The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-06-14

S''tSSu bN tue ifsl bdltots
Mr.. Butler, of New York, hoped the
appeal would be withdrawn, 70 euable him
TO make proposition with view to SCI.
Element OF the pending difficulties.
The President having decided that il
would require a vote OF two.thirds to re.
scind any rule adopted for The government
Of the Convention
Mr.. NcNuty, of Ohio took an appeal
irom the decision, which he accompanied
by some remarks denunciatory Of the ac-
ton Of the Convention in adopting the two.
thirds rule but before he had concluded.
he yielded 10 motion for adjournment,
which was carried.
THIRD DAY.
On the opening OF the Convention on
Nednesday morning, Mr. rartley, of Obi,,
having obtained the floor the presilcn;
proceeded to state the subject immediate
~ before the Convention. We do not use
the Presidents language, but 1t was the
appeal taken near the close of the proceed
ing day, from the decision of the Chair, on
the account Of It's having ruled to be out
Of order a resolution offered by Mr.. Nil.
Ter, which resolution proposed 10 disregard,
I or 10 reSclnd, the o.th.rds rule and IN.
yoving, also as connected with the same
proceeding, another decision OF the Chair,
which declared that this rule, that had been
adopted by the majority, could not be res.
ended except by vote Of two,thirds.
A brief discussion again arose on this
subject, bu! resulted in no change of the
previous decision Of the Convention.
Mr.. Dawson, Of Pennsylvania, moved
that the Convention now proceed to anoth-
er ballot,
Mr.. Tibbatts, Of Kentucky, took the
floor. he commenced with u reference
10 Mr.. Clay and his friends-alluded to
the high claims Of Mr.. c. upon his party,
and the strong effort thew would make to
secure his selection. He bad hoped tilt
This Convention would have seen fit to Sc.
lect distinguished son of his State, K.
VI. johnson.) He had come here with
his colleagues instructed to s1ppor; his
nomination, bat, for the sake Of harmony
was wiling TO iorego preferences.
Mr.. Brewster, Of Pa rose and referred
10 the peculiar position Of that State. She
had claims on the Convention in the per.
son Of one Of her distinguished sons, Mr..
Buchanan who, had he not nobly sacri.
ticed himself for The sake of the Democrat
&c party, would have found the entire dele.
CATION from the keystone State united and
lnvlnc'bie IN his support. Since he had
thus sacrificed himself the delegation were
instructed to vote for Mr.. Van Buren,
They were therefore in favor Of Mr.. Van
Buren, they had stood by him, and would
yet stand by him, until he was deserted BY
ms own State.
Mr.. Hickman, of Pa having expressed
sentiments similar to the above, went on 10
say that Mr.. Van Buren, was the choice of
his Stale-he aIone-aud they were in.
s'ructed and most soIenniy pledged 10 his
support. Here a call to order was made,
whereupon
Mr.. Jewett, Of Maine, rose under some
degree Of excitement and protested that
gentleman who were present from y. York /,
and Pennsylvania, and some other States,
had as much right to speak as other gen.
uenan, and II harmony were desirable Il
would not do thus 10 persist in lnlerrup,ing
certain of them on every occasion.
Mr.. Hickman continued his remarks
arguing in favor OF the lnvioIabiIty Of in.
structions, and administering a rebnke to
such members Of his delegation as had Va.
ted tor the two-thiEd system. when they
were fully c0gn!zaat Of the fact tina, it was
Intended, aud that rs effect certainly would
be, to defeat Mr.. Van Buren,. That vote
was positive disregard Of .heir insIruc-
tons.
Mr.. Breden, Of Pennsylvania, next took
the floor, but not without some scrambinr
and wrang.ing.
Another vote, being The eighth in all.
was then had, with the following result: