New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-26
PUBLIC AREIZNGN-
AMERICAN STATE Council.

their names.
Mr.. JESSE c. Dlys, the President, Gated .A.-.
ing to order. He asked il there ives cIcrrym., -
enx if 20, be WAS Invited 10 open the nss,i,, -.
prayer. There was pone, and Mr. Damn ..1 ~.
when the Council was organized he would press.t NJ.
views Of the present condition and policy AZ ~
American party.
The reading Of the minutes Of the lat Counc, go.
dispensed with, they having been printed.
In suswer to general invitation, adslsg,,s ...,.,
that in Opondsga County the American PAN, go
firm, and were anxious TO have straight out Ana,.
can ticket nominated as soon "a possible loud An.
plause, sufficiently indicating the feeling Of the Cou.
cN.l -
Mr.. CHESTER COLEMAN reported from Csnalsgus
Council resolution in favor Of law for the more e
ftctus protection Of mechanics, and another in oppo
siiion to fusion with any tarty. 80
Dir DCGANNE moved that 4 committee OF nveM
resolutions be appointed.
Ar. BAILISo, of Sara.oga. would have the con,
mttee increased.
"wrote," reported from Council No. that they would
not fuse or lower their standard one peg on either u
IApplsusel
'XDrLreArE from Sullivan County reported agsias
fusion. Ditto from Duchess, Troy, and Old CoaaA
The PRrsIDrSr was then called upon to give his
views.
stated what they had to say in glory haneuiaa way
He would be glad to hear what the President had %
Attorney. General CUSHING would be glad to have
Mr.. PICK meved that brothers Of good standing b
admitted on giving their names =,
a GKSTLEsAS was afraid that they would vote u
they did last year.
not be large enough.
Mr. Cu.HrSo was in favor of the original resolutou.
TIE party was like IN omnibus, never full
A motion to appoint committee on admission, viii
power to admit was carried by vote Of 70 to IL
Messrs Hadley, Dean, Briggs, Peck and Ferdon were
appointed and sent out.
After while President DAM read his address, y
follows:
GyYrLEsEy: Meeting as We do at time when the
ne ar approach of the State election draws attention 10
preparatory arrangement the question naturally srise
whether the spirit vigor and discipline Of the forces
we can bring into the field are such as assure US thx
we shal make gallant ana honorable fight From
the position ! have the honor to hold IN the Stss
Council and the correspondence with the various sub
ordinate Councils incident to my office you expsc, ne
TO be intimately acquainted with the condition Of The
party and able to express an opinion - TO its pros
pects. Although the views derive from my official
intercourse with the Councils since the semi-annual
meeting of the State Council at Troy are most encour
aging It is not necessary that should make any de-
tailed explanation Of what have learned nom this
source 10 you, who are fresh from your respective
Councis and can communicate to each other bettsr
account of your particular localities than able 70
mpat. II is, perhaps, more lifting that should ~
before YOU the broader views which ] have formed
from watching the general current OF political
events. Bot must here say that my conedsnce In hs
triumph Of American principles does not rect on sy
thing that has been done or failed to be done BY The
political weather cocks that veer With every change In
the direction of the wind turning in their oscillations
arosnd the steady pivot of selfish hope Of Office. Ny
expectation of the success Of the American party
founded on an abiding conviction Of the soundness Of
its principles-on conviction Of the absolute neces.
city Of the reforms It contemplstes to the welfare d
the country and the permanence OF our institutions. !
have confidence in that instructive patriotism which
nation when it is either polluted by tho tread Of
foreign foe ruled by the influence Of foreign popu
latOn; which venerates its institutions, is proud OF
the fame Of s great men, holds fast the traditions
would guard our rich political Inheritance against NE
innovations Of ignorant or desgpiDg jntrudens. I
baye confidence jp the virtue Of the great mss Of
our haiivs citizens who deplore and would
Elections, and The coruptions that have invaded
legislative assemblies. have confidence in the seat.
ment which the fathers of the Republic deeply In.
planted in the minds Of our people, Of aversion to sny
tpion Of ecclesiastical iniueLce with the civil power.
Confidence in the Indignation which is naturally pro-
yoked by the attempts Of priesthood owing allegiance
20 foreign hierarchy to control the poitcs Of the
country. know that my own heart instinctiveY and
on our native soil by rabbe Of mercensry pnestid
den foreigners; and the feeling is 90 spontaneously
prompted by nature, that l cannot doubt that Il q
widely shared by my fellowcitizens. That the princi
pies Of our party c0pgena to the sentiments Of hs
American people, is proved by the ready reception
given them as they were announced. Three years ago
the existence Of the American party was just Beginning
to attract public attention. Within eighteen m,nths
from that time it had carried important elections In
large number Of the States Of the Union and bat Tor
the Intervention Of an unparalleled exciemsst
on another question, was Q. the high road to gree:
national victory. It had risen to this proud
18th mid
popular orstoIy, and in defiance of vidsspresdprs-
judice against its peculiar organization. Never We
there more striking illustration Of the power Of truth
topropagate itself by its own unsided merit. II the
good seed had not fallen into congenia soil 1t would
not have terminated so readily, and go quickly have
shot up in heavy and lu1utant growth. II, ss the
harvest ripened, il was bghted BY an unlocked for
storm We have the same seed and the soil with
prospect Of more Tranquil weather. Our principles
must triumph because they meet deeplyfe wants OF
the country. They are no more efsced from the pub.
lie mind because We failed TO carry the Presidential
election than the s blotted out of the heavens
when tempest fills the sky and hides il from our view
The great political storm which ragged last year
has spent its force. Missouri, which We lost in
the Presidential election, has lately elected AZ
W
s running Tor Governtr with fair prospect of cleo
ton on letter in which he has taken most decided
grounds in favor Of all the leading reforms advocated
by the American party. In Massachusetts, the Repub-
hcans have been compelled 10 adopt the candidate
nominated BY an American State Convention. 1t is
true that we do not yet behold in these States the 70.
sscerdency Of undluted Amercanism But It Is
most suspicious for the future that Amencsnism
is 60 soon reassertirg its sway, so soon colofng the
politics Of large States where it was almost entirely
ignored in the Presidential election In our own STATE
this FALL we have fair and equal chance OF electing
our ticket We failed last year only because the Kan
sas excitement absorbed all other issues aad pre-
vented the consideration Of any other subject
To say nothing Of the subsistence of last years
agitation, the Slavery issue then presented
has no perceptibo connection with 4 the
approaching contests no Members Of Congress