The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-19
OPENING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPA AlGN
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The Know Nothing Grand Council at
Philadelphia.
FIRST OAy-0PeNlNG PROCEEDINGS.
CONFLICT in THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNCILS.
The National Council Organizes With
out an Officer.
SYMPT TOMS OF A ROW.
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Sheets, Of Indiana, Is Called to tho Chair, and
Makes Union and Harmony speech.
THE COUNCIL GETS RILED, AND ADJOURNS.
OUTSIDE G0SSIP-WHO WILL BE NOMINATED?
60, &C., DC.
FIRST 0Ay-oPeNlNG PROCEEDINGS.
The National Council Organizes With
out an Officer.
sYMP TOMS OF A ROW .
Sheets, Of indiana, Is Called to tho Chair, and
Makes Union and Harmony Speech.
THE COUNCIL GETS RILED, AND ADJOURNs
OUTSIDE G0SSIP-WHO WILL BE NOMINATED?
&o, &C., DC.

VVloluE uVooH-WnU WILL bE NUMINh EUf
20, DC, DC.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE NEW YORK HERALD
PHILADELPHIA, Fe.. Ie-P. NJ.
The special session Of the Know Nothing rand Coan l
q the United Stated convened here day under the fol-
loving CALL
TO THE AMERICAN ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES.
NATIONAL AMERICAN COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
CONVICTION, KY, Nov. %, 1855. 7
Pc 1t known, that the annual meeting OF the Ma.
Acnal Council in June, 1867 the following resolution was
Resolved That convention for the purpose of nom-
mating for The resdency and Vice Presidency
be composed tf delegates electsd by the subordinate
co1ns one in each CNngresi district and two by
each State council a. Senatorial delegates large
In equecce OF the existence Of this resou on and
TO give il full effect hereby proclaim and make
that without delay the councils of the Order iu each
council shall proceed toelect represent them
sad National Convention appointed by said res,lu-
ton; and secure full representaton Il il reco n
mepded that for each Congressional and State delegate
two alternaes be ut the time CHOSEN by each dis
uict and State council. F. B. BARTLETT,
President National Councii U. s. N. A.
TO THE AMERICAN ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES
In accordance with section of article Of the ,n,t
tuition of the National Council of the United States of
North America, authorizing the Preaident call spe
oia meeting the written request Of fvs delegates
representing Eve STATE Cour cs the visions Of said
ion having teen complied with by authority of
State Cour cs and to the delegates the National Conu
c that there will be spscial NEE ing Of ssid council
be h lden In Philadelphia Monday ths lsth day OF
February rext for the transac ion Of such business a.
may be brought besoleit. 4. T. BARTLETT,
President National Council T. S. N. A.
This call issued at the request of the Council held
in Cincinnati in November last ana the object Of the
meeting at this time sat forth the following rsso
tiers which adopted at Gncinnati:--
Resolved That tie repeal Of the Missouri compromise
was en- inf ac ion Ct the pghted faith Of the nation
that it should be restored and if efforts tn thai end
should fi Congress should refuse TO admit into the
Union any State tcerang slavery which shall be formed
out Of any po OF the territory from which that ins
tuticn was excluded by that compromise.
Resolved, That this convention protests against
cosleeciDg with any party which demands the pos %
ment abandonment of American principles or the dig
Organization OF the American party.
Resolved That this convention recon- mend to the dele
gates OF the States here represented to the National
Cour to request The President Of the National COUNSEL
10 cali meeting Of the same TO be held at Philadelphia
On the lSsh day OF February next.
The convention at Cincinnati Of persons who
had bolted from the National Counc held ct Pnilade
pha june 1855 and the the bolt was the famous
twelfth section Of the Platform, which We reproduce an
nexed:-
MI The American party having arisen upon the ruins
and in spile Of the opposition Of the whg and democratic
parties cannot be held in any responsible for
the obnoxious acts violated pledges either And the
systematic agitaton Of the slavery question by those
parties having elevated sectional hostility nto posi-
tive elem ent Of political power and brought nstitu
tons into peril it has therefore become the imperative
duty the American party to interfere for the
ofgiv'rg peace to the country and perpetuity the
Union And as experience has shown it Impossibs
coDce opinions so extreme these Shch separate tue
dhpuaAts, and there be dishnnor in submit
ting to the laws the Ma ional TO Inc has deemed 1t the
best Of justice and Of future peace to
abide by and maintain the existing laws upon the
ject Of slavery final and conclusive settlement Of
that subject, in spirit ar in substance
And avowpg IL the highest duty to svow their opin
icns upon o inject important Ia distinct unequ
vocal terms is hereby declared tho Of this
der the constitution gisiate upon the subject Of
slavery in the states where IL Goes may exist
cude any State from admission into the Union
It's stuon dies does not recognize the institution
Of slavery part Of its social system and expressly
petermitting any expression of pinon upon the power
tory il is the sense OF the National Council hst Congress
ought not to egsiete the su ect Of slavery within
s III 2, inc Gin s.as ana mat a0y inter
tIic of Columbia would be violation Of the spirit AMI
intention OF the compact by which the State of Maryland
the national fai b.
The Council that met today, then, has for its primary
ect the consideration Of the request made the Cincin
natl Council to strike out the twelfth section altogether
and re affirm The rest sf the platform have to
day many the brethren who leaders of the Gin
cipnai Council.
The Council nomina President and Vice President
Of the United States is called to meet Friday the 22i
Ct February. The present affair is therefore sort Of
prelude to the grand drama.
The first notice here for the assembling of the Grand
Council that struck my eye is the following, which
rested up in the GiraId House this morning -
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NOTICE.
5 THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
Will meet at
FRANKLIN HALL SIXTH STREET, NEAR ARCH,
Al IL O'Clock, this day.
FERRvARY 49, 1866.
This was, Of course informal no names being affixed
20 IT. hut another WAS SOON nosfed aa follows