New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-05
NATIONAL KN0W-NOTHING COUNCIL.

NATIONAL KNOW-NOTHING COUNCIL.
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Tb. delevates 10 the National Council of Know.
Nothinps reassembled yesterday morning at Kncker-
hooker Hall. Eighth avenue. number Of additional
delegates who had arrived were present. For half
bour nrevious TO the organization tipsy individual
who called himself Frank Clark, delegate from Essex
County Mass. made himself generally dlsagreeable
ard ,idculous by promiscuous profanity and black
euardi.m eyeled at anybody who happened TO come
Al lcl O'clock President Bartlett called the Coun-
eli "a order and announced that the business pening
was the motion of Humphrey Marshall Of Kentucky
that the Council lit with open doors.
A reporter Of The Express descanted upon the alb
surdty Of dorg away with the secret sessions OF me
ConncI He was interrupted by the upsy man, who
swoI. TIM. he was going to have hand in, and taat
he could talk poitics with the best vi them lie lthe
pev man was called to order several times, but sew
eral times renewed his incoherent rema'As. a. t%ne %
suggestion Of a member the debate on Mr. MarsAal
r1oTo.tiop was postponed until that gentleman should
arrive. c.:...o. -.
Resolutions Of which Mr. Goodwin was Chairman.
Mr. SMITH of st. Louis offered the followlngi
UAyea, In the platform of principles adopted oy the Ns
tiosr ouuc in February last authority wa sven 20
Council to amend it' CGnsntop 50 a 20 an y, b ta
obi gsoIs for fellowship an9 adni.'lon lato vac & @
hsIes, : ~ enbo lind as nearly possible tho
se;is mon With our oraanizston founded ,
Rs.6y,G That Pledge Of Honor 10 reeonmendei 20 the
,esss state Council. .dopdon BY them =. enooiyins all
,hs oriLeipies aud objects Of the An.iie,n PATTI
The "Pledge Of Honor" proposed Is SIMPLY ~. iSe
10 The principles of the American party-to support for
office ho who Acknowledges any allegiance 20 sny
fore ign power who refusesto acknowledge the Fed
q, nj apd State Constitutions paramount TO al other
inws To these declarations the candidate is to pledge
his "ufe. bis fortune and Lis sacred honor"
,ue. md .reo. ritual enaetnent
in he Pledge be AM
,he same are hereby rscnded and abshed provided how
sssT ,hsr modfy or il .uy ws Of tho Ae,
effect and force in each stse when adopted by the state
The resolutions were referred to the Committee on
Resolutions. ,
iect of secret session. was then taken up.
The Rerorter of The Express had arisen and COM
menced TO make Lis second speech, when the 'liSy
man i,terr1uted and after some remarks he Went up
y, tb President and threw bis credentials before that
officer, and was very generally obstrepSrous III hi'
conGu uct until sergeant-at-eTms was sPpolItcu 70
conduct him TO the Committee on Credenuas VINO
were 10 sit in the Council This matter Dens set Ell,
thr Report for The Express al liberty continue
biz speech lie opposed the sdm sion of reporters on
GROUNDS substantially ike these: The newspapers,
with one exception, would give gsroed repof's' De-
ing reporter himself be knew the tricks Oi the pro-
f.sson and he knew they couldn't be trusted. ln
conclusion he offered resolution that SECRETARY De
appointed to make out an authentic report oi 'ne po
ceeciug Of the Council for the information oil the party
M BRoCKwAY of California opposed secresy anu
had ALWAYS opposed it, He not AFRAID OF being
laughed at. Let the people know what tIey were.
Secrecy bad done them more injury than II uad uYne r
them good. Other parties were as much eAPo'e' "
ridcue as they were.
Mr. W,RREN of Ohio said that the present Demo
cratic party Of Ohio sitting with closed l2os'
He paid compliment TO the open Oh heh
tucky gentlemen, but that very thing haa o'eh &
them TO the dust lie coutended that II was Tue on
scourngs OF the community that ruled TINS county
| Mob law ruled at the capital. lie came here "An
| hope that something might be accompusHeu " '''
! yate this country from snch q condition. 80
Nh SMITH of Seg.York said that even while they
| sat with closed doors reports of their proct ednss
more OF less sarbled, had been published Whhe tney
got sll the stigma Of being secret society 10
sIoLdiug benefits accrued to the party iiOh seOiee.
Mr. THACKER of New Jersey doubted the piOp,ie'y
of arguing the question of secresy in an open
| PersCts here had voted this morning WHO VIC n"A "'
| eyideuoe were delegates. ,La
Chair that the Council at Phi sdephia having ae
to sit with open door, and there having peeh ~
sequeLt action 10 sit with closed door, INC ''NIN
would therefore lit with open doors: 49,. C,.i,
member appealed from the decision VI NV
| The decision wa not susfsined III s-.-o
Various MOTORS were here made ana "l'u'fa"H'
1 and ruled out OF order. A.. L.rh,
a motion 10 postpone the whole subject orough
HrnTHREY M,RsYiLr TO M. feet. lie opposed secret
| sessions. In Kentucky they were anoPeh paIt!i "
could have never beer elected TO Ccngieo' ,y
tod the principles of the parry "iiHo IL $50 I'm
every stump. Secrecy might BE- wen s.yu5 5 !,
! the patty was in its swaddng clothes ne-e'oi !"
was Necessary there could sti-l b. SeeIe- ~
secTesy was no part of their p!stiofin-tney "a
Iitusl-ro obligations. IL Kentucky tne i--e T -
that any man was member OF the Pary ~
scIibed to its principles. Their only pn.c p, -
weIr. that Americans shall rule America, u ~
unrg Church and State and the preseisston u ~
Union. Secrecy would now do them an NJ y ~, -
idea Of the exttence Of al American and rep ,,
! in tie saue individual was sb,uIdlty Gen - .'Hl
| had taken al the oblgat.ons Of The OGlef oL. y
could Dot stand with him When be took tae ip1ly %
throwing aside bis Obligations at ps eur. % =, ~.
oppcs,d TO charters. TIE party was MY - oI - -
dole 10y ;hem TIE party cond not get so1g i - ,n
the rsbble and ;hey must have them In 81 -
H. Marshsn said be was wiling TO sn's',s y lse - -
acton Of tie Convention IN Phis1epLia " 60 -
FOR the action be had proposed. Twas mus
That fruu ts tius Orth preseat the Aaefea sr
tie country aOt OTl-r. IOt as eos~! f;t o+ne
iehslliyr cots.rvsv, NsoD> YeftF So. p, h
political rsrtes Op-ay before tie eoiilsy IL II
! f,lowshi, al - accps IS se9-iusnfs a'S Ps-'f
| cCts'cti11.r -
| TIE further consideration Of TIE fePoe - q,
po@pored to hear the report ol ths O,-,.J - b
| trtdeutials Ssyeral deirEstss "eie -, Bavar
pr.sert WITH roper cJeoentsl ln " tISt,,,.- So
Clark. c.,ess.e, Az Freasr.cA W. "a'''-- '-'''