The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-03
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The Wig State Convention.

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The Wig State Convention
The whig State convention met yesterday at Spring
nsld Hon. George Ashmun, of Springfield member of
Congress, chosen President and there half
score Of Vice Presidents combining "cotton" and Soon
scsnoe In very fair proportions On the first ballot
Gov Briggs nominated for reelection receiving 57l
votes the whole number therein being 593 Lieutenant
Governor Reed also nominated receiving every vote
cast, 572 Rufus Choate lex Senator of Boston, and
William C. Bates, Of Springfield, chosen dele
gates to the national convention. They not con
soience wings Mr. Choate is too we'll known to need
being spoken of. or Mr. Bates, merely know that he
lawyer in good standing the only political
act fer which he is famous his attempt in ls4a to
the Legislature to vote for him. with suit Of clothes
- Morton would give away anything under any cir
failed having undertaken to accomplish impossibi-
IT, Mr. Webster addressed the convention for upwards
best though what it was ali about have not yet been
able to ascertain In return the convention
sussbs csnSdsts for the stsp somexbs
short Of formally nominating him for that once, 1t
had proposed to do The whole business however,
. 6am, Mr.. Webster having more chance of
attaining to tho national chief msgstracy than he has
Of succeeding Nicholas in the part Of Gear of all the
Russias, should the latter abdicste his throne.
The resolutions adopted BY tbs convention are we'll
written and essily to be comprehended They
ported by committee at the head of which stood Mr..
You will that they divided In their expression Of
sentiment against the acquisition Of any Maxcan
territory, and that the war Is strongly condemned.
the hands Of Conscience whgssry, nothing less could
have been expected but the wisdom Of such declara
lions In view Of the Congressional elections that yet
to be held In other States be something than
questioned. ] say that conscience" whiggery was in
the ascendancy In the convention, and that 1t IL
sufficiently proved by the fact that Mr. Webster not
directly nominated by that body, that branch Of the
party having from the first protested against any act of
the kind 1t Ia also proved by the nomination of
Gov. Briggs, that gentleman having been taken under
the protection of the conscience men since il be-
certain that the friends Of Webster had resolved
TO throw him overheard and effect the nomination of
Abbot Lawrence Last year, Mr.. Briggs owed his nom-
nation the efforts Of the cotton" wings directed
against their "conscsnce brethren; this year he
to those Of the latter against the exertions Of the
former to dspacs him Events have thus proved that
each branch OF the party IL strong enough prevent
regular opposing branch from attaining to
but sufficiently strong to achieve supremacy for It.
self number Of cool headed men hold the balance Of
power and will not permit either faction to ride rough
shod the whole party who have little to do with
their interested squabbles.
Fer tive three days before the meeting of the con-
vention, Mr.. Winthrop was spoken of by many wings
here as being likely to receive the Cover
Briggs retiring to the new city, Of Lawrence there
TO act a. the agent Of corporation to aid in up
holding policy which would enable few men TO nav
him the neat aud desirable income of $4,000 per annm
The matter came to nothing indeed it was ever ser.
ously contemplated.