The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-06-06

respectful hearing. He represented 10000
OF the Democracy ofOhio, and in the name
of that 10000, he demanded it. He would
read his motion. 1t was as follows:
Resolved, That Martin Van Buren,, having
received the vote of a majority of the dele
gates in this convention, on the first ballot,
is elected as the nominee for the Office of
President Of the United States.
A number of gentlemen Instantly rose to a
point of order, when Mr.. Miller leaped upon
the bench and continued, amidst the general
din, to speak with violent gesture and loud
vociferation, though it was impossible 10 hear
what he said. Mr.. Hickman, of Pennsylva-
MIA, who occupied a front seat, rose, and a.
bove the confusion, suddenly proposed a
resolution, that Gen. Andrew Jackson, of
Tennessee, receive the unanimous vote of
this convention as a candidate for the office
of President of the United States. This was
received with mingled applause and good
humored laughter. The President decided
that the resolution was out of order. Mr.. But
Ter, ofNew York, offered a motion 10 adjourn
which was lost by reclamation. In the mean
time, the confusion increased, several Of the
Ohio delegation being upon their feet, in an
effort to sustain their colleage. Cries ofsor-
DER 'order,' 'Mr. President Il have the
floor &C., made confusion worse confound-
ed and nearly the whole convention had
risen, all eyes being attracted TO that part of
the room occupied by the Ohio delegation.
AT length Mr.. Medary commanded the at
tention of the convention, and by a strenu-
Gus effort made himself heard; he said he
could explain the matter instantly. All that
was desired, was an appeal from the decision
of the chair to the convention. The presi-
dent said the appeal must be reduced to wri-
ting, or it could not be entertained. Mr.. Me-
Diary was then permitted, by consent, to speak
to the appeal. He then proceeded to a discus
sion Of the right of the convention to rescind
an imperative rule, and continued in a desul-
tory argument to speak against the decision
of the chair.
The scene was thereafter one of incessant
confusion, though the violence which had
previously characterized it had abated. Mr..
Butler asked permission, when Mr.. Medary
took his seat. to address a few remarks to
the gentleman from Ohio, and proceeded
with a few sentences, when he was inter-
rupted by a call to order, and a denial that
he had the unanimous consent of the coven-
ton.
Mr.. Barley, acting Governor ofOhio, quite
a young man, then succeeded in obtaining the
floor by first talking 10 the benches. He as
sailed at some length the decision of the
chair, and discussed the right of the conven-
ton to recind a rule which interfered with
the accomplishment of the object for which
they had met. He contended that the can
didate who had received the majority of
votes on the first ballot, was better entitled
TO a nominationth than that candidate who had
been, on The first choice of the convention,
in a small minority. He continued at some
length, in the same spirit, and at length re-
signed the floor, but a small portion ofwhathe
said having been heard beyond his immediate
vicinity.
Mr.. McNulty, of the Ohio delegation, then
succeeded in obtaining the floor, from the
elevation of the benches, and was speaking
on the appeal when the president decided
that it must be reduced to writing. This
was accordingly done declaring as follows:
The president having decided that it re-
quires a vote Of two-thirds to suspend or re-
scind a rule for the government of this con-
%vention, | appeal from that decision.
He then spoke on the question, but was
frequently called to order. He investigated
the usage of pa rliament, and contended in
favor of his appeal. He was speaking up 10
about 7 o'clock, when a motion was made TO
adjourn until 8 o'clock tomorrow morning,
which, after a division, prevailed.