Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-05-17

| convention, the first of young men that ever
| assembled in our country, met in Washing
| ION on Monday Of last week, and was tenn
porarilv organized by TIE appointment oil
| Zaccheus G. Lee, Esq. of the district OF
| CoInmbia. chairman, and James Barbour, Jr.
Of Virginia. secretary.
A committee was then appointed. to con-
| sist Of one delegate from each state repre-
| sented. to nominate suitable persons for Off
GERS Of the convention, TO report on the NOR
row. Sixteen states, IT appeared, were re-
| presented, and also the district Of Columbia.
On TVesdag the committee reported The
names Of the following gentlemen for officers
Of the conventions:
PyesiHsnL-Wm Cost Johnson Of Md.
Vice presiieats-Wi Lush OF New
| York, Charles James Faulkner Of Virginia,
| William p FessendeB of Maine, George w.
Barnet OF Ohio.
Seeretarics-George P. Molleson OF New
Jersey. Joseph K Angel of Rsode Island
Which report was accepted unanimously.
The officers having been conductedt to their
| seats, the president rose and addressed The
convention in a very. appropriate speech
which we are obliged to defer, with the sPe-
cial account of the proceedings, for the pre-
sent
On Wednesfay the following business was
reported for the consideration OF the con
v%ention:
The nomination Of a president and vice.
president Of the United States.
2 The appointment OF a committee to
draft an address to the national republican
| young men of the United States, and
3. A committee TO draft resolutions ex
pressive Of the sense of this convention.
Mr.. Graham Of n Y offered a resolution
concurfing in the nomination of HENRY CLAY
as president of the United States, made by
The Baltimore convention in December last,
and recommending him to the support of the
young men Of the union.
Mr.. Faulkner of Va tBerkeley county,
seconded the resolution, and followed il with
a speech Of considerable length, of which we
find The following notice m the i~nteiligencer:
Mr. L set forth IN vivid colors, the con
duct Of Gen jackson since his election to the
presidency and deprecated his measures as
having an injurious effect OH the institutions
Of the county lie also made some very
happy illusions to the patriotism OF Mr. C4ay,
and his uutIrIDg exeftions In the cause OF his
country in past years, at periods considered
the darkest of the republic - spoke of bis
.3paericaHisDa. and explained the meaning he
attached TO The term, and expressed his con
Viction Of The good consequences that would
result from his elevation to the executive
char. Mr. I IN some parts OF his speech
WAS very eloquent, and was often Interrupt
cd by the hearty cheers Of his auditors RE
said. in the course OF his remarks, that, If
the election Of president could be put OF for
three years longer, he would volunteer the
pledge, that nearly three iourths of the peo
Pile Of the state Of Virginia would support
Mr. Clay for the presidency: and. in coneIa-
sion, he remarked hat IL was 10 him the
people aust look tn bring back the country
to its primitive days. when virtue was held
up and encouraged, aud vice and corruption
were fowned down.
Mr. +. was followed by Mr.. Bradford G
Mi. after which the questions was taken, and
the resolution passed UNANIMOUSLY
MIR. Creed OF Ohio "a mtted a resolution
coucnrring IN the 40 animation Of JoHN SER,
GEANT as a cand.lat, for the office of vice
president; when was supported, at some
length. by Nessrs Creed 81 Ohio. and An
deFson oi ky and decided unanimously in
the affirmative.
After the appointment Of committees 20
draft addresses, the convention adjourned
until Thursday
We purpose giving a connected account OF
the entire proceedings rs soon as we conve
%nIentl, can, and offer This brief outline, all
our limits will admit, for the present perusaI
Of our readers.