Washington telegraph., 1856-01-09

The following resolutions. adopted at
meeting Of the American Party held at
Camden on the 22d ult., we copy from the
Herald The resolutions corroborate the
repeated declarations of Major STIrH. and
the statement Of the American papers, that
he is not the Know Nothing candidate, as
charged in the preamble and resolutions Of
the little town meeting at Camden, that
nominated Mr. CULLEN as the Democratic
candidate The attempt of that meeting to
saddle the responsibility of making the. ju-
dicial election a party contest, upoa the
Americans has signally failed. Upon The
Camden meeting that responsibility and
whatever odium may attach 20 it, rests
The nomination was purely local one, and
in no other portion of the district have we
seen any attempt on the part Of the people
to ratify it. Col WARREN, the President
Of the Camden meeting. We learn, is nov
canvassing the counties above here in be-
half of his nominee, but whether he viii
succeed in examining him down the throa;s
of the people. is yet to be determined.
At public meeting of the Native American
party held at the Court House in the city Of Cam
den. on Saturday evening the 22d at. the follow
ing proceedings were had to wit:
On motion OF John T. Bearden. Mr. Ferd VIII
liams called TO the chair, and Z. L. Linscott
appointed Secretary.
Mr.. Beareen, alter short and explanatory ad-
dress offered the following preamble and Iesoiu-
tons, which were unanimous y adopted:
WHEREAS, At meeting held in the Court
House in the city of Camden on Thursday even
ing, the 2Gth Dec, 1T was asserted IN the prean-
bic to the resolutions introduced that occasion,
that 'the Know Nothing party of the-6th Judicial
circuit seem determined to make il party test
in the ensuing election Ito fill the vacancy l.
stoned by the resignation of Judge Huhhardl by
foIsting upon the people one of the Know Nothing
. leaders" Now. we. the mem 5ers OF the So called
/ Know Nothing but really, true native American
party take this occasion to say there Is truth.
whatever, in said assertion In said preamble TO
said resolutions, and that the same was placed
there with full knowledge of the fact that the
American party had made no nomination for
Judge, and that it the expressed intention o!
/ that party to make 10 nomination. And where
as, determined not to be placed III false position
! by the act OF the so-calle6 Democratic party and
believing it to be to the best interest of the country
/ tnat the people and not rOiltclan> should nav e
the selection of men to preside their interests
in judicial capacity, and believing. too, that the
independence and purity of the Judiciary can only
be preserved by beng kept alooi from all poiti-
/ cal considerations. Therefore be it
! Reso!rel That as distinctive party are op-
| posed to party nominations to Offices purely l,I-
dIcIai, and that We make no nomination Tor the
Office of Judge.
! 2esolred, That the charge that the American
party mad forced political issues in the present I-
dciai election is iase-iaise in detail and false il
! the aggregate. and kmonn 10 be when made.
On motion of E. n. Hill. the Secretary was re-
! quested 10 furnish the -Ouachita Herald' with q
copy of the proceedings OF this meeting for publ
cation. and request all the papers published in the
9th Judicial District to copy the same matter
of Justice.
On motion the meeting adjourned sine die
FERD. WILLIAMS, CAN.
| r L. LINscoTr Sec'y