Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-05-16
From the Iowa Capital Reporter.
Organization or the Convention.

Inc Convention was called to order by
Jas. Grant, ESQ.,, or Scott county, on whose
motion WIN. Thompson, Of Henry county,
was appointed Secretary pro TEN.
The following named Delegates elect
from their respective districts appeared,
presented their credentials and took their
seats, TO wit:
From tie County Of Lee-Josiah Kent,
David Galland and Geo Berry.
Pan Buren-Erastus Hoskins, William
Steele, and Thomas Dibble.
Des JMoines -Enos Lowe, Shepherd Let.
fer, and Geo. w. Bowie.
Jeferson-Wm. G. Coop and Sullifand
s. Ross.
Hnsry--Alvin Sanders and Geo. Hob
son.
Wapelo-Joseph H. Hedrick.
Io,ca Marion, Polk 8-c-John Conery,
.Nahaska-Stephen B. Shelleday.
Keokuk-Sanford Parned.
Woshington-Stewart Goodrell.
Louisa-John Ronalds.
.Musca ine--J. Scott Richman.
Johnson--Curtis Bates.
LINN and Benton-Socrates H. Tryon.
Csiar-S. A. Bissell.
Scott--James Grant.
Clinfon---Haun.
Jackson-William Hubbell.
Jones' Matson.
Dubuque, Dela,oars, &rc.-O'Ferrall and
McCraney.
All the members but three being present.
On motion Of Mr.. Letter,
Resolred, That the Convention do now
proceed to the election Of President, pira
c0ce.
Mr.. Grant nominated Mr.. Lowe, Of
Des Moines county.
Mr.. Goodrich nominated Mr.. Shelleday,
Of Mahaska county.
The vote being taken, resulted as fol-
lows: .tse... as
For Mr.. Lowe-Messrs. Bates, Bissel,
Berry, Conery, Coop, DiLble, Galland,
Grant, Hoskins, Haun, Hubbel. Kent, Lef-
fer, Matson, McCraney, Ronalds, Ross,
Shelleday, and Tryon-l9.
For Mr.. Shelleday--Messrs. Bowie,
Goodrell, Hedrick, Hobson, Harmed, Lou,
O'Ferral; Richman and Saunders.
Mr.. Lowe, having received majority
Of all the votes given, was declared duly
elected President Of the Convention. He
was then conducted to the chair by Mesgs.
Grant and Shelledy, and addressed the
Convention as follows:
Gentlemen Of The Convention:
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TALLY in electing me, without solicitation
on my part, to place 50 honorable and dis
tinguished as that OF presiding over your
deliberations, should do injustice to my
feelings, not to return you my sincere
thanks.
The Territorial Legislature, under the
belief that the people remained unchanged
in their opinions as expressed at the polls,
upon the question Of convention or no
convention and that the late constitution
was rejected on account Of the mutilation
and reduction Of our boundaries by Con-
gress, and perhaps Objectionable features
in the constitution itself, and not because
Of opposition to state form ofgovernment,
made provision at once for the election Of
delegates TO form ,,e,D constitution; and TO
you, gentlemen, this important and distin-
guished trust has been confded.
BY the rejection Of the constitution lately
submitted, the progress Of the territory in
state organization has been retarded. but
the evils of delay seem not entirely unmix-
ed with good; for in the mean time there
has been much discussion and develop
ment Of opinion, which with the four new
constitutions which have been formed in
the states and territories, containing new
provisions in accordance with the progress
Of the age, will doubtless contribute much
in forming constitution fur Iowa which j
trust will be found wiser and more salts
factory, in proportion to the more favora-
bic auspecies under which you are assem-
bled.
On motion Of Mr.. Bates, the convention
proceeded to the election Of Secretary.
Mr.. Bates nominated VIM. Thompson,
Esq, of Henry county, who was thereup-
on unanimously elected.
On motion Of Mr.. Tryon, the convention
proceeded to the election Of Sergeant-at-
Arms.
VIM. "A. Skinner, Of Linn county hav-
ing been nominated, was unanimously
elected.
On motion Of Mr.. Grant,
Resolved, That the Rev. Mr.. Smith, Of
Iowa City, b. requested to open the con-
vention by prayer.
Mr.. Smith was conducted to the Presi-
dents desk, and in an appropriate and inn
pressive prayer, invoked the blessings Of
Deity upon the deliberations Of the con-
vention.
On motion, committee Of three, con-
sisting Of Messrs. Ronalds, Hubbell, and
Matson, was appointed to examine creden-
tials Of members.
TWO O'CLOCK, p. M.
On motion Of Mr.. Coop, it was
Essolped, That A. H. Palmer, editor Of
the Iowa Capital Reporter, Be employed
to do the incidental printing Of the conven-
ton, and that he be allowed such cornpen-
sasion . may hereafter be agreed upon BY