The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-21
SECOND DAY.
PnilAprLrulA, June 6, Is

" Tue CuuNtutiOii W
The Rev. Mr.. Atwood, Of the Me,ho.
isl church, opened the convention with an
ppropriate aud eloquent prayer.
The minutes Of yesterdays proceedings
'ere then read and adopted.
Mr.. I. b. King, Of Georgia, chairman
4 the committee on credentials, then pre-
en,ed their report, which was, IN sub. 1
stance, as follows:
lst. That delegates were present from
III the States except Texas, and tina, their |
credentials were sufficient.
2d. That delegates had been appointed
by the State of Texas, but that they had
no, yet reached the city and that, IN con,
formi,y with the express desire of the
W higs Of Texas, in case of the absence oi
their delegates, the delegates from Louis.
lana be empowered to tepteseu, that State
in the convention.
80. Tha, the delegates from States that
are not fully represented I've allowed to I'll
such vacancies.
4h. That there are delegates present
from the District OF Columbia, and II was
recommended that they should be allowed
seats in the convention. as honorary mem.
bers, but with no authority TO vote.
An exciting discussion arose on the pro.
position that The report be accepted, and
that portion giving lhe delegates power t"
fill vacancies in their delegations, was
finally rejected by vote of ay es lee, nay 5
l56 - Thirty out Of the forty absentees
were from Taylor States.
The recommendation OF the Committee
that Louisiana be allowed to vote for Tex.
as was then adopted; as also that the DEL
egates from The District Of Columbia be
admitted to seats.
A question then rose as to the mode OF
vo,,ns-whe,her il should be by Delegates
or by States, which was continued until
O'Clock, when an adjournment was moved
and carried.
The Convention adjourned until O'Clock
tor private session. The Hall will not be
opened to the public until six.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention met again, agreeable TO
adjournment, at = o'clock, bu, the doors
were closed, and neither the reporters or
spectators admitted until o'clock. have
20 means Of ascerIalnlng what was done 10
the Interim.
At 6 o'clock, when the doors we're open.
ed, debate was progressing upon reso.
luton requiring Wing pledges from all
the candidates presented to the convention.
Mr.. Haskell secuted the idea intimaled
by the resolution. that Wigs would vote
Tor any body but Wing. No pledges we're
necessary, and he therefore hoped that The
resolution would be laid on the table, and
that the convention would proceed to nom.
mate Clay, Scott, Taylor, or any other
good Wing.
The President Of the convention pro.
Dounced the resolution to be out of order,
and debale was continued i coasidera-
bic length on an appeal from this decision.
Mr.. Everett, Of Vermont, spoke upon
he question, but iDaudIby.
Mr.. Gentry followed. He sad that the
original motion was 10 prescribe the mode
Of election, and the amendment was TO
prescribe test Of opinion. lie consider
ed that the people themselves had deter.
mined .ha, question, and the nomination of
this Convention would sufficiently guaran.
tee that the candidate was Wing. He
concluded by moving that the appeal be
laid on the table, winch was carried.
The previous question was then called
for and sustained
The vote was then taken upon the main
question, and it was decided that the vote
should be taken riua roce, individually,
until majority shall have been obtained.
JUNE SO p. m.
Mr.. Fuller, Of y. York, offered reso.
luton, to TIE effect, that all candidates give
the pledge to carry out Wing measures,
and abide by the decision Of tie Conyen.
ton.
The Chair decided il to be gu, of order,
as quarter afer had arrived, the hour
named for the election Of candidates.
Appealed from, bu, withdrawn, and -
orders Of the day called. !,
Some irreo..I oeDate followed.
~. oeniier, Of Md, said his Sat. would
vote for Clay Fl list, and when he was o1t
Of the question for Clayton good
Wings.
Ex-Governor Kent, Of Maine, in behalf
Of the Wings Of the Union, nominated
Gen. TAYLOR.
Mr.. Bowdi,ch Blunt, in behalf Of he
Wings, nominated Mr.. Clay.
Mr.. Whales, Of Delaware, nominated
Mr.. Clayton.
Mr.. Campbell, Of Ohio, nominated Gen.
Scott.
Mr.. Freeze, Of Mary land, nominated
Mr.. claim.
Mr.. Colly, of New Hampshire, nomin.
l,ed Mr.. Webster.
A motion was carried to postpone the
order of the day TO allow Judge Saunders,
IF the Louisiana delegation, TO read let.
er TO the Convention, defining Gen. Tay.
or's position, which, they say, is 10 abide
he decision and authorizing his withdraw
n from the list Of Candidates, if not a
nominee Of this Convention.
Mr.. Truman Smith presented letter