Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-05-18
BALTIMORE CONVENTION.

BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
We have received detailed accounts ofthat
great meeting. They all agree in stating that
1t was III, greatest and most enthusiastic gath
ering tilat has ever taken place in this coun.
Try. From the North, from the south, from
the eastaud from the westthere poured streams
Of population, as if the whole union were thith-
er bound. We give below d synopsis OF the
proceedings of that august body:
AT eleven o'clock, A. NJ. on Wednesday, the
lst Of May, the delegates 10 the Whtg Nation
al Convention for the nomination ofcandidatss
for President aud Vice President Of the1Jnlted
STATES. assembled in the UniversaliSt Church,
The delegates were in full attendance, and
the Church was crowded 10 overlooking with
eager and earnest spectators.
Reverdy johnson, Esq., called the Conven.
~Iioneto order.
Senator Huntington, ofConuscticut, anuoun.
ccd the organization as follows: Mr.. Fl, said
the day andthc'holr had arrived, and he would
propose the Hon. Arthur L. Hopkins Of Ala
hama, as President of the Conv ention, pro
tenn.
The name was received with cheers, Mr..
Hopkips took the chair, and submitted to the
convention stl4il II blN9oAhk "a Nbd oHNul 0N
invoked upon the assembly on The occasion.
! For that purboSe the Rev. Mfr. Johns would
pronounce the first prayer made before the
Continental Congress.
The Lords sprayer wasthen uttered, follow.
ed by some Of the most appropriate prayers Of
the EpiscopaFservice. The immense assem-
bly, stood whRe the prayers were read. and the
scene was mGst impressive.
Another o. the city ~clcrgymeD, Rev. Mr..
Williams, reha appropriate passages from the
word Of God, exhorting the people "to walk
worthy Of their vocation"
The following officers were then nomlna
/ ted
Fermentation Ambrose Spencer, of
! New York; j
vrcE PRESIDENTS George w. Crosby, Of
Maine: J. Goodwin, Of New Hampshire; l.,
SaItonstall, If Massachusetts: S. F. Manq;Sf
Rhode Island; Charles Paine, of Vermont W.
Y. Ellsworth of ConnecticuG L. Root, ofNew
York: John 3, Aycrigg, ofNew Jersey: James
w. Thompson, Of Delaware: John Strohm, of
Pennsylvania: w. G.. Dawson, Of Georgia:
William Martin, of Tennessee: Thomas Met
calf. Dc Kentucky: Samuel Sprigg, Of Mary
| land: b. w. s,eigh, OF Virginia: Richard Hines,
nf North Carolina: Jacob Burnett, of Ohio:
Samuel Hat, Of Tndiana' Henry Chapman, of
Michigan: Henry Johnson, Of Louisiana: Jas.
! Dupree, of Mississippi: r. A. Ewing, of Mis-
souri, Cvru. Edwards, ofIllinois: II. ]. Thorn
ton, of Alabama: ]. p. Preston, Of South Caro-.
/ lima: James II. Walker, OF Arkansas.
SrcRErARags IS; Isaac Munroe, Of Maryland:
George Mason Graham, Of Louisiana: Robert
r.. Horner, Of New Jersey: c.. e. Norvell, Of
Tennessee: Noah Smith, Of Maine: Edward ].
Hale, ofNotth Carolina:
The name Of The Honorable Ambrose Spen-
- 80. ...at,oI ,rftb arp1,.,sp ,nJ all the
ofhcers appeared to give entire satisfaction to
all the mealbers Of the Convention. The
names we're unanimously accepted.
The gentlemen nominated were conducted
10 the chair by Mr.. Archer, Of Va and Mr..
Johnson Of Md,
Loud applause greeted Mr.. Spencer as he
took the stand, and the array Of distinguished
men from all parts Of the country upon the
platform was very imposing.
The venerable President on taking the chair
delivered ali eloquent and patriotic address, .
lfr. Watkins Leigh, Of Virginia, in brief
terms stated the occasion under which The
convention had met. The great object was
to nominate candidates for President and Vice
President. For the first Office there was a
hearty unanimity for Henry Clay-a word that
expressed more enthusiasm-that had IN it
more eloquence than the names of Chatham,
Burke, Patrick Henry, and TO us than any
other and all other men together. Mr. Leigh
proposed the following resolution:
RESOLVED, THAT THIS CONVEN-
TON UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATE AND
RECOMMEND TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES HENRY CLAY, OF
! KENTUCKY, AS PRESIDENT OF THESE
UNITED STATES.
A thousand voices sounded almost a thou
sand times AMEN" and AMEN" accompanied
bv such cheers and clapping Of hands as the
world never heard before. The cheers were
prolonged for many minutes, and with such
deafening shouts as made the church quake.
A motion was made that a committee offVe
members be appointed TO inform DIR. Clay Of
his nominations. The following committee
was appointed to inform Mr.. Clay of hiSnom-
~inatiou:
Messrs. Berrien of Georgia Lawrence of
Massachusetts; Archer Of Virginia; Burnett
Of Ohio, and Erastus Root, Of New York.
The Convention next proceeded to the ques-
ton Of the Vice Presidency, and letters from
Mr.. Evans, Mr. Clayton and Judge Mclean
were read. each declining the nomination. The
following is the record Of the Immediately sub
seouent proceedIngs:-
Before going into the choice
Mr.. Spencef, of New York, nominated Mil
lard Fillmore, Of New York Mr. Storer, OF
Ohio, named John Davis, Of Massachusetts
Mr.. Green, of New JERSEY, named Theodore
Frslinghuysen, Of New Jersey; and Mr.. Cham,
bers, Of Pennsylvania, named John Sergeant,
of Pennsylvania.
The result Of the fret vote taken was as fol.
lows
Totql number of votes given, 275
NECESSARY to a choice, l5S
OF which
john Sergeant had SO
Willard Fillmore, 81
John Davie, 50
Theodore FreIiughuysen, 10l-No choice
The second vote resulted as follows;
John Sergeant, 80
Willard Fillmore, 81
John DAYis, "a
Theodore FrelnghuFsen, ll6-No choice
The name Of John Sergeant was now with,
drawn, and the Convention proceeded to a thiri
vote, WHICH resulted as follows
John Davis, rs
Willard Fillmore, 10
} Theodore FreInghuysen, 155
( Whereupon the President OF the Convention
announced that Theodore Freliughuysen, hav,
ing received a majority Of all the votes given
was the candidate Of The Convention for the
Office of Vice President of the United States.
This ainuuciation OF the preference Of a ma,
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