Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-12-16
POLITICAL.
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IIAERISBi III. "a Dec. : lsg9
EmusY. Dec. 6Ih la31
The contention met. nd among othet lfctvd nes,
he following TOOK place:
alf Cassins tl5y. Il Kennedy. offered a tssolu-
ton Hat The ayes AID be railca. aud hr DIR
GATES declare era roec rl'ir choice candidate iot
fesidrni, aud that, Where dele4 ailun i not hd,
lie absences ens lie votes Of lie absent members.
Mf. {. addressed lie convention IN Glyorof lis
moltoa. lie satd hr wished every put 90 ol he
people 10 boheaid. He Knew na hat lis own Ia
yorrte would be nominated. lac dad MOI know even
the result nf Tie bailodngs, but lie wished foil fair
all candid expression ofomnion.
M ives oi Connecticut. opposed the motion
Of MI Clay, and moved dial II be lAd upon lie
Bile. Aeterd TO.
Nj Williamson uor,d that = conn ittce Of Fl.
nance be appointed; Nh. Ice OF MASSACHUSETTS, to
be appirei chairman.
Mr. Wetmore, Of New Yotk, offered scyefal re.
solutions relative 10 the Assembling 81 Nationa!
Convention III y0aag men, 10 respond 10 the nomna.
ton d The convention.
Mr.. w. stated hat the resolutions Proceeded RON
highly respectable body OF Wigs IN New York.
lie did no., however, 1ess the resolutions at thls
ilur.
Sumo discussion now took place an a motion 10
take recess llIl O'Clock. A. motion prevailed.
9o'ct9ek. r. ".
Mr.. Il. Johnson, Of Maryland SAID that.
result bad been arrived At. IN balloung by deleua-
lions, he would move thai the committee on The sub
lfCt De instructed 10 report progress, ana tdl II
rhen lie discharged, and that the convention then
proceed 10 vote for candidates iof President aud
wee Presidents pr cdpitu.
MIR. llarve Of Virginia. moved To lay the resnlu-
/ ton the table.
/ Nh. II. sand the committee was row in session,
j aud could moi report.
The question was then put on the motion 10 lay
! tie resolution on the table !; prevailed.
! Mr. llafvle men SAID he understood the comitree
was in the House, aud he therefore moved that the
resolution be trConsldeted.
Mr.. Mcdowell Of PENNSYLVANIA said the com
i mit,ee would report IN hat an hour IAppIau>e.
Mr. Ilaylc sud he hoped that gentlemen would
exercise lrne patience.
Mr. Taylor OF New York. said he thought the
resolution should not be actrd on, as tie coGven ION
would lheleby he nndelng what had been done lor
the last two DAYS.
Mr.. Mcdowell said The committee would certan-
" report in lallan hour.
Mr.. K. W. Bo~ie ofAIor,lan,!, said, the commit
tee had adjourned, aad such otdel had been
taken.
Mr.. Mcdowell saddle was assured, by What might
be CONSIDERED the majorty, that the committee
would be able to report.
Mr.. raylor, OF New York, moved the convention
take recess for half an hour, which was Afterwards
altered 10 an hour, aud agreed TO.
HdI Past Ten, p. ".
AS soon as the convention WIS calI' 10 order
Governor Owen of Norh C.ruiloa, announced,
thai the committee had had The subject matter un-
der CONSIDERATION, aud han Instructed The chairman
TO report progress and ask leave again; and
thai the following VAS the result OF the bauling Tor
i President
Two bundled fifty -four ballots we've cast, OF
| which
William Henry Hanson had AS
Henry Clay 90
| Winfield Scott l6
254
One hundred and forty sight ballots being ma
joriry of the whole nunbers. General WILL AN
/ HENRY HARRISON, VI Ohio. was duly select
ed as the candidate lor the Presidency. Ne ballot
ings were bad for the Vice Presidency.
The teppr WIS received, and The committee had
leave 10 SIT again; "letcnpon the convention ad
iuured tlli 10 O'Clock to-moIlow.