Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-06-01

! After some discussion. the original PROPOSE
ton, as amended, was finally agreed to. Isis
as follows:
! Resolved, That both sets Of delegates now
prevent and asking admission from the State Of
New York be, and they are hereby admitted
to full participation in all the privileges and
proceedings Of this convention. and be author
Used to cast seventy-two votes for the State of
; New York, being the whole number Of dele
gates claiming seats from that State. and that
the vote Of every other State be relatively in
creased.
/ The Chair announced the result of the vote
and said: Gentlemen, the original resolution
as amended, and this house have agreed 10 re-
ceive both delegations from New York as mem
bers. We now introduce them to the brother
hood Of this convention. Loud applause.
| THE NOMINATIONS. ~
Mr. Sanderson, of Penn, said, as the organ
zation Of the convention was completed, he
proposed that they proceed TO the nomination
of a candidate for the presidency. Applause. I
He submitted the following resolution; upon
which he demanded the previous question:
| Resotced, That this convention do now pro
coed to the nomination, of candidate for the
presidency.
LETTER FROM Mr.. POLK.
Mr.. Turney stated that one of his colleagues
had communication from the President of the
! United States. that he desired, by the unan
nous convention, to yead to the house.
Mr.. }. NJ. Ramsey took the stand, and said
/ IN rty hot \
from the President of the United States let
ter containing one which I am authorised. on
the occurrence of contingency therein refer
red to, to communicate to this body. From
conversation with gentlemen, it appears to me
that that contingency has now arisen, in which
the views or true position of the President
should be made known to the convention and
as know of no better way of effecing that,
| hand to the President the letter to which have
alluded. with request that it shall be read.
| The letter was read, and is as follows:
Washington City. May 90, le49.
DEAR SIR: From speculations which have
been made In some of the public journals, and
from frequent inquiries which have been made
ofme, by many political friends. some of them
delegates to the Democratic National Conyen-
| ton which will assemble at Baltimore on the
22d inst. am induced to suppose that it may
| BY the desire of some of my friends to propose
! my denomination, as the candidate of the de-
| mocratIc party for the office of President of
the United States.
, Should you ascertain that such is the inten-
ton OF any of the delegates, desire through
you to communicate to the convention lha, |
am not candidate for the nomination and
! that any use of my name with that view.
which may be contemplated, is without any
agency or desire on my part
The purpose declared in my letter of the 18th
! OF June, 1874, in accepting the nomination ten
dered to me by the Democratic National Con-
vtn'l"n OF that year. remains unchanged and
| to relieve the convention from any possible en-
| barrassment which the suggestion of my name
might produce, in "making freer selection of
Successor, who may be best calculated to give
effect 10 their will and gnard all the interests
Of our beloved country" | deem it proper to
J relterafe the sentiments contained in that let
ter. Since my election. ] have often expressed
the sincere desire, which still feel, to retire
at the close ofmy present term.
! lentertaln the confident hope and belief :hat
my democratic friends of the convention will
unite In the harmonious nomination of some
citizen to succeed me. who, if elected. will
hFm'y maintain and carry ont the great polti
cal principles embodied in the resolutions adj
opted by the Democratic National Convention
in 1874 principles which it has been the ear
| nest endeavor and the constant aim of nv adj
mlnstratlon to preserve and pursue; and upon
| the observance of which, in my opinion, mainly
depend the prosperity and permanent welfare
OF the country.
If, on reviewing the history of my admins
| tratIon, and the remarkable events, foreign and
domestic, which have attended it, it shall he
the judgment Of my countrymen that have
adhered to these principles, and faithfully per-
formed my duty, the measure Of my ambition
IS full, and am amply compensated for all the
labors, cares and anxieties which are inserara-
be from the high station which | have been
called to fill.
| shall ever cherish sentiments of deep gra-
titude to my fellow-citizens. fer the confidence
they reposed in me. in electing me to the most
distinguished and responsible trust on earth.
1t is scarcely necessary that should add
that it vii! be no less my duty than it will be
my sincere pleasure. as citizen, to unite with
my democratic friends in the support of the
! nominees of the convention for the offices of
President and Vice President of the u. States
With great respect,
! am your obedient servant,
JAMES K. POLK.
10 DR.. j. G. NJ. RAMSEY, of Tennessee.