Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15

AayeFs oot ] shall submit with cheerful.
ness 10 the decision Of this convention up
on hts subject. For myself, SiI. ] think the
state OF New York desires no opportunity
Tor elaboration. We had better, In my o.
pinton, proceed quietly and orderly to The
nomination Of a Vice President. There
can never be better opportunity than Tow.
The motion 20 adlOurn-A membeT-Will
the gentleman give way one moment for nv
friend from Georgia Order, order II
have from the beginning, Mr.. President.
warned my friends here and elsewhere, that
disastrous consequences would result from
the proceedings OfthIs conyention, but they
have thought differently. lhupe their ex>
pectationS may prove 10 be right and mine
wrong, and al all events there shall be no
rebellion on my part [Applause.]
desire NO applause. l intend to say
great many good things Laughter]-bu,
| do not care to have the applause. ] do
not think that discussion will promote the
harmony of this convention, and hope
therefore, that we will at once proceed qui-
city TO ballot for candidate for the Vice
Presidency, and while l am up here, de-
sire to present as far am concerned, the
name of Hon. Willard Fillmore, of New
York, as the candidate for that Office.
Mr.. Carroll of New York MIR. Presi-
dent, have NO speech 70 make to this con-
vention. wish to say that hope the
convention will complete the election of
Vice President, and pass a resolution that
the nominations shall be supported unani-
mousIy- (cheers land then to adjourn to
Independence Square TO meet our friends
aud ratity the nomination. Great ap
Plause. .....
Several gentlemen arose and commenced
speaking. +r..
Samuel Galloway CT (Ohio,)-l have,
Mr.. President, resolution 10 offer as fol>
lows:
Resolved, That the Wing party, through
their representatives here assembled, pledge
themselves to abide the nomination, with
the understanding that the nominee in good
faith accepts of it, and adheres to the great
principles of the Wing party, no extension
Of Slavery-and in favor of American
Industry. Here he was interrupted
The President-Tbe gentleman is out
of order there is question before he
liouse-u is the order of the day.
Mr. Allen.-l move to suspend the order
of the day
The question was then taken and lost by
a large majority.
Mr.. Allen of Mass. then commenced
speaking, but being terribly excited was
soon pronounced by the Chair as being out
oforder.
Numbers of motions were now made in
vain to suspend or postpone The order of
the day-for adjournment-for recess for
half an hour. &C.
The order of the day was then called up,
and the following nominations were made
for the Vice Presidency:
MIR. Mitchell of Mo. nominated Abbot
Lawrence of Mass
Mr.. Kimme OF Penn nominated Andrew
Stewart of Penn.
Mr.. Newton of Ark. nominated John
M. Clayton of Dell
Mr.. Sage, of N. Y nominated George
Evans of Me.
Mr.. Collier of N. Y nominated Millard
Fillmore N. Y.
Mr.. Hunter of Va. nominated Robert C.
Winthrop of Mass.
Mr.. AShmun on behalf of the Massachu.
sets Delegation wished to withdraw the
name of Mr.. Winthrop He did SO with
perfect good will. My colleague has stat>
ed that Massachusetts would rerudiate the
nomination. Such was not the CASTE
There were men of intelligence in MasSa~
chuse,ts, and good Wings His colleague
(alluding To Mr.. Allen) had only expressed
his own sentiment, and was quite sure he
had mol expressed The opinions of the higs
of the Old Bay Slate. [G,ea, cheering
did not come here Mr. President tn present
factious opposition 10 the doings Of the
Convention.
Messrs. Allen g. Wilson of Mass. pro-
tested against The nomination.
MIR. Lunt of Mass. differed with his col>
league, Mr.. Allen. He believed that that
gentleman did not truly represent the Wing
sentiment of the Old Bay State. She had
always borne the Wing banner proudly a.
lort and would no. forsnke i, now, but would
auques,ionably cast her electoral vote for
Zachary Taylor.