New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-23
From the National Iniegencer.
Proce, dings of n Meeting of tho Wing
Hem bers of Congress.

At a meeting of the Wing Members of the SEN
ate and House Of Representatives of the United
States, held in the Senate Chamber on Saturday
evening, the 18Th February, l843, for the purpose
of considering the propricty of holding National
Convention to nominate candidates to be supported
| by the Wing Party at the next election of Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States,
RICHARD H. BAYARD, of Delaware, called
to the Chair, and Alexander H. H. Stuart, of Vir-
| GINA, and John c. Clark, of New-York, were ap-
! pointed Secretaries.
| Mr.. TallmadSc, Of New-York, on behalf of q
joint committee appointed at previous meeting,
to consider what measures should be adopted, made
report which, having been discussed and amend
ed, was unanimously adopted. The report Is IN
the following words, viz
"WHEREAs heexpediency OF holding National Conven-
ton for The nomination candidates for President and Vice
President has been suggested by the Wings varcu parts
Wing Meaiber of Congress designate the lime and place
OF holding said Convention, therefore
ing in The eIpediency OF the proposed Conve ation, and
yielding to thu wishes expressed that they should
Waon oS p enndidales Tor
Presden, President or the United States be held
al The city Baltimore Wednesday, the Sd day OF May,
1874 and that the said Convention be composed OF Dele
gates from respective States equalo the unber Of Sell
and Representatives OF each State in the Congress OF
the United States"
On motion of Mr. Underwood, of KY, it was
"Re;ol,ed rhathe proceedings OF this meeting be signed
bv the Chairman and Secretaries ard published In the Ma
| tiona lnteliseocer and other Wing papers"
RICHARD II. BAYARD, Chairman.
A Adas : Il; r. n ST. STUART Secretaries.
| D7 Professor GREENBANK intends ere long to
deliver series Of Lectures in this city upon Elo-
cution. He has received the highest commenda-
ton from the press in England, where his course
has been several times repeated as well as from
those portions OF our own country in which he has
delivered them. His delivery is said to be very
fine, and his Iepresentons Of the passions very
ehriIling and effective. We trust his course will
received with favor BY our citizens.
% Two men named Fletcher and Grover were
killed on the Goth inst. at Quincy, Mass, BY the
explosion of a canister OF powder with which they
were endeavoring to blast reck at the bottom of
wall. Their bodies were terribly blackeaed and
distisured, and Mr.. Growers head was blown 10
pieces. MIR. Parker, who was looking into the
well, lost both his eyes, and another man consi-
derably injured The explosion caused by q
blow OF an iron bar upon the rock IN pryng up the
canister.
Is The wonderful story about Bill johnson 5
having been lynched in Iowa, is said BY the editor
Of the Uuca Democrat, who knows Johnson well,
10 be hoax. Johnson sill lives at French Creek,
where i. quietly pursuing his business, and is in
poor health. We sorry that We forget II what
paper this story originated. Journals that are
thus in the habit Of lying from the pure love of it,
-withou, the slightest motive-opght to be mark
ed, and their testimony uniformly discredited.-
When the editor Of newspaper become. willuI
liar he ought either be kicked out Of the profes
sion, or branded ini
| 10 George S. CURSOR, bearer of dispatches
from eur Government TO Mexico, and Com. Jones
Monterey, passed througa n. Orleans on she 18th
inst. He carries likewise the treaty recently con-
Guided between this country and Peru, whittier ne
wall Immediately proceed. This is the third mis-
sion of the kind upon which he mas been within
q few months.
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| the Halted ssates.-The nrsi par, Of the American
Family Magazine General Abstract Of Useful Keow.
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