The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-06
from the Philadelphia North American,
The WING National Convention.
PHILADELPIIIA, June 24th, i

able associates to render an account 10 your constituents
the dong the Late National Convention Of the Wings Of
/ the Union, held in Philadelphia.
In those proceedings observed such manifest injustice
am quite aware that the which have read do not
100 wen aware how ifHcn foffhe most experienced re-
poFen to use The precise woods Of speaker addressing an
words used Of which complain, but Of the general tone Of
| Louisiana Delegation.
bear willing and unqualified testimony ofyourhonorabe
services which that Convention was indebted to you
as OF its most efficient Secretaries And was because
Louisiana Delegation, that was surprised hear anything
coming nom {ou m any manner rejecting upon thai Dele
some days earlier Is found in the iacthatJ did hope and
and induced believe this would De I'd course from
your known character oT frank and honorable conduct but
syou have not deemed it Of sufficient mpodnvS do
understand from the rD0rt made by Won that YOU are
ahonng UNDER Inc IMPRESSION and intend to convey that I'M
preston 70 ohetat gniauess was manifested by the
deprXhs nun Oh ls power o. Yotng IN the Convention,
and the reason assigned TOR this injustice Is that he
Of Injustice is added that venerable Old and
had come een hundred miles to the purpose Of giving his
The following are the facts connected with this tTansac.
held New Orleans for the purpose appointing delegates
to the National Convention then thereafter to assemble
Philadelphia, for the purpose Of nominating candidates for
the office Of President Vice President 0te United States
At that State Convention the people therein represented ap
OF the fact thai Louisiana would only be entitled
1 votes IN the General genon and louisiana IN APP
pointing three times the number OF delegates TO the
which she claimed the right iOgye did 50 in view OF the past
history q nao99l o. 9e wing party ga winch
TO the great distance which her delegates had to travel and
any eegaeo give assurance Of his ability attend, and
the STATE destous of being fully represented in tie aonal
The State Convention did sppoinr sir delegates, and
e 9 sas II fg s n9s Se ~ @
at large and four District Delegates he appointed no
delegate whatever TO represent any particular district OF the
1
powers and equal dignity to represent her presume that it
members would attend and if was thought Of that Con-
yenon having c9aiencs IN The delegates were Wiling to
happen that zen OF Tie delegates Were in attendance al Phi
ladeIphia What to be done All could not vote The
delegates nom Louisiana met together II was found that
their personal preferences were irec0nciabe Or BrsheaT
The only difference between Dr. b. and myself on this
point was that when asked by the other delegates if we
sweed that ii was extremely doubtful and expressed the
Ciay Dr. b. when asked which he boleyed lie stronger
man IN Louisiana Mr. Clay or Gen Taylor answered. that
choice was confined The gss themselves my conviction
was, that Mi. Clay IN Louisiana than General
Louisiana easily than Mr. Clay could, for the simple
reason that thousands Of democrat would vote for Taylor
ME- c TGa inA 'sy were u0s oo service oscosa'ns
Iwas then proposed to go into ballot among ourselves
and that SIX delegates should be elected out Of the zen 70
resent the whole delegation in the matter OF voting saw
no otherNgay then-and other way in which
we could have acted and according voted ofhat propo
siiOn
to vote in Convention protested against the proposition and
announced his determination to appeato the Convention.
Before proceeded 10 ballot for the Y9tng members
made short speech TO my fellow members, reminding them
that though they had now the poaoe of eeeting the whole
and thus from the start unanimous vote om
Louisiana for General Taylor vet trusted they would not
do 50; was question Of right and Of pqpe, and
had all been sent the Convention consult eonci
TO sacrifice if necessary all state and local pride for the
LOUISIANA felt satisfied that sending delegates 10 The Gene
al ConyentiontheI9 e and m is Were
and advancing the interests OF the Wing fause suggested
Gay man ON the voting INST, as giving an opportunity
Though him, to large portion OF the Wings OF Louisiana
model Statesman of country and said to them
the same TINE, that believed the friends Of AI Clayin
fin to nv ma fest If He Sfionai
that they did wish to hold on to him merely for the luSu
~ ofpoicaAand friendly devotion but after having given
one5efisRed wish Of seeing him President Of the United
States. They Were for their cOunty-their party T
ont M clay isaid furthermore that had no doubt but
that ME- Gays whole strength would be given the FIRST
baotTl he was not then elected re could not eethatl
that ballots if he could not be then nominated should
NY fellow delegates yielded to my Suggestions and deter
mined to place one OF the Clay men on the voting M at
once suggested tie p0pne OF their choosing Dr. Brashear
in preference to myself declaring my readiness and ysh to
declared that he did yield this mode Of isp0sng Of the
subIech0ud protest against it. and take his appeal to lhe
as conclusive Of the result as to MI Clay pFosPec
In this state Of things the delegates proceeded 70 ballot for
thesix voting members and selected otems The
Louisiana Delegation then took she papers sent to them
CATION were appointed BY The people Of Texas through their
convention the substitutes with fu power TO act ior them
in Philadelphia The Louisiana Delegation resolved to &C
cept the trust and then became necessary o them select
fur OF Their number as voting members on behaii q Texas
The Convention Of Texas had INSTRUCTED herdelegaao9to
for Taylor Here again the Louis ana Deega oter
ed 20 elect " bashea voting member on bil q 1e
if he would that he would into effect the expressed
Under resolution oil tie General Convention in Phlla-
dephia il became the duty of the delegation from each
Ala nf flarO 1tlpTs
dent the Convention Here again the Louisiana Deega
unanimously elected him TO act their behalf and to
sent them in that highly distinguished position.
After The meeting Of the Conventions committee consist
TINS committee the credentials and dongs OF the Louisiana
UNANIMOUSLY confirming exactly what had been done by the
Louisiana Delegation When this resolution came before
would take his appeal the Convention He made his
statemef That statement was answered n general terms
by one OF the delegates composing the majority Al ms
stage OF ie proceedings g04 Dir Blunt came INTO tae case
Justice had been done 10 DR.. b. Bo offered aTesoqton
the subject 10 the effect that the members Of the Delegation
es giving the of the district TO the members present.
residing within the district You had offered your reso
sna1 leses Ses ~ Sgit ever member Of tie eonSen
lion rave to me stated the facts detail havenow
one IS haa said The moment finished my remarks
Won IlrolnptIy Withdrew your resolution certainly drew
10 other conclusion, from ibis last fact tan that We're
and WITH an becoming delcaey towards Or Brashear
The Convention their the resolution this subject
from the Committee on Credentials, unanimously.
why therefore TINS should now be singled
tanning the evidence Of injustice towards any mortal
eatfh at loss to conceive that is also added
one account that though Dr. Brashear 0 the Vice
Presidents Of the Conventions yet he was vote
There Hothing singular OF wrong tal either, for ne
Louisiana did precisely the same thing When act
ing on behalf OL Texas that they did in this case IieY
elected tg9r tong members By ballot ana then seleetea
Vice President to represent Texas but 10 tut k1se Ees1
Dent gsore5eat14g Teas tke lloloed noEq8. yie O.
these Wee Presidents Dr. Brasheaf) tiay man. anu
the other (samnei Peters, was Taylor 1au
have thus stated all the facts connected with ms trans
acton because wish Che eOanty 10 iee ana know na the
great " hIs goneenton lately assembled a
acted IN l things, fairly Justly. and b9nOIaDly there
attempt Al oppressio-nobing sanctioned whereby
one patty gained undue advantage over aEothertlla
when proposition was presented Whereby there would have
been given considerable additional power 70 the South It
voted down by Southern tie with the
Proposition 10 efsseuce South Carolina and Alabamss
and that especially in regard to Louisiana nothing ohe
sanctioned by every law OF justice and lasuaniaitg
and that al thef proceed were marked 5 genfenanly
courtesy andgorda good VIII towards the other This
lana Desgaaon % say, that though was nj tie majority,
there n9hing done by hs majority not nety coueet
One additional statement and have done Atthe meet