The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-04


beore tAsiF eyes and that the people sh> aid know tn
the American party II for a frst a., tins! th
would make public fight OF it, neat 6ybt n, l., and
clean Sght oft
M AfxAADER, OK NSrylsai, agTssd entirely with II
Iepressn alive OF Ken ,ucky (Ne Nsrshau) Tn. on,,
difference between them to The time uheu TIL
proposition should be a-,ed on Those delegates whose
seats contested had admittedly right to hay,
their voice heard IL hs matter Many o. he States were
TO- yet represented ct ALL and the strong probabiy
vas ,.Nat nsoy delegates arrive tom. srroy Hs
kad >cubt that when the Council fully attended
the y, opt Nios would be carried by an almost uusr
r1ora vote But he wapted a seo were entitled to their
seats have voice In the matter He wanted TO sec
their dag hoxn to tbs breeze. he wanted not ouly tne
city ot New York but the entire Uaion TO wat thry
Soirg He wanted 1t TO be understood precisely
where hs vas, and ,yhe tie party With wnisn ne acted
At The ssme tine, he tesred that al wao had
Ight to saarc in their deliberations should have vice
M The mater and be erSsed 10 give their a. the
proper tlme.
eea Of ioics in what ihe gentsnsn from Maryland saii
lie would thertfols modify hin xstion TO postpone
the qaesticn srs n ve that waeu the Csurv meet
OFT. the passwod DO not requred but that all poi
be admitted into the hail otbe; wise The aternate
could not come in 10 hear the srocesdinys
NJ. ALEXANDER thought thst that plan you'll be ju,t
Nj MARSHALL Not at all. What il intended is that
sesnses can get il whsutths necessity of having the
password.
MI ALEXANDER Tnat ia doing away with the pass
word
Mr SAMUEL Si.rTH thought tha, nj this was premsture.
The vote nas not taAsn on the Of the CON-
mites op Credentials.
The RESIDENT aei that that was the aueetion to be
frat taken.
Mr. BuoKMAN, Of N Y, one of the claimants Of q seat
from the Fifth district desi-ec have it understood how
it that be and the contesng delegate hsi agreed to
occupy seas End cast but vote Tue question 10 dis
pute was as to he basis OF representation and
for ine State .unci to cscide snd he wanted his
sdtuens 20 alders and the Council to acSno xlsdse
BAT il had 70 Jurisdiction ovar The matter
O., o ntE do n n
uen Cf the iscts He though. it perfectly right that
hapt, ~ icn sho WI before the IN miee Credentials
tc as That they presenting tneir constituents
according to h. rstluc ioas. The nittse ha sug
hsve The privilege of ms doos, and should botn be
delegates Al every serse, eSsep ths right 10 voS-and
1t then secsre question to how that vote should
cast BE wanted his ccns usnts to be Rsssd that he
had not missed question waich they hac trested
90 ct much maeDituGe and importance He wishel to
tave Tie sanction Of this high Council to the ptinop
that they must regulate their bass
sns that would SO isfy and harmonic the district They
should he probably able in the primary convention 10
Iesuste the whole Guestor bat he should dislike e be
PLACED n position by viii n it could he said he had
compcenised any Of their rights.
The question was then taken on he adoption Of the
report Of ths COMMITTEE on Credentials and it was una
nThe lst Of delegates being very far complete We
,hini 1t Useless to yublish 1t now. There Sere ABOUT
Tho question then came up agslr On Mr.. Marshslvs
molten to abolish passwords and sentinels.
u,
able to attend to morrow, ana wanted to known
bis views and pc mitted TO record his vote this
PR position lie regarded the movement intatsi as
in TO the Of the party aod he should be
nhs to cary out thai which he iesardss =, h.vils
G. sho Xns.icss ' party. ' hs should tpy Be vary
glad to ese that nossment Euooeeo. Hs DID moi
% ~ there .ss r suy il
the wsy ef adopting the proposition nov There vas pre-
sent rot en quorum but yer, ,espessa BILE rspIessn-
nj NC lori eu.n nj ~ lt1N haas
tLerefeEe "a much kn organized boiJ then as the
csrg,ess q the Uni ed states when there esd
oou1 not Iass law until i. had rst ed up the
raus cases tf contests eecons hs appreserded the.
be rad he nced that because thero we're two or
th.,e election cases hefre the u, they could not
the hing which the Council coaid do above ali the
hirgs that dsIrarded by the American
parts, from ore epd OF the country to ths other
-the most inpc: tsnt vas that they should abolish
for ever nd discAm that seclesy whoh alone m sssd
sasirat iter ine tuition, AID present tnsmsaves-aa
,bey IN fact eco in truth appearsi-a nAaons public,
open political rMiy (AppIusa) he believed taa. tos
Cur ci was Ae competent t, do Il now az at any other
ime he lieyed that this set would svs ,nsm Efse
ge that voulc chsi aIizs the zeeeg Of the American
party. he therefore called for iuime5iss vots; AMI
i would rot be taken he hoped at least that his
vots in its favor should be recorded
Mfr. MARSHALL lin reply to question from the chsr)
stated that ne hjsct o h otion to dispense with
the password and septirel.
Nr. UsDEawooD wanted to have all secrssy abolished
ana 10 have 'hs American party iuaugurstsd public
open pctiosj party. His resolution wss IS follows:
Srs
aScli.esd. '-'' - -@''O''
Mr. WINCHESTER of Nd wishsd 10 ask if il was the in
teutop b. ihe resolution to pen the hall to al
who chose 10 come in and voe upon any question.
Mr.. MARsHArL NJ more than they sh JIid be allowed
to csme il nd vote il Congress.
Mr. UspawooD tho, gh. that It wouli stin remain a.
coz petenf them TO at WITH closed doors Il auJ e,uer
gsrcy required them e, to de- ss It WAS fer any private
or or pocs PAry or BODY " men, to pro
,eet themselves io viosnce aud intrusion They could
DO so iustas q court or Judge Or Grand jury
senate may sit with closed doors.
Mr. WINCHESTER sta cd that the he asked the
question tbis:-He found that in the sailed Demo
cratic Convention at Cincinnati there very great
ossire mai les ed BY some gentlemen to get into the
i.g dowu tie sentinel. He DID not app-ehend tners
wtr be anything Of "a, hind here but the question
wss wh Their they had not some mate:-ssuch, for In
stance the nomination OF committees Of correspoR
cenne-whch IL would be better ah ,ud done quietly
as il sll politics o-ganizs lows; snd whether the pass
rtId phGuG not Be retained until after they bad attend
ed 10 these little natter After that they might open the
dcos and eiary one come In who choose. Bd. while they
xe,e about to take vote on tni, son It ssemed e
the right to vote as 1t Was TO know had the tight to
ssat On the aoo-.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD exp aimed He did rot propose to give
votes to sry who not properly recognized deega
| he would merely have their .ittpgs pubic.
The fSslDEsf thought that either he the gentleman
nisad. .sood the proposltie before the house he un
darstcOd NJ Ms:sh.s proposition % hs to dispense with
'he password and 18th 'he sentinel At the coor
eept the proportion Of Mr. der WOOD ss ~ fskss
bTC ader sctps
Mr. CwSss, Of New York asked whether 1t applied to
lie Ccul Gil only TO the II Of the whole party
Mr USDEawooD answered that applied 10 the whole
Order.
M OWENS thought they not prepared to nc.
io of this hind COW. II Ii were merely ended
thar this Cour ell should ait with doors he had
objection to It and would vo.s in favor of II
int noed to affect The platform itus OF st February,
he thor ght 1, PIE mature and out Of order.
Mr.. J. WooD thought that they certainly could not
dspoae OF the question to day II WAS question which
ratur.Ily cal ed for considerable debste-a question
which cud affect the State orgsnizs IONS particularly
thar New York Before taking such important step
they should have opportunity to consult together
Thsy hsd two coEtsndrg parties sganst them in this
Of influence BY the biaot republican AMI other par
ties OF State Of New York In naesting u cir strergth
In the primary meetings. He moved that the Council do
nov atj urn.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD ('hc motion to adjourn being with
daWn mees wanted TO observe that the apprehension
that this pro poeition woud affect the platform was i'll.
founded. II bad Nothing in the world to do with the