Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-09-30
From the Utica Herald.
THE NEW YORK AMERICAN CON-
VENrEON.

Mr.. Duranne asked what was he II expect
from hearing Il proposition to take up the
nominees OF other parties? That he was ina
Convention of sore heads instead of an Amer
lean Convention? i it the only purpose t
VIZ ak revenge npon those who have vIlifcd
and insulted us? Delegates were called here
t. put into the Id an American ticket. They
represented but a small portion Of le 60 900
voters, he represented his dlzan or twenty
friends who sent b m here. Those twenty
men. fortunately had instructed him to get
up nothing but an American ticket. ZAP
plausel. They did not com" to Utica to give
voice to their own pars nal feelings and
grievances, bur only to do what 60, 400 people
had allowed them to do. He was there as a
private American member, pure among a
wreck Of Americans, for they had played the
harlnt in his own city.
j. T. Headlev took the floor. and declared
the question before the Convention one of the
gravrst ever before the American party. We
have a right to vote for who we like-Demo-
Gratis, Wings. Niggers. or any thing else.
Laughter. He didn't care a snap for all
Of them. Applause IL wanted to say to
the Republican party - Dare t. put y
sec ional candidate. and YOU can't have the
State Of New Y rk." H. insisted that a
solution should be adopted explaining t.
the PEOPLE why the American party selected
a mongrel ticket lie WIS particularly anx-
ious that the people should not suspect the
motives of the Convention in this extraordin-
arv action. Mr.. Ii. insisted that a good re
son could he given. but he failed to convince
himself or any body else that any such rea-
son could be- adduced.
Mr.. DuSanne characterized the action of
the Convention rs disgraceful in the extreme.
MIR. d. was interrupted by misses and other
demonstration Of disaT probation. He in
sisted that it was due II their constituents
that the delegates explain the reason why the
Convention presented to them for support a
mongreI tick t. He had heard it said that
one reason was to takeaway from the Repub-
lican PARTY.
Mr. Headley did not mean to find any fault
with the address or resolutions-tbcy were
glorious-he would 60 the resolutiOns-co
the addreSs-go ev5ry thing.
Mr.. ro,ne wished to say that the ticket
stultihes itself and s~tultifies every pri' cIple
in tie llatf rm. lie ielt that while they
were smashing machines. they ought to be
careful that they were not running one of
their own
Mr.. hurry said he had his likes a ID dis
likes, and they extended through a consider
BILE portion OF both parties. We have re-
s lived TO g into the Republican camp and
support their men we have determined to
90 over to the Irish Democracy and support
them. l. there any principle involved? He
had heard gentlemen talk about principle.
IN re ras policy an his ticket, tut lchen y0u
conn 10 tax Of p~rln0pLe, Al as not 1hpe. The
? hey rs o sow dissension in tine camp of our /
enemies-to make the worst nomination for
them we possibly can. and havn't we done it?
lGreat che ring. We have beaten Thurlow
Weed and Peter CAgger both We have
got Denniston, an old Radical, who don't 20
tor Seward, and we've got the Dutchman
who went in Tor uni n IN E.ie county For
tllt, the Dutchman should be elevated to
power. Let there be no objection t. the tick
ct. Why? Because there is no principle IN
II! lGreat cheering Send it down as the
Ant-Regency ticket. swear by it until cleo