Daily American organ., 1856-03-01

choice Of the great majority, and that the remain
der cheerfully acqpiesced In the matter 1t was
ascertained after the nomination of Fillmore that
az he was on the eve of leaving the country last
spring. his friends asked him for Instructions as TO
the course they should pursue in regard to him
during his absence, and he gave them positive or
ders TO organize no clubs, make no speeches print
no papers, 10 secure his nomination and to let the
American people, so far as be was concerned, be
left to their own unbiased Judgment. But them If
when they did assemble in convention, he should
be called on by them, he would do the best in his
power. [Great cheers Thus in its infancy the
American party has struck death-blow at the dis
graceful struggle for Office which has corrupted
every party thus far. [Great cheering.
The American party was the home for men who
loved the right because II was the right. Honest
men, who were disgusted with the corruptions Of
party spirit, had come into the party because of
the pureness and the patriotic spirit manifested in
its principles In the American Convention he
had seen side by side the son of the Sage OF Ash
land and the son of the Hero of the Hermitage,
Representatives of Clay and jackson, the antpodes
of political party Was not this an evidence Of
the purity and strength of American principles
[Great cheering.
Who were the men appointed as our standard
bearersf Everybody knew who and what Fill
more was better than he could tell 1t was said
that the candidate for the Vice Presidency was
once bitter opponent of Fillmore Democrats
were now searching old musty files of papers to
find articles written by Donelson against Fillmore,
that they might be used in the campaign. But all
that he would ask was, that they would also pub
lish what the Democratic press said when General
Scott nominated when the Locofocos thought
it was ingratitude to Fillmore to thus slight him.
Laughter and cheers.
Hon. L. d. Campbell, of Ohio, entering the Hail.
loudly called for, and at last was prevailed on
to take the stand @
He said he had just come in, and did not exactly
know what the meeting doing, and what they
were talking about; but if the object was to per-
petuate the great principles of American liberty
he was with them. ICheers
1t seemed to him that the old parties were now
in that particular situation known as confusion
confuzled" Laughter. He had labored with
his eminent friend from Kentucky (Mr. Crittenden,
who sat near him on the stand in the old Whig
party, shoulder to shoulder but that party was
now said to be defunct in the abstract. AS to the
old Democratic party of the days of Jackson, he
believed if all Pierce's marshals and deputy mar
shals should be armed with warrants, and should
take year for the search, they would return the
warrants endorsed as did the Kentucky constable
when he treed his man in a swamp: '.Non est an
0e,,tas over creekibus, in Swampibus ap a staDapo"
Laughter and cheers. #
Here there was some disturbance in the meet
ing, and cries of "Put him out" "Sag Ncht,"
when Mr.. G. cried, No, don't put him out but
give him seat on the stand /" Order was soon
restored, and he went on.
Mr.. Campbell now went into lucid and eloquent,
as well AS humorous defence of some of the prom
inent principles of the American party. He was
not member of any church, but he was inclined
to the Protestant faith because he was brought up
in it, and because history taught him it was the
faith of freedom. The American party wished to
keep Church and State separate, and they would
do it in spite of the Jesuits. [Cheers.
The American nation were not as weak as they
once were The Indians who once infested his
own State, and who at one time were near the
place where he lay an infant those Indians who
were hired by British gold to murder the women
and children thanks to the bold hearts of Kentucky
who marched to the relief of Ohio, had been ex-
terminated. The nation was now strong, and in
tended to be on equal terms with other nations
They intended to give their citizens right to
travel in foreign lands without having their bag
gage ransacked by Papal authority to find and take
away the bible they kept for their private devo-
tions, even though that Bible was the gift of
dying mother as the myrmidons Of the Pope do
now. And we intend, when Sam gets strong
enough in the knees, and he seems to be getting
stronger every day. to have our citizens buried de-
Gently when they die in a foreign land. Now, an
American Protestant dying in Italy, is not as de-
Gently buried as you would bury Newfoundland
dog
he said we could and would manage our own in
ternal affairs to suit ourselves also, without any of
the profered aid of John Bull, Patrick O'Flather-
ty, or Hans Bergerskiterhopen either. We, like
other people, had our troubles in the camp, but
that was none of other peoples business The
trouble was about colered gentleman on the fuel
or, in other words niger in the wood pile
Laughter. On this matter he had his own opin-
ion, and should continue to think for himself But
he thought he could retire to an ante-room now
with his friend from Kentucky and his friend from
North Carolira, (Messrs Crittenden and Haugh-
ton,) and though they were two to one against
him, they could fix that matter up in ten minutes
If it would only stay fixed. But the nigger busi-
ness was an outside issue. 1t had no business in
the American party, and, for hia part, he wished
to keep the gemmen oh color out. Laughter and
cheers.
the Union! All he had to say about that was
/" The thing can't be didl" Tremendous cheer
ing.] He knew that many of the gallant Buckeye
boys had waded the Ohio river, and wooed, won,
and carried home some of Kentuckys fairest daugh-
ters. Do you think they want to split? No, sir
1t is no use talking about that. "The thing can't
be did" [Cheers and laughter.
You have met tonight to ratify the nominations
of the American party. But don't care for the
men. They are Insignificant, compared with the
principles. Men and platforms are nothing; that
is, the details of the platforms. The great thing
is the preservation of the great and glorious prin
ciples those men are nominated to support. Amer
leans you now have your work before you Your
principles are before the people. Your candidates
are in the field, and it only remains for you to do
your duty, and you will be victorious Great
cheering and long continued.
Hon. J. J. Crittenden was then introduced and
received with great enthusiasm.
He commenced by saving that Il was useless To