The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-05
THE DAILY DISPACTH


fhis body assembled at Louisville KY, on the
I'd Inst The number OF delegates present was
quite large, Including prominent men from most ot
the States of the Union
p. b. Bartlett Pre,ident off the Council ealIe8 th.
Council to order st ii O'clock $50
In the absence CT Secretary Blnton. Mr. Durern
OF ksatucky was appointed Recording Secretary
Pro ten.
The following Comu ittee on Credentials vera an.
ppintsa slIino. s.h Ware; Of osio' W. Dsnehev.r
s2uti; A Baldwin Connes s,iou'; A. NJ. c. Smith Rev
forh; w. Sc itzerler Missouri.
Adjourned to s M
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President called the Council tn orsar =. q
The Committee on Credentials reported the list Ct
deIesates ss far ss completed
Hon. Ersstus Brooks Of New York adsresssd tho
oonveaticn, according to the arransement of the
somm'tse he excuted himself from making any
on In sfami had e,ed his prits nd rer
him Bile ofvery great exeftion, He was Glad
to meet the Americans In hationsl Conven siou ct
this tu e. and hs believed this union after the re.
ceat defeat was cacula ed to Go murh good He paid
hish oomplim nt to Kentucky, ana expressed his
respect ard Affection for New York-s State which
wasso true TO the UuiNn He declared that it wss
the fntenttn OF the A Aneric .ns OF New York to ad
here firmly to the party until their primo pies were
recognize sd by the people and were successful in the
Union Other parties wore now compellef l. In place
OF abuse OF Amerosuism, TO pay tribute to the rs.
forms frat demanded by that orgarizstion.
de declared thst the American party was the only
true safeguard Of the Union; that the oher za
ttons were based fanaici.m on one sid or the
ether and that the State of New York from her con
servativs position, above all other States 10 bound
eventually to give sdhe,iop to the principles which
stood op, osed slike ths utraisms Of the Norhor
kouth The duty of coed soldier wss to remain
true to the coos of his country 10 victory defeat
ana New York would win her tide Of faithful de-.
fender OF Americsnsp in triumph or rsverses. He
c'liea upon Americans never to despair, but to re-
member that history pointed out many inst f
yHk1 ho1 Nav
and defsat TIN oUgh long series of ysars bat which
triun phsd st last If the sme1icep party not G
majority psrty st present at least 1t holds the basuce
of poSer and compel the hsr parties to ,espect
their demands We car drive than to Americanizs
the gov rnnent and the psopls CT the government
NJ. Btoots :uded with review Of the mission
Fillmore on hundred and twenty thoussnd vo,es
and the smeri ara were stronger to day than 10 No
vembsr asst by tens of thoussn1g The republicans
rserettne he error into wh ch thsy had been led
der this e1citsTe Mt of The Presidential canvass
n7w r'a " to reurn their allesianceto American
rrinc ples.
Hon A.lhony Kennedy Of Maryland, and Hon.
W Thompson. OF Indiana, next addressed the
Council the former eulosistisally Of the American
patty In his State and the latter with reference to
the Demo cratic party snd the slavery issue
Hon Ersstus Brooks moved tie appointment Of a
committee of thirteen to resolutions and ed
dressfor the consideration of the Convention
The President then appointed Erastus Brooks of
New Y ra; Mr. Hoffman, OF Maryland; Vespasian
EIl:s; Of Washing oni 9 N. Hily.r; ot mississippi;
w II. sutten, OF A-kensas; q w Thompson, OF In.
diana; w r. swi,zsrer of Misson,i Scott Harri
sen. Of Ohio; w g. Wood, Of Michigan: w. w
Dsn.hover of Illinois; Austio Baldwin, of Connec
ticus; John j. Crittepd:n, of Kentucky; and Andrew
Kennedy cf Maryland
Mr.. schey, OF Maryland. moved that all resolc-
tons OF practical character be refsrTed 70 the a5ove
committee.
After aebate by Mr. Buckingham, of New York;
= 7. Wood of Srooklyu, and Geo. o Jones of SYRIA
cuse, who all opp sed tn. )tion the subj
defni ely postponed
sir, Ware. OF Ohlo moved that the Committee of
Thirteen be instructed to report seneIAl plan for
the reconstructon of the parry throughout the
try