Washington telegraph., 1848-07-05

was adopted, the vote Of New York
would be lost.
Mr. brown. of Pa. called the gentle.
man to order. He sand it was not proper
to refer to candidates or results oil votes
at this time.
The President said the gentleman was
entirely IN order,
Mr. Conrad of Louisiana, SAID the
gentleman from New York was IN error
The delegate from Arkansas was elected,
with two others, to represent the State,
aud was authorized by his State, IN their
absence to vote for them.
Mr. brown. OF Pa said the true mode
OF action wus 10 rely ON the credentials,
II the delegates came by authority of
their States or districts with authority to
fill vacancies, the Convention had no dis.
efetion in the mutter, but must lake their
credentials for its guide.
Col. Haskell OF Tenn, said he wished
10 terminate this debate. lie wished to
see harmony hero but this debate was
producing disoord. II was Obvious thar
the adhcrents Of particular iasofie were
eudeavoring 10 gain an advantage over
the friends OF others.
Cries OF Order and hisse.,
The President said the gentleman was
not permitted to reflect upon other dele
gates.
Col Haskell denied any intention to
reflect upon motives but he trusted that
a better feeling would be manifested
lie concluded by moving the previous
question.
The call for the previous question be-
M sustained, the question was upon the
motion to amend so a to authorize the
majority OF delegates from States not iul.
IL represented, to lili VACANCIES
Mr. Stanton, OF Virginia, demanded
That the vote should he taken b! States
aYes and nos should be taken
The call iof ayes aud noes va with.
dawn and renewed. but not sustained.
The vote VI. taken un the amendment,
saI 1t was rejected BY a large majority,
On the mum question the ayes aud noes
were demanded. anl taken by division.
one.iiith being only necessary, the call
Vi, sustained.
some confusion prevailed at tins time,
a number Of suggestions We're made
aud questions asked how the Vote should
be taken.
The President said as there was no
rule on the subject, he would take the re-
spons.bi..iy OF ordering the vote by States
Al the suggestion OF a delegate, the
district, IN each State Were called upon,
and one vote from each received, agr1ea.
bly To an understanding among such del
epaiions as had surplus representatives..
AHcr the vote was gone through, ii
was moved that the vote OF TeXa, be call
ed. aud that the louisiana delegates
have right to vote for Texas
The President said he thought that
where the State had authorized Ihe vote
to be given H. a peculiar mode, either by
more or less than their regular number OF
delegates, the State had right to be
heard: the vote TO be counted was the
eicriora, vote,
Mr. Newton was authorized TO castthr
whole vote OF Arkansas, and the Louis
lana delegation ihat OF Texas. lie would,
therefore, rule that they should be admit
ted. The vote was then announced by ihc
secretaries TO bc--yeas l26. nays loo
so the resolution was not agreed TO, The
taking OF this vote was watched with
much interest; it was considered rs the
test vote between Clay and Taylor. The
opponents OF Taylor were understood As
voting against the resolution, and the re-.
sui, showed them to he ia n majority OF
30.
Tho second resolution reported by the
committee then came up. ltdeelares that
the Whits OF Louisiana having sent more
than the proper number OF delegates to
appear for that State, that the following
named delegates from Louisiana be re-
cornizcd As delegates from that State,
and authorized to cast the vote Of Louis.
iana, to witt. Saunders, l.. Bullock,
:. J. Peters, c. NJ. Conrad, G.. B. Duncan,
b. Winchester
Mr.. VIM. iirashrr Of Louisiana, took
exception 20 the course ofhis colleagues.
lie said he stood alone among them IN a
preference Tor particular candidate tNlr
Clay and the delegation had IN effect
ruled him out of the Convention. The
question had been taken as to the six to
represent the State, aud the majority dIl.
lsrnr in preference OF candidate from
him, had. by selecting the six namcdiu
the resolution, attempted TO exclude him
from the door, although an officer OF the
Convention.
NJ. Blunt, ofN. York, said he thought
the question before the Convention might
be settled amicoby and equiiably, and he
offered substitute for the resolution Of
the committee, declaring that the first six
names Of delegates from Louisiana be re-
ceiycd by the Convention, aud the otlsts
as gubttltutcs