lion as concerned. lie Conendcd that this question
should be fought out in Congressional Districts
and was ready to stand in the election Of President
upon the platform adopted by the Council last week
Mr.. WOOD OF California, believing that the defeat Of
this resolution would have tendency TO nationahze
the American party by driving out the ultras both
North and South, voted TO lay il upon the table.
Mr.. WEBSTER of Iowa. upon voting said that the
Southern members stand up for their Institutions and
their interests with mness which entities them to
our admTat n; and when Of the North have
crushed out all the dOughfaces among us, then we too
shall command respect as men who know their rights,
and knowing dare maintain them. We of the North
and great West stand upon the doctrine Of Freedom
in the Territories and standing there and regarding
this as a test question: Mr.. Webster voted " No.
Mr.. CLARK Of Iowa said that this the great test
vote if this motion to lay upon the table prevails,
there is end Of the American party at the North.
He therefore voted No.
MrKuIIsGER of PENNSYLVANIA said that Pennsyva-
MIA will not stand upon this platform, nor upon the
one adopted last week; if you send Us to the people
with such plafom-if you vote TO lay this resolution
on the table Pennsylvania is lost to the American
party upon you, gentlemen, be the respOns biity.
Gen. IRwIN of Pa. said that upon this most import
ant question he must vote No. He could not be
true to bis principles, to Pennsylvania, to the Union
and to bis God be regarded his vote solemn duty
performed, and he should answer to his God, he
must vote No.
Gen. WILLIAMsoS of Pa. voted No, and told good
story, the point of which was that the South might go
its own way and would go ours.
T.. y COREY of Pennsylvania said he was not
dsunonst but American, and, such, III favor of
preserving national faith in cOmpacts made by the
North and South. In the North the American party
in every State had repudated the Twelfth Section,
and taken distinct grounds in favor of the restoration
Of the Missouri eompromise. We came here to main
tain that ground aud he and hs constituents meant TO
do il. We are Americans, and will fight for our prin
ciples; but we will not stand upon platform which
ignores position upon the vital question OF the
day and pledges to the support OF the principles of
the Kansas-Nebraska Act. lie warned gentlemen OF
the South and Northern dOughfaces that the outrage
they were committing on Northern sentiment would
result in their overwhelming and disgracetnl defeat.
They had given US platform which either pledged US
they desired it, OF which lodged the issue, and which
also surrendered the Northern position that Congress
had the power to exclude Slavery from the Territories
They now intended to force upon that platform and
upon us q man whom the North repudiated and de-
sIjsed Your conspiracy will he failure. l speak
for Free Pennsylvania, and tell you that your man
will be be aten $4,000 in the State lCres of " Yes,
yes, 100000" &cl In my own county 1ndiana),
where we gave last year the largest American major
itv in Pennsylvania he cannot get 500 votes. IL Is
the same in other sections OF the State II the North
is to elect your President, you concede we say we
have right to choose own position and our own
man. If you refuse these, yOu must elect him
yourselves. vote against the motion to lay the reso-
luton Of my colleague on the table.
Gov Colby and Mr.. Emery, who have been here
representing New Hampshire, and acting with the
North Americans, returned home on Saturday. This
morning Messrs. Long and Ayres appeared as new del
egaes from that State and voted against the Northern
resolution and with the South Their right to seats
was denounced by several Northern delegates. One
of them was declared citizen of New-York. Never
heless objection was overuled and they continued in
the Convention voting with the South and Centrals
The result of the vote was the defeat of the reso-
luton 1t was laid on the table. Yeas, l4l; Nays, 59
Mr. BRowYLow of Tennessee moved that the Con-
venton do now proceed to the nomination of candi-
dates for President and Nice.PTesident
A strong effort made to have read a commrnl-
cation from the American State Council OF Georgia
(not reprtsented herel which, it is rmored has
lively frebrand in it, but it was overrued; and the
question was called upon Mr.. Brownows motion, and
taken by Yeas and Nays.
Manv brief speeches were also made during the roll
call on this question. The Northern members all re-
manned during it. and those who didn't intend to stand
by the Convention voted No. This was really more
the test vote between those Northern members who
have determined to stand fall by their resolution, as
above defeated, than was the vote upon that. a
number of Northern doughfaces voted es upon the
resolution, for appearance sake, but Wthout any Puf
pose of standing upon 1t.
Mr. ARNOLD of Massachusetts, voted Aye on the mo-
tion TO proceed to nomination, and stated that he re-
0arded the unity Of the party rs of more Importance
fban this question. He believed the snake Of Repub-
6cauism was among us and he despsed and repudated
Black Repubhcansm. Massachusetts, was loyal to the
Union, and to the American party he said he had
come instructed to vote for q pOstponement Dut ne
must disregard his instructions, and vote Aye. Mr.
Arnold's remarks in the most humble strain OF
a dOughface and drt.eater, and he was replied to by
Mr. Thurston one ofhis colleagues in strong cOndemna
ton of his statements as false and msrepresenng the
State Of Massachusetts,. MIR. IhurstOn, for himself
utterly denied all sympathy or communion with Ke'
publcanism nor had he particle OF sympathy win
Henry Wilson, to whom bis colleague had alluded
Mr. EAMEs Of Maiden Massachusetts,, substitute for
Mr. Sumner who has gone home } conceded with Mr.
Arnold voted for q nomination, and pledged 20,oOo
majority in Massachusetts, for the American candidates
Massachusetts demands a nomination al this time.
Mr. BALDWIN of Connecticut stated that upon this
proposition in which the feelings of every Northern
man were deeply interested, he could give but one
expression. Wecould not, i'll any manner nor by any
act sanction the repeal of the Missouri COMPROMISE
The gentlemen Of the South do not themselves affirm
it, and we cannot submit to it without surendering
ali our principles. The course pursued by the South
and their allies from the North will necessarily drive
tIe American patv of the North to a union with the
| Republicans. 1t is the inevitable result, and on the
gentlemen of the South will rest the responsibility OF