The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-07-03

hoped it would be, it resembled more the spirit
of mob than any thing else. No man, assert,
particularly those who represented feeling
aver Sc to the nomination of Gen. Taylor, could be
heard there satisfactorily by ten men around him.
| recollect very aged man, and very good
Wing, Of whom had long heard, from the west
OF Vermont, and his gray hairs even dld not save
him. He was put down. After the Convention
was organized, they proceeded with the prelimi-
nary questions, and as soon as they were ADJUST
ed, supposed a matter of course there would
be some conference to enable those of US who
sought information to form just conclusions but
instead of that, the very moment the preliminary
questions were settled, resolution was intro
duced providing that in less than one hour they
rhould yroceed to vote for candidates. Being
young man, felt like listening TO others; but
when found that the question was TO be forced
upon US, that we were about to be compelled to
vote for candidates withou declaring that those
candidates should be pledged to the Wing cause,
| introduced as an amendment resolution that
they should be thus pledged; and must say that
| never saw in all my lite such an exciting scene
as followed the introduction OF that resolution,
that the nominee should be man pledged to car
ry out Wing measures. Not less than forty,
assert, sprang to their feet in every direction.
Questions of order were raised, and finally the
President decided it to be out of order to offer an
amendment which should provide in Wing Con-
vention that the nominee should be a Wing The
only proposition that was left TO me, for | did not
profess to be versed in parliamentary usages, was
to appeal The Southern men would have voted
it down, buta Northern Taylor man moved to lay
the appeal upon the table, and there it lies upon
the table. His name, believe, was Brown, of
Pennsylvania.
proposed at this stage OF the Convention, 10
my fellow delegates, that we should leave.
asserted that then was the time to leave. | had
come to attend Wing Convention to nominate
Wing candidate, and they refused to nominate
such | supposed was in the wrong pew.
They were more modest, dperhaps acted with
greater degree of propriety, but doubted it
then, and doubt it still. They said, we will try
hem again. AS the original resou-
ion was disposed of in that way, delegate from
New York, in order to get clear OF the question
Of order, introduced the resolution as dn in
dependent proposition. lsupposed we had them
then; but no the motion was made to Law it up
on the table, and thus second time did they re-
fuse to entertain it. The time had arrived which
required us TO go into ballotng, and on the next
morning Gen. Taylor was declared to be the nom.
inee for President. One OF my colleagues, dele
gate from Ohio, for the purpose of trying them,
introduced the resolution third time, begging of
them to give us Wing platform.
omitted to state that desired upon the first
proposition to be heard, and the Chairman decided
that the question was not debatable upon the ap-
peal, but afterwards revoked that decision, and
was permitted to 20 on. This was in the pri-
vac session. Making speech of fifteen min.
utes in length, was interrupted not less than
thirty or forty times. After was decided to be In
order, those men from the South took the floor,
and by yelling and haoong they prevented me
from being hoard.
The third proposition was that the Convention
would ratity the appointment, provided he would
! accept the nomination as a Whig candidate
DledpnC tn
| That was hooted down. Then in Ohio we began
| to feel as ii we stood alone, but two men arose
from the Old Bay State. Judge Allen came IN
to the rescue, and others would have come nm.
but II was almost impossible for any man North
OF Mason Dixon's line, who had not peculiar
mark upon him, and was not recognized as Tay-
Tor stock, to get the eve of that President and the
ear OF that Convention.
During the whole Of this time, felt as though
we should leave. was overruled and remain
ed The nomination was made for the Vice Pres
ldent. Subsequent to that nomination. a resolu-
ton was offered to make the nomination mani
nous to ratify it, | was never more surprised in
my lie than was when venerable ex- Govern
VI from our state rose for the purpose of giving in
the adhesion of the Wings of that State to Che
nomination. L was determined, if | was shot
down 10 my place, though my friend Wilson had
Deeh missed during portion of his remarks, and
though expected to be Kissed down determin-
ed, inasmuch as the Wings of nv district had en-
trusted their standard to me, it should never be
disgraced. was the first, | believe, though
claim no credit for the discharge of my duty, to
raise my voice against ratiiylng that nomination,
and alter had made some remarks, although no
other voice could be heard along with mine thew
very discreetly withdrew the proposition. II
was well they did. Now it has gone forth into
ONO that but two delegates of that State Olsen.
tea. admit that there were but two delegates
mere VINO got an opportunity to express their
opinions, but more than a majority of the dele.
gates from Ohio stood ready and endeavored to
get the hoor, but the other side suspected what
was behind, and adopted the usual means for
putting them down; they hooted, and coughed,
ana missed. There was more the feeling and
conduct OF mob in the National Convention.
than OF deliberative assembly brought from ali
parts of the Union 10 consider questions inyolv.
ing the liberties OF the people.
Fellow Citizens, we thought that we would
make one further trial. We thought we would
endeavor to get something more that we might
at least attempt to save ourselves. About the
close OF the Convention, colleague of mine in.
troduced resolution, declaring the principles of
the Wimot Proviso, and that the Convention
would not consent to avery A Northern gen.
tieman,-and by the way, let me tell YOU that
ana not blame the South wholly for this assert
It in deep humiliation, that If Northern men had