The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-05-18
NO. 20.

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l4-Collier WaIlhall 2.
Si1ib.
Terry Chapman 3o-Coleman
l4-Col!ier 7.
.Sec-nih.
Terry 36-Chapman 25-Coleman
3-Collcr 90.
Eighth.
Terry 37-Chapman 30-Collier "a.
Ninth.
Terry 3s- Chapman 33-Collier 90.
Ttath.
Terry 4l-Chapman 33-Coleman
5-Collitr IL.
TsoeHth.
Terry 4l--Chapman 33-Colli,r IL.
There being 40 choce, The names of
Sydney 6 Posey and Col McClung were
pu, in nomination.
Thirteenth.
Terry 81 Chapman 3o-Collier l6
McClung l--Walthall z.
There being no choice, Col WalthaIl
was put in nomination by MIR Goree.
Fourteenth.
Terry 43--Chapman 2s--Collier Is
Walthall A.
ftfseenih.
Terry 43--Chapman 30--Collier IA
WalihaIl A.
No choice being made, I d Clarke
put 10 Nomination Alexander Bowie,
who was Withdrawn by l. NJ Curry.
Sixteenth.
Terry 44--Chapman lo--CoIlier Ia
--WallhaIl 4--Bowie 10.
Seventeenth.
Terry 43--Chapman 27--Coller 81.
Eighteentb.
Terry 20--Chapman 34-Collier "a
Pose, 4.
Nineeenth.
Terry 30-Chapman 34-Colier 90
Posey A.
Mr. ] E B lser, then introduced the
following resolutions, 81 icli were passed
by acclamation:
Resolved. That for the sake of se~
curing harmony and Cancellation, ii is
expetlient to make a nomination for
Governor which will be acceptable TO
the Democracy of the entire SIate, That
he Hon. REUBEN CHAPMAN is an indi-
vidual eminenily qualified for that pur.
pose, and That we recommend him as
the nominee OF !he convention for that
high and exalted station
Resolved, That the leading object Of
this convention, in assembling 10 nomis
nate candidate for the Executive Chair
has been to concilaie the dlssensions il
the Democratic family and to unite all
interests IN The harmonioas support OF
the gteai questions oil State policy to be
acted on; tnnt The honor. integrity, and
'especiao'illy q the State may be seen
ana acknowledged al home and abroad,
YET, IN sacrIlicing, upon the altar OF
peace and union, The claims OF others, 1t
Is notinienuedto cast on Them the slight
est censure or feprcach
Mr. McRae OF Mobilej moved that
committee, residing III the city OF MINT
gomery, De aPpoini d 10 address t1e lion
Reuben Chapman, and INFORM him OF
his nomlnalion. he char appointed
Messfs. L Beiser, w lahcey and
A Pickett.
The chairman OF The committee al.
fred V Scott, appointed 10 draft resolu.
lions, expressive OF The sense of the
invention, upon State and Federal af-
fairs. reported Inc folnwing resolutions,
which were unann, ou>ly adopted.
REPORT.
The committee 10 whum was assign
ed the duty of reporting resolutions ex,
pressive Of the sense 81 his convention
upon questions OF State and FedeInl
policy, have had under Consideration the
various subjects " hich they conceive 10
be embraced BY The terms OF the reso.
luton under which they were appointed,
and beg l-aVe 10 present 10 the cnnven-
ion the following bief view o! those
questions, together With The accompany
IND resolutions, VII CHI they believe en-
b,.dy The Opinions OF The convention, and
Of tie whole Democratic Party OF the
SAFE OF Alabama
Since the last session of ouf State
Legislature ii has become apparent,
from the report of the Commissioners,
published in the newspapers, that the
n n,eaas ne'e'oao,s 'e.'so . upon .oop,s