New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-20
THE NORTH AMERICAN CONVENTION.

Apollo Rooms at l2 O'Clock Yesterday, and adjourned
until O'Clock p IN. Soon after O'Clock The Con
yeu,ion met and caIl-d to order by EK Governor
COLBY. who, being Obliged TO retire, requested Mr. A.
| A. RIcHsosD Of Mass. TO preside in bis stead
The President asked what was the pleasure OF The
Convention.
The report Of the Committee of Conference was
| called for.
GEORGE LAW stated that the Secretary was just
| completing his report, and would SON be ready to
pIes-It il. -, :,
o'clock when the Secretary, Mr.. IHuRsros, arrived,
and the Committee retired Ia the ant. room to DELHI
crate upon the report. At about 5oclJck the CON-
| miitee returned to the Convention.
| GEORGE Law then rendered the following report OF
| the Committee which was read by NJ. THURsroS:
| The Committee Of Conference appointed by TINS
Conv.n tion respectfully r. port
That the Committee, in pursuacce OF the resolutions
passed by this Convention, projected to the Cuy OF
Ptiladelphia on the 18th inst aud reported hem.eves
| 70 the Republican Convention through the Hon. + ID.
| Morgan. Chairman Of the Republican Executive Com
mlttee that the communication addressed 10 M Nor
gan was laid before the Convention assembled IN Pna-
dephia and was by that body laid the table by vete
un il the Convention had nominated candidate Tor
President that after said noInina ion the Convention
reconridered their action and appointed COMMITTEE
| TO confer with your Committee; thai fone'-nce be-
| tween the two Commit, Is commenced a. O'Clock
last evening and continued until clock thH mornl0g
that at aio con erence the name OF Wihsm =. Jonn
ton was Withdrawn a. candidate for Vice-Presdent
by his friends from Penns vania; that your Connlt-
| tee then Represented TO the Republican COMMITTEE
that the AM rcan Convention had Indicated us pref
erence for Nj. Banks, believing that be- you'd be en-
| tirely accs ptsbe to the American and Republican
parties that after the rejection of Mr. Banks by the
| Republican Convention your Committee "oud 70
| sptctfuly ak the Republican Convention to NOM
mate candidate for Vic. President who would be en-
tirey acceptable TO the American party aud that It
would refrain from passing any resolutions when
would do violence to the feelings ana pnucipes vi tue
American party.
by the two Committees 10 relation = the Nlcr-fresl-
dency; and a name suggested to the Republican
Committee by the unanimous voice OF your COMMITTEE
which would be acceptable to the principles and views
of the American parry.
Since the return Of your Committee nom f,lia1ei-
phia intelligence been received that the kepuOl-
can Convention has nominated candidate tor the
Vice. Presidency without any regard to the wishes AMI
views Of the American pG party; LAW ch.i,n.r
W. g. TuvRsTox, Secretary
HoRATroN. WILD. of New-York, rose to speak, and
was greeted with applause He wished to ask TINS
ouestion Is AmericaDism played OUT (Cn s Of /" NJ,
no. Street. Are we to be men, or are We To be Tools,
20 be used by designing mems hands, treat aP-
plause from outsldersl 1t was prond thing once 10
say am an American citizen" Applause he
considered it an unfortunate thing TOR hun TO nave
been drawn into this whirlpool and sold with the whole
of then but he thanked God II was never 700 ae 10
do good [Applaisel. During all the debstes in this
Convention not one word had been uttered against the
far fame OF Willard Fillmore Great applause from
outsiderl.
A MrMBrR inquired if there was any question before
the Convention!
The PKEsIDIyG OFFICER said there was not.
Mr. LESTER moved the reception OF the report, IN
order 70 GLOW the gentleman to ePesk 10 t.at queion.
Mr. WILD proce. ded. He had felt that somc hon.
orabe union of the parties might have been consuln-
mated. What had they done A; the Philadelphia
place on the platform afterward stricken off. He
had hoped Americans would never submit to that
Appau.el. Had the ~oro American sn become 30 low
and c egraC ed that assembled Convention mlst
pudate it Ifso let Us place Ourselves in position
to LIT Il EN- know that there are Americans who be-
lieve tha the time il not far distant wheo they will
have voice in the affairs of the nation. H- had sat
silent in this Convention preferrng to &C. rather than
speak. What had they done They had been sent
for by the other Convention; they had gone: ID I'D
ton had got what they wanted. They stood like
augbi, g-stocks to float Down the tide Of time sold out
TO designing men Outside applausel. He did not
know any sure course now but to 90 home and work
for Mlard Fillmore Loud Outside applause. voice
-" Turn out the Outsders"l. He was going to get
out of tbis scrape in about half moment aud leave
the rest of them in their wisdom to hatch up Other
scheme that be hoped would be practical lie hoped
there would be no Slave territory, and that
every thing wOuld be settled in an amicabe aud quiet
way Faint applause from the outsidel. He had as
much belief IL the statesmaDsbp Of Fillmore in the
woody horse catcher who had SCORED the Rocky
Mountains eat horse flesh and got rom. forty millions
in the mines which was would be morigaged no
doubt for political purpos,s.
A member here called the speaker to order.
Mr.. WILD am not the fret man that has been out
Of order. ] am gorg TO get through. have been
converted, hope.
TIL. CHAIR called the speaker to order.
Mr.. WuD-Wh thes. resp, cts am done, sir.
The CHAIR said he would have order. He hoped
those standing outside the bar would act like gentle
men. Every member who spoke to the question should
be beard but it should he remembered that tots Coa-
veution had reprdiated the nomination of Fillmore
Igreat applause from the Conventional and any men-
Der discussng his claims certainly not in or ier
Mr.. WnIIAMsos of Pa. glad to the rep rt
correctly made. This was a time when tue Ameri- |
party required unsnimIy and brothery love. He
loved them all because he believed they all had as
much serse as be had aud be didn't think any other
party had that much Laughter. This day he con.
sidered onibous OF great results. They had returned
from Convention of rowdyism a. Philadelphia that
had degraded every principle OF honor Outside ap.
pausel. He had supposed that the members of ina,
Convention intended To be gentlemen, and would meet |
the Americans a. sucr He was disappointed. tie |
charged the Republican patty as tators to Liberty |
loud applause from the outsite as traitors 10 the
people Of KaDsas. Their action at Philadelphia ,uli
Lot saubch the stlood upon that fee soil. they had
undo Hken TO Getray the American party and compel
then to eat dit at the feet Of organization whose
action afiirmaion Of the Buchanan nomination
Sight spplaus-l. He would stsDd imnovable upon
the American platform forever The Rep .blicaus nai |
spured them they had told them they preferred the
foreign. born citizens TO them. A Member-" They |
lave said such thing They s4d 1t in their last
resolution. Trey had opened thei, arms ~ all for
.igners "A Voice" No such thug" Call to
brook tie insult Three smothersd cries OF
"No"l The Republican nouin-e for Vice President
Of the old outside Wings, from whom they
bad met as much opp'slti7D as from Others. The
American party could never keep above ground un-
ess il held its distinctive organization, anu not 60
with the Wings, Black Republicans or anybody else
Murmurs OF disapprobationl. Tue maj o had
oser.d the insult to this Convention was Gliding,