The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-29
rEHxsYLvAHIA POLITICS.
The Fusion StaHa COnventlOn.
OUR HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENCE.

The Ruol0n StaNa Convention.
0UR HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENCE.
HARRISBURG, Aarch Is, 1865.
The delegates to the OonvsAtion held caucus last
evening" In cne Of tho committee rooms. About
seventy delegates were In attendance An attsmpt
made 70 form sort of basis TO 60 into the Con-
vsntion upon. Epssches made By ex-senator
Cooper AcOAmont and Of other aspirants, who
had speeoh under their shirt and considered that upon
their delivery rested the hopes Of the country. No
business was ansactedthe entire evening taken up
By the delegates letting of the gas which their sto
aehs seemed full Of The eastern and central dele
gates spoke conciatory tone whilst the members from
wmos district and those from the west exceedingly
rabid end insisted that their peculiar negro vorshpping
views shoud be endorsed by that and become the
basis of the Convention. In that position with dark
prospect before them the adjourned until nine
O'Clock this morning.
AGA N. the called to ORDER II. K. Strong
Ct Philadelphia, in the chair.
motion was then made and supported by the negro
woIshpping delegates, that the Convention meet at
p NJ In supporting that resolution that branch Of the
Convention admitted that they wanted to know some
and that the basis should BE- settled here, and unless
something could be eed upon to suit them they would
MT that the followers Of ward and Greeley havs
always used-.hat il, rule ruin
After lengthy and spirited discussion the hour of
venti0n.
Mr. McCAlMoNr (nigger worshipper), of vsnange
county offered the following resolution as the OASIS OF
whereas the present adm by the repeal
dor al the honest ald oompesns
ana and ani esn
gamb by refusing 10 project fellow citizens ia
hs and Of
4 bs 20 he and s %s ana os sn
poweress for good AID has just forfeited all ams 70 tbs
hefefor e.' '''"1'''' . VIC p''p' = A' '1''
Ksaoved That we viii all honorable prevent
The evils to be eued by the corrupt and
or policy OF the prssent national ADMINISTRATION that we
IN coniederacy formed out of terri from which slavery
@ ~ s svsr sy ssS ~
belonging the United states snd to the iaerferenco of any
foreign civil or ecclesiastical power ia The ponc institutions
Nr. FRANKLIN {whig and Attorney General of the
S,ste said that those resolutions, and hs speeches
ady made demonstrated to his mad that the oppo
si,ion national administration could not be resiaed
genous mass but ii united they could give at least
60 GOO majority against the democratic party. He
in favor OF nominating ticket Of one from each branch
form. He not opposed to tho resolutions just offered.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON (seeecer from the Pniladephia .C,n-
vsnticn didn't any resolutions Opposition to the
Pierce d. nasty enough for him.
Mr. NGHAM {Wimotite} said the resolu were not
any extension of slavery either in Northern
Southern territory. They could and would stand on no
Mr. PALMER (Amerisan) said he came exclusively ~
American. That was the alying cry in his county
other subject spoken there He considered that
his position coming he did from the central part of
the Sta O. such would enable him to offer the olive
branch to the two extremes he was willing to give one
car ddse to each party represented and esch party
might have their own plank in, provided that they pat
in it, and he would go for It, He woad en-
dore the resolution before the he opposed
to the further extension OF slavery but they put in
plank saying that under consideration sho d Kansas
be admitted slave State he would not 60 for It, for
he considered that nonsense.
Tbs resolutions were then adopted, without dissent
ing voice, and the caucus adjourned.
The general feeling manifested In tbs for
there ssse all their petty quarre that the opponents
cou not obtain their weak points, and thereby avoid
Prccs edirg the caucus after its adjournmsn. to
the HaA Of Reprs ct noticed that pre-
ented far different from wh.t it did on The
morning of the 4th Of march, when the mocracy
bled there. The hall but smly filed and any per-
With half eye osud recognise far different ap
pearance from the members composing toe Democrat;
Convention There is however, Of tbs best tai snt
in the State in the Convention.
At II O'Clock the Convention called to order by
placing john Covoce (ngger wo-ahippng Congressman
temporarily in the chair and Aessrs Beatty Funk and
Ingham secretaries.
naorial and eighty Representative delegates
answered TO their names
each Senatorial district appon ed to select permA
lent officers tor the Convention.
The following Is the commttee:-J. r. Flsnigan, Z.
Joy Norris Charles Jones. George Morgan, 0. Corn
man. Robert farke, W. H. Merton, W. p Msgli, ". G.
Evans, Josiah Funk David Taggart 0. a. Wheeler, II.
Her ~ johnson, n B. SssStt, wilson King, L. s. Ma,
grille, T. II. Some James Shield, W. McOunyan, J.
Oyster, PIiip Clover En'ch T. Lock- walter ssds"i'h
The following committee was then appointed on the
contested seats Messrs Jordan, Baldwin Cooper and
The Convention then adjourned until P. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At P. NJ, the CONVENTION was called to ordsr-John
Covode in the chair.
The Committee on Permanent Organization reported
the following officers, with their political pr ,clivte,
President Gideon J. Ball American worshipper.
Wee Presidents-H Jones Brooks, American; VIM.
Stewart, American Niger wsrsnipPer; Johu Wright,
American; Thomas F. Franklin, WING; Josiah Copley,
American niger worshipper E. Beatty whig Charles {.
r Iindermsn, American; Jonathan Knight, American;
Henry johnson, American samuel Boyer American; l..
ss p . ysap
Au ercan; J. n. 0iphant, American Taos. j. Power,
American; J. B. McEIeny, Niger worshlppr.
hart, American; James W. T. McAis.er American; John
Mcdonald, nigger worshipper; NJ C. Marcer Niger
shipper 1houAs c. Steele American.
Mr.. BALL. taking the chair, sa.d:-This position that
you have placed upon have accepted with dRdence
and dfstrust my abilities TO discharge my duties and
hope that each you will contrbuts largely aid in
the discharge Of duty aso to aid in carrying out the
objects for which this Convention has been allied
He of those that signed the eau for the
Convention and he signed IL after mature deiberaaon,
cOooftlOn
Of the parties in the it. he was
well he signed that CALL tha it would bring
to this Convention the radical men Of all parties-and
that has been the result We here the old native
Americans of Philade phia who held up e.
fer advocating those principles they here
representing those with the knowledge thst IL
become o. the prominent political questions Of the
day. the other hand delegates Of the here
repre entipg republi IAN vewa, as well the
tive elements of the interior He said tn he
by old line whg organization Organization tina. he
had long honored. He came here with spirit Of
c a.on ard desired that all should obtain their rights
and that every should home satisdsd with he
suit of this Convention. He alluded briefly to the sub
ect of protection and in 70 Of protesting Aeri
INDUSTRY also Of makipg additional for dcaons
coasts, that should be ready at all times to
protect and defend the noble fsg Of country ZAP
pause) In the Of the great OF this Conven
ton In the OF the that have met here 10
promote beseech you to and conduct rselves In
spirit Of Cancellation. He closed BY returning his
thanks to the Convention
adoptec:-
Resolved, That committee, consist Of one from each
he