Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-25
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVEN-
TION.
MONDAY Mau 22d. 1S4S.

nominate candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States, met in Balti.
more on Monday last, in the basement o
The Universalist Church, Calvert street.
Long before the hour of opening, the diff
ferent squares adjacent to the Church were
crowded with delegates and others, all anx-
ious to secure an entrance; and many a
knot of ardent politicians were to be seen
together, discussing the probable results OF
the deliberations which were about to COM
mence.
At twelve o'clock, the Convention organ
lied, by the appointment of Judge BRYCE,
of Louisiana, as temporary chairman, and
Mr.. S. TREAT, of Missouri, as Secretary.
Judge BRYCE, upon taking his seat, made
a very appropriate address, concluding by
reminding the members that the first law Of
Nature was Order; and taking the ground
that in all deliberaive bodies convened for
the good Of the country, the first proceed
ing should be to invoke the blessings of the
Almighty upon those deliberations; and he
therefore suggested that the Rev. Mr.. FIsKE.
of this city, should be requested to address
the throne of Divine Grace; which was
done accordingly in a most eloquent pray er
by that gentleman.
The following resolutions offered by Mr..
Cone, of Georgia, were adopted:
ReSolued, That committee be appoint
ed to examine the credentials of delegates
and to repor, to this body the number Of
votes to which each State is entitled, and
the number and names of the delegates pre-
sent from each State who are entitled 10 seats
in this Convention.
Resolued, further, that said committee be
composed of one member from each State,
except the State of New ork, the delegates
from each State to appoint one member of
said committee.
Resolved, That the States be now call
ed for the purpose of making said appoint
ment.
In accordance with these resolutions
committee was appointed.
The committee having retired, Mr.. REED
Err, of Pennsylvania, submitted resolution
for the appointment Of a committee of one
from each delegation for the purpose of no.
mina.ing permanent, Offices for the Conven-
ton.
Pending the question on this motion the
Convention. upon motion, adjourned until 5
O'Clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS o'clock.
The Convention met, and was called TO
order by Judge BRYCE, who stated tina, the
question pending before the Convention
at the hour of adjournment, was the resolu-
ton for the appointment, by each deiega-
ton, of a committee to nominate officers for
the permanent organization of the Conven-
ton.
Mr.. BATHURST, Of New York. rose and
objected to the passage of such resolution
until the report of the committee upon the
number of delegates and their credentials,
had been made
The question was then taken and the re-
solution passed.
The States were then called, and the
committee was accordingly appointed.
The committee having returned, motion
was made that the Convention should take
a recess FOR twenty minutes, by which time
it was presumed the committee appointed
TO examine into the credentials of members
would be able to report but was negatived
by large vote.
Immediately after loud calls were made
by the members for Senator HANNE GAN, who
came forward to the stand and addressed the
assemblage.
He was followed by Mr.. YANcEY, Gene
raj HoUsToN, and the President of the Con-
vention, each of whom were called upon
in turn.
At the close of the speech of the latter
gentleman, the committee on credentials re-
ported in part, through their chairman,
Gov. B. c. Howard, and asked leave to sit
again, during the sittings of the Conven-
ton.
The report, so far, as it went, it was sta
ted, embraced the names Of all the members
ofthe Convention, (as heretofore publlshed,)
with the exception Of the State of New
York.
After some discussion, in which Mr. Ed
CARTON, of Ohio, stated that there was but
one delegate present, and he from single
district in South Carolina, who had not been
sent by any State convention, and asked the
question whether he would be allowed TO
cast the whole vote of the State; and the
reply from the delegate, Mr.. COMMANDER,
OF South Carolina, that he was instructed to
cast the whole vote Of the State, the report
was adopted.
The committee for the nomination of per-
manent officers of the Convention reported.
ANDREW STEVENSON, of Virginia, as Presi-
dent, Thirty others as Vice Presidents, zone
from each State,) and eight Secretaries, were
chosen by the committee. The Convention
accepted the report, and appointed COM
mittee to wait upon the President and con-
duct him to his seat.
The Convention then adjourned until 8
O'Clock Tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY, May %.
Upon the organization of the Convention
this morning, the committee appointed to