The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-03-06

Andrew Stewart of Penn, Erastus Brooks of
New York, E. B. Bartlett Of KY, VIM. J. Eames
of Mass, and the President of the Convention,
were appointed committee to perform the
business.
Here cries for Major Donelson, the nominee
for the Vice Presidency, were made, and that
gentleman, coming forward, was received with
cheers and applause.
Mr. Donelson said that he was exceedinplv
gratifed at the honor conferred upon him, and
begged leave TO say that he accepted the NOM
instion rendered with proper sense of the fee
bleness Of powers he possessed. But he hoped
that he might hereafter do more than he had
yet had an opportunity to perform to advance
the cause in which all of those present felt so
deep an interest He had been chiefly known
TO the American people from his connection
with General Jackson. From that great man
he had learned the essential principles of Amer
ieanism. That man had uttered the sentiment
which now met with such general sympathy
that America should become more American
ized. The speaker had been thirty years with
General jackson, and had speeches and letters
from him 10y the thousand. la 1882, General
jackson had fought the enemies of the Union,
IN his own best style, which had utterly crushed
for the time all ultraisms. The speaker said
he was born in Southern State BE was the
owner OF over 100 slaves. He loved the insti-
tutions of the South. But he owed a debt of
gratitude to the people of the North. At the
South, they claimed nothing that he would not
willingly grant to the North, the East, and the
West. Here Andrew Stewart arose and In
CURED, If Gen. jackson were living now, where
would he be? With what party would he har-
monize? Mr.. Donelson replied With the Amer
icau party. He never uttered a single word
adverse to the principles we advocate Aye,
and not only he, but Clay and Webster, if living,
would be with us, and sanction the great prin-
ciples embodied in the American platform He
had been present during the sessions of the
Convention, and when attempts bad been made
TO disorganize the party, he had been reminded
of an anecdote Of General Jackson. On the
morning of the battle Of the Sth of January, n
messenger came to General Jackson with the
information that the Legislature was about to
adjourn, for fear that the British would take
the city. Tell Governor Claiborne, said Jack
son, TO blow it up. And so he 1.-THE speaker)
would say with regard to the disorganizers, who
wanted to disband the American party. He
was no orator but whatever he had of energy,
talent, good will, and devotion to American in
terests. should be given to this cause, until
victory perched upon its banners. The speaker
then retired, amid tremendous cheering.
Loud cries were now made for Brownlow, of
Tennessee. On taking the stand in response,
he said that his speech on this occasion would
be, like all his speeches, short and sweet, like
roasted maggot. For seventeen years he had
performed the dreadful service of editing a
political paper; and he could say in that con-
nection that his paper had the largest circula-
ton of any political paper in Tennessee He
had fought hard and long for the Wing party,
but he had seen fit to leave that organization
I'll IN
with Josh Giddings behind him, we could carry
our State. But with this large, patriotic, greasy
Tennesseean, (pointing to Major Donelson,)
the Pierce party will be a transcendental moth
ing. He should go home with the determine
ton to jump higher and squall louder than any
man in Tennessee. and would open the ball at
Knoxville, on Monday next. Applause and
laughter. 1t had been understood as arranged
that Major Donelson would be put on the ticket
with Andrew Jackson in big letters, and Donel-
son invisible, and then the old line Democrats
would think that old Hickory had come to life
again. He then proposed the party should
dispense, having done the good work.
The Know Nothings of the North, in their
intense passion for A mericanism, will be reioiced
to know that Mr.. Donelson has thousands of
letters from General jackson; that he owns
one hundred negroes; that he is L" a large pa
triotic, greasy Tennesseean; nor must they
forget the curious device of Parson Brownlow
to print Andrew Jackson on their banners in
immense letters, and "Donelson" in invisible"
ones
Mr.. McCune, of Virginia, said that the Ma.
tional Council had adopted platform which
was satisfactory neither to the North nor to the
South. They had now platform which was
satisfactory to both, in the shape Of Fillmore
and Donelson. He moved that this Convention
repudiate all platforms. The motion was second
ed, and thereupon great scene of confusion
took place, in the midst of which the vote was
taken on the motion, but it was impossible Tor
any one to decide whether it was adopted or
rejected. The President was unable to tell. but
he thought that it was lost. On the other hand,
the Virginisns contended that it was adopted.
In the midst of the confusion, a motion was
made to adjourn sine die, and it prevailed
Immediately afterward, Col. +. ,. Bartlett,
Of Kentucky, was called to the chair, and the
assemblage present organized AS an i'm
promptu ratification meeting. The President
made few remarks expressive of his hearty
concurrence in the nomination, and Of the de-
termination of Kentucky to elect the American
ticket.
Andrew Stewart, of Pennsylvania, followed
in an eulogistic speech of the candidate for
President, Willard Fillmore.
be was succeeded by Mr.. Sheets of Indiana,
and Mr.. Breckenridge OF Missouri in the same
strain. Sheets said that he had been a member
of the Cincinnati Convention, which meeting
he thought had saved the American party North.
He could not pledge Indiana for the American
ticket, but he and his friends would 90 home
and do what they could.
The poor, dwelling, corrupt North, Sinking
to the feet of its master! Behold what Know
Nothingism has done for the cause of Freedoml
The final chapter viii be written in November
next.
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