Daily American organ., 1856-02-28
WHOLE NO. 4O7.
American national ConVentiop.
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A. III. III. Stewart, of Virginia Andrew Stewai t.,
of Pennsylvania: Erastus Brooks, of New York !;
r. b. Bartlett OF Kentucky; William j. Eames, of
Massachusetts,, and the President Of the Conyen-
ton, were appointed committee to perform tie
business
Here cries for Major Donelson, the nominee for
the Vice Presidency, were made, and that gentle
man, coming forward, was received with cheers
and applause. ii.
Mr.. Donelson said that he was exceedingly graf
ihed at the honor conferred upon him, and begged
leave to say that he accepted the nomination ten
dered with proper sense of the feebleness OF
powers he possessed. But he hoped that he migl t
hereafter do more than he had yet had an oppor-
tunity TO perform, to advance the cause in which
all those present feel so deep an interest He had
been chiefly known to the American people from
his connexion with General jackson. From that
great man he had learned the essential princip,s
of Americanism. That man had uttered the SER
tlment which now met with such general sympathy,
that America should become more Americanzed
The speaker had been thirty years with General
Jackson, and had speeches and letters from him
by the thousand
i In 1892 Gen. Jackson had fought the enemies of
the Union, in his own best STYLE which had utterly
crushed for the time all utraisms.
The speaker said he was born in Southern
State. he was the owner of over ono hundred
slaves. He loved the institutions of the South.
the North. At the South they claimed nothing
that he would not willingly grant to the North, the
East, and the West. He had left the Democratic
party. Ia voice---the Democratic party left you II
Yes--tbat's SO. Applause. .,'' IT,.
left the higher law men of that party. When he
found that President Pierce was disposed to build
up the South as the South, and the North as the
North, he had concluded that the administration
was one Of nltraisms. 1t was combination to OBJ
-
ton OF the affairs of the country The speaker
said he had been shot at Laughtcr.] Politically,
he meant--because he had joined the American
party. He had seen that there was no hope of pro-
noting domestic tranquility, or of protecting our
foreign relations under the administration OF Mr..
Pierce, and he had joined the organization in the
hope that these objects might be accomplished.
With these hopes he had entered the party, and
he would do all in his power until this hope should
be realized. He accepted this nomination, hoping
that the result would justify the confidence placed
in him.
Here Andrew Stewart arose and inquired if Gen
eral jackson were living now where he would be
With what party would he hsrmonize ~ n
Mr.. Donelson replied--With the American par
ty. He never uttered single word adverse to the
principles we advocate Ay, and not only he, but
Clay and Webster, if living would be with US and
sanction the great principles mbodied in the Ame-
rican platform. He had been present during the
sessions of the convention, and when attempts
were made to disorganize the party, he had been
reminded of an anecdote of General Jackson On
the morning of the battle of the 9th of January,
messenger came to General Jackson with the in
formation that the Legislature was about to ad-
journ, for fear that the British would take the
city. Tell Governor Claiborne, said jackson, to
blow It up. And 80 he (the speaker) would say
with regard to the disorganizers, who wanted to
disband the American party. He was no orator,
but whatever he had Of energy, talent good will
and devotion to American interests, should be
given to this cause, until victory perched upon its
banners. The speaker then retired amid tremen-
dous cheering r.. s.er s.r .-,
Loud cries were now made for Brownlow, of
Tennessee. On taking the stand in response, he
said that his speech on this occasion would be- like
all his former speeches, short and sweet. For sew
enteen years he had performed the dreadful service
of editing political paper, and he could say, in
that connexion that his paper had the largest cir
culation of any political paper in Tennessee. He
had fought hard and long for the Wtig party, but
he had seen fit to leave that organization Why,
with Millard Fillmore to lead, and even with Josh.
Giddings behind him, we could carry our State.
But with this large, patriotic, greasy Tennesseeap,
(pointing to Major Donelson, the Pierce party viii
be transcendental nothing. he should 60 home
with the determination to jump higher, and squall
louder than and man in Tennessee, and would
open the ball at Knoxville, on Monday next. lap
plause and laughter. 1t had been understood as
arranged that Major Donelson would be put on the
ticket with Andrew jackson in big letters, and
Donelson invisible, and then the old line Demo
Gratis would think that old Hickory had come to
life again. He then proposed the party should dis
perse, having done the good work. sf
General Pickett, of Tennessee, followed. He
eulogized Major Donelson, spoke of his own ef-
forts to advance the cause, and pledged the State
of Tennessee for tremendous majority for the
American ticket. t aFaa. aME sr
Alex r. Boteer mounted the rostrum in an
swer to repeated calls He supposed that the
body had resolved into general ratification meet
ing, to which he was agreed though no action of
the Convention had been taken to that effect. He
had occupied the stand several times during the
sessions of the Council and the Convention
And he had spoken boldly, according to what
were his ideas of right. If he had said anything
harsh to those who were consistently in favor OF
the American party and the Union he regretted it.
But he had no pardon to ask of those who came
into the Convention, in disguise, to betray it's
principles. He pledged Virginia for the ticket
He thought the party could get back the ten thou
sand Whig votes that Mr.. Wise alleged had elect
ed him. During the recent election he had been
the first man on the stump in this cause the long
est 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, b
and expressed the hope that those who had acted
as enemies during the session of the Convention
might part as friends. The speaker sat down amid
considerable applause.
Mr.. McCune, of Virginia, said that the Nation
al Council had adopted platform which was
satisfactory neither to the North nor to the South.
They had now platform which was satisfactory
to both in the shape Of Fillmore and Douelson.
He movei that this Convention repudiate all
platforms The motion seconded, and there
UPON great scene ofconfusion took place, in the
midst of which the vote was taken on the motion,
but it was impossible for any to decide whether
it was adopted or rejected The President was
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