The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-30

fS-rhe Know Nothing 6taAs Oeascu Of Csaascaost
paused rssesuuoas repuaauug ths oomnAaoas or Pin.
Ks.s Sss:
ZION Of Fillmore and Doassoa, and the anti Fillmore dsle
IS the Legislature of Massachusetts passed rsselu-
ticBs Of the assaee made By Preston g.
Brooks. from south OarollnA, upos Senator Sam
q ssachasetu. aud demanding the expulsion Of
a. me anti Fillmore son shell Know NosAiss sssts
snSn am platform ava appointed assssss: 70 sSs Koo~
Nothing sun Fillmore Nee York National Convention.
ss-e ultra held Nssio: !. Goa yeatlos q
Syracuse and nominAed 6srSit snth, Of New York.
Presto snt and Samuel Mcfarland, of PennsyivAnia Tor
so-a meeting was held In New York 70 express indy
nation against she attack which made by Preston
Brooks Of South Carolina upon Senator Summer, Of Mas
saohusetts
S-rhe Know Nothing STATE Convention Of Rhode Island
met Providence repudiAled the nomination Of Fnl
more spo Donelson
4--Jsmes Dixon, Know Nothing, was elected by the
Legislature Of Connecticut United States senate for
elk years from the An OF March, 1857 In place Of Hsa
Isaac rouoey.
S-The Know ug NAtonai Council, after q three
days session II New York. adjourned. Tao nominations
Of Fillmore and Doneison were endorsed and the follow
Ing officers for the year electsd-Prcsidcas K.
Bartlett Of Kensuoky Vice President Erastus Brooks
New York; Treasurer, Heary Crane, Ohio; Recording
retary G. D. Deshlsr, New Jersey Chaplain, william
Goodwin, New York.
6.-Tae Democratic National Convention which con-
vened n Cincinnati on tho a. adjourned. the
on On The first day Of i meeting organized and elected
John =. Ward Of Georgia President the second they
sooP'eo p.sorm On me ,hl,d snsy settled tne Ne.
and soft deessttons on the fourth they commsaced BAT
lot'og for canok ate President and afh After
the seventeenth ballot James Buchanan, Of Psnnsyiva
MIA, mated for President and John q B-eckin-
ridge OF Kentucky for Vice President e was des,dsto
hold the next convention Ia 1900 In Charleston, g.
li-Great Dc mocrsc ratI6 cation meeting Vas held in
tie Park II New York,
IA numoer of delegates OF the anti FILLMORE guow
Nothing Coo veutCn which met In New York the l2ta
june, bsDoed The lsth and formed . separate
vep,,on which, after three DAYS session, nominatsd
Robert Stockton. Of New Js.ssy tor President, and
Kenneth Ray nor Of North Carolns for Woe Presidsa
le-Tbe republican Gonvsssioa which mot In Yhuadsl
President, ana l.. Dayton, Of New Jersey, for Woe
President and adjourned after siuins only two days.
venipD. which 4 N New York on tns iah. sdjoarnsd
after nom psung John Fremont for President and W n
JohDsson Of Pennsyi.aois for vics President
23.-Commcdose stockton wrote . letter accepting tho
nomnasoD Tor ibe whion rendered 10 him
BY the boilers from he anuFlImore Know Nosnins Ma
N-Ex President Mitsrd Fillmore, who arrived ia
New York from Europe the 22d. had public reoep
tor ssd Was honofed with PROCESSION, which marched
25-Vhe republican ratification meeting ~M held 10
New York Gres enthusiasm prevailed smssg the thou
aandf who Ats Dded.
2eThe OF the hard end son sections
ofthe New York dc nocrscy met ~ Albany for the
10 phsn their o1ect ana both sections resolved
holo separate sane Copvcntons.
26-Ex President Milard Fillmore, after having been
greeted hsporeo With addresses and professions ali
along bis route from New York arrived ~ his homo IN
ao-rhe bill providing for the admission OF Kansas In
10 hs u Ton, with cal ed the Topeka sta
eopsnunon with the slavery probotion was los, In tae
House Of by vose OF lo against TO 100
In favor.
JULY.
1.-The committee appointed by the United States
House OF Representatives proceed 10 Kansas take
evidence In regard TO the state Of affairs that Territory
made volamnous report which vas signed BY two OF
the members OF the committee. the third di,sentng...
The Kno~ Noshng State Convention OF Massachusetts
met ss Springfield The Conversion balosed for tho
dovssmens OF Of the candidates who had boon
ssed for President with the touowtog result:-vor
Fremont, 2SO; Tor Fillmore, 1877.
2Tbs aenate Kansss State DILL passed that body by
vote Of 80 TO a.. Tue tree state Kansas bill which
lost In the Rouse Of Representatives. the soh June
recoDsdsred, and passed BY . vote OF loi 70 ss.
IA TAX an 10 the United stases House OF
RepreseLtsiyes a resolution cxpel Hon. Preston s.
Brooks spressntsve from Fourth district OF south
Carolina Tor hitting assault upon Senator samner
Of hGsscsase,s Ia ,he Senate Chamber which resulted
yeas Il. nays %; there being toirss tho
I1non Lost. Mr.. Brooks stated that hst
his resignation TO the Governor OF soata rolna, and
Ter making tee remarks touching hs affairs with Mr.
Somusr, snnous ced that he longer member Of
The Ibbty fourth uonSress
10 hon l. N Kcia member OF the House Of Rep.
rsen,stves from the Third d4esrict OF Sou,h Caroline
agsins, hon q resolution tf ps0ef for
part he took 10 the attack by Preston Brooks up
Congress.
2i-Prs.tou 8 Brooks or south CxciDa sert aohai
lenSe 90 Anson BurtnFsme Of hassach both
bers 81 congress. 10 Dgbt duoi Mr. irlinssms
cepee the 20, ana designated Canada the oaoe
fer the pe 70 take place Mr. BROOKS refused 70 90 70
2a-comnooore s'ocsion IN . short iener. declined
70 continue laase for the Presidency He declared
W-tbe Know soh,pgs Of New York city held sarss
aud quite enthusiastic meeting Ia the Academy OF Maso
building. The radical or Jackson democrats OF tue
solved 10 support John O fremont for tbs Presidency
1.-rbe American state Convention Of Mss soousets
support Col Ere lont Tor he Presidency p1rtiou Of
the FILLMORE delegates boed and formed ssparHse
q -Ion l. Kesn All prctsn 3 Brooks we're
unanimously elected 70 Congress from South Csrons, "
s.1y 81 .ppa ssss
s0 Territory, tn ptsce OF Governor Shannon, ~bo was
80 the ,vo sections Of the dem ,crssic party OF New
YORK separate STATE Conventions ri Syracuse. but
Afterwards united in convention and formsd State
ticket and armour osd The result ~ union Of The demo
orscy.
l-saae election In Teras which resulted In the choice
u democratic state officers, By the following vote
Dem oc,auc vote
hpov NHhipg vote... Nv
State election held In Iowa. which resulted the choice
OF ths Fremont candidates for ssas officers and for Don
sress. IRE following 10 the aggregate vsts-
rsss pAfv soocs
bocnAssn
reooos mAoy'y I,biS
There vas Know Nothing ncks rus. ;. sssae electos
In Arkansas, rssuIssd fellows Inc voss for Cover
nor
CouvaL fdemocrsp: lN
Yell, (kno~ Noships). sss
IS@o@xAun meJoyNy.
Bosh the deuocrsuc nembevs Of Conrrs we're csected
STATE slsstsos IN Mhsour rssuissd - DlIoss the
vote fov Gsvevnovs-
Robert Ewing, (Ksov kosAsgD. .............. tosrs
fhcnAs n. bsssoa, feemosyssl ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
n me Germans Of Hsv Yosk hsd large asd en-