Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-03-04
.NatlonaI american Council.

National American Council. n2,n
PHTLADELpHIA, Feb. 25.-A, resolulion
lfatlhe National Convention has no aulhtr..
ily 10 prescribe platform OF principles furs
this Convenlioni and we will nominate 10
candidates far Presiden, and Vice President,
who are not in favor Of in,erdic,ing The in-J
lrOducioh Of slavery north Of laty 80 deg.
80 0smin.a A motion 10 lay il on the table
was Carried; yeas l4l, nays So. ass'7 -.
Mr.. Brownlow moved The. Convention
proceed 10 a nomination. OF candidalas for
Presiden, and Vice Presiden. forthwith, hnd
moved the previous question bs sustained
BY unanimous vote. -" ,aa.s
1 jlr AFTERNOON SESSION. n,ntS ,iz@st
| The motion having preyai!e3.iihe Gun.
venIlon was about TO commences balIoling,
when Mr.. Perkins Of Conn.,. announced The
secession o. the delegation from ihatqS,a,s,s
which was followed by The delegations from
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island. and apor,it Of the delegations from,
Ohio, Illinois, Iowa and Pcnsy ylyania. & ~
The Convention proceeded 10 ballo, fur
President. r 10
Fillmore received ITO, Law "a. Raynor
IA, Mclean, IS, balance scariejng. Z y u
Fillmore was declared nominated: hsSf.,
ening shouts. eN t'-H
They then proceeded 10 balo, for Vice
President. Nh
Andrew ]. Donaldson 1871, Gardner 36.
Geer 8, Stewart OF Pa. e.
Donaldson was declared nominated; gfeal
applause. v
The Convention adjourned sine die.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20. The seceders
from the American Convention made tbs
following address yesterday: ~,
The undersigned, delegates to the noml.
naiing Convention now in session a, Phila.G
delphia, find themselves compelled 10 dis.
sent from the principles avowed bY ihai
body, and holding as they do, iha. the reslo.s
ration OF tho Missouri Compromise 10 de-
mabded by the majority OF the whole peo.
| pie, as redress Of an undoniable wrong,
and The execution Of il, in spirit. q. least,
indispensable TO The rtptse or the country.
They have regarded the refusal Of tbs,
convention 10 recognize the we'll d.fnsd
opinion OF the country and Of the Ameri.
cans Of The free SAies upon this question:
assa deniaI Of lhoii rights and d rebdke,lo
their sehifmcnls.' And, they ho.d that, the
admission inio, the National Council and
Nominating convention ofathe delegates
from Louisiana, representing Roman
Culholic constituency, absolyed every true
American from all obligations 10 sustain tho
action Of either Of said hodies. Thsy hayo 8
therefore Withdrawn from the nominating
contention 10 participate in the proposed
domination, and now address themselves 10 4
llhe Americans OF the country, and especial,
W Of The States they represent, TO justify 9
and approve their action, and 10 the end thai
a nonina.ion conforming to The everything
sentiment or the country 10 tbe, grea, issuei,
may beregulaby and duspiciously made. =
The undersigned ptope SO 10 ihe Americans
in all the Sla,as 10 assemble ID their several
S.a,s organizations, and elect detegdleS 10
meet in The city OF New York, for the pur.
pose OF nominating candidates fot Presidents
and Vice PresidenIoi The United Sla,es. 'sE
! Signed: s,'afa ,'sp9s'ps'st '''A'''-
Ohio Thos. II Ford, J. H. Baker, BIS
Kyle, w. H.. G. Mitchell. E. T, S,ur.eyap,,
10. T. Fishback, JAG. Elber,, W. B.. AllisanI
H. G, Hedges, L. II, ODDS, w. B. Chapman;
Thos. McLees. Charles Nichols. x rye;
| New Hamps6ire-A Anthony. Il ;., \; 3. n
Connecfrnt--Luc. G, Peck. Jas. E. Dua-.
lham, u, Griswold. Austin Baldwin, Ed.
Perkins, David B, Boolh. 4, ,...r Sgwts r u
| Massachuseils.--W. s. ThursIon, Ii h. (
PoDgborn. .Eb 20 ,rg5 I9yisr
II Illinois. --H I. s. Jennings. = w T
| Pennsylvania .--.W. T. Johnsop, sc
Koee, W X Riddle, T j Coffs,, Jno vii.
hanson, J Harrison, S Ewell! ,ra,Fa.flaT
Rhode Island -E J Nightingale lFE'S \
Micbigun--S TeLyon, w Fuller, w s.
Wood, P P Meddler, } Hamilton. wa,5fe h \
Wisconsin, D A C1illles. Jno Lockwood,
Rober Chandler, G Burdick, w Cook
| lowa--L H Webster. ae rs ~ BOT
An Executive committee was appointed
OF one from each S,a,e represented. 81
delegates were present. Including 5 from
New York. The la,ler were spectators
did not sign protest, S
| The Washington Union a,seris thai Loid
Clurendon's assertion, and his statement in
the House Of Lords are SUBSTANTIALLY incor-
rect, and thai no apology has been made Tor
l.he wrong committed in the enlis,mea, Of
troops, a s N gss lsI y