Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-08
EVENING SESSION.

District might meet. After the Congress.
sonal Convention adjourned, the State
Convention re.assembled, and was ably,
humorously. and eloquen,ly addressed, by
Messrs. Crockett, of st. Louis, Young, of
Boone, Bingham, of Saline, and Smith, of
ST. Louis The speakers were frequently
interrupted by bursts of applause, and
throughout were listened to with profound
interest
Adjourned until Tuesday morning.
TUESDAY, APRIL 4--MoRNrNa SESSION.
The convention met pursuant TO adjourn
mcnt.
Maj. Davis, of Platte, introduced a reso-
luton, re.nominating Col. Mitchell, of ST.
Louis, for Lieutenant Governor: received
with cheers.
Col. Young, Of Boone, seconded the
nomination, with feeling appeal to Col.
Mitchell.
Mr.. Smith of ST. Louis, also spoke, urg-
ing the acceptance of the nomination on
Col. Mitchell.
Mr.. Mcpherson, of St. Louis, also adj
dressed the convention, and appealed 10
Col. Mitchell so warmly and so strongly
which was received with cheers--that
upon taking his seat, Col. M. rose and said
she was almost persuaded TO be chris
tian;" cheer upon cheer followed this dc C.
laration, and the gallant Colonel, when
next his voice could be heard, declared he
"was entirely persuaded"-and the resolu'
ton was adopted by reclamation.
Mr.. Crockett, chairman Of the commit.
lee on resolutions, next reported. The
resolutions, first, complmented Mr.. Clay;
second, Gen. Taylor; third, for any good
wing the National Convention might nomi-
nate; fourth spoke of Folks veto; fifth, of
education; sixth, of organization; and lastly,
for committee 10 prepare an Address TO
the people of the State.
Mr. Handy, of Benton. presented mi.
nority report, of two resolutions, which he
offered as a substitute for SO much of the
majority report as referred to Mr.. Clay
and Gen. Taylor. The first Of these res.
olutions was complimentary to Gen. Tay.
lor for his distinguished military services
and civil worth and integrity-referred tc
the fact that he had been nominated fol
the Presidency by large majority of the
counties in the State, at the primary NEE
tings of the people-and expressed the be
lief, that if elected, like Washington, he
would be the President of the people, th'
J. whole people, and not of a party; the Sc
, cond, instructed the Delegates to the Ma
tional Convention, to vote for Gen. Taylo
: for President.
c The subject was discussed at some length
: by Mcssrs. Handy, of Benton, Davis, 0
n Platte, Chambers, of ST. Louis, and Bling
o ham, of Saline, in favor of the minori'
e report: and by Messrs. Crockett, of 81
= Louis, Jones, of Galloway, and Miller, G
r Cooper, in favor of the majority.
i Mr.. Harrison, Of Cooper, offered sui
: st,ute for both, declaring hearty supper
0 for the nominee of the National CONVEX
J. ton, and supported it by speech, at tn
l. close of which the previous question wa
d called for, and the call was unanimousl
e sust aimed.
= The question was then taken on the m
is nority report, dominating Taylor for Pre-
D ident and instrucling the Delegates TO II
National Convention TO vote for him. ar
H. it was adopted, Ayes lSS, Noes SO
'e The report, as amended, was then unan
lie mously adopted.
G. The chairmen of the different Elector
Conventions, reported the following pc
10 sons for electors, and Delegates to Il
the National Convention, from their re
he peclive districts:
ne ELECTORS.
" LIST. District, Il. l.. Anderson, Marion.
n. I'd. Abiel Leonard, Howard.
al Sd. A. w. Doniphan, Clay.
4,h. John C. Richardson, Cooper.
H. 5th. Charles Nutter Handy, Benton.
IN 9th. Alvin Cook, Cape Girardeau.
to 7th. Uriel Wright St. Louis.
on Assistant Electors were also appoint'
in each District. In this District, one W
C. appointed for each county.
DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CoNvENTIo
", LIST. District, H. II. Thompson, G. Pc
ter, VIM. Porter, Thos. B. Talbot, Maj. 81
m lev n Rhodes