Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-06-03
BALTIMORE CONVENTION.

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Gen. LEWIS CASS. Of Michigan, was nom.
mated for the Presidency. and Gen. WILLIAM
o. BurLER, OF Kentucky, for Vice President.
Although the Telegraphc Dispatches, detailing
The proceedings are imperfect, yet being The best
account we can get for this weeks paper, we give
them, taken from the St. Louis papers. The
FIRST days proceedings were given in our last.
BALrrxoRE, May a.
On taking the chair this Moining, Mr.. AM
drew Stephenson addressed the Convention in a
very pertinent speech. ...
Prayer was offered up by Rev. Mr.. Plummsr.
Thanks were then. by resolution, rendered to
Judge Bryce, Of La, President pro tenn, for the
satisfactory manner in which he had discharged
the duties Of the Office.
Mr.. Morton. of Mass. then moved the adop.
ton Of the rules which governed the convention
Of 1874, with the exception Of that one which
required two thirds vote OF the convention, to
make nominations OF President and Vice Presi-
dent OF the United States.
The motion was warmly discussed by Mr..
Yancey, OF Ala, who advocated the adoption OF
the two thirds rule He declared lha. the party
could do without New York, If that State chose
to abandon the Democracy.
Mr.. Morse, OF La, opposed the adoption Of
the two thirds rule. He said that it had before
disappointed the democracy, and it might now
spring some outsider upon the people, and then
farewell to democracy. Mr.. Morse. in explans.
ton, said that in his remarks he meant no dis
respect to President Polk.
! The convention, after further debate, deter>
mined upon the adoption Of the two thirds rule
by vote Of ITS to IS. ...
By another vote OF the Convention. the Barns
burners. or that delegation from New York which
was appointed by State Convention at Utica,
were excluded from participation in the proceed
ings, they having refused to give pledge to
abide the result Of the nomination for President
and Vice President.
The Convention adjourned until o'clock, P.
M. without acting upon the report Of the commit.
tee.
(By another despatch, bearing date the 23d
inst, we see it stated that 200 Bdrnburners and
t,oo Hunkers were to be admitted to address the
Convention upon their respective claims. The
final vote on the adoption Of the two thirds rule,
by States, was as follows: -. .a.3.
Adirmative-M Maine. New Hampshire. Msssa
chuse.ts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jer.
ssy. Delaware. Maryland. North Carolina, S.
Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana. Tex.
as, Arkansas. Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois,
Michigan and Iowa. .....
Mgatire-Vermont. Pennsylvania, Ohio, In.
diana, Missouri and Wisconsin.
BALTIMORE, May "a, 1s4s.
Up to 10 o'clock this morning. nothing was
done in convention.
motion to admit members Of Congress to
seats on the floor, was laid on the table, on the
ground that no nvdous distinctions should be
allowed. .... ......
Senator Cameron offered a resolution that
soldiers present should have seats on the floor
This was carried.
Mr.. Preston King said that the Wilmot Pro
viso was the ultimatum Of his associates; that
Ohio, by solemn resolution. has avowed it; and
that, if it was overlooked, tho Democratic party
would dsband. ..' $500.
Mr.. Yancey, Of Alabama, after the delegates
from New York had spoken, moved that the DEL
egation Of Old Hunkers be received. He spoke
against the Wilmot Pfoviso, and maintained tina.
slavery is solely State institution.
MI. Boggs. Of North Carolina. offered res.
olution that both sets OF New York Delegates
should be admitted. But this was laid on the
table. to make way for the order Of the day. be-
ing the resolution allowing claimants to seats
from New York to DO heard in defence.
Mr.. Dickinson (Old Hunker) spoke first
He was followed by Mr.. Smith (Barnburner.)
Then came Foster (Hunker) and Mr.. Preston
King (Barnburner) replied to him. They each
spoke for one hour.
The convention then adjourned.
THE telegraph fails to give the date Of the
proceedings, and there is some confusion as TO
the order in which they occurred. We infer
that the Barnburners. instead Of Being absolute
ly excluded, were reported against by the com.
mittee on credentials. and the question Of their
right to seats was then entertained by the conven.
lion, and still undetermined
BALTIMORE. May IS.
In the afternoon session yesterday. the resolu.
Hunkers, was again discussed. ..-
Mr.. Thompson, Of New Jersey. proposed to
refer the whole question back to the people Of
the State. t
Mr.. McAllister, of Georpia. opposed this mo.