The State guard., 1848-06-13

1 ed, would not this convention give tho same support to Worth or Butler, as the, would to the favored son of Pennsylvania or General Cass of the West, or Wood. bury of the Eastl It is not men that VIC come here to support-it is measures, Let our standard- -bearer be who he may we shall sustain him. It was that rule, il is said, which nominated James K. Polk
 Well, has his election been disasterou' to the democratic partyl Applause. was not in favor of the nomination ol James K. Polk in the convention of ls44
 had the honor to bear the appointment of senatorial delegate in that convention and my preferences were in favor of Mr. Van Buren. they say, lost his nomination by the adoption of that rule. But did the democratic party on that occasion fole their arms and refuse to go for James k Polk :? No l The whigs asked, "Whc is James K. Polk 2" A renowned sena tor from New Jersey Mr. Dayton mos happily allu led to that when he said thai that question had been "asked in poetry and answered in prose- Applause. l can only say, in relation to this whole question, that 1 do not consider it an open one. IL is settled rule of action for the democratic party. Great applause. ask, is it now to be proclaimed that this rule was adopted in ls44 for the purpose of su5jecting the great Empire State to an iron necessity? No! The question is settled. It has become fixed rule of ac- tion. It may have the effect o prevent ing the nomination ofthe gentleman whom lpreier, butt feel bound to submit to what ever may be the decision of this conyen- l ton. Whoever the nominee may be shall retu,n to the consecrated soil of my native State, and fight as heartily as stre- nuously, as if my own llvorite had been selected. Applause I think that the gentleman from Alabama MT. SALoMoN] is mistaken when he says we cannot elect our candidate without the aid of our friends from New York. Loud applause. l think, however, we need have no doubt of the Empire State. She has long shared in our triumphs but in the best regulated families, difficulties will some. times arise. Our sisters may be obsti- nate and wilful, but trust, not faithless' Whatever may be her course, however, the duty of the remaining members of the family is plain. It is to fight harder and stronger. If our old sister deserts us, we must turn to fair Wisconsin and noble Texas --the done starr represented by the gallant HousToN. [APplause.]
 MT. Humphreys moved to amend the resolution before the house, by striking out all after the word '.resolved," and in- serting the following:
 That majority of all the votes of this convention, cast in accordance with the electoral vote of each State here repre- scented, shall be sufficient 60 nominate a candidate for the Presidency and Vice President; and individuals receiving such majority shall be declared unanimously nominated for the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United States.
 1 Mir. Humphreys. We came here to represent the democracy of this country, and were the question put to them, would they respond in favor of the adoption ol inc two-,hirds rule Is it reasonable tu suppose they would do so2 We claim to be the representatives of the people. It is well known that there are two or three different individuals standing out in bold relief before the country as candidates for 1 the presidency. There is one standing with one fool on the lakes, and with the other producing an effect in France whose character is as pure and unsullied as the Alpine flower on the bosom of the eternal snow. Great applause. One who, at the darkest period of our history, i in the War of 1872, when treason stalk ed at noon-day even in the streets of the capital of the nation, (applause, in which 1 the remainder of the sentence was lost. Born of humble parenage in the State o ! New Hampshire, we behold him going forth as pioneer to the west, on his own hook and there, on the very frontiers o civilized life. we witness the display o that self-reliance-that sturdy independ. ence of charac;er-tlat indomilable per, severance, which afterwards raised him step by step to high offices in the State and nov surroun ded him with an over whelmnirg sentiment of public lavor.-- : Yet, if this resolution be adopted, he will l be decapiiated, and another 'out.sider' will be ioisted upon the consideration O the Convention.
 Mir. Meade. Irise to question of or. der.
 The Chair. The gentleman from Ma. ryland will be seated. while the gentle man from Virginia states to the house hi: point of order.
 Mir. Meade. heard the gentleman but imperfectly, l admit; but if I head him aright, he is discussing the merits of one of the candidates before the conver. ton. lam myself great admrer of the individual who seemed to be the object O the gentleman's encomiums. But, in m, opinion, such remarks are out of place al present.
 The chair. The gentleman is in orde, and will proceed.
 Mir. Huston, of Louisiana, suggested that the gentleman from Maryland shouls l yield the floor, in order that the report O