e action of the Convention which nominated FILLMORE and
DONELSON:--

"The 12th section of the June Platform, it is true, had been
abrogated; BUT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER, MEANING
PRECISELY THE SAME THING!"

The _Cincinnati Gazette_, an Abolition, Anti-American Foreign sheet,
came out in opposition to the American nominees, in its issue of Feb.
29th, 1856, on account of the _Pro-slavery_ character of the new
Platform. The Gazette says:--

"We are glad that the action of the Convention _proved so
decided as to leave no doubt as to the character of the
Platform_. THE LATTER IS CLEARLY AND DECIDEDLY PRO-SLAVERY AND
NEBRASKA, _and in this respect corresponds precisely with the_
PRINCIPLES OF THE PIERCE DEMOCRACY! _Fillmore and Donelson_ are
therefore presented to the American people as candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency, ON A THOROUGH AND DECIDED
NEBRASKA PRO-SLAVERY PLATFORM, and the citizens of Northern
States are asked to vote for them!"

The _New York Tribune_, whose editor was a prominent member of the
Pittsburgh Black Republican Convention, and who is violent in his
opposition to FILLMORE and DONELSON, says:

"The object of the Know Nothings has dwindled down to this--TO
DEFEAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY! That is to say, this is the object
of those who have managed the Philadelphia Convention, and
nominated Mr. Fillmore. I have diligently inquired for a member
who voted for _Banks_ for Speaker, and now supports _Fillmore_;
but up to this time--more than three days after the
nomination--I have not heard of one. That sort must be scarce!"

The following is the OFFICIAL vote on the adoption of the new Platform
by the National Council, which met four days previous to the Nominating
Convention:

NEW HAMPSHIRE--_Nays_--Messrs. Colby and Emery.

MASSACHUSETTS--_Yeas_--Messrs. Ely, Weith, Brewster, Robinson,
and Arnold. _Nays_--Messrs. Richmond, Wheelwright, Temple,
Thurston, Sumner, Allen, Sawin, and Hawkes.

CONNECTICUT--_Nays_--Messrs. Sperry, Dunbar, Peck, Booth,
Holley, and Perkins.

RHODE ISLAND--_Yeas_--Messrs. Chase and Knight. _Nays_--Messrs.
Simons and Nightingale.

NEW YORK--_Yeas_--Messrs. Walker, Oakley, Morgan, Woodward,
Reynolds, Chester, Owens, Sanders, Whiston, Nichols, Van Dusen,
Westbrook, Parsons, Picket, Campbell, Lowell, Sammon