The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-06-16
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NHIG NATIOYlh CONVENTION.

lie OOuf6ullOh uiCt ~ L HlluuSlpuldi
on the 9Th inst, aud after having been
formally opened by prayer and the ap-
pointment ofa Chairman, the roll of the
Delegates were called over, Mr.. HARLAN
acting as Secretary.
No Delegate having appeared for Tex
as, a-Delegate from Louisiana stated the
Louisiana Delegation were deputed To-
represent Texas.
On resolution, Committee ofone from
each State was nominated TO report per-
manent officers for the Convention.
On motion of Mr. GALLOWAY, of Ohio,
it was resolved that the proceedings of
sach day be opened with prayer aud that
the Presidentinvite Clersymen to attend
for that purpose.
Mr.. FOWLER. ofNew York, moved that
the Delegate from Louisiana chosen to
represent Texas be Withdrawn from the
roll of the Committee. The Chairman
decided this motion to be out Of order.
The parliamentary rules of the House
of Representatives were adopted for the
government ofthe Convention.
Adjourned to 4 O'Clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Committee was called to order al
4 o'clock Pm
T. BUTLER KING, of Georgia, handed
in the report of tIe Committee on Off
GERS. Ex- Governor JOHN Nj. MOORE.
HEAD, of North Carolina, was nomin
ated for President. The nomination was
received with loud applause and unani
mously confirmed.
Upon taking his seat. Gov. MOORE.
BEAD addressed the delegates as follows:
Gentlemen Ofthc C0nrention-I do not
possess language adequate to express to
you my grateful feelings, aud to return
TO you my profound acknowledgements
forthe distinguished honor conferred up.
OH me by selecting me to preside over the
deliberations of this convention. II, Gen.
tlemen, possessed qualifications, either
by experience or otherwise, for the dis
tinguished position - as | am concious ]
do not-the obligations which you have
imposed on me, would be far greater than
they would deserve. and therefore do |
consider my Indebtedness 10 you, AT this
time, still the larger.
The purpose for which you have as
sembled here from every part ofthe lapd'
uniting in common counsel aud dellbera'
ton, is that of bringing reliefto our com
mon country and deviSing and executing
such measures as are necessary to her
prosperity and happiness. Order, wisdom
aud decorum should characterize our de-
lberations, and so sure as they do, sue
cess will attend them Applause
We should yield fellow. citizens, on
this occasion, all our personal preference,
Let us bring forward, for the good of our
common country, our united couusels and
our united wisdom. Lot us rear our stan.
dard with full determination 10 carry it
on to victory Applause All We have
to do is to select standard beHrer who
will secure the hearty cooperation OF all
sections of our country in the common
cause Of our country's welfare. Let us
have Inscribed upon our banner,"lhe pros
perity ofour country" Applauscl 1t has
been asserted that "to tho victors belong
the spoils." Let us determine that we
will be DictOri00s, aud when victorious,
if spoils we must have, let them be the
redemption Of our country from her pres.
ent embarrassed condition, aud replenish.
ing her exhausted treasury, and restoring
her to that Aourishing aud happy condi-
ton from which she has fallen. Let us
endeavor to spread over our land industry
peace, and plenty, which shallgive to la
boradequate employment and romunera.
ting wages--whch shall cause every sea
to be whitenel with tho sails of com.
merce-which shall make the produce of
teeming fields spread plenty over our own
land and enable our people to extend to
others that bounty which kind Provi
dence has bestowed upon US. Great
applause,
Fellow Citizens: if our deliberations
arc conducted with that order and love
Of law which characterize the constituents
whosent US here we shall have little cause
10 fear for our eventual triumph. Ap.
plause Aud if our spois be such as
have described, spols which will bring
prosperity To- every door, aud cause the
land to teen with the blessings of wise
legislation and we'll directed industry; il
gentlemen, tho result Of your delibera.
tions shall be to restore to our country
peace, harmony and prosperity: to re-.
store to the constitution its violated rights
and powers; and to restore The admins
tra,ion of the laws of our country to its
pristine purity, If such should be the cf,
fccts Of your harmonious deliberations
aud your patriotic counsels, | shull deem
it the proudest legacy that | can bcquealh
to my posterity. that | had the honor to
preside over that council ofsages whose
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