The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-06-09
Tic cou,cn,lm.The Nomination.

The Couycuiion---Thc Nomination.
Tie congressional convention which met
at this place on Tuesday was a body of
which. III point of talent, the democracy
ofnortlicrn Illinois have reason TO be proud.
Every county in The district was fully rep
resented except Mclean and Cham.
paisn, and for these the delegates that ap-
feared were allowed TO cast the full vote.
Considerable time was taken up in the
organization of the convention. Double
SETS of delegates had appeared from McIIen-
~, Boone, aud LaSallc counties, and the
opposite parties in each case had to be heard
in presenting their claims 10 seat in the
convention. The contest in each case. on
both sides, we are La; py TO say, was con
Quoted i'll the best spirit, aud with signal a
biliiy.
A(icr the contested seats lal been deci-
died, motion was made 10 90 into ballot
for member oil congress aud carried. In
inediatcy upon the adoption of this motion,
however, resolution was offered by one Of
the delegates from Vermilon, TO the effect,
that the convention would support no man
for congress who opposed the nominees Of
the Baltimore convention, aud Oh the chair
deciding the resolution TO be ont OF order
and refusing to entertain it, the delegates
from Ncrmilion, Champaign, Iroquois and
GrtIndy took their hats and left the couven-
ton. The baloting was then proceeded
with, and resulted in rs votes for Went
worth, and 3 for John Moore. The votes
for Mr.. Moore were cast 10y part fihc Blu
reau delegation.
The convention adj ournea to evening, to
receive and act upon the report of the com
miitee on resolutions. This committee, how
cvcr,was unable to agree, and came in with
ont any resolutions, aud asked TO be dischar-
gcd. BY this time an immense crowd had
gathered in the court house, and became so
boisterous, that the convention found il i'm
possible 10 proceed with the business, and
after adopting few resolutions absolutely
necessary 10 keep up the organization Of
the party in the district, adjourned amidst
the utmost confusion.
This is a brief but absolutely true history
OF the whole convention. The statement
Of the Constitutionalist that the DXpaqc,
Mcllenry, &c., delegates kicked UP row
that after the nomination, string of rcso.
lutlons, pledSing the convention TO support,
the nominees Of the Baltimore convention,
were laid OH the table, &c. sc. &C., are, as
as every man in town knows, sheer labli-
cations, made out Of whole cloth.
The committee on resolutions, we regret
to be compelled to say, was unfortunately con-
stitued Weare positive there we've not ten
other delegates in the convention who were
not ready aud anxious TO pass resolutions
on every question, and to sustain heartily
the nominations of the national convention;
and resolutions would have been offered
ami passed but for the confusion and noise
created by the portion Of the crowd out
Lide the bar, aumber of them wings, all
instiestcd by men who are well known.
but whom we will not name, unless, by
Their Course hereafter, they compel us to
give them notice.
As to the meeting which was held after
the convention adjourned, about which the
Const'iulionllist has SO much to say, il was
a Babel, undoubtedly, and every body af-
'hcted with the cGcoeihes loquendi, and
VINO could get hearing, had free tarc
and spoke out pretty much what came up
PcrmoS'. There were Wentworth specch-
j. es,and anti Wcnthw onh specc hes and Hun.
he'ism and Darnburnerisn,,a nd every othc,
conceivable subject were discussed; and
frequently the grossest personalities induIg-
cd. The meeting was without organiza-
ton, ana without order, composed oil
all hues, and was got up Cor, aud inten.
dcd and regarded GA all hands as a
general circus and specialization, for the
amusement Of the boys. II did no harm
that we aware of,aud probably as liaie good
Tho mcciing on the following .norl,ina
was different affair. TWAS composed O
a part Of The rejected delegates from Boone
I, McIienry, &LaSaIle, and of those who hat
left the copyepiion without voting. 1t la,
y.