Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-12
The Harrisburg Convention.

The Wing papers trCmIng with the proceedings
Of the great H0rrSb"rg COnrcuion. 1t appears that
on Friday (ihe I'd day) various unavalng ballots
had To obtain nomination.; and nj clock a, night,
Mr.. r. Johnson of Maryland said, that result had
been arrived at in balloting BY delegations IL would
move that the committee the subject b. instructed 10
report progress and that then BE- discharged and that
the Convention then proceed to vote for candidates for
President and Vice President per e0pta.
Mr.. llalve Of Virginia moved TO lay the resolution
of Mr.. r. Johnson on the table Mr.. II said thu
mittec was in session. and could not report
The motion to lay the resolution on the table, pre-
vailed.
A motion was made that the Convention do adjourn.
Lost.
Mr.. IIarvc then said he understood the Committee
in tho house, and he therefore moved that the reso-
luton he rcconsidcrrd
Mr.. VI Dowc Of Pennsylvania, said the CommItt'"
would report in half an hour. Applause
Mr.. Iiarvc said he hoped that gentlemen would 1-
rrcise little patience.
Mr.. Taylor, of New York, said he thought the re-
solution should not be acted on the Convention
would thereby BE- unong what had been done for the
last two days.
Mr.. R. Johnson said he feared the committee would
not report
Mr. VI Dowc said the committee would certainly
report in half an hour
Mr.. R. W Bowie, of Maryland, SAID the committee
had adjourned and no such order had been taken.
Mr. NJ Dowcll said, h. assured by what might b.
considered the majority, tint hc committee """d be 0"'
IN rcpOrt
Mr. ITorncr of New Jersey, moved that the Convrn.
ton proceed to other business until the committee De-
able to report
Mr. IIarvic moved adjournment. Lost.
Mr. TAYLOR, of New York, moved the committee take
recess for half hour, which afterwards altered
TO an hour, and agreed TO-
At half past ten, T. NJ, the mountain IN LABOR pro-
duccd It's mouse!
As soon ms the Convention called to order,
"Gov Owen, of North Carolina, announced that IN"
committee had had the subject matter under conSd'a'
ton and he'd instructed the Chairman TO report pro-
rrcss and ask leave 10 sat again. and that the following
was the result of the ballotngs for President:
"Two hundred and fifty -four ballots were cast, o!
which u
Gen. Winfield Scott had 10
Hon. Henry Clay >"
Gen. VIM. II. Harrison, i'1
"a
"Onc hundred and fortyeisht ballots beng a, ma
iorv of the whole number, General "lhhiA'I -
HARRISON, of Ohio, was duly selected as ''is I
ddate for the Presidency. NO Dai"''h9s "ci' "a' 80
the Vice Presidency. ,i
..Tbc rcport was received, and the committee had
leave to sit again whercuPon the Convention "D.
iourncd till 10 o'clock to morrow
On SATURDAY (the last day. the great domination was
taken M in The Convention tsclf-whcn different mem
hers came forward to give III their adhesion McSsr>'
Banks of Kentucky Rcvcrdy Johnson OF Maryland
Cherry of y. c., Preston Of Combs OF n, Adde'S.
ed the Convention The last read letter from Alr .5
to the Ky Delegation, written from Ashland Nov
2Dth in which he invites the Con.entlont TO unhn'iS'
and pledges himself ssthat ii the deliberations OF ,'
Convention shall lead them to the choice oi aii"'''
as the candidate OF the Opposition far from tecis an
discomfort, the nomination will have my best "slr''
and receive nv cordial support" (The Wings appear
to be extremely delighted that Mr. Clay in this ic'c'
should have called Gen Harrison ga distinguished CT
tizen Of the State of Ohio.
Mr. Combs was followed by Governor Barbour u"
sor, of funeral culogium upon Mr.. Clay Then oIo"'
Mr. b. w Leigh, of Virginia, who 'sad that ne r"'.
Cured in the sentiments of his colleague, Gov: pa
hour) and would Join him i'll his vote for the unah''y
entry Of the nomination on the Journal The Ic'irE :"
G. was an evidence that III his heart disintcrested
ism was superior 10 all other feelings lie l''' No.
could not think that the ambition Of such man -
Henry Clay could be gratetby being made frrsuc"'
He has already secured fame that will 1--we as ohS =
pure governmental that will SURVIVE the mo-
BILE monument that will cover his grave-and reio"m
more valuable in his (Nlr. Ls) opinion than any s'aeo
however high and exalted it may be. Mr Leigh se'
that of the purposes for which the Convention ~,
met had been accomplished, and he for one would g'
his heart and hand TO crown its labcIi MN