The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-21
DEBATE ON THE CATHOLIC QUESTION,
4 Belt Expected Outsiders Shnt OIL,
LIST OF DELEGATIONS TO the COUNCIL.

Warm Debate, and Expurgatien Of the
Twelfth Section,
&C., &C.. &c.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1o-P. H.
Itelegrsphed you last night that the Southern men,
with help from New York. had resolved stand by
the twelfth section at all hazards. The Southern caucus
net at sanaon Street bah last night whsn Mr. Clay Of
Kentucky voted in the CHAR and Mr. Pike Of Ar
kansas, acted ~ Secretary. Parson Brownow, OF rsn-
nesse and others Of the hardest hind Of Southern men,
addressed the II formally resolved 70 stck
to the twelfth section at all hazards and the South
should be out-voted, it win bolt The same will Be the
Gaze with the North.
In addition to the debate the niger question. the
Southern discussed the eighth c:tion vhi.h is
| as follows
ohs catoc country y he advances
Tsn a. po isas ,;v she e. M
sesy 0s Tree any foreign whether cy
asnns thu fulfilling the maxim, Americans only shall
The protection OF all citizens in the legal and proper exercise
their sy x. and religious rights and maiOe
assps aSs sss s sno%4
any se s1 Of spse Or
ccslaGiic.
The Louisiana deegate have neve adopted This section
ard it dtaseiul to many of the party the
south The Order cannot afford to lose any South
where the democracy is strong and vigor,us effort
will be made to strike out this section.
That. ,hen is what the South asks the expungicg Of
the Sth section, and the retaining Of the 18th.
The action OF the North and West was in part by the
meeting of the State Council Pennsy ysna yesterday
When say the State Council mean the Governor John
party. There Ia another which IL presumed to be
harder IN the Lgger question.
The Council met at franklin Hall yes erday mo ming,
at O'Clock; the Hon. John r. Ede, President, i, the
chair.
The fcllo~irg resolution was unanimously adopted-
5 as s Of q Se 80
70 ard exercise their their %
A resolution also passed. aohering to the platform
Of principles o. the National Council approved in June
last, and directing the delegates 10 the National Council
to ufe all honorable means TO- repeal the 18th secti
say this shadows for the Northern sentiment because
the delegation OF this Council admitted this nornng
seats in the convention. it composed Of the following
]. R. g sni b, PhilAdolphi..
ar. r. DILLINGHAM;,
:. Lloyd Jones', Montgomery county.
.. Eranets Parke, Chester.
g. j. Bovman Beil, Berks.
~. j. Dickey, Lancaster.
IL. j. j. ely de, naupbln.
| IL. J. A. Heistand, iaLc Aster.
u s. = Rase hon.our.
13 R. G. Pyle, Northampton.
!! 7. L. Gift. ra, Philsdtphia;
49, D. L. Small, York
n. I. NJ. Carlisle, Franklin.
IS Espgton Hammond Blair.
10. 7. J. Coffee, Indiana.
60 Hon. inc. Ooyode Wes.mcs Gland.
r. B 7 c. Morgan, Allegheny.
%. r. j. Power, Lawrence.
7 Ia
Is. Hen. Hmutl Todd, Cumberland.
The history Of the Pennsy d6culty seems TO b
mer from the state Council al but not on the sub
ect 18th econ These boiling delegates represent
on with its work and cuI out the twelfth section The
delegates ssoveI AIMED were admitted the ground that
they represented the great majority Of the Order 10 the
Now you have the Northern and ths Southern plat
forms. The Northern say it IL impossible to carry
stase with III. 18th section the PLATFORM and that the
South has IS democratic votes in the electoral colleges
asa thing 80 that ia not worth white to do great
deal for sectien that cannot do much for the Order
think there may be general softenipg both des
that compromise be effected. II Ia great thing hat
cohesive Of public punder and though the South
aie about freedom &c. yet rather than let the demo-
crsey walk over the oourse, they may conquer their
The New York delegation has settled all It's difficulties
The feeling IN the convention in favor OF admitting the
The Of the Council to-day have been Of no
crest Importance except he setting OF the pennsyvans
| difficulty, as above mentioned
The Council met at O'Clock. Mr. Freeman, Of Penn
syvania the Vice President took the chair Mr.. Bart
lett the President, hss not yet ariived Mr.. Sheets,
back seat and by the blessings OF Providence Mr. Free
mans right was not contested.
The room then cleared Of on sdsrs, and . Ser
Arms Of rcpic turn If mind and pas
sion fer bling of peoples noses, appointed There
the Grand uus is entitled TO- large S, ~osr With
Bartlett snowea at Harrisburg, and others In
no hurry to get here until Friday They Look upon
hsa lsrDinn rv~s nhnDx htah ID
North Carolina delegate moved this morning that ths
special council after reoeving credentials do adjourn
confusion in receiving the credentials 1t will doubtless
be renewed and may be successful. 1t would have the
20 hs sus open 70 the nn
union and harmony here now and will frankly say that
! coz slider . split almost inevitable
Parfon Bro willow said good thing in his speech last
night to the Southern He said he had heard
the tribune and other Northern organs had advo
| against the South He had understood that doctrine
had been preached from the pulpit at the North, He
go sou s af NM
II shall be open ut both erds-so the devil
abotonist coming in at either end, escape by the
Other is Unnecessary to say that the caucus laugh
y ed " ccnsumedly.n
There is nothing rev about the nomination. have
good ticket, but it would not have much strength in
the conviction, unless q compromise ticket Numsr-
q % a.. wsn1 y S
tempted by his agents You remember that Byron In
Don JUAN describing the siege OF says that afsr
the place was given up plsge the Russians very
gentlemsn]y and only ravished fcw maitens He says
some voices OF the buxon mdde aged also heard
wonder the din (widows OF forty these birds
long csred) wherefore the ravhipg did not begin y,
| That's The way with some patriots here-they wonder
| Why somebody don't attempt to buy them up. They
Look upon George Law New Bedford friends view
large sperm whale and they doeire to HIM up mms-
| dia'e'y
l. PHILADELPHIA ACCOUNT OF THE PRO-
CEEDINGS.
From the Philadelphia Times (Know Nothing) Feb 90
The National Council Of the American party met pur
fuant to adjournment. at Samson Street Hail. af 10
O'Clock yesterday morning Considerable delay ensued