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ours. considef'no citizen ut liberty 10
reject such nomination by 50 respect
atlc body, upon personal considera.
tons.
BE the Gnai determination of your
Convention what il may, I shall ever
retain grateful sense Of the honor con.
ferrcd on me by this nomination, and
I beg the Anti Masonic Convention to
accept the assurance u my respect fur
them and Tor their cause. do not
address them as a party, because un-
derstand the principle of their union
,o DE, 10 assert the supremacy Of HE
lars; which l trust Is and ever will b..
The sacred and imIutabie principle of
our common country.
wM. WRIT.
Messrs RrrnynroRn. SLOAN & FLpEn.
Com. of the National Auti-Nlasouic Convent ion
B.sltimorc. Sept. %, 1881.
The communication having been read, the FOL.
lowing Resolution Sas adopted;
la tie National .7nfi. Masonic Con7cniiOn,
BAIriNoRr, 2Stb Sept 1851.
Resoired unanimously, That the an
swer Ut the Hon. WILLIAM Writ, TO
the resolution Of this Convention. nomi
mating him as a candidate for the Pre-
sldency, be entered on the minutes CT
this Convention, as part of it's pro.
cccdlngs. and that this Convention re
commend 10 their fellow citizens
throughout the United States, cor
dial aud vigorous support Of Mr.. Wir,.
at the next election. a the Anti Ma
sonic Candidate. for The Office If Pre-.
s,dent Of the United States.
At ia. meeting Of the Convention, at so'cIoek
J.. vi tlie follow ing communication was received
from MIR ELLHAILn:
BALrIHoRr, Sept %, 1851
McSsrs Join Bailey, JOHN S Shrircr
and Samuel u Lyman.
GESTLkMES IL acknow ledge with
much satisfaction the friendly manner
IN which you have communicated the
two resolutions this day adopted by the
National Anti Masonic Convention /:
one nominating me as the Anti Ma
sonic Candidate for the Office Of Vice
President OF the United States ut the
ensuing election the other appointing
you committee Ia communicate the
preceding resolution 10 me and to re.
quest my acceptance Of the nomina
| ton.
know we'll, my humble prctcnsions
tn DC candidate for that high Office.
But Zcalnus and firm attachment to
the cause of Anti Masonry, will no,
permit refusal Of the nomination /
therefore acceptit. With great aspect.
l am gentlemen. your obed,ent SER
want, AMOS ELLMAkER.
The communication having been
read, resolution of like import with
that above set forth in the case Of Mr..
Writ. was unanimously adopted BY the
Convention.
The Convention then proce eded to
The transaction Of other business con-
nected with the object in view.
MIR. Holley. from the Committee
charged with that duty, reported an
Address to the People Of the United
states, which was unanimously adept.
ed, and ordered TO be published. This
address, though occupying upw ards ot
an hour 10 the reading, was listened 10
with the most profound attention by
The audience. Several members made
pertinent and able speeches, in which
they spoke of il in warm and glowing
terms, complimenting the author on
The research and ability therein dis
played.
resolution was offered by MIR.
Phelps. Of Massachusetts, aud adupt.
rd, recommending a National Anti.
Masonic Convention TO be held in Sep
,ember, 1855, in the City of Wash
'ngt"n, unless otherwise ordered IL the
Central Committee of Correspondence
A vote Of thanks was passed i'm favor
oi the Central Committee of Cores.
pondence. and for The continuance of
their appointment ill after the mex,
Presidential election.
a resolution was unanimously a.
dopted. thanking the Prcsidep; Of the
Convention for the ability aud impar-
tiaiity displayed ia the discharge Of
ms duties. to which he responded in
an eloquent and feeling Address. A
vote oi thanks was also passed IN favor
oi the other officers Of the Convention.
Tor The prompt and able manner in
which they had discharged their a.
signed duties. About - az night, the
Convention adjourned sine de.
The New York Commercial Ad,cr.
user says MIR. Calhoun will in any
event be candidate for the Presidcn
oy Tie has placed himself in the
hands OF has friends, aud those friend.
VIII not allow him to be withdrawn
w speak ad,isedly upon this subject