The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-10

NV 4OLk dEhALD, Ill
speeked members adjourned to Altoona where they went
through the farce Of eecDg delegates to the National
Nominating Convention After this they proceeded to
act Of impairment mendacisy by passing the follow
ing resolution
throughout the State be instructed to withhold the
p. w. from all persons claiming to be with us, who have
connected themselves with the seceders the State
dent as in the opinion Of this Council they have violated
their pgned faith and also that the President OF the
State Council be directed to withhold the p W. from the
Presidents such councils have endorsed their action
and revoke The hartsrs OF all councils who do not
cogniss the supremacy OF this State Council.
Now what the facts The council OF which J.
Is President organized the 5th July last
Reading after The body Of the then State Council had
zation, and appointing committee to make arrange
ments for sectional convention, to meet in Cincinnati
the 9Th January 1885, inviting said convention only
the rdna principles OF the American party. Toe
this schism has shown that the twelfth section
Of the nation al platform is not the real between the
parties, but that it is Americansm repubicsnism
"Americanism Arst last, aud all the time, is the
position assumed BY those who comprise the ma
uonal American Larty. The innovations made by
the bogus State council, OF which Mr.. Edcy Is
President, are too numer ,us to mention; they com
menced at Reading, and nave been continued since
every movement it has made 1t has set aside the
tonsl organization the enon platform, and
1t has called sectional convention caucus OF those
who stand exclusively on the republican platform. 10
withdrew the nominee Of the American party for Cann
Commissioner last fall who hal been selected by the
voice Of the people and substituted man. who did
fympathize with Americars in any whssvec,
but who ultra anti slavery agitator 1t has elect
ec delegates TO the National Nomiasng Convention in
defiance of the authority Of the rational BODY which
comic ed that matter to the people in their separate
districts We might continue This array OF facts
bearing against the honor integrity and par otsm Of
this miserable clique Of old bunker wings and kicked
ont democrats who have ciep into the American party
to effect their selfish ends, but the above are
enough.
If war is to come let it commence We not pre-
pared TO ADMIT the claims Of such persons on the Aneri
party Ex-Governor Johnston, Jacob L. Gosser c.
A. Walbourn, Joseph Mccabe, X. NJ kiddle, and the
twenty two others who appointed at Altoona to
represent the American party Of Pennsyvana in the
nomination OF President and Vice President They are
Americans only far the potent name OF the orgAn'
zaton can be used Keep continued agitation OF
the slavery question: and ncuce the old lne Americans
of 1874 give their votes the republican party
the most bitter opponent OF the American ofganlzl
ton, and the ISst a;xning sy;opnant OF sa au
If carry out American prncples-we, the old
native Americans OF 1Sl4-wthout Incorporating out
side issues which viii degrade us to mere sectional
party, the choice left to go back to ae ola
democratic ranks and in them renew our sbors to pu
subject from which there is appeal IL must
be met. The American party must be purified; 1t must
lid itself of the fungi OF noxous growth which have
checked its progress. and shot up about its path 1t
must revert to its first cherished principles and keeping
aloof from all enapgng alliances, look only to the
cess Of those which has battled the past
twelve years. We must DR. all tie spies traitors and
suffers out Of the camp and place but natives
guard" in the future. We shall have the bitter ex-
peril of the past to against the commission
of such egregious errors Of policy have now para
Jyzed and impeded the Of glorious
cause.
The American Party ~ Virginia.
From the Richmond (va.) Whig-Am. organ
PROCEEDINGS EXTRAORDINARY.
At what purports to have been "a regular meeting OF
the combined councils Of the national American party OF
the CRY OF Richmond, held on the first OF January,
1867 the following resolutions, which find pub
shed in the National american, said to have been
adep'ed:--
Resolved As the opinion Of this council, that '.hs
agitation of slavery should The rights Of the
South plain and papable well defined and under
open questions. We will rnain'a our guaranteed
constitutional rights, and our right Of property in
ject is made by efsh politicians for pe-s party
promotion and is hnrttu to the South the institution
OF slavery and the permanency OF the Union and there
fore opposed to the Introduction into the national
American platform Of this, any other agisa'ng ques
on calculated to distract the harmony party
end pger the success OF our principles.
Resolved, As tits well known that our distinguished
fellow CT izen, the Hen. John H. Bolts was among The
first to advocate the policy avowed by the onal Anne
rican party il is but an act OF simple justice to declare
confidence in his principles and admiration of his ia
nts and if he should be called 20 presice the des
TIMES # the nation fully justified in declaring
that he will b,pg the task devotion t. the principles
ws csssish an enlarged experience proSana ssgaety
heartily respond to the action OF tire Eiargle Council
Amer lean Union Lfgion Of New York which have ex
their preference for Mr. Bolts for the Presidency
We have but word 10 say in reference to this
action .'of the combined councils Of the national
An ercan rarty Of the city OF Richmond" And
that is that IL is clear, uDequivocal and shameful
mi.repi esenation of the opinions sentiments and
principles Of than nineteen twentieths OF the
thirty five hundred American voters Of this city Add
what is it is palpable misrepresentation Of the
voice of the entire American party Of the State, as in
terpreted by the American press Of the state, with
single exception ard expressed in he reso utons OF
the American members Ct the legislature which were
published in this paper q week or two ago. in word,
the reported action Of the combined councils oil the
National Ameic party OF the city OF Richmond, Is
deliberate and unmitgated fraud upon the vast majority
oi the American voters Of the city and contrary the
well ascersned and thoroughly understood sen ment
Of the whole Amer can party of the state.
From the judgment of the combined councils, rep
resented by fifty sixty individuals, the iege
OF John Minor Bolts, boldly take appeal t.
The people.
Move meHts of the Democracy.
Itrom the Philadelphia Pennsy lvanian
TIE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN PENNSYLVANIA.
We have, for last six months endeavored to keep
the action the democracy of