The true Democrat., 1856-07-08
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.


 FIRST DAY--AFTERNooN-Th convention again assembled at f o'clock. Earnest and stirring speeches were made by Judge Conrad, of Phiade phia, Lieut.. Governor Ford, of Ohio, George H. Andrews, of New York, and Wm. Baker, of Boston, all of whom advocated a union with all the opponents of slavery exten- sion throughout the country.
 Mr. E. Baker, of Massachusetts, from com mttec on permanent organization, then report ed the following named gentlemen as the per manent officers of the convention:
 President-Hon. Robert Conrad of Pennsyl- vania.
 Tce Presidents--Hon Anthony Colby, N. H.; Hon. A. A. Richmond, Mass. J eromc B. Baily, N. Y.; N. M. Riddle Pa.; J. II. Parker, Ohio; L. G. Peck, Conn.,; Stephen N. Mason, R. l.; Daniel Deacon, N. Y; Chauncey Knapp Mich. A. $. Robenett, Del; N. Howard, Gala; L. H. Webster, Iowa; N. c. Gier Del. Solomon Min deth, Ind; Jno. Lockwood, Wis; II. Hayward, Me-; Elias J. Bugsley, Oregon; J. A. Perry, Kansas.
 Secretaries-Robert Frazier, N. Y.; Luther A. Pratt N. .J.; ;J ohn Price, Mass. H. A. Spayt yth, Ohio.
 The report was unanimously adopted and a committee of three appointed to conduct the President to the chair. On taking his seat Judge Conrad thanked the convention in a brief speech, in which he alluded to affairs in Kansas, and to the duties of the American party as extending to everything dear to Ame- rica.
 SECOND DAY-NoRNING SEssIoN.-The pre- sident called the convention to order this morn ing at 1O1a o'clock The hall was filled.
 Ex-Governor Colby, of New Hampshire, pre- sented document from the chairman of the republican national committee which he wish ed read Cheers and many misses.
 The secretary then read the document, which is as follows:
 Hon. RoJt T Conrad President Nationa Anaerican Conuention-SIR: The national ex- ecutive committee, appointed at the Pittsburgh convention, on the 22d day of February, 1856 in calling convention to meet at Philadelphia on the l7th June, inst, to present candidate: to be supported for the presidency and vice presidency of the United States, intended tc embrace the members of all parties who fee tbn question present to be the dominant issue which should control the election, to meet al tho same time and place to confer with the neonle.s convention as to the best course tC crown their common wishes with success.
 beg leave respectfully to submit to you and through you to the convention in whict you have the honor to preside, the following extract from circular of said committee, issued on the 27th of March last:
 "But it is not so important that the grea movement which we desire to see successful. inaugurated should be designated by any par ticular name, it is that it shall be strong united and effective. Why may not all thos classes who are hostile to the introduction o slavery into free territory unite, at this crisis 0 irnending danger, to vote for common ticke which will be nominated to assert the grand nrinciple of repressing the extension of tn slaveholding monopoly, and to vindcate tn rights of the people in all sections of the Union who labor with therown hands-a ticket whlcl will not agitato with view to dctract iron