Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-01

/ TIE American platform lie had h'eh if' s''"' oa
ring the sessions of the conyeniioD.and when AT
| tempt had been made to disorganize the rarty,he
! had been reminded of an anecdote OF Oehrrdi
! Jackson On the morning OF the battle OF tn" oth
| of January n messenger came IL General Jack
son with the infoi nation that the Legislature was
about 10 adjourn. for fear that the British would
take the CITY Tell Governor Claiborne said
jack sbn. To blow il up: and 50 he 1.-THE speaker
would say with regard Ia the disorganizers who
wanted to dsbnnd the American party. lie was
no orator, but whatever he had ut energy, tales>.
good will and devotion to American interests.
should be given to this cause.unil victory perch
ed upon its banners. The speaker then retired
amidst tremendous cheering.
Loud cries made for Brownow OF
Tennessee. On taking the stand i'll response he
said that his speech ON this occasion would be like
all his speeches. short and sweet, like roasted
maggot. For seventeen years he had performed
the dreadful service Of editing political paper,
and he could say in that connection that his paper
had the largest circulation of any political paper
in tennessee. He had fought hard and long for
the Wing part hui he had seen fit 10 leave that
organization Why with Willard Fillmore TO lead.
aud even with Josh Giddings behind him, we
would carry our State. But with this large. pa
irlo,ic, greasy Tenncsseean (poining to MAYOR
Donelson.) the Pierce party will be- a transcen-
dental nothing lie should jump higher aud squall
louder than any man in Tennersee, and would
open the ball al knoxve.on Monday next. Ap
plauso and laughter. 1t had been understood,
as arranged that Major Doneison would be put
on the ticket with Jackson in big letters, and
Donelson invisible. and then the old line Demo
Gratis would think that old Hickory has come to
life again. He then proposed the party should
di,perse, having done the good work.
Gen. Picket Of renne ssee, followed. The Gu
logized Major Donelson. spoke of his own efforts
to advance the cause, and pledged the State of
Tennessee for n tremendous majority for the a.
mercan ticket.
Alex. X. Boteer mounted the rostrum in an
swear to repeated calls. He supposed the body
had resolved itself into general ratification
meeting, TO which he agreed. though no &C
of the convention rhad been taken to that
effect. He had occupied the stand several times
during the sessions of the Council aud the Con
yenton; aud he had spoken boldly according to
what were his ideas OF right. If he had said any
thing harsh to those who were consistently in
favor of the American party and the Union he
regretted it. Bun he had no pardon to ask OF
those who came into the Convention in disguise
to hcray lis principles. H. pledged Virginia
for the ticket. He thought the party could get
back the ten thousand Wing votes that Wise ale
ged had elected him. During the recent cleo
ton he had been the first man on the stump IN
this the longest in the field and the last TO
leave the combat He would only say to his
brethren, he would go into the fight now with the
same determination, and expressed the hope that
those who lind acted enemies during the ses-
81 N of the convention might part rs friends. The
speaker sat down amid considerable applause.
Mr. McCuc, of Virginia, said that the national
council had adopted platform which was salts
factory neither to the North nor to the South.
They had now a platform which was satisfactory
tn both in the shape of Fillmore aud DonelsnD.
He moved that the Convention repndiate all plat
forms. The motion was seconded and thereup-
on scene of great confusion took place
in the midst of which the vote was taken on the
motion, but it as impossible for any one to de-
eide whether it was adopted or rejected. The
President was unable to tell, but he thought that
it was lost. Ga the other hand the Nmginians
commended that 1t was adopted. In the midst OF
the conclusion motion was made to adjourn
sine die and it prevailed.
Immediately afterwards Col +. b. Bartlett, OF
| kentucky was called to the CHAIR and the assem-
! blnge present was organizrd rs an impromptu ra-
| LITIGATION meeting. The President made few
remarks expressive of his heart, conc urrrnce oil
| the nomination ana of the determination of Ken
lucky to elect the American ticket.
Andrew Stewart, of penns ylvana followed in
an eulogStc speech of the candidate for Pres
ident, Willard Fillmore.
lie was succeeded by Mr.. Sheetsof Indiana
and Mr.. Breckenridge of Missouri, II the same
| strain.