The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-17
UNNATuRAL.-A deserted infant died lately in
the Pennsylvania Hospital, from the exposure to
which it had been subjected in the open air.
Whig National Convention.
Correspondence of the Daily Crescent.


Eds Crescent-The crowd congegated at last in the
Hall of the Chinese Museum. Six eight thousand
present. and the galleries present picture of faces The
people to be literally piled the other and rock
and fro amidst the pressure within and without The stairs
lined and the dooways and streets bordering upon the
Hall. The sight is most animated one, and well worth
long journey The reporters surround the chair; and
the Press almost from Texas Maine, represented SUCH
congregation assembled within the walls OF this
magnificent edice before and would be difficult TO bring
finer body of men together Newly DIRK is honored with
the temporary Chairman in the person OF John A Collier
The temporary Secretaries James A. Harlan, OF a.,
and John Sherman of Ohio The prayer was by Rev. Dr.
Branard OF the city, and thus organized all went ON well
until Texas was reached Mr. Conrad, of La, moved
Ono delegates being present from Texas that the delegates
from Louisiana act for Texas.
1t first ascertained that present from Texas
and then Mr. Fowler, of N.Y. moved to lay the motion
the table and afterwards the appointment of Com
mttee Credentials
The subject, it said prematuely introduced
the vote of Texas would avail nothing the preliminary
organization.
The subject finally dropped for the present. and
General Committee authorized to select otcers-one from
each Sate(o be selected by the delegates from the Saes
A resolution adopted to open the Convention every
morning with and the delegates then named
upon the nomination. States selecting for themselves
The Texas resumed with much feeling after
this Committee had been appontedMr Fowler again
tending that Committee Credentials should be appoint
ed and that the Convention should decide the right OF
Texas 10 be present through the Louisiana delegates.
Mr. Blown, of Pa, rebuke this opposition of inter
ference with the right of State. He did know what
interest NewYork had in the matter any State here
represented 1t question for the State decide for
herself and she had decided
Mr. Collier SAID too late to the question, the
Committee had been appointed and absent in the
discharge of their duties.
There some protesting against this and good many
of the delegates understand that Texas have
authorized Louisiana thus to act in her behalf.
close with the adjournment OF the Convention from to
4oclock. The first thing in the evening the announce
ment of officers, which here annex:
President--JoHN NJ. MoREHEAD, of Kentucky.
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v vi E%nd Roe oN s; EdTad Ga%aSs Geo
Walter Bastear La; VIM b. Reese Tenn; James Camp
Baker f s. b. Mtce Mo- p D. Mufay s Wseons 1a
Thomas Newton, Arks.; Joseph R. Williams Mich;
Grimes, Iowa.
IS, pa sheman Ohio SghuyIs5 Goaz
l. White, Conn Edmund I. Hunter, Va; Ponus Baxter,
ory, Ky; c. j. Hutchinson Wis; John H. Wakefield. j.
The Convention but an hour in session. There was an
interesting speech from Mr. Moehead on taking the chair
and quite warm debate upon allowing Lousanan 10
take the Vice Presidents seat for Texas As compliment
to Texas though delegate direct tom Texas present.
it finally agreed unanimously. that the thirty States
should all be represented the Platform business and
public meeting announced for this evening.
PHILADELPHIA June 7.
Eds Crescent The city full of interest incident and
people The yesterday from the national
polls with about thousand people, the great body of them
wings Almost the last of the members of Congress
the wings outsiders who deegaes-and body
of the democratic members in company with Mr. Cass who
his way the north, and who has chosen travel in
the midst of the wing crowd He escorted with Sena-
Houston, Benton Allen Dickinson and Others with
good many members of the House. by the wing throng
Wilmington where deputaon met him from Philadelphia,
and he proceeded to the city, via the Delaware.
You the distance hardly have any conception of the
immense rong congegated in the city, of the high
of excitement which attends the preliminary examination
the Presidential question The nomination will be with you
upon the wings of the lightning before the slow mail of
Uncle Sam will carry you The fever burns high be-
friends of Taylor and Clay. The latter would
om present indications compromise upon third man. but
not the former at the moment The great body OF General
Taylor lends of course from the South but there
others, not numerous but from the north and
from the far away State of Maine Yesterday evening and
yesterday of high excitement and the crowds
upon Lie public and avenues gave and novel
appearance to the city The hotels and boarding houses and
all the available residences secured and the end the
hospitality OF the city has been largely received and
| freely offered
write for the mail the ball opening the way
OF organization, and just Mr. Cass and his friends have
made their exit from the city New York where an earnest
attempt to be made by principal and deputy reconcile
! state ORLEANS,