The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-21

THIS matter for the present. - the South was mot wen
represented here.
purposs for which the Council Vas called
The CHAM stated that no spseiAs purpose was men
Mr. hEwsra- That Is What ws came here for, and the
tona Organization al that the twelfth section siai
Ana L z due 70 e. .n
illness Of the South to say that they are willing 70 NEE.
n,s, sna one sSIshs man is r: 70 move the
ment in order to bring II to . vote l win b
second 70 no one ia advocating union and harmony but
ing tire North and West he would say that there
something in the twelfth section which they Ignored
and 4. was retained II. North and West could not e
stand this section-it repugnsnt and must be ex
punged He was in favor of immediate action and urged
Mr. STEVENS, of New York, moved resolution allow
ing each Stats delegation to vote full whether the whole
ss saye
On this he called the previous question: which WAS Or
dered.
tive (Cries Of Doubted and much conusi0n.)
The CHAlR urged the Council to b. quiet
The yeas and nays ordered the main question
to pass Brswster's resolutions.
Tie vote stood 81 yeas 10 ~ nays; 80 the consdsra
tiSn OF Mi Stevens, resolution " a. osae cd %. ,u.
Mr. SHEETS OF indiana was in favor OF the resolution,
and Mr.. Dickie, Of Pa, opposes It.
Pendns the considers ion o. the resolution the Council
at two O'clock a. ourned till four.
Tie question for this afternoon s Mr. Stevens resolu
ticp which amended, reacs thus:-
Rstoivec That the delegates Ct the several States and
Territore and the Dtiict of Colum ola present.
he entitled in voting all questions relating the
principles ana icy OF the American party to as many
votes and no more IS they entitled to according to
the numbers of the Of raid States Terri
tories snc District in this co6y provided tina. delegates
present vote for themselves Individually and as sg
gregate boy cast the vote Of delegations of the
States, &c, which may be absent, but only ia cases
where there is some representation now present.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Council met at tour O'Clock.
MIR. AMBROSE STEVENS said he desired to withdraw the
proposition made this morning that each State should
full He did this by request of tire Southern
bers who would be benefited by it, They willing
let il 60 in cons Grafton tina. it opposed by the
North and they desired il be considered conciatory
movement.
Mr. WHITE, of OHIO, made Buncombe speech for har
mopy and SO forth.
Mr. FoEp Of Ohio, said that when he me here last
June he prayed that the South would give each State
many votes its ftders representation bat it de-
ried Now the South glad to give the North Its
WY The North had here strike out the twelfth
secton they neDde; so, and the speaker, as
its representative said it uli be done fairly if posi-
bic any rate it would be done. The North hsd
solved to oppose the extension slavery. More
states they would hot have.
NJ. PARsoss Of New York, said he cane from North
Of Msson's ana pixon's line but he did not come to
present tns North ous Is an AneTiesn to the
he came TO represent Ohio He has no business In the
CONVEX ton.
Mr. BURR called the speaker to order
The CHAIR told the speaker to keep to the question
MIR PARSONS said he I'D intend to be personal bus
Re thought every man here should put HI aseN on the
religion and Americans shall rule America He urged
that The Order Lad nothing to On with slavery anti
slavery. He sebuked every man VINO stood on this
floor for the purpose of raising any electi,nal question
Such had no business IN the Council the Order.
he ttovght person who engaged in running OF
uivp rom Nj do
Mr. ForD-I think that the business which the gentle
of beiUg engaged il Is much better than
that which be viii do whsn he gets home, that is cap
turing slaves and taking them eack Their masters CA
augh) In regard 70 the twelfth section, Northern
State could carried on it, 1t gnord both ia Me-
York ana Massachusetts, TO beirg sectiopsst, he
might be che. He stood On the broad platform that
slavery had always been considered sectional in this
country. (Cries Of "reyei' 'snever.')
Mr.. BURR cai,ea the delegate TO order.
Mr.. BARKER, OF New York, in favor of allowing
Brother Ford t, proceed
NJ FogD continued in strong artsl,very speech,
pchiIg into the South The mos. refreshing manner
Mr.. BABKER raid n. State of New Yosk never repu-
dated tbe twelfth secticn.
M. FORD would be glad TO know what New York did
Mr. BARRIER said that many delegates to the New York
State Council were IN favor n the twelfth section but
in order TO save trouble the whole platform was received
and tiled.
Mr.. FoRD-Did they repudiase or ADOPT the secdoas
Mfr. BARKER-Neither one nor tie other-(Mr. Ford
Ia ughed I'VE merely FLED it. Mr.. Barker further said
thar he thought New York in favor Of ths twelfth
session.
The SECRETARY then read the resolution to strike out
the Twelilh section, &c.
Mr.. Ely thought the Order had right to interfere
with the snsea Of slavery any more than the Free
He though. the twelfth session absurd and imper
rent anc that no Northern man could stand upon it
No Northern State could stand upon It, He in favor
OF striking 1t cut and adopting the constitution of the
United States the platform Of the party to stand upon
Ills our case is hopeisss He only desired that the
South would stand simply The constitution then each
State could interpret according to its ideas ME-
Ely would be glad to the whole platform srick out
The party standing the Bible and the Cons atuton
the Bible, which is anti Roman Catholic and the Con-
stitunn, which il national.
Mr. Burr Of New York renewed his motion made
this ming for committee Of from each State to
business for the Council Mr. Burr then made
speech In avsr OF squster sovereignty and opposed TO
the egitaton of tie slavery question SO he was in
BY Of the strongest free soil districts in the
State ofN.w York He thought the Northern States
we're fsvor Of leaving the slavery question It
The issue of the last resden al election proved this fact
IneH named fierce was eeo'ed upon nis
people OF the North afraid that the Scott platform
was not an honest one.
DE1BcATE-How about the elections after the Nebras-
Mr. BuRR-wel, will acknowledge there was q mo-
msD,ary e1es. cit, got up on ta.s sas5sc Great
the wbiskey platform than any other The Seward party
the maine law the slavery question any other
s f Sar saf ignored
thos. o the North he the Niger worshppsrs
ought relieve their poor waite brothers In New York
Mr. SAUNDERS Of New York, said that the State Of New
York had repucated he twelfth section. (Applause
He then read resolution opposing the extension Of s
very, adopted by the last New York State Council.
Mr. Sanders offered resolution resembling the pattern
entirely.
Mr.. MATTHEW'S Of California moved the previous ques
ton.
Considerable confusion and several motions to adjourn
nsde. Mr. Squires, of New York, 30 moved, but
the mott was lost on div1sion the previous ques-
ton ordered q 6visicn-eghty three to seventy
Eve. The motion to adjourn renewed aad lost The
Chair decided the question to be the Brewster
and Ely proposition, as foilows:-
whereas Thetwelh section of the national platform adopt
toned by the North Therefore be it
Resolved, That the aforesad twelfth section be stricken ont
tt the subject of stand the principles
and the constitution Of the United States yielding
nothing more and claiming nothing less.
An attempt was made to divide the question, which the
Chair ruled out Of order. Another unsuccessful motion
to adjourn was made. The question then taken
the Brewster resolution BY yeas and nays, with the fol-