The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-05
INDEPENDENT TAYLOR Convention.

The Independent Taylor Convention of Maryland
assembled in Baltimore on the 9th ut The at
tendance of members was rather slim, though there
was a goodly number of spectators present, who
seemed to take considerable interest IN Its proceed
ings. Mr.. A. Randall, of Annapolis, called the
Convention to order, and made a statement OF the
objects for which, in his view of the matter, they
had been called together In the course of his re-
marks, he said
since vopr former meeting the Wing NationafConven.
ton assembled in Philadelphia has nominated Gen Zach;
airy Taylor their candidate ioT the RESIDENCE aaG nfu
the ViceP Presidency and to carry out ms second nOna
sented the people of this State Thus we now have IN
this State two separate electoral tickets favorable to the
election of Gen Tayor-anOther which IN the opinion
of your President required your reassemDIng assuming
the object of this Convention TO be what has unanimously
would be suicidal in his friends to permit diversity of opn
relation the electors to defeat the election tsetO
sacrifice their object TO the means Of attaining IT, heSS are
the causes of your being called together and vii!
doubt receive deliberate consideration The last duty
required by the Convention Of the President was to transmit
to Gen H. Taylor copy of tine proceedings of the Conven
ton This has been DONE and the correspondence now
presented to the Convention"
The correspondence between Gen. Taylor and
the President of the Convention, announcing to the
nominee the fact of his nomination, and his reply
accepting the same, was read to the Convention.
Mr.. Charles H. Pitts then addressed the COnven-
ton, stating that after the nomination OF Gen. lay
lOr by the Wing National convention, ana Inc po-
sition in which he had thus been placed by the
action of the Louisiana delegation, the Committee
of Correspondence had thought proper to address
Cen TAYLOR on the subject. To this letter they
had received a reply, containing request that the
same should not be made public. In order to com
ply as far as possible with this request he therefore
| proposed that the Convention now proceed to the
consideration of the subject with closed doors, and
that all persons except members of the Convention,
he Committee of Correspondence and the electoral
| candidates, be requested to withdraw
The resolution was adopted, and, among others,
! the reporter was excluded from the room.
! The Convention then (says the Baltimore Sum
continued for SOM time to discuss the prOpriety OF
publishing the letter, notwithstanding the desire II
| contained that it should not be made public The
| debate was most energetic and animated. The dis
cussion was finally closed by the adoption of re-
solution that in Difference to the request OF Gen,
Taylor, his letter, in reply to the addressed ia
! him by the Committee of Cor. espOndence, shouk!
not be published until such time he, or his friends
! acting in his behalf, should authorize the same.
A resolution was also adopted, dissOlving the In
dependent Taylor party of Maryland, and request
ing the electoral candidates to withdraw from the
position in which they had been placed, by the
| Convention, before the people.