American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-06-13

ready 10 do 50 again. She will be as
ready for action in the future as she
has been in the past, standing in the
centre between tho extreme North and
South. She called upon all true A
mericans to know no principle but the
Union. The American party mas been
defeated, but not vanquished. Her
principles arc as sound, and as much
needed to-day, as when the organiza-
ton was first founded---but in order to
make them effective it was necessary
to discard all sectional questions and
outside issues, and stand firmly on the
American platform. One million true
and honest hearts stands ready to-day
to uphold those principles, and this is a
noble nucleus around which to rally.
In the recent contest the country was
un-Americanzed. 1t had to meet a
sectional question, aided by the widest
fanaticism on both sides that ever swept
over the land, but stands ready to rally
again and re-asscrt its opposition to
squatter sovereignty-its vindication
OF the constitution-its obedience to the
laws-and its reliance upon the triumph
OF American nationality. He called
upon the party not to change it's namc
or principles, but to fight on and fight
ever until the triumph of American
principles was secured.
The Hon. r. w. Thompson, of In
diana, was the next speaker. He at.
tackled the Democratic party, and said
that the Black Republicans of the nor
thern States say that the president
and Congress OF the United States
have the right to disregard the decis-
ions Of the highest courts, and to inter-
pref the Constitution as they under
stand it, and not as interpreted by the
court. He declared that while the Re-
publicans sought to place Americans on
leve! with the negroes, the Demo
Gratis seek to place them on o level with
the pauper laborers of foreign coun-
tries. He deprecated the introduction
into any National Platform of the
slightest allusion to slavery. 1t was
as impossible to make New England re-
gard slavery as anything but an evil
as it was to mako South Carolina be-
lieve it morally wrong to hold negroes
in servitude. Let every State enjoy
its own opinion in regard to all such
abstract questions. 1t was better that
every negro should be bottcd from the
land than the Union should be severed
on account of Il dispute about the value
of slave.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Hon. Erastus Brooks moved the ap-
pointment of committee of Is to re-
port resolutions and an address for the
consideration of the Convention.
The President then appointed Eras-
tus Brooks, of New York, Mr.. IIof'-
man, Of Maryland; Vcspasian Ellis, of
Washington; G. NJ. Hillyer of Missis-
sippi; w. II. Sutton, of Arkansas, r..
w. Thompson, Of Indiana; w. +. Swift
zler, of Missouri, j. Scott Harrison, of
Ohio; W. S. Wood, of Michigan; w.
w. Danenhower, of Illinois; a. Bald
win, of Connecticut; J. j. Crittenden,
of Kentucky, A. Kennedy, of Mary.
land. -.
Mr.. Schley Of Maryland, moved
that all resolutions Of political char
acter be referred to the above Commit
tee.
After debate by Mr., Buckingham,
of New York, e. Il. Wood, of Brook
Ign; and George o. Jones, of Syracuse,
who all opposed the motion, the subject
was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Ware, of Ohio moved that a
Committee of thirteen be instructed to
report general plan for the re-organ-
izatlon OF the party throughout the
Union. q
The motion was adopted, when the
Convention adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
SECOND DAY.
LOUISVILLE, June 3.-The Council
met at 10 clock this morning.
The President announced the alb.
sence of Hon. Humphrey Marshall, on
| account of the decease Of his sister.
a letter was read from Hon. And.
jackson Donelson, in which he express
ed the belief that the local prcjudiccs
which have enabled the party called
by General Jackson, "the Sham Dem
ocracy," to gctpossesson Of the Federal
Government are rapidly losing their
Influence, and severely attacks the alien
squattor sovereignty Of the present De-
mocratic administration. lie declares
the present Cabinet represents nothing
National, but is composed of u Secre-
tary who recently denounced in the
COarsest billinnsunte. the whole States