The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-07
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nMellcda Ratlfcafioa MeesinS.-Owine 20 the
i.asness q the hour at which i6eraffcation rneee
iast Wsdnssaa srcan Party Of this city, adjourned
orei outline Of the rsmarks oS shs srs.Is,s
Pspea Ior yesterday morning. pansr vrh;ri,
~ ~. nov ,ay before onr readers:
a. AZ - nas;1 q Augusta, ON being fntruiueed
much to the satisfaction Of his b....y .sy minutes
frequently interrupted BY loud snd -, " 1o 80
planse. After attending to the late Pbii.de,asp "
~. 70 WHICH ne was delegate, ana Tia
by Northern fanatics who had no ri,hf 49,. 80. -
who Were purged from the body he stated a.. - x,
proceedings were of the most harmon,ors ~ 49, sae
that FILLMORE was nominated on the first baIiot- q
and that the delegates from all parts Of tbe I-.s
pledged themselves TO the warm and corii.i 80.
port Of the nominees. The difficulties in tha ~
tional Convention have not been properly reno,t.
ed and the people have been led into error by the
statement of the newspapers that various iejece.
tions from the Northern States had withdravn N
from the Convention previous to the nomination.
being made the Massachusetts delegation hut
two OF the six withdrew, the other four remaining
Grm to the American principles, and pledging tn ir
state TO the support OF the nomineos.9 North
south, East and West, the conservatism of Nil.
iard Fillmore Is known to every man, SO that all
classes may consistently support him as q fast and
abiding friend of the Constitution AZ it is and the
laws that have heen passed in accordance there
with. Mr.. L paid handsome sulogy to the o..
gacity, patriotism and lofty statesmanship of Mr.
Fillmore and congratulated the Soath and the
country on being privileged to vote for such can.
didate for President. ..-.s sF-- 50 :,
The nominee for Vice President. ANDREW
JACKSON DoNELsoN Of Tennessee, Mr. /. declared
to be worthy the exalted positon for which he had
been nnamed-worthy to be associated with the pa.
triot statesman, WILLARD FILLMORE Mr.. Douel-
son was the nephew of the hero and statesman ZEN
Andrew Jackson, aud had been his private secre.
tary for years. man of education and Of talent
he had stood by the Democratic party until forced
to leave Its eorrupting influences, and to declare
with other patriots, that he could no longer foler
ate the foreign influence brought to bear upon our
government, and that the time Lad arrived when
Americans alone should be permitted TO rule
America These were the standard bearers of the
American party--these were the men around
whom the friends OF the constitution and the Union
were called upon to rally.
Mr. i. felt assured that the porpetuity of our
government depended on the success of the ticket
now presented by the American party He had
been told that il the American party did not aban
don their nominations and come over to the aid of
the Democratic party, 1t would be playing into the
hands of the Black Republican party He charged
the Democrats with being responsible for the posi-.
:ion OF the Black Republicans of the North, and
for the election of Banks as speaker in the House
of Representative thirteen of that party having
voted tor the adoption of the plurality rule by
which he was elected. lie alluded to a bill passed
IL the Legislature OF Virginia for the punishment
of negro stealers, and stated that ttirtee, demo-
crats-the sole guardians of the interests Of the
Souih-yOted IN the negative, while every Ameri.
can voted for the bill. He would not charge Il ose
gentlemen with being unsound on the slavery
question, but had that opposition come from the
American party, 1t would have been rung sgaips,
them throughout the length and breadth of tho
land. ss ~ = F.-s al + = =,
The democrats now, as heretofore, would charge
the American nominees with unso,lndness to the
South, regardless OF Fhlmore's past history, and
the fact that Donelson owned 100 slayes-that had
been their policy for years-but an answer to that
charge may be given, by reminding those accusers
that Miilard Fillmore signed the fugitive slave law
THAT he ordered the federal troops to march into
the streets OF Boston with loaded cannon. and ii
nsed be, to fire balls into the ranks of the fanatics
to enforce the law of Congress --t4..t 5
Mr. l. could not undertake to say who the Gin.
cinnati Convention would nominate iu opposition to
the candidates ofthe American party. He was pref
tysure, however, that Brigadier would be the MAN
Douglass, the little giant, stood no chance for the
nomination--Buchananco could not get it-snd Gov
Wise, Notwithstanding his anxiety for the post aud
his willingness to "atump it" afterwards, would
scarcely be thought of. The speaker here Illus
trated Mr. Wise's position by q spicy anecdote,
which created great merrinaent No, said Mr.. l.,
the fifteen shilling lawyer of New Hampehre-
the little Brigadier, Franklin Pierce-was 70 be
the man. he having gained the inside track of his
competitors by his late bypocriical message On the
Kansas question, which would bring the Southern
States to his support Who is 1t among you, ask
ed the speaker that has forgotten the appointment
by Pierce of a freesoi Governor over that portion
of our newly acquired territory, adapted to slave
~, while, at the same time he selected q gentle
man from the South as Governor over free ter.
ritory. Why was this done, if no stab was design.
ed the rights and interests of the South by t Al
ter alluding to variety of acts of President Pierce.
and relating them as good reason why the South
should doubt his fidelity, he urged his party to
speedy organization, with the assurance that Au-
gusta county would give the American nominees
majority OF 400 in the approaching contest
Letters were read from Hon. John N. Bolts, Z. !.
s. Fiournoy and Robert E. Scott, of Fauquier,
who were invited TO address the meeting. All
three OF the gentlemen cordially endorse the nom
nations of FILLMORE aud DoNELsON, and pledge
themselves to their support. Dir. Flournoy was
prevented from attending by serious indisposition
in his family-Mr Bolts was call to Washington
on business that he could not neglect, which he
deeply regretted--Mr. Scott was too much engaged
In professional business to attend, hut would ex-
ert himself TO bis utmost capacity to ensure the
election Of the nominees. ~ F
After the letters were read, the band played q
very sweet national anthem.
PHILIP BOILING. Esq. was introduced and ad
dressed the meeting. He stated that after we got
rid of the unsound and trashy portion of the Ma
tional Cony ention, the delegates came together
from every State in the Union bat one, and Mr.
FILLMORE was nominated on the first ballot We
did not do rs another party-pick up man un
known to fame. No, we selected man who Is An
episte of himseif-a man whose nationality Ia
made US a good Presidents man against whom
nothing can be said---a mansTho knows no Nortb,
no South but who goes for the preservation of the
Union and the constitution. He alluded to the dis
eordant elements at work in the varions States
and declared that Fillmore was the man to quell
this excitement and steer the ship of State clear Of
breakers. He knew that slavery was to be the
watch.word of the Democratic party--fhe same
old cry OF abolitionism-but il was the duty OF the
people to watch them Gen. Pierce, forsooth, was
q national man, Is instance in his discsrding all
the hard she'll democrats OF New York and a.,
pointing John Van Buren, and his ilk TO all the Of
tiees---a man who had sworn 10 hunt down slavery
"a a hound would q fox. After allnding to fhe
election of speaker Banks, he referred TO Gov.
Wise--vyhose conscesee was too tender to appoipt
an American a Bank Director, but who can
stretch 1t sufficiently to appoint Michael Downey,
or some other man from Tipperary or ktks my,
fish inspector. a.
The Democratic party said Mr.. b., Ia now de-
uationalized broken up-they have but one hope
left--the State--and he trusted the American par.
ty would now be enabled 10 deprive them OF even
that small crumb Of comfort. Mr.. b. c0ncluied
amidst loud and enthusiastic cheers.
TYRgF MAUPIy was next Introduced, and re
ferred briefly to the Philadelphia Convention. e
which be was delegate. Mr.. FILLMORE was wor'
thy the confidence OF the American people He
was no ohscure individual picked up by accident
He had worked his way from poverty 70 the high
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