Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-06
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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1855.
AmerIcan sta.e Council.

two o'clock on Wednesday morning. The
result was, the passage Of a couple OF resolu-
lions. characteristically representing the t'oo-
legged position the party is to assume IN the
approaching canvass in the Free States-pro-
slavery at the South and anti-slayery at the
Moth. They we've introduced by that kneader
of dough-. A. B. Ely, and after some slight
amendments, were put through by large
majority, in the following shape;
Resolped. That the American party IN Mas
sschusetts already possesses satisfactory plss.
form. and that it sees no good reason 70 cla.se
i f,r another. 1t therefore simply rel.era'es
it, adherence TO the platform aaopteu a.
Springfield in August last ,4os
Rssolrea That the American party IN -'Aas
sachssetts will not support the notnin"u1.. y
Willard Fillmore and Andrew JACKSON DoA-
elson until assured that they 90 nearby Gu.
dorse our American principles ana win ne ",
trne to the American party, ana tnas lnes VIZ
s.s,,d bs and yindicate the just rights OF the
freemeri' of the North, as well in the lerrlto-
r;ss ID the States, under all the principles and
provisions OF the Constitution OF the Ohieeu
States.
They are merely rehash Of the Ely and
Brewster proposition at Philadelphia and VIZ
tually commit the party here to all the ao0m-
nations concocted there.
Rseore the introduction of the resolutions,
the time was consumed in the hearing OF re-
uorts from the delegates at Philadelphia
Mr.. Stephen NJ. Allen, of West Roxoury'
said -
He Was at the Cincinnati Convention in
November, and there he got cue Of what
might be done at Philadelphia. He went to
Cincinnati on the Springfield platform, ana
acted upon it, and he had seen ITO cause why
he should change his position. lie DeleVeo
that on no other platform could we carry our
State or nation. We won victory on II last
autumn in this State, one of the hylng eVi-
dences of which he saw present tallaalnS 10
the presence of the Goyernor).
Mr.. E. R. Sawin of Fairhaven, delegate
from District No, j, sustained the last speak
er. Mr.. A. B. Ely, doughface delegate from
No. 8, gave in his report a further illustration
Of his two-legged politics. He said he told
the Philadelphia Convention that Massaehu'
sets was anti-slavery and uncompromisingly
anti. slavery, that she stood firm upon the
Springfield platform, and he said that he be-
lieved Massachusetts would prefer an honest
candid Southern man to Northern man with
Southern principles. And for this reason he
was in favor of adjournment without NOM
ination..ts Bat, z he says, g it was made,an
as near as he could judge, he believed it was
fairly made OF his idea of the nominee,
we may Judge by the following extract. Mr.
Ely says -" He said he regarded him as
kind of old fogy, and his nomination as re-
surrectior of the old Wing party. With these
feelings he did not see how he could vote for
him. But here was the question. If you
don't take him, what will you do? He went
for the nomination in order to prevent any CO.
quoting with the Republican party, which
he called great sham. What other course
was there to pursue. We had choice OF
Fillmore or Wilson, or Seward, or some 9TH
XNaa tn tha day when Seward
It seems to be Ely's hatred Of Republican
Ism WnlcI ConttvlIeu ms avtIuIiI nut ms IosS
for Fillmore. Mr.. J. M. Keith, from District
No. 4, agreed with Mr.. Ely.
The speech of Col. Brewster, Gov. Gard
ner's spokesman at Philadelphia, was peculi-
arly illustrative of his Excellencys bunker
ism. He went in for the nominations, and
the platform they represented. Col. Brews-
ter said:--
1.-The Springfield platform we can carry
into our State cGnvass, but you cannot ask a
National Convention to graft 1t on their plat
form. Why carry this Cslavery) question into
national politics.
Thus he favored preaching anti-slavery just
before our State election, in order to get votes
for his party here, but favored an entire repu-
diation of anti-slaYery principles when called
upon to apply them in national capacity, the
only sphere in which they are of any use.
Rev. J. II. Temple, of birmingham, dele
gate to the Convention from No. 8, whom we
regret to see in such poor company, made
decided speech against the nominations. He
snid =
He inquired of all the Northern delegates,
and he did not find one who would pledge
his State for Fillmore. The President of the
State Council Of Rhode Island SAYS that State
viii repudiate it. In his district, he could find
but two dozen or so of persons who will vote
for Fillmore; and If this Council ratifes it,
half the Councils in this State have held their
last meetings. (Yoice--good radiance to
them). In his part of the country he didn't
believe Fillmore would go down. He went to
Philadelphia a Northern man, and he came
back the same. He went there with the idea
that territory consecrated to Freedom should
be kept SO, and he should die with that idea.
at Philadelphia, he saw there could be no
union, except on pro-slavery grounds, and
this the South manfully avowed A delegate
from Virginia said he would not take John
Dell, or any other man committed by word or
oeed against the Nebraska bill. He would
nave taken young men, such as Raynor of
North Carolina, and Gardner Of Massachu-
sets Il this Council ratifies this nomina
ton, and goes over to the pro-slayery marty.
he would not go with it.
Mr. Wilder S. Thurston, Of Lancaster. del
egate from District No. ., also, was emnbatic
and decided in defining his position in oono.
sition to asupport Of the nominations. He
said
The South would not stand upon the
Constitution unless we would interpret the
Constitution as extending slavery. Willard
Fillmore is acceptable to extreme Southern
men, and can he be acceptable to Northern
men He thought not.
If we refuse TO ratify this nomination, al
every northern State will do, we shall stand
we'll. The Republicans will fall in our rear
They win not dare to put man in nomina
tion against man representing Americanisn
and freedom. After the dust and smoke havI
passed away from this Philadelphia Conven
ti,n the field viii be clear, and similar re
suit will be seen as followed the Republican