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success will crown our Efforts, and our country will
bp redeemed and regeneraou.
A Delegate from Maine then stated he held letter
in his hand from Mr. Evans, declining to have his
name presented for the Vice Presidency. The letter
was laid aside until the Presidency disposed Of
Watkins Leigh, of Virginia, then after brief adj
dress, proposed that Henry Clay he nominated Pres
ident Of the United States The moment the name
was pronounced, the whole assembly arose, and with
loud and long accl,matons greeedh
The chair then read the resolution-and one univer.
sal shout of Aye, followed by irresistible and long
continued cheering, almost lifted the roof from the
building.
Mr. Leigh moved then that committee of five be
appointed to apprase Mr. Clay of his nomination,
which was carried, and the chair appointed Messrs.
Bcrricn, Root, Burne,, Abbott Lawrence and Archer
MIR. r. Johnson then, IN reference to a motion by
Mr.. Stout, of New York, that n committee he ap-
pointed to invite Mr.. Clay to meet the Whias in Bal
tlmore tomorrow read a letter from Mr. Clay sta
ting his deli crate wish and purpose not 10 be pre-.
sent at Baltimore at either of the Wing gatherings
and assigning obvious motives of decacy and propr
ETY. for such determination. After this letter, Mr.
Stout Withdrew his motion.
The letter of Mr.. Evans declining to be n candidate
for the Vice Presidency was then read and ordered
| to he entered on the minutes.
letter then read from John NJ. Clayton, Of
Delaware. In the midst of it, crash was heard in
the right gallery of the church, which caused great
momentary CONSERVATION AMI confusion, and great
rush was made to the door When order was reto
rcd the reading of the letter was concluded. It's i'm
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moment it was ascertnincd tina, it could not receive
the support OF the ma ,rty of the Convention.
MIR. Ridoely the delegate from Delaware, then said.
however painful the duty, he felt the contingency had
arisen, and he therefore withdrew the name of John
NJ. Clayton.
Mr.. McKcnnan then moved n vote of high cstima.
ton and lhanks and due appreciation Of the high,
pure patrioric. and dsnterested csurse of George
| Evans and John vi. Clayton unanimously carried
Revcrdy johnson then read letter from Mr. JUS
/ TIE Mclean, of Ohio, declining TO be considered a
candidate for Vice Presi ency.
Dudley Selden, Of New York. tbs n offered reso-
| luton that one member from each Delegation be an
! polnied to collect the sense of ench member of his
Delegation, the name 10 be voted for candidate for
! Vice Presidency.
Judge Burnett thought this plan would not express
the sense of the Wing party Of the tnitod States be-
cause distant States would not be numeronsly re.
presented as States nearer to the scene. He was
therefore for mode which would give to each State
its representative number
John s. Richards OF Pa, was in favor Of the mode
proposed by the gentleman from New York, for we
were not here to vote on State representatives of the
people of the several Congressional Districts He
moved in conclusion moreover, that the list of dele
gates be called, and each his preference as hi:
name 10 called
Mr. Kelly of Ohio proposed that each State he en-
title 10 as many votes she has Rcprcs ntntlve.
and Senator'S and that each State vote rs it peases
and then appoint one of their number to give in h
| result
Mr.. Sparks of Ia, desired to say that the delegates
feared that hardly enough then would get to tn
Convention But it had turned out otherwise tn
good Whg principles of Louisiana had brought mum
her here larger than the vote they are emit ed TO- b,l
they have selected from their number those wit
shall give the vote they are entitled to. We hav
come 500 miles to record our Voices for the Presi
dent and we are alike unanimous in canddat
for the Vice Presidency.
A long discussion was continued as to the mode o
getting nj the sense Of the Convention which result
ell IN the adoption of a resolution offered bv Reverb
Johns n that each delegate vote for the Vice Presi
dent AMI III snch person shall receive the ma 10
y of all the votes, shall be the Vice President am
the voting shall continue until person do rcrev
maj rity.
Mr.. Berron moved a preliminary, that eac
State he called bv its delegation, ST. that each dele n
ton furnish the names of those who should give tn
votes of his State according its federal nun err
The roll of the States was accordingly called an,
the delegates answered, according TO the federal nun,
bers of each, to vote.
The resolution for calling the roll was then carried
One ofthe members from Penns vvania stated tina
he instructed in behalf of the delegates from tina
state, to nominate Mr.. Sergeant of Pa.
Mr.. Root nominated in behalf of the Legislature {
New. York, Millard Fillmore of N. York.
MY. B-lamy Stocr, from Ohio, nominated Joh
Davis of Mass ,chusotts.
Mr.. Green nomn,tei, in behalf of New jersey
Theodore Frellnohuysen.
The roll was then cal by Congressional Districts
The first ballot stood for
Frrln uhuysen 95: DAVIS 81 Fillmore "a. scot
ering 80.
Second balot-Frelnchuyse ll3; Davis n
Fillmore 81 scattering 32.
Third ballot-Frens huysen 1856 Davis 70; Fill
more 40.
Between The 3 and 81 ballot Mr.. Reed. of Pa
s1id he berpad 10 Withdraw the name of Mr. Scr
geant-ths was received with raprurous applause
and the result was that PENNSYLVANIA cas- Is vote
for him which with those cast by other States dec
del the result.
The Safes which voted for Mr. Fenrhuvscn from
the hecinnrna wcre-Ncw Jersey Marvl,nI, Virgin
ia North Carolina South Carolina. Gnnroi1 Alnba
M, Louisana, Mississippi Tennessee Arknnsas-on
vote from New York, two from Illinois two from
Kentucky and two from Missouri.
Wbo, tho res,, v,s o,,o,,ood NJ. p,.,
Ohio naval ,L,, tho ro,;,,,;,, r. i. ~ H.
Gngbnvso, he ANONYMOUSLY ,Jon,oJ '"I''''' ~
,,n ~
VII; n'o' On ~" orN sad a'ihonqh havln
yn'e , ilr announcer cailuae' ne wonIh PLEDGE Ne'
io'K IN ehall OF thiS NOMINATION, so cordially a
'houeh 'nelr own man hn' prevailed.
Alb OF Lawrence said M,ss1riusnits ,rl New
England had stood by their own ION. and they des
red his success but they to-, one and all, would cor
dallv sustain the distinguished and honored cand
ua'e se''ctel.
Mr.. Mckrnnan, of PENNSYLVANIA, desired on he