Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-10
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND DAY.


Our Reporters package, containing the second
days proceedings of this Convention, having reach
ed us last night, after our columns were filed, in
stead Of IN the morning, are under the necessity
OF veryconslderably mutilang the report, in order
to adapt II to the space remaining at our disposal
We shall, however, republsh il in the form iii which
it camefrom the hands Of the Reporter.
At O'Clock the Convention called 10 order by the
PREsIDEST, and the Rev. A. ATwooD, of the Methodist
Church performed the devotional exercises before entering
upon the business Of the day.
The inst business OF consequence presented by Mr.
T. b. Kse of Georgia, from the Committee Credentials,
TO which reegd the credentials Of members respecting
which disputes might arise who submitted the following
utions
Resolved That the majority of the delegates from States
not fully represented e authorized to vote for the districts
from which there delegates, and be authorized gil
vacancies.
Resored That the following gentlemen are delegates Of the
Wings Of Louisiana hayipg been duly appointed by Wing
Convention of that SaLafsyette Saunders, Samuel
Peters, G. M. Conrad b. Winchester, c. Buliitt G. B..
Duncan, w. Brashear, j. NJ Wray, ]. Rchie P. Maher.
And whereas the above delegation have selected OF their
number to cast the vote of said State for President and Vice
President Of the United States to wit, Lafayette Saunders,
Samuel j. Peters, G. M. Conrad, b. Winchester c. Bull
lit, and G. b. Duncan,
Resoud That the six delegates be recognised by the Con-
venon duly empowered to act as the representatives of the
Wings Of Louisiana in the Convention.
Resolred, That Colonel William H. RUSSELL of Missouri,
give the vote TO which his district is entitled the floor of
the Convention.
Rsoed That the delegations from all the States be re-
quesd To select the number OF delegates which each State
entitled represent said State the floor, and the
alternaes, delegates, have provided for them
members.
Resoid That in consequence the absence Of the dele
gates appointed by the Wings of Texas the delegation from
Louisiana be empowered TO cast the of the State Of
md hafI Mtrra n,no pst,hsn
2. Maher be admitted as delegates from Texas.
The PRtsIDESr announced that the resolutions would be
taken up separately, and the first question stated
the frs, resolutions giving the delegates from States the right
to vote for districts from which there are no delegates.
Mr. JOHNSTON, Of Pennsylvania, spoke in opposition 10
that resolution He hoped they would have this Con-
venon repetition of the which witnessed in the
Convention OF their opponents at Baltimore He wished
to see General Commander here giving the of
tire State by which he had not been delegate
represent her; but yet this resolution would give power
single individual to assume such POSITION if should be
concuned in by the Convention. Each State entitled
as many delegates she had Representatives and Senators
Congress and he in favor of each casting her
votes and more provided her people have had interest
enough in the proceedings of the Convention send the
requisite number of delegates. But if any State were no
Wing enough send delegates here he thought rather
too much 10 place in the hands any allow
him to speak the voice Of sovereign State of this Union
That was not democratic doctrine, and he could assent
TO this resolution.
Mr. BRrlS, OF South Carolina said amen 10 every word
the gentleman from Pennsylvania had uttered He did
wish to be General Commander. He did desire
one district appoint delegates for every district Of State.
He from the Charleston district Of South Carolina and
he denied the right of that district appoint delegates
and what drc. could DO, surely her delegate bad
right to do II would be unequal and grossly unjust 10
ton such principle. He wished to have but one vote
(Appause) He claimed one, and he should not attempt TO
give more.
Mr. HILIIlRB, Of Alabama supported the resolution Of the
committee He bad objection that where there were va
cancies they should be filed by the delegations The gentle
man from Pennsylvania opposed this he believed
he only objected casting the Of many. Blu,
how State speak here Some basis should be esta-
bshed If there vacancies in districts the other dele
gates should FIJI them and who could say that those gentle
miseprescnted their State II was objected to in the
Of Gen. Commander that he did represent the wishes
Of the State that fact but if represented the
views Of his fully, be in Of letting mat man be
heard for his State
Mr. LaseDoS OF Alabama, differed from his colleague.
The division in his State admonshed him Of the evil
allowing delegates I'll vacancies There districts
Of the State Of Alabama that had held meetings and appoint
ed delegates this Convention but the Alabama delega.
ton here had undertaken assign surplus delegates
ill those vacancies. The principle wrong He knew
there great objections the best Conventions and il
they wished them expected them beneficial in
uence the public mind, they must be guarded against
purity and injustice they have " Communicating
there He drew comparison between this Convention and
Congress- in which delegations having there had no au-
thorty to 6ll vacancies.
Mr. GAxAGK laid he represented the 4th Congressional
district Of South Caronaha which Gen. Commander re-
presented the Baltimore Convention-but he should not
sssdme represent the entire State He concured in the
sentiments expressed by bis colleague.
Mr. FR,SKLs Of Pennsylvania, moved to strike that
portion which proposed give authority any person give
more than one
After few words from Mr. G. w. PaTTERsos, OF New
York, on point Of order
Mr. T. b. KISs, Of Georgia, called the attention Of the
Convention 10 tho ct that The Delegate from Arkansas
authorized to the Of his State by the convention
which appointed him IT, therefore, this resolution
jsed, the voice Of the Wings Of Arkansas would not be
heard here He presumed not intended to deprive the
Wings Of any portion Of this Union Of their representation
here's he agreed with the gentleman from Alabama Mr. Hill
ar) that where the opinion Of the Wings Of any State
clearly made Known the best policy receive IT, He
expressed the hope that the amendment would prevail
Mr. NEwros, Of Arkansas expressed similar sentiments
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