New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-11


service TO many Of our readers in digesting from
| the published reports OF the two State Conven-
tons, lately assembled at Syracuse, brief history
of the beginning, progress and failure Of the
| attempt to unite the two Conventions upon the
| same nominations
! immediately after the organization OF the Repub.
| lican Convention, that body proceeded 10 discuss
resolution for the appointment of committee OF
conference, which, after some debate, was
adopted in the following form:
"Resoiced, That Committee Of one from eachJud
csl District be appointed by the Delegates thereof to
| confer with ike Committee from the American Con-
ontoD now in session relative to union and report
| the result Of such conference to this Convention
At the "Wednesday evening session the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed on this Committee:
Ist, James W. Nye Of New-York Id Chas Jones
of Kings; Hid Charles l.. Beal of Columbia; WITH.
! Nathan Lapham Of Clinton; Vth Ezra Graves of
| Hcrkuer; With, Lyman TremaiD OF Tioga; With,
| Addison r. Knox of Seneca; With, a. ). Upham OF
| Genesee.
This Committee having sent two of their num-
| Der TO the American Convention to announce the
fact of their appointment, and that they were in
session at the Syracuse House, this Committee
was received with enthusiasm, and the American
Convention proceeded to adopt the following reso-
| luton, which was carried unanimously:
" Uhereos, The Republican Convention now in ses-
sion in this city have authorized the appointment OF
Committee to confer with the American State Conyen-
ton upon basis of equality and fairness and looking
to co6peraiion, upon a common platform Of prnci
PIES of all citizens opposed to the national Admins
iration. Therefore,
"Be II Resoircd, That this Convention, acting in the
same spirit Of equality and fraternity. hereby authorize
the appointment Of Committee of one from each
Judicial District to be selected by the delegates from
each district in Convention whose duty shall tie tn
confer with the Committee of the Republican State
/ Convention already selected; and tina, the Committee
hereby authorized be required to report the result Of
their deliberations to this Convention
| The following is list of the American Commit
| tee of Conference:
First District Mr.. Erastus Brooks Second District,
Mr.. j. w. Ferdon; Third District, Mr. Ames Briggs;
Fourth District, Mr.. J. W. Reynolds; Fifth District,
| Mr. A. II. Hovev; Sixth District. Mr.. Addison NJ.
smith; Seventh District. Mr.. Andrew }. wilkins
Eighth District, Mr.. Jesse c. Damn.
| The two Committees met and finally succeeded
in agreeing tn asset Of resolutions unanimously on
the part of the Americans, but with two dissen-
tienis on the part of the Republicans. 1t is
rather curious that these resolutions are not given
at length in the reports of the proceedings of either
convention as furnished to the New-York papers,
though il does appear that Mr. Brooks read them
TO the American Convention. The only statement
of their contents which We have is in the account
given of Gen. N!e's report to the Republican Con-
yention, which is as follows:
Gen Nve from the Committee on Conference re.
! ported that the two Committees had met and COM
pared Judgment and find union on the question of
Slavery. and that are opposed to lis extension in
the Teiritoics of the United States, and that each
State has the supreme, uncontrolled and exclusive
mower to decide for itself whether Slavery shall
/ or continue within its limits; that agree
upon the necessity of establishing Registry law of
/ some kind in this State, to prevent frauds upon
the ballot box that the n frauds committed in this
State under the Naturalization laws, induce us To be-
/ heve that il il important that the time should be
extended between the naturalization aud the right to
vote as provided by the Constitution, and that
the time be- extended long a. is required of non
resident of this State tl0t We mutually agree that
is duty to unite energies and efforts To defeat
our common enemy, the Pro-Sayery party
Mr.. Brooks, in reporting the resolutions to the
American Convention, stated that in regard to the
officers TO be nominated, the Republicans claimed
that they had large preponderancy of votes,
whie on the other hand, the Americans urged
that they ought to have at least half the ticket.
Ii would seem from this, that il had been arranged
TO allow the Republicans to name the Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, and TO leave the other
two nominations TO the Americans.
General Nye, in making his report stated that
two OF the Republicans on the Conference Com
mttce thought that the resolutions agreed 10 did
not 90 far enough, and that, under the circum.
stances it Was thought best to ask Instructions
from the Convention Ii appeared that one of the
Republican members hsd offered a resolution as TO
the bred Scott decision, 10 which the American
conferees would not agree. Fiusly. after some
debate, motion made and carried to refer
the report made BY General Nye to the Committee
on Resolutions, with instructions 10 report whether
il formed basis for union. The report of this
procedure reached the American Convention
while they were vet celebrating what 70 do with
the report of the Committee Of Conference, and
Was made the ground of motion to lay the report
on the table. That motion failed, however. and
resolution was moved and passed as follows and
committee of three appointed TO convey it to the
Republican Convention:
"Resolrcd, That the American party is in favor of
cooperating with the Republican party upon honora
bic terms, in effort 10 overthrow the present
corrupt and prohigae Federal Administration In the
ensuing canvass in this State, and with this view adopt
the report of the Committee Of Conference appointed
10 confer with the Committee Of Conference from the
Republican Convention, and that the President of this
Convention be requested to transmit t. the RepubI.
can Convention notice OF this action
Gen. Scrosgs then offered, and the Convention
adopted the following resolution in addition 10
and in explanation of the conference resolutions:
90 Resolred. That we are opposed to the existence
aud extension OF Slavery into the Territories OF the
United States nevertheless tina: we recognize the nigh,