The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-27
NoNrGoMERY, Ala, Eel, rs,
he Democratic State Conusntfo,

Z The democratic State convehtibn,I to nomi-
nate presidential electors and delegates to the
Rational convention, met at the capitol, on
MONDAY evening last, the 14lh inss at O'clock,
p. M. The meeting was temporarily organized,
by appointing General Leroy R:Wa1 er, OF
Lauderdale, Chairman, and Williapi Garrett, OF
Montgomery, Secretary. One shnKdred and
,eighty-two delegates, from forty complies, en-.
rolled their lanes. After considerable 'dlssep-
sion and onfuson, the convention WITS. finally
organized blythe appointment OF tsssn1owing
Parrsnt.nt-hon JOHN Enwrr, Of Gregg.
Viee Presid rtts-G. W. Cr.ssh, Esg:t-of- Clarke;
Hon Bsyp.on Of MoEtg yy11es ca JsphE
a ass.'. fl'isf' So,rs Esd Vice. Of
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Morgan x:Nast
Nathaniel Terry, of Limestone, WIS - n un-
anlmously appointed one of the Presidential
electors for the State at large. - -
After appointing committee to. psspsre re-
solutions t0be submitted for the ;,aftioa of the
convention, and instructing the delegate from
each congressional district, to rcISrrto the con-
vention the names of three individtals:as dele
gates to the national convention, and the name
OF one individual as elector, the convention ad
Journed TO meet on the next evenina,at O'Clock
You can Judge OF the harmony andgood feeling
THAT prevailed, when tell you that ittook the
harmonious from to IL O'Clock, Ito do the little
recorded above. The fact Is, thatit was fight
from the START but OF this, more anon.
On the next evening, the convection met at
the hour appointed, In good humor, and trans
acted the business before them dIIite harmoni-
ously, compared with. the proceedings of the
previous session. They nominated the follow
ing gentlemen as candidates Tor Presidential
electors-'
col Richard B. walthsI. Of PERI, for the State at
large; 7 BShsa, Esq Of Wilcox for the LIST congrc'
Hon. j. l. f. lCottreli, of Lownds, Sd do; James NJ
Beckett Esq Of pcken' I'll do Hon Leroy P. walker
Madison 9th do; A J. Walker E'q of Benton, 7h do
The convention also nominated the following
gentlemen as delegates to the national conven-
ton, viz,.
Hon. VIM. L. YsncsY, Of Moptgomery, Hong J.~A
A Stasworth and d. Solomon, for the First C6ngresl
sional District A, Wray, Esq of Montgomery Alex
sell for the Second Congressional District; Hon. Add
san j. safYold of Dallas, Hon Crawford NJ jackson, Of
conrrss.onsl pj,rics sydenhsm Moore Of resne
D j. Moore, Of Tuscaloosa, aud Price Williams, Of
ter for the Fourth Congressional District Hon w w
Rohy Of Morgan on. John H. Moore, f Lauderdaie.
aud Hon Frederick Tate, OF Limestone for the Fifth
Congressional District Robers Scott, of Jackson
King and William Acklin, Of Madison, for the Sixth
Con sslonal Districts n. Britain, Efq Of Cham
beers, Hon i. w Bowden, of Tsllmacgs, and Hon viii
liam H. Garrett Of Cherokee, for the Seventh Congress
Amongst others, the convention adopted the
following resolutions, viz.
I'D Resolved, That under whatever names known or
however subdyided temporary Issues at times there
this couatry two great parties only and ths the
party Of raghs progress OF the equal rights Of men
end the equty Of States b the democratic party of the
Union which, when unitsd Is inynoble and has In its
union msaeus great and prosperous nation and filed
the world with q burning emulation to follow
ample
4h. Resolved That history teaches u.s. that every at
tempt break up this has
ceeded been unavorabie to national growth and entail
ed upon the people the task Of violent struggle against
magn for the restoration Of democratic men,
for the purposs Of restoring democratic and
prineples.
eth Resolved, Thsssfors thst The sttsapt which he's