The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-03
PRO G E e d. NC IS
OF TIE
WING NATIONAL CONVENTION,
B A l. TIM O r E.
Baltimore.
Correspondence of the New York Herald


Baltimore.
Correspondence of the New York Herald
BALTIMORE, Wednesday, $ p. NJ
The Convention has this morning adjourned.
It was organized at quarter past ii o'clock this
morning in the Universast Church, Calvert Street
Church.
Mr. Reverdy Johnson called the meeting to or
der.
Mr.. Huntington, U. S. Senator from Connecti-
cut, moved that the meeting do temporarily organ
ize, and that the Hon. Arthur l., Hopkins, of Ala
bama do take the chair, pro tempor.
Mr.. Hopkins was conducted to the Chair
prayer was then offered up by the Rev. Mr.
Johns, who delivered the same prayer that was de-
livered at the opening of the First Continental
Congress. 1t was about twenty minutes long, con-
sisting principally of the service of the Church of
England.
Some one then read the 9th chapter of the Ephe-
SLAMS.
MIR. Hopkins, the Chairman, then stated that the
following were the officers of the meeting, as
agreed upon by the Delegates this morning.
PRESIDENT,
Hon. AMBROSE SPENCER, of New York.
VICE PREsrpENrs,
VIM. G. Crosby, Maine. John 8. Preston, S. C.
Ichabod Goodwin N. II. VIC Dawson, Georgia.
Leyeret Saltonstall, Mass. Gov. Thos. Mecaf Ky.
saml. F. Mann, RI William Martin. Tennessee.
Gov. Paine Vermont. Jacob Burnett Ohio.
Gov Ellsworth, Conn. Samuel Hall, Indiana.
John b. Aycrigg, N. J. Henry Johnson Louisiana
John Thompson Delaware Robert A. Ewing, Missouri.
NJ Strohn, Pennsy vania Silas Edwards, Illinois.
Gov Saml Sprigg Md ii. }. Thornton, Alabama.
BENZ. Watkins Leigh, Va. Fl. Chapman, Michigan.
Richard Hines, n {. john ". Walker, Arkansas
Erastus Root New York
SECRETARIES.
Isaac Monroe, Maryland, c. c. Norvell, Tennessee,
@. Mason Graham, La, +. Halle, N. Carolina,
u u Noah Unit
On motion of MIR. Archer, Mr.. Reverdy John
son and Mr.. Archer of Virginia were appointed
committee of two to conduct the officers to the
platform. This was done.
MIR. Spencer, on taking his seat, said very few
| words.
Mr.. Benz. Watkins Leigh, of Virginia, then
rose and said that the wishes of the people were
evident, that the ordinary forms of nomination
were unnecessary. He, therefore, nominated
HENRY CLAY, OF KENTUCKY,
| as the candidate of the wing party for the next
Presidential term.
This ,oas received cith about fifty cheers. 1t was
| instantly responded to, and that unanimously, by
| the whole meeting.
On motion of Mr. Leigh, of Virginia, a commit
tee of five was appointed to wait Mr.. Clay, and
report to him this invitation. The committee con-
| ssts of
Mr.. BERRIEN, of Georgia.
MIR. ERASTUS ROOT, Of N. York,
| Judge BURNET,sof OhioI (pig tail and ally
ABBOTT LAWRENCE, OF Mass.
| Mr.. ARCHER, OF Virginia
| letter was read from MIR. Clay, saying that he
would not come to Baltimore.
| Mr. Bronson, of Maine, then read a letter from
Mr.. George Evans, of Maine, declining to be a
candidate for the Vice Presidency.
Mr. Somebody of Delaware, then produced let.
ter from Mr. John M. Clayton OF Delaware, declin'
| ing the nomination as Vice President, when
part of the gallery gaze 'rGy' dreadful rush NV was
| sssaye yourselve,' go Lord God 7" "save U.s.
ssthe church is falling" and all sorts Of confusion
ensued, particularly to the annoyance OF the Re.
Order was restored at last and MIR. Clayton's
name was withdrawn.
Somebody read a letter from John Mclean Of
Ohio, declining nomination as Vice dent.
| Dudley Selden then proposed plan by which
they could vote for candidate tor Vice President
A great deal of discuss ion ensued as to what plan
| should be adopted
| At last II was decided that the ron OF all the
delegates to the Convention should be called over
They were called over, and answered as fol.
| lows =
| Moses L. Appleton David Bronson John Hubbard
Josiah s. Little, Robert Goodenow, Lucus H. Chandler
VIM G. Crosby, Abraham sanborn, Noah Smith, Jr.
| Ichabod Goodwin, Alfred w. Haven, Horace L. la
zelton Benjamin NJ. Fraey Phineas Henderson. Joseph
| Sawyer. .
| Abbott Lawrence, George Hall, Jonathan Chapman
Leverett satonstall, Dennis Condry, solomon Strong
Thomas Kinnicut George 7. Davis, VIM Plunkctt
David A. Simmons, VIM. A. Croker, Geo. d Upton.
| Rhode ISLAND.
| Robert B. Cranston, Samuel f. Man, Charles Jackson
Elisha Harris.
Henry Bradley, Charles Paine, Calvin Townsley, J. II
Harris, John Peck, Erastus Fairbanks
| CONNECTICUT.
Nv Huntington, Dennis Kimberly. VIM. w. Ellis
worth Samuel d. Hubbard, solomon Payne, Truman
Smith.
Erastus Root John A. Collier, Abraham 7. Rose, Dav
A. Bokee, James Van Norshand, Benjamin Drake, Ed
H. Schenck, VIM. c. Hasbrouck James N. Mitchell, XII
liam Miller, Samuel Mcclellan, Willis Hall, Benjamin
James G. Hopkins, samuel Buckley Frederick Hoiser
Thomas Smith, Franklin Whitney, VIM. Duer, Hiram
Putnam Christopher Morgan wR T. sona Am m
Mckay Porter WEIGH, James Durck, Calvin p. Bailey
Albert II. Porter.
Henry w. Green, VIM. b. Kinney, Israel r. Clawson
Robt r. Horner whitfield s. Johnson T.. Y. Rogers, j. B
Aycrigg
T. W. Thomson, Charles g. Ridgey, ssnatoria RO
bert Frame.
William B. Reed John strohm, Augustus Baton Johi
Swift Bella Badger Michael Day, Joseph Roger John w
Hombeck, David Townsend, Thomas T. frankiin job!
Moncur VIM. L. Harris, Jas. H. Campbell, Edgar Cowen
Thomas NJ. T. McKennon, Thomas NJ jolly: Samuel A
Purviance.
Reverdy Johnson, John G. Groome, Samuel sprigg
Richard Potts George Howard Charles H. Pitts Zabdie
Potter, John Dennis.
Robert L. Taylor, VIM Robertson, VIM. 8. Archer
Lawrence Roane, Benz. W. Leigh, Robert Nice ardlish
Robert r. Conrad John II. Psyton, VIM. M. Peyon, Wyn