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From the Baltimore Patriot. Sept IS.
TIE NOMINATION..

TIE NOMINATION.
The National .7ati. Masonic Con.
rfnfion this day proceeded to the no.
minatiop of Candidates fur the Offices
At President aud Vice President of the
United States. The vote (by bal!on
was taken about IL o'clock. The re-.
sulf WAS as follows
For President, WILLIAM WRIT
Of Maryland, received IO8 out Of III
votes. and for Vice President. AMOS
ELLMAkER Of Penusyi>a anna. receiv-
ed 10S votes. A vote was then taken
declaring these gentlemen to be the
unanimous choice of the Convention.
Messrs. Rnther ford. OF y. J. Elder,
ut Pa. and Sloan, Of Ohio. were Up.
pointed q Committee to wait on Mr..
WRIT. TO announce to him the norai.
nation. The committee reported.
that he would give an answer in wri.
ting at o'clock this afternoon.
Mcssrs. Bailey of Mass, LYMAN of
New York and Shriver Of Md. were
appointed to wait on Mr.. ELLMAKER
60 inform him OF the nomination. The
Committee reported that AIR. Ellma.
ker. who is now in this city, would re.
ply in writing early this afternoon.
After the nominations had been made
rs above, the Convention passed a re.
solution expressive of their hish graft.
hcatlon 1t the courteous and hospitable
manner III which the Convention had
been received n.d accommodated by
the citizens Of Baltimore, and direct.
ing that copy OF the said resolution be
transmitted to the Mayor of the City
Alter which the Convention adjourn.
ed to meet again at o'clock this at.
ternoon.
AZ the meeting OF the Convention at S O'Clock
r NJ. the following communication from Mr.
Wrnr WIS received:
The unanimous reso
luton Of the I" National Anti-Masonic
Convention" sembled at this place,
nominating me as their candidate fur
the Office Of President of the United
States. at the ensuing election, is an
honor very gratefu! to me, as a proof
OF confidence from SO respectable q
body, and quite as unexpected as il i
grateful. My pursuits, habits and in
ciinations. have removed. me SO far
from the political excitements and con
tentions of the day, and I know 81
well, from a close personal obscrva
tion OF twelve years, how little Of at
traction there is in the office Of Pre-.
sident Of the United States, to any
man who values his own peace, that Il
was as far removed from my wishes ,
my expectations, that it would occur 10
any portion Of my fellow citizens TO
present my name TO the consideration
Of my countrymen for that Office. Not
only have | never sought the Office, but
i have long since looked at it with far
more Of dread Than of desire, bein
fuly aware Of its fearful rcspa q sibi.i.
ties, and Of the fact, demonstrated by
past experience. that no degree of pu =.
rity and intelligence that can be exert.
ell in the discharge Of its duties, can
protect its possessor from misreprc.
kentation and aspersion.
Give me leave to add, gentlemen.
that one Of the last quarters from
which / could have anticipated such an
honour, is the Anti siasonic Convep-
ton because, adopting. too hastily.
lam happy TO find the current ru
mours Of the day, | had supposed that
the very principle Of your union was a
war OF indIScriminate prescription l.
Esinst all persons throughout the u.
states, who had ever borne the name
OF Mason; that you would put in nomi-
nation no person who had ever been a
mason himself, and who would not.
moreover, pledge himself TO bee ONE a
party TO such u war Of indiscriminate
determination, and WELD the appoint
ing power of the Office under your die
tatiOn; who would not, in short. be.
come the President Of your party, in.
stead OF being the President OF the
United States. ! am happy 70 find
that this is an error; for l should have
been grieSed for my country, 10 see
the rise Of any party that should affect
TO seize upon The reins Of government.
and through the agency Of an autOma.
ton President, 10 direct its powers TO
the Slndictiye purposes Of party pro.
seription and persecution I should be
ErIeved for myself, to learn that there
bad been any thing in my life and cha.
Tacter that could mark me out as a ft
instrument for the execution Of such a
purpose. | am relieved from both these
aPprchensions by learning, since your
assemblsge here, that you have no
other object ia view, than, in effect, TO
assert the supremacy Of the laws Of
the land that you seek to disturb no
portion Of the peaeeable and virtuous
citizens Of our country in the enjoy.
ment Of ihose social rights which are
secured 70 them by their constitution
aud laws but on the contrary, that
the principle which has embodied you,
IL one Of self-defeuce. i'm the enjoy.