The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-25
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The American National Council.

The American National Council.
We published yesterday the platform adopted
,~,ha American National Council, on THURSDAY
L., Previous to acting upon II, however, the re-
.,In,,on Of Mr.. Brewster, which was under discus
.,on "wednesday, was laid on the table
p.to-e that resolution was laid on the table
,.n,av,s GOOD deal of rambling debate, In which
.-o,s continents for and against the I'm section,
- c. and against the Missouri Compromise,
-x.,. EXPRESSED Mr.. Reedy, member OF Con
-. fro,, Tennessee. was for harmony and union.
.r..rs xerc unwise things in the 18th section yet
:. IS, IN. hope Of the American party in the
sor,h destroy Il and put nothing in Its place, and
,hs friends of the must despair of success in
tho South Nothing short of some declaration OF
the construction of the Constitution would satisfy
the South. Mr. r. was asked If he did not vote IN
Congress against Mr.. Evans. the regular nominee
Of the Americans for Doorkeepert tMr' L'ans
had lust read and proposed the platform whieh
was afterwards adopted) Mr.. Reedy repheo thA'
no did but he understood that Mr.. r.. was sup
rorted nv the Black Republicans. This was de-
Mod nv several delegates, including Mr.. f. him
.s,f AR r continued his speech at considerable
Is,s,b contending for the right of the people OF
new Territories 70 decide for themselves the ques
,,on, concerning their domestic institutions.
Mr. sheetsz. of Indiana; next got the foor He
denounced the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise but disavowed extreme Free-Soil opinions.
He appealed to the South not to attempt 70 Justify
the repeal of the Missouri che said solemn) Com
PROMISE and then say, I'VE desire no further aSita
lion of the matter" 1t was like a man who should
strike you blow, and then retiring say Il desire
no further agitation of the matter He was for
comprornse-that spirit of compromise which
would entirely ignore this vexed question of sla
~ rvatr nf md
have compromise. He would be willing to ac
cept the Washington platform, proposed by Mr.
Evans; for If there was anything in it. it was so
covered up with verbiage that President would
be elected before the people would find out what
II was all about (Tumultuous appause) 1.-THE
Southern States" said he, "have carried the 18th
section. Repeal it, and we will give You the entire
North. Do this and place on the ticket good
Southern man, and most of the Southern States
will be carried without the 18th sectios."
After this speech the resolutions Of Mr.. Brewster
were put on the table.
Mr. r. NJ Corwin of Ohio, moved, in place of
the 9th section of the Washington platform, Gas
that moved by Mr. Evans and adopted, is called)
a clause declaring in favor of the reserved rights
of the States, harmony. fraternal good will, etc
that the repeal of the Missouri Compromise was
an infraction of the plighted faith of the nation
and should be restored-and that Congress should
refuse to admit any State into the Union formed
out of Territory North of the Compromise line.
The Convention here took a recess. In the af-
ternoon the Chair decided that Mr.. Corwin's mo-
ton to amend out of order because moved
pending motion to adjourn. Mr.. c. appealed, and
his appeal was tabled
Mr. Denenhower, of Illinois, moved the previous
question, and was sustained. The question being
divided it was taken first on striking out the old
Philadelphia platform, containing the farfaned
18th section, and decided in the afirmative-l3S to
81. This question produced much anxiety, some
doubling the good faith of others, and more appre-
hansve that if the first was carried the second
would be negatived. During the calling of the
members names q number Of them gave their rea-
sons for their votes, in which some were quite face
tious and others quite grave
The vote was then taken on the Washington
platform, and it was adopted by the following
vote