The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-20
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i Secretary and thn s .ea Mr William b. Young far
declared elected ''e mo'lon being put 70 vote he was
me PRESIDENT having taken N. .h..- :, u
James n. Leigh offered two resolutians M
Ths A.. a .ue meeting during its deliber.t;ons
4 nat no member be allowed 10 sna.l ,
saaa saan n.een minutes or more than twice on the
i The second was: ~
l hat the rules of the House of D.la.....
iar as the are appable, be adopted to sevs-n ~
deliberations Of the meeting 'ne
4 Before taking the vote, Mr.. Tyree Maupin des,r.
ea 10 know who were to be allowed 10 psrt;e;nst.
IN the neutrality-suspicious. members of the Alnsr.
i sent. b- - = 80 - "oao pfU
| Inc Chairman answered the question by read.
ing the cal for the meeting, as published in the
aany papers, and thought that every friend of the
i2th section in the PhiIadelphia platform. every
well wisher of the order, and every .tr1e "A n,eri
gan nad right to participate The meeting. how
| in its deliberations . r. .''e'f'@'o
luton: sksFsiA FF1Fz2 - -e's' s's 1ose
o.5a Resolved, That every member of the American
order, and every well wisher of that party be in,
vited to participate in the proceedings . "a
ME- r. Ridgway declared himself warm friend
Oh the American Party, though he had never ioin
Gu tne comoined council and thought he had given
evidence OF that fact by his aruous labors during
the late gubernatoriai canvass He desired 10 sae
the question decided at once ~ ~
Coi. W. u Blair was opposed to the resolution.
oelieylpg as he did that none but members of the
American Order had any right to participate in the
pree eiings. ~ ltseA 20 - -
Mr. Thomas Lambeth moved to lay Mr.. Harri.
sons resolution on the table, and the question be-
ing put, the motion prevailed.
MIR John B. Smith submitted the foIInwinc ro
solution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That none but members of the Ameri
can party be allowed to take part in the aroeeed.
ings of the meeting = 7fit7f
The chairman stated the next question to he
on the nrss resolution, or rule of order, offered by
Mr.. Leigh ~ $3.50
Onthat rule Mr.. Griswold called the previous
question, and the main question being ordered the
FIRST rule" was put to vote and lost
The chairman stated the next question to be, ON
the second rule offered by Mr.. Leigh which. ON be-
ing put to vote was adopted. ; 80 -R-
Mr. John H. Gilmer offered the following resolu.
ton a.fs5 @ass ~ . 80
Resolved, That no member be allowed to speak
more than twenty minutes on any question brought
before the meeting. -,
MIR. George w. Smith moved to amend the re-
solution by striking fscenty Snutes and insert
ing hour. .5 efslf ~ n n
The amendment was carried in the affirmative.
and the resolution, as amended, tlien adopted
Mr. Thomas Lambeth offered be following pre-.
amble and resolutions: Ds ,el'sg
Whereas, The great object of the, American party
in Its organization was to engraft the admuis
tratve policies OF American institu the conser.
vave and " holesome principles tehat the Govern
men should be administered and strolled by native
al history has there been greater need for the
inue and operation of such constitutional sonser-
vasm than at the present. and whereas, the 6rst rule
OF all sound political action requires that the estab
llshment and maintenance of the Fundamental priu-
ciples OF government should claim precedence at
all times sectional feuds or individual ii,
valrie,; and whereas the American Sarty in a Ma
onal Convention In Philadelphia the 18th of June,
1855, for the purposes adopted the platform of the
18th section which creed for the party in each
and every State of the Union, every Union-loving
and State rights man might be expected to stand; and
whereas the recent State Council of Virginia adopted
and sustained the 18th section of the Philadelphia
platform, and by its unanimous vote appointed two
delegates at large for the State of Virginia known TO
| unylelding in thsir adherence to the principles
contained in and declared by the 18th section; and
whereas by the recent action Of the combined Coun-
/ at the when taken more than eighty members
series of resolutions have been adopted and by order
of the Council published, recommen ding candidate
for the Presidency, and whereas ar the recent dis
1 trict Convention held in this city gentleman was
elected delegate the district but partially repre-
sented and the American party of this city as we be-
iieve presented) who is said to in favor of
ignoring the 18th section IN the National Convention
and whereas the National Convention to be held for
1 the purpose of making nominations for the ensuing
PreHdentia campaign, will meet in Phiadefph1a on
the 22d of this month, and whereas desire not
bs misunderstood or misrepresented in the ssid Con-
vention,
Be it therefore, Resolved LIST That it il not only
inexpedient, but in the opinion OF the meetag, set
ting dangerous and illadvised precedent fer the pc
culiar friends of any of the many distinguish ed fa-
yores OF cur party 10 press his claims in the differ
ent Councils must create personal rivsries and ex-
citing individual pickering; where sense of com
mon danger and the presence of common foe, should
nculcate the highest aims of patriOtic action and
awaken in every patriotic bosom the deepest solici-
tude for the triumph of fourcause and M nainteni
of the great conservative principle of party, with
out reference to the claims of any any set OF
| men.
I'd. That we will, party, support the nornina-
/ ton of the National Convention, be he whom he
may provided he is placed without disgua ON the
declared in the 18th section, that his an.
tecedents those with whom he has heret ofore act
ed, are full and unciouded guarantee tina ne Is
true national man. because he has heretofore
held the constitution and sustained the gts lnsil-
tutions and property of the slaveholding 6tstA
Sd That without meaning to reflect ON the motives
or question the pocy,1f those of our party who by
the passage of the resolutions adopted by their Coun-
Gil on the LIST of January and 9th OF February and by
their publication have produced most andesfraDie
and injurious excitement do hereby, 10 Tar "a the
vote of this meeting can do so, revoke, aanul and
disavow both series of said resolutions as not
sve of the sentimen OF the American party OF the
| city of Richmond.
| ith That it is deemed an appropriate occasion to
reiterate the high OF the .P,
the phiiadelphia Convention, whichwas everywhere
at the South ardenty evinced when 1t was rst an
nounccd that they had united with the mcmbes OF
South in the adoption of said 18th section for theii
love. it is believed. of the Union and of Justice.
5th. That unwilling to be rnisrepreseated u
the Philade pha Convention, either as TO our SEMI
ments respecting the principle embraced in end De
clared by the 18th section TO the preerence o.
the American party IN tas CITY Iof Cduutoe~c ~
the Presidency except far hereinbefore dsciaf
ed we request and do hereby authorize the deleeste
at large the State in such contingency to repre-
sent a. far as they can the sentiments and yiesys a
set forth and declared in the foregoing preamble
resolutions.
4 On motion of Mr.. James H. May, the preamble
| and resolutions were laid upon the table.
Mr. Gilrner then moved that the first resolution
of the series be taken up, and made speech o.
/ ten minutes in advocacy of his motion
l. Mr.. r. Ranes was in favor of the first resolu
tion but would never vote for some OF the others.
Mr. E. Perry thought no good could by effected
/ by reopening the question, which had been iaid
upou the table If the Combined Council, In IL
resolutions had acted unadvisediy he believed II
members had been directed by patriotic motives
and could not therefore. consent TO the Adoption
OF any res olution casting censure upon them ~
Il therefore hoped that the meeting would let by
cones be by .genes. and permit the resolutions Y
i remain where they were.
u 4 a motion was tnen made to adjourn, ana I'M
question being put, it was carried In the anirma
tive
some gentleman then moved three cheers To-
4 Bolts, and they were given by atremendous snou
y from the large number Of friends Of that gentle
man present s (,
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