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mitted the following resolutions, which were also adopt

Rssooed That this convention cordially respond to the
recomme ndnton adopted by the late democrats State
venon held at Syracuse, that the democratic electors OF
Zach congressional district select therein delegate 70 the
democratic national convention Tor the nomination OF Pres
ident and Vice President And be il further
the recommendation Of the syracuse convention, com
ntse, consisting OF for each assembly district, or
ward be appointed by this convention, in each congress
siona district whose duty shall be designate the time
and place for holding the convention in each congressional
district for the appointment of delegate the national
convention and that said committees in their discreilo
call the local conventions caucuses for the choice OF del
egaes TO the respective congressional district conventions
Resorsd That the delegates TO the national convention
who shall be chosen under and in uItherance OF the lore
going resolutions, shall meet at time ana piace 20 DE
designated by the State committee, for the purpose oil elect
ing State delegates, and I'LL vacancies that may from
districts.
Mr. Corning, from the committee on organization, re-
ported that the committee had come 10 the CONCLUSION
unanimously to recommend the adoption OF the following
resolution;
Resolssd, Tha, i is eSpeden that this convention nom
the right Of any congressional district designate diff
candidate for elecor for said district the demo
the congressional district committee appointed by this
convention for the appointment OF delegates to the demo
cratic national convention and that such electors be- and
hereby instructed to vote for the nominees OF the demo
cratic national convention.
This resolution was received with applause and unan-
mousy adopted.
Mr.. Corning also reported the following resolution
which was adopted
Resolved That the State committee be- and are hereby
10 iii occur
the electoral ticket.
On motion Of Mr. Shepard, the convention took a re-
cess until 4 p.
Four O'CLOCK, p NJ
Dir. Clinton moved the appointment by the Chair of
committee of eight, Gone from each judicial distrct) to
report the of two presidential electors for the State
at large. Agreed to; and
The President named Messrs Clinton, OF Erie; Nc
Murray, OF New York; Hasbrouck, of Kings; Mcneil
OF Columbia; Seymour, of Rensselaer,; Consock, OF One
da; Bennett, of Onondaga and Smith, OF Chenango.
Mr.. Follett, of Genesee, offered the following
Resoired That this convention approve of the positions
assumed in the resolutions offered by the Hon. Daniel
Dickinson in the United States Senate, recognising the
principle Of free government and harmonizng witt
the letter and spirit OF our federal constitution
Mr.. Parburt, of Ontario, offered the following, as an
addition heTeo
And that his able and unanswerable argument in the
United States Senate the 18th Instant, support of said
resolutions has honoraby for him the proud and pa
otic appeation of "e bold and eloquent exponent OF
nations will"
The amendment was accepted by Mr.. Foiett, and the
amended resolution was unanimously adopted
Mr. Clinton, from the committee heretofore appointed,
reported the OF presidential electors for the State
at large, as follows:
Campbell p. White, OF New York.
Heman j. Redfeld, of Genesee
The report received with applause, and unanimous
y adopted.
On motion of MIR. Parburt, the districts called
and the OF electors proposed by delegates for
EACH under the resolution heretofore adopted, follows