Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-29
" American" National Conven-
ton at Philadelphia.

ton at Philadelphia.
Fusion reigned at Pittsburgh b the Rcpub.
leans were unanimous. Confusion reignet
at Philadelphia: from the beginning to the
end, the Northern and Southern delegates
we're in fight. The Northern men had The
power in their own hands, but they were par
al, zed by dough faces in their own ranks --
The repeal Of the twelfth (pro-shyery) sec.
ton Of the Platform OF 1855 was proposed
but with ridiculous rider which stripped
the abrugntion Of all It's virtue. Tins was d
do~t~-~,.~.. ,.a, tho gla,vJ question should
be LETT where the Constitution leaves o.; an
this was explained by saying that the South
| Americans could claim that the Platform Is
| Pro-savory, and the Northern Americans
could Claim 1t 10 be Anu Slavery We re-.
/ cord the incident rs a specimen Of political
morality. After a long fight new Plaiium
WIS adopied -oft every way-soll IN It's A.
mericinIsm and soft on the Slavery question
On The latter subject, the new Platlormcon.
demns the administration for reoprning sec
uonal agitatlon by the repeal Of the Mlssou-
ri COMPROMISE. but proposes to do nothing to
repair that great wrong. o. the contrary il
adopts the doctrine of nou-lnlerventiou"
and "esehews all sectional questions" Mr.
Cnrwine Of ONO moved TO amend by pleda-
ing a restoration Ut the Missouri Comprom-
Use, and IN the event Of ium, 90 do this re-
sislance to the ad0ui-sion of any -ave state
formed out Of any portion Of the territory
embraced in that Compromise. THIS fair
proposition was ruled out by The President Zoo
sluvocrat) and thus the Council got nd of
the Slavery question he old platform was
then nbrogated-yeas i3s, nays 81 and 'he
new adopted--yeos lOs, nays Il. Several
Western members lhereupon pronounced the
party dead aud dissolved, saying they could
not carry their people on such platform
50 much for the " National Council" The
National nominating Convention followed
next, and that also commenced with fight.
Some OF the LEADING Slavocnts Withdrew.
Black X publicans" but the main body Of
the South remained and got new accessions
by smuggling IN dough-lar,s Ia tili the places
of Northern men who had lift. Finally On
Monday the 25lh, the Convention met 10 no
inmate anddaes. The Connecticut, Uho
Rhode Island, and part Of the Massachusetts,
ILLINOIS, Iowa aud Pennsylvania delegations
Withdrew from the Convention. and Maine
und Vermont were not represented 70 the
Mouth had no chance. Willard Fillmore oi
New York was then nominated for Preslden,
by the following vote:
Willard Fillmore. ~ votes, of which b
were from the South, aud 80 from the North
New York giving her own son only =
vules George Law, - John Mclean, Z
Com. Stockton. Care! Davis l3 John
Bell, ,; George Johnson b Erasius Brooks
/ Kenneth Rayner / l. D. Campbell,
John NJ. Clayton, Subsequently this nom
nation was raufed as follows Fillmore
l79, Law "a Raynar ~, Mclean 10. An
hItW JhNN7hN Affililltt7iNN Nl tillNi-Nff k1lH-
yocml wac Nominated for Vice President by
the following vote Donnelsun Isl, Gov
Gardner -, Kenneth Raynors, Walker Z,
Stewart . TIE account adds tliat " the
best feeling aud much enthusiasm prevailed
after the nominations !" but It is pretty evd.
enl that this sort of feeling was limited 10
the Sluyocru's and Douqh-laces. who have
now accomplished the great purpose for
which they went into Amercanisn, by nom
mating Northern candidate TO divide the
North,if possible, in the Presidential election
In order Ia secure the election of the
Slave democrat candidate. Such clearly was
and is the purpose Of the men who have CON
trolled the Amercau parry. Afier this tn
unph OF the South, those Slavucra ic deleg-
ates win had previously Withdrawn came
back why shouldn't they; The following
will show that the " best feeling aud enthu-
silsn' Ii not very extensive North ward.