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A WHlG CONVENTION IN DELA.
WARE,

On Tuesday last the Wings Of Dela'
ware assembled in State Convention at
Dover for tho purpose Of appointing
Delegates to the Wing Na'jonoi Con.
ven,lon DR. WILLIAM " MoRRls pre-.
sided assisted by Msssrs David Owens
and Low wder Layton. The altcoiance
was qui-e large, and me proceedings
were chsrocreu2ad by great uRanlmtty.
Fhe following were among the resoiu.
TONS ad d,p'ed;
ReSo Urd That ten dpegAes be ap
pointed. futn each Of III. counties 81 ms
) a'c. whose duHY u shat b. TO attend tbs
Wing C"u,rnt,un to We held In III" city
Of Bdrrmoae oH III" first day OF May
next, fa' the purpose selecting sAllabo
randldaes Tor he ufi 'rs al Pre- sident
and Wee President OF he United States;
and that he said Delegates wheH assem-.
bed IN Baltimore for this purpose, shalt
appoint three Of their number TO act in
the said Convention OA behalfof this
States in scicrting and nominating can.
didalfs for ihe offices aforesaid.
ReSoired, That the President OF this
Convention appoint a committee Of seven
members from each county, whose duty
it shall be to recommend TO this Con.
Venllon ten delegates from each county
to attend 10 lhe said Convention IN Bal
limore.
Resoiped, That il bo recommended 10
The Whig Young men Of this State 10
attend the Convention Of ratification to
he held by the Wing young men ol the
United States in the city Of Baltimore on
the second day Of May next, and that
each county be requested 10 send five
hundred young Wings 10 the last named
Convention.
ReSoJUed, That the delegates appoint,
ed to attend and act on behalf Of the
Wings Of this STATE In The Convention 10
be held in the city Of Baltimore on the
ftstdo Of MAY next be and they are
hereby instructed to vote for HENRY
CLAY Of Kentucky, as the candidate for
the Office Of President Of the United
Slate, and TO vote for no other person
as the candidate for the said office.
Resolved, That this Convention has
unlimited confidence in the integrity,
patriotism, and ability Of JOHN NJ, CLAY
TON, of Delaware; and inasmuch as his
name has has been meali in con.
nexon with The nomination (or the Of
fee OF Vice President Of the Uniied
States. that the delegates this day APP
pointed to the Convention to be held oa
The first day Of May next, be and hey
arc hereby instructed to endeaVor by all
honorable means toprocure his nOmiHA-
ton to the sard Office.
ReSoloed That the delegates appoin.
ted to altcBd tho Convention in the city
of Baltimore on the first dav of Nav
next are hereby authorized to fi anv
vacancy ur vacancies that NAV occur ia
the SAID delegation, in such manner astO
them may seem most eXpe1lent.
The following are the names Of 'hs
gentlemen nominated (rom tha dlT'r-
ent counties to attend the Whlg National
Convention. 10 hp held at BiIrm lre oa
the It NJ Nav next:
From ,Ncrcay ie cOpau -Iohn N.
Clayton, Dr ] W Thompaon. u RI
bert NcCab', Robert NJ u ack Gsorg~
PIan, Charlie ! Dapont, ilrury Dupont
John & Clark, Charles Tarman and Ar
nod S. N'udSn
From Kent comfy. - Robert Frame,
Pres ~ Spruance, Charles M,rim, Tho.
mas NanWrlgh,, William Shaw, Or.
William Burton Poter F Causeg, James
S. BucRmes ~, DR. William W Morris,
and Josrph HIl
From S0sSer touniy - John A. HSz.
gard Dr.. William Harris, Gardner II.
Wright. Henry DunniOg. Joseph S.
Barnard Rober, Houston Peter N RuH
Jeremiah F. Kohey, Thomas Fooke,
and Charles G Rdgey