The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-05-31
FaOm the American (Balt.) Wing.
NATIONAL CONVENTION
President and vice President.
FOR THE NOMINATION OF

FOR THE NOMINATION OF
President and Vice President.
The National Convention for nomnting a
candidate for President and Vice President
Iof the United States. assembled this morn.
ing in the UBniversaIist Church, Calvert
street, at IL O'Clock.
Mr.. REvERDY JOHNSON, OF Baltimore, read
over the names Of the States for the purpose
Of ascertaining whether the delegations were
full,and whether they were all in attendance.
1t was found that the representation of each
State was entire.
Mr.. Johnson then announced that CONS
mittee Of two members from each State, be
appointed 10 report officers to preside over the
deliberations of the Convention and the oder
of business, would now, through their chair
man, make eport-whereupon.
Mr.. Huntingdon, Of Connecticut rose and
stated, that according to the usage in such
cases, the Committee recommend that there
be temporary preliminary organization of
the Convention, and for that purpose they
propose for President,
Hon. ARTHUR S. HOPKINS, of Alabama.
Mr.. johnson then submitted motion, that
the deliberations Of Convention, be opened
BY prayer by the Rev. MIR Johns, who was
then present. The motion was agreed 10,
and Mr. Johns addressed the Throne of Grace
in highly appropriate and eloquent manner.
The President pro. TEN. then announced the
following gentlemen as officers Of the Cons
vention:
PRESIDENT,
Hon. AMBROSE SPENCER, of New York
: VICE PRESIDENTS,
VIM. G. Crosby, Maine; IchabOd Good
0 win, New Hampshire; Leveret Saltonstall
(. Massac husetts; Samuel F. Mann, Rhode Is
= land; Coy. Paine, Vermont; Gov Ellsworth
: Connecticut; John B. Aycrigg, New Jersey
. John Thompson, Delaware; J. M. Strohm
c PENNSYLVANIA; Gov. Samuel Sprigg, Mary
: land; Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Virginia
: Richard Hines, North Carolina; John S. Pres
1 ton, South Carolina; w. G. Dawson, Geor
ga; Gov. Thomas Motcalf, Kentucky; Viii
liam Martin, Tenn; Jacob Burnett, Ohio
Samuel Hall, Indiana; Henry Johnson
Louisiana; Robert A. Ewing, Missouri; 81
as Edwards, IIlinos; H. ]. Thornton, Alaba
ma; A. Chapman. Michigan; John w. Walk
{ er, Arkansas; Erastus Root, New York.
= SECRETARIES,
Isaac Munroe, Maryland; c. G. Norvel
- Tennessee; G. Mason Grahah, Louisiana; T
;" ]. Halle, North Carolina; R. E. Horner, n
- =, Jersey; Noah Smith, Maine.
= The appointment Of the foregoing officer
! was then concurred in by the Convention.
- Mr.. Archer, Of Va, moved that con
mitee Of two be appointed to conduct tn
respective officers TO their seats. The MI
a ton was adopted, and Messrs. Archer an
Reverdy Johnson were appointed the con
- nittee, who proceeded to perform that dut
Mr.. Spencer rose and addressed the Coz
TIE vention, expressing his sense of the hon
that had been conferred upon him. He the
4. took a review of the state of palties in Il
country, and delivered an admirable a
ire dress. He occasionally alluded to HEM
ne CLAY, whose name was received with a
ch plause.
ac Dir. Leigh, of Va, then rose and made
address to the Convention, in which he st;
u ed that the voice Of the whole Wing PAL
' 'i of the country was so decidedly in favor
a. a.. certiun individual foI the Presidency, Il
10 it would be unnecessary to 60 through t
= usual forms of nomination. He then
fered the following resolution:
33 RESOLVED, THAT THIS CONVE
/ . TON UNANIMOUSLY NOMINA,
,oc. AND RECO MMEND TO THE PEOPl
Of OF THE UNITED STATES HEM
,ate CLAY, OF KENTUCKY, AS PRE-
nth DENT OF THESE UNITED STATES
No. A thousand voices sounded almost tn
70 sand times 'AMEN" and "AMEN,' accomp
the led by such cheers and clapping of hand
r at the world never heard before. The che
Ion were prolonged for many minutes, and "
any such deafening shouts as made the chu
not quake.
ufi- A motion was made that committee
re- five be appointed to wait on Mr.. Clay
that inform him Of his nomination, which wa
the dopted. The following gentlemen comp
!, for the Committee:
ame Messrs Berricn of Georgia, Barnett
Ohio, Archer, of Virginia, Lawrence
Massachusetts, Erartus Root, Of New Y
k. A letter from Mr.. CLAY was then rea
st Reverdy johnson, Esq. in which he ALI
-, to the wish expressed that he should be
| for sent in Baltimore at the Convention Of
q. ification, and states that it would not
- port with his sense of delicacy pFoprie
-. be present on that occasion.
A letter from Mr.. Geo. Evans, Is,