Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-10-15
From the Charleston Courier.

BALTIMORE, SEPT. 26th, 1850.
 "The Anti-Masenc Convention assembled to-day in this city, to the number of 80 or 90. J. C. SPEN- GER, of New-Yok was appointed President There also appoiiied four Vice-Presidents and four Secretaries Jhe President, on taking the Chair made a brief Address, of which the following is a copy:
 !" Gentiemha-I return you my thanks for the dis tnguished Ionor you have conferred, by calling up- on me to preside over your deliberations. While distrust my ability 10 discharge the duties of the chair, have yet learnt in the school of AntiMasOn- ry to decline no duty to which may be called, in the prosecution of our great and growing cause.- But my reliance, gentlemen will be on your patri- otism and urbaniiy to render the duties of the sta ton light and easy. ask your indulgence for any errors which may be committed assuring you that nothing offensive to any member shall proceed from the chair, or be permitted in the deliberations of the Convention"
 The residue of the morning consumed in calling over the names of the delegates, and in ap- pointing a Committee to determine and report on the order of business.
 "Ihe Convention met again at o'clock in the afternoon, when the Committee reported the follow ing resoluons:
 "'lst. That Committee be appointed to ascer- tam from the most approved Masonic publications, previous the year 1S26 the true construction of Masonic penalties and report thereon.
 2d. That Committee be appointed to prepare a brief history of the Judicial proceedings which have been had to discover and punish the offenders concerned in the kidnapping and murder of William Morgan, of the efforts to institute those proceedings, of the circumstances which occurred in those efforts and proceedings, evincing the agency of the Maso- nc fraternity in their attempts to defeat the admnis- tratiOn of justice.
 "'3d That committee be appointed to prepare resolutions, expressive of the of this Conven- ton, rdative to the great subjects on which it is con vened.
 "'4h. That the Convention go into Committee of the whole, tomorrow, at 12 o'clock, the nomi- nations of suitable candidates to be supported by the Masonic party at the next election of President and Vie-President of the United States-that the votes bs taken by ballot separately for each of the Candidates and that the votes of three fourths of all the members present be considered necessary to con- stitute choice.
 "'5th That Committee be appointed to prepare addess to the people of the United States.
 ."'6th That Committee be appointed to super intend he publication of the proceedings of this and the last Anti-Masonic Conventions.
 '7th That Committee be appointed on Fi- nance.
 "'That the National Anii-Masonic Committee be requested to report
 "A long report was then read by MT HENRY DA- MA WARD, the editor of the Ant,-Masonic Hhig in New York, and the various committees specified in the resolutions appointed by the President, and the Convention then adjourned until tomorrow, at 10 o'clock.
 "It is said that the convention will be in some perplexity as 10 the choice of candidates, Mir M'- LEAN and Mir RUSH have both raised objections, and if these objections cannot be got over the Commit tee will have to choose between Mir ADAMS, Mir WEBSTER and Mir WIRT. Such at least is the re- port of today. As you will probably feel some n- terest in the proceedings l will write you again to- morrow when shall probably be able to inform you on whom the choice of the Convention has fallen"