Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-07-01
Whig National COnven ton.

Wing National COnvcn ton.
The committee appointed TO select off
GERS for the Convention, reported as fol
lows:-- -
| FOR PRESIDENT.
Ex-Gov. JOHN. M. MOREHEAD,
.aafI of North Carolina. ... -.
@r VICE PRESIDENTS.
Luther Severance, Me-; John Gale, Ala
Anthony Colby. N. H.; James Metcalf
Miss; Horace Everett. w., Walter Bra.
shear, La; Asahel Huntington. Mass;
VIM. B. Reese. Tenn; Charles Jackson,
r. l.; James Campbell, KY; Chas. w.
Rockwell, Conn; Joseph Vance, Ohio;
Samuel Works, N. Y; J. Van,er, Ind. :;
J. Porter, N. j.; Ezra Baker, ILL.,; Town
send Haines. Penn; d. D. Mitchell, Mo-;
John r. McFee, Del; E. u. Murray,
Wis; Thomas G. Pratt, Nd; Thos. w.
Newton, Ark; John 3. Janney, Va; Jos.
r. Williams, Mich; Edmund Deberry,
N. c.; Jasper Strong, Florida; Edward
Carnage, s. c.; Sam. J. Peters, Texas;
Geo. w. Crawford, Ga; J. w. Grimes,
Iowa. - ..
SECRETARIES.
John Sherman, Ohio; Por,us Paxtar, VT;
s. Colfax, Ind; E. w. Peck, Mich; John
J. Pierson, Penn; C. C. Langdon, Ala;
N. Bodwi,ch Blunt, N. VI. Robert Nal.
lory, KY; Nelson L. Whit Conn; c. j.
Hutchinson, Wis; Edmund p. Hunter,
Va; Jno. H.'Wakefeld, New Jersey.
The report was concurred in with accla.
nation so far as it related to the choice of
a President, and Gov. Morehead was con.
Quoted TO The chair by Messrs. Fuller, Of
New York, and King, Of Georgia.
The President then rose and acknow.
lodged the compliment conferred upon him
in appropriate terms.
The Committee of State to whom was
referred the credentials Of members respect
ing which disputes may arise, reported the
following resolutions.
/. Resolred, That the majority Of delegates
from States not fully represented, be authorized
TO vote for districts from which there are no dell
ega,es. and be authorized to fill vacancies.
2. RESOLVED. That the following gentlemen
are delegates OF the Wings Of Louisiana. having
been duly appointed by Wing Convention OF
that State: Lafayette Saunders, S. J. Peters. C.
M. Conrad. B. Winchester. H. Bulliu. G. B.
Duncan, w. Brasbear, J. M. Wray. ]. Richie.
M. Maber-and whereas the above delegates have
selected six Of their uumber TO cast the vote OF
ssd Stale cor President and Vice President OF
the United States: Lafayette Saunders. S. Pc.
tiers, G. M. Conrad, B. Winchester, c. BulItt.
G. B. Duncan. Resolved. That the six delegates
be recognized Ivy the Convention as duly empow
cred to act as The representatives of the Wings Of
Louisiana in the Convention.
8. RESOLVED, That Col. William H. Russell
oil Missouri, give the vote to which his district is
entitled on the floor OF the Convention.
4. Resotred, That the delegates from all the
States be requested to select the number Of dele
gates to which each State is entitled to represent
said State on the floor. and that the alernaes or
supernumerary delegates have seats provided for
them as honorary members.
5. Resolved, That in the absence OF the del.
egation from Texas the delegates from Louis
lana be permitted to represent said State by viz
Tue OF the authority given them by the Conven-
tion Of the Wings OF Texas-and that the follow.
ing members Of the Louisiana delegation. J. w.
Wray. T. Richie, C. Bullitt. and P. Maher, be
authorized to cast The vote Of Texas.
The resolutions were read and voted
upon separately. When the third resolu.
ton was read.
Mr.. Mitchell. Of Mo-. made some remarks
on the matter. Both he and Col. Russell
In the Convention 2s7 voted to instruct
the delegates 10 vote for General Taylor,
and 81 for Mr. Clay. Col Russell being a
friend Of Mr.. Clay. called district conven.
ton in his neighborhood. at which he made
a speech. and had resolutions passed in
slructine him TO vote for Mr.. Clay. This
was the simple fact.
Col. Russell, of Missouri. said he did not
come here instructed, fettered or hand-cuff.
ed. He would permit no power to compel
him to go against SO great or illustrious a
man. He would never be made to play the
part of Iago to him. 1t was true that some
thing like instructions for General Taylor
had been passed in that Convention. But
il was by fraud, and i. was well known that
a great majority Of the delegates were in
favor of Mr. Clay. No other name could
excite such enthusiasm.
He was called TO order.
Col. r. said he was impelled TO say this
of Mr.. Clay, if he spoke his name at all
The people of his State had not been afraid
to trust him here. He had said in conven.
lion that he dsregarded the Instructions
He protested against the proceedings at the
time rs unfair. and told him that he should
appeal TO his district He had done so--he
had assembled large meeting and had adj.
dressed them and resolutions had been pass
ed-not jnstruc,ing him to vote for Mr..
Clay--for his people knew that nothing
could induce him to vote against him so
long as there was the slighles hopes in his