The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-07-12
The New York National American
Club.


grin, that this Club had gone over t,
the support of Fremont for the Pres
idency. 1t was base Black Repub
lican lie, and should receive the con
demnation of every good citizen, b,
he Of what party he may.
We promised last week to print tn,
resolutions adopted by the Club, ant
they can be found below-taken from
the New York Erpress. That journa
says
"We have the authority Of one who
was present, for saying that at the
meeting where this important move.
ment was said to have been accom-
plished, not dozen of the several hun
dred members of the Club were pres
ent-the meeting being composed a.
most Dholly Of BLACK REPUBLICANS, not
members"
On the evening of the Gath June, the
real members of the Club assembled
in force and adopted the following res
olutions, which were reported by a
committee appointed for the purpose,
through their chairman, Mr.. Duganne:
WHEREAS. By subterfuge disgrace
ful to its authors, and insulting to A.
merican citizens, the leaders of the
self-styled republican party have
sought to abuse the public mind by
proclaimingt that the National Fillmore
and Donelson Club of New York has
transferred its support to the nominee
of a sectional faction; and,
WHEREAS, This Club regards with
contempt the pucrilc efforts of its late
President, Van Ripper, to bargain the
votes of Americans for his own person
al and pecuniary advantage; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the members of the
National Fillmore and Donelson Club,
here, in mass assembled, do, with one
voice, deny that the principles, party
or platform of this Club are changed
or modified.
Resolved, That we charge the Re-
publican leaders of this State with a
base and fraudulent attempt not only
to mislead the people of the United
States, but to deceive their already
'adherents, in respect to the
sentiments of New York and other
Northern States upon the great issue
now before the country
ResolUed, That we charge upon the
leaders of this Republican "iaction"
that they have knowingly and willing
|y bribed and suborned "certain lewd
fellows of the bascr sort" to misreprc
sent and betray the American scnti-
nent of New York, by assuming to
speak for the National Club ofthis CITY
which to man, endorses and supports
or President of the United States, Mil
ard Fillmore, and for Vice President,
Andrew Jackson Donelson.
Res0lUed, That we, as the original,
Unchanged and Interchangeable Nation
Il Club, are devoted to the cause of
nc American party; pledged to sup
'ort the Union and our laws-both $
Worth and South; and are determined :,
0 sustain the nominations of Willard E
fillmore and Andrew Jackson Donel- :
on with one voice, one line of action,
nd one undivided vote.
Resolved, That we recognize in the
osition and platform of the admins b
alton party a square, open and man. n
, opposition; but that we abhor and e
espise the dishonest tactics of black =
'publicanism as unworthy of fair pol g
les, based upon corruption and man h
actured sentiments, sectional and a
every respect, anddanger 9,
Is to the peace Of our common coun- "
y.
Resoloed, That the supporters of Ia
lizard Fillmore in his native State f.
cognize him to be the standard bear n,
OF the American national party, as G,
posed to the party of foreign Gle. III
'nts and foreign interests, and that In
will carry the State of New York "
alnst James Buchanan, as a rcbuke an
the imbecile and undignifed admin tio
ration OF Franklin Pierce. ~, aI
Resoloed, That the National Fill ;n'
re and DonelSon Club, of the CITY fin
w York, do issue the following adj Oh,
IS to the people of the Union. and "
t hencelorth it be the National Cen. of
Fillmore and DoneIson Club his
lch represents the Fillmore clubs I'M,
his city. On.
finally, That we tender fin,
thanks to the black republican car
y for the favor which it conlers and
the American party by relieving bali
the marketable material thai bur