The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-20

The contested seats being settled, we may expect
that businees viii 30 commenced tomorrow though an
effort viii be made to dissove and let ali the vsxsd ques
tio1s to FRIDAY. The Council Is about half ud
Tho Southern members holding caucus, aad there
at they viii not appear thu Ccnmcil to-
morrow. The Southern membess remained in tse hall
few moments after the Council adjourned by Invitation
OF Col Boiling Of Virginia They will hold another eau
to morning, at eight O'Clock, but Of the
Louisiana delegation informs that nothing decisive
will be done TAe South, although II has boen partially
beaten, will remain in tho Council The New Yor. Ute
about evenly divided; the rest Of the vote VS. Soc
tiOraL e.
PHILADELPHIA ACCOUNT OF THE PRO
CEEDlNGS.
From the Philadelphia Times, (Know Nothing Eeb 10
In conformity With the circular issued by the President
OF the National Council u 8. NJ A. tho bers this
bocy assembled IN this city for tha purpose Of ksldng
may be brought before it,
Since Friday the delegates from the var sus sec.
fcDs have been constantly arrvDg, and the prinsips
hotels thropgsd with memb0rs Of the Nsti Coun
Gil and others who in attendance upon In
by scre sort OF negligence. those having
charge Of the p sninary arrangements for the meeting
Of ,be National Council had no up yesterday
rg ed room in which tha body meet and
the delegates went from end Of the town the oher
IN quest of a hail. they were dire,ted by those Of
whom they inquired in relation to the as.er About
II O'Clock it decided that the meeting Should held
at Franklin laa and accordingly at the delegates
proceeoed to TIE above place. to commence their deoe
Shortly after twelve oelsck and as sooa as order was
secured,
lett the President, had not arrived the Hon. Wilam
Sheets Of lndiana be called upon to oct chairman pro
tenn. OF the day Agreed to.
Mr. Sheets thereupon conducted to the chair whsn
he addressed the Council in substance folio vs.
yoa & IN 0s
in action shall be moved By spirit Of coneaMon
snd union, which the surest guarantees of
Let us have unity of sentiment 10 all things, Ii not
ra at least unity of action for country's good
We have met Americans who love the country Of
birth; let me hcpe that the true American spirit viii
peivade the whole CT In ;ions and atoms
We have but one foe to 6ghtlet meet that f,e with
uni ed front, and armed with the right So
shall ensure success by deservirgit.
Mr. Sheets frequently interrupted with rounds Of
enthusiastic applause that evdence Of the cordial
After considerable delay and little difficulty, Messrs
Gossler and Sruithers were appointed committee to
Corncn adjourned over to O'CLOCK r. H.
There were about hundred delegates present ct the
unite basis in opposition to the democracy
1T caIpot be doubted that there and dsoort
ant spirits presen' and that movement viii be made
which is so desirable the present crisis. lnised,
throughout the session of yesterday mo1nng many
dicatioys Of turbul and dscord manstsd and
csnnot question that the proceedings u body Will
be marked with the most exciting interesting and noisy
Genes and incidents. .tA
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Towards o'clock the delegates began to gather In tho
hall, and before the meeting had been oganzsd the
cittment 56es had attained fever heat. The Ams
rican delegates and the national American delegates
from Pennsy vania INDUCED in the most ardent and de-
mandatory conduct and csnversaton aud, at nmss it
feared that the contest for supremacy between the
tWo would e. in open and personal conflict Those
from other states looked the wrange with
mcnt and webcut understanding in the smallest par
tcular the exact nealing Of the bslgerency
Of the Ptnnf fylyaniaps end ventured TO essuage
the bitterness Of feeling and stay the disc nd between the
two.
In the midst Of the noise and confusion the Presi
dent, rro TEN, Mr. sheeTs, ascsnded the platform and
ul1od vhp ucplio In Ordo
Hereupon a scene of the utmost confusion prevailed.
Mr. Charles d. Freeman, Vice President Of the National
Of the President the presidiog officer Of the Council He
urged bis claims a some length and conteuded that the
Mr.. snn1s saio he was wiling to retire ifit the
wish of the Council (Cres of skeep where you are:'
hold cn;" 'dont give up' ''we stand BY you noise
During the whole Of this soeIe of disorder, excite
men personal and partizan feeling and miscellaneous
cries, motion was made to adjourn, which prevailed
with great unanimtty, and amid shouts Of applause
In short time afterwards the members from abroad
left the hall in charge of the Pennsylvania delegates Of
both tec,ions portion of whom INDUCED tie
last evening he de egates from the several States held
at the different hotels In reference to the
tested seats In each and other matters of minor import
The Council will meet at SAMSON street Hail this morn.
ing at ten O'Clock.
CAUCUS OF THE SOUTHERN DELEGATION.
The members Of the Nationsl Council from the South
States held ut Seventh SAMSON streets,
and took part the edinrs which were
the most animated and resolute character.
The Hor. Thomas Hart Clay (the eldest of Henry
Cay) presided on the OCCASION and Col Albert Pike acted
secretary.
ents Of the Southern members in tho National
Council during its session. quite general expression Of
feeling took place among those present
After considerable discussion resolution to stand in
tho twelfth section of the national platform, adopted in
June last a all hazards was agreed to with great unan-
unity.
While number of those present have expressed their
hostility to the introduction OF that section into the plat
ioim has urged all hands, far the South
s ed, not to renluah it, bs the consequences
what they may.
From the tone and character Of the speeches.
ton and purposes Of the ScutherD delegation requires
prophet, Of prophet to foresee most intense
and exciting cebate upon the propositions to abrogatc
the Obnoxious section when il shall have been
We trust to Re enabled to present to readers full
fair unbiased ard reliable report Of the scenes and say
ings on the occasion
PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPER OPINION.
From tie Phadelphis Times, (KIow NohingD Feb. 19]
There seversl points csnnected with the aston Of
the Ma nal American Convention about to assemble in
Philadelphia worthy Of the serious attention Of the dele
gates who have already arrived and which We shall not
hesitate to commend to their notice.
In the first place. It would DO well to remember that
the last National American Convention . mistake
and failure, and that Its action has done incac aa,s
injury to the American party The OF the
slavery question into that convention as we showed
yesterday, was fatal act and scattered the American
with the slavery queston~ha nothing to do With it.
have nothing to d. with it, The original platform of
form put forth ty political organlzation--Amert
must rule An eti,s. This platform had nothing to
do with the South he Nortn the East the West.
Leaving all local sectional questions to be settled BY
States Territories, by Congress, by ths Supreme
Court IL TUNED s attention solely to the great points Of
re asserting .adrg ionaiy, and rescuiug the
'rol Of Affairs from the hands Of Aliens who cared
nothing for the country-of protecting Anne eican
industry, American ekili and American pr0ducts-and
OF puIiiy the ballot bcx from the and
str0us abuses TO wh,h 1t had been subjected through
the efforts oi demsgogues both whg and democratic
the foreign vote, in body, to their partisan
nominations.
What had all this to do wi the question of slavery
No,hipg-itersly nothing Thst question had already
teen provided for by the uonal authorities 1t
lid not, in any direct way depend the exs encs or
scou OF the American party and hiss not been