New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-04
THE NATIONAL AMERICAN COUNCIL.

LOUISVILLE, n.y., Wednesday, june >, 1901
The National American Council reassenlbcd al I'D
| o'clock this morning.
The President announced that the absence OF tho
| Hon. Humphrey Marshall was occasioned by the
| death of bis sister. -
| A letter was read from Andrew jackson Doneison,
in which he expressed the belief that the locape-
iudices which enabled the party called by Generd
Jackson the Sham Democracy to get possession OF TIE
Federal Government, were rapidly losing their nna-
ence Mr.. DOnesOn severely attacks alien squatter
sovereignty and the present Democratic Administra
ton He declares that the present Cabinet re-
presents nothing that is national and that 1t /. com
posed of Secretary who recently denounced IN the
coarses. bilngsgate the whole State Rights Party,
ofauother who is of the most notorious leaders OF
the Southern Rights party, and Of another VINO had
declared his heart would break sooner than approve
the compromise Of 1850.
The letter was read amid much applause.
Letters We're also received from other distinguished
members Of the party.
The president then announced that the business IN
order was the election Of officers. lie trusted no
Council would make choice of another Presdesi ss
be had filed the office two years and would willingly
yield 20 honorable position to another.
Daniel Bowey, esq. Of New-fork, moved mar ~
plnce of eecting officers at present, that Natona
Executive Committee be appointed consisting Of thu
teen members. with power to call meeting oil the
National Council on a majority vote OF the Comm1,
tee, or when requested to do so by hve States ahi
that tie regular meeting Of the Council be called not
later than the I'D OF February, 1860, as Nominating
The resolution and election ofoficers laid the
table until the report o the COMMITTEE on hesoiutsom
ard Organization was received.
Gen. Scroggs, Stephen ID. Gushing OF New rork,
Col ShackeOrd Of Mississippi, and Mr.. HIte oil il'-
nos briefly addressed the Council
The Hon. Erastus Brooks, from the Committee 90
Resolutions reported in part the address which hsf
been determined upon by the Committee, saying me
Committee had not yet been able to complete al inc
duties assigned to them. -
The address goes into discussion Of the American
a.. orpiu of he npmocrntlC
and concludes that the Federal Union must be MAN
tanned the reserved right Of the states respeced ne
decisions Of the Supreme Court enforced NE unp,"
OF Church ard State prevented; the rights OF .os
science guaranteed; American interests promo.eet
American nationality cherished; sectional agahSA
terminated; foreign paupers and criminals eAsuno
the naturalization laws amended squater sovereignty
and alien suffrage repudlatedi and, many "~
Americans must rule America.
The Address was adopted by acclahasio'. -;
Nh Brooks also submitted the plan oil orgah1aaSu,
stating that although dissented IRON y man!
of the Committee il WAS no" suDn'''eu iOi "iS S"
sideratiOn Of the Council. e.I,.,,,..u
al. viii all tho forms ana ceremonies now IN u'e
admits all legal voters to NE parry VINO aPPIoss -"
| uuuolt The principles VI AInercahisini onS@.Ss
Ntional Executive Committee composed Of one IRON
- state and Territory, 10 be elected annually
he fir, Con mittec to consist Of the present Pres,
drt of state Councils; creates state Executive C0'
,ts.s for State OrganiZatiOnthe first COInmtees~
con of the dele gdleo 10 lircthi
oives all the powers for calling Conventions, 6ep
he state and County Committees.
After warm debate the whole matter was reien'a
back to the COMMITTEE who, at the afternoon session.
reported the following -
esossd That upcn adjoaInert q the present hso
Council lie stand adjourned TIL called ossheF - As
aeT provided A. s,ort
I,.6ird That the American party IN each STATE, TeDI
ana District q Columbia b. Authorized % ADOPT slch PH
organizaton a. respectively tsy may think best s'a
Of ii. members OF the psy h. tieF sssefAi
ResoUed That the PesiCeI Of hr council De
altct National Executive tOmmtter' composed %
n eubers u whom i've shall cousntEts quorum NO -
elect airusn aad correspond vita tes arthorizec fe
stiv.s OF the American party thouGhoat tae nted
call ogeth-g the National CosHel a. such Time an P
Ikls MAS adopted by the Convention a. the issSI
organization Of the American party OF the wv
States -. ~.s-
The Council then adjourned til O'Clock this eT'n'
ing.
FYENING SESSION.
The election If officers Tor the ensUng yenf Wa
r,nrc.d as the frst business IN order.
Nh Lewis J. Peck OF New-iork nominated IL u,
! dent T. b. Bartlett of Kentucky for 'e.sction,
| other nomination made. and MT oarte" =
reelected unanimously - -
The Hon Erastus Brooks of New>fO'k was d - -,
| mated Tor reelection AZ Vice-PresiseHt, snd Was ~
| Unanimously reelected .,s
Mr.. James NJ. Stephens Of Maryland ~as aI'' SAS
| inOgsiy reelected ss Secretary