Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-06-13
THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.

/ THU SlAN AFTERNOON SESSlON.
Pniadelfhii. june ; Top M.
The Convention having hid - private
u-.ii s. 'he ffpsrteTs Wefs admI't tel al l.
81.
+ So enet wele we hidf seaiea. ihaa we
aa ..ts.u iti.aj To rtiysis session Aas occu-
+ p.tdti mrgr bar an auBr b. motion go -
CONSIDER tine ryAa. v0te--bat thr no.ion OF re-
cOnsi irrstion Vs. at length laid on The table
I ~ - l56 Nav l33.
/ 50 tn Luusi4na delegates remained 10 vote
| Tor Iexss--l votes.
A resolution WAS passed, authorising the
two deieEalr- iflm Arksnsss 10 vote ior The ua
represented di,ifiCt-that j., 10 vote lhr lull
| vote Of the State.
A motion to admit ladies' to the galleries
was adopted
! Itwa- resolved 10 go ato sominalion for
candidate loo President, as soon after p.
Nj. as possible.
Alter ,he entrance Of the reporters the tsg-
ular business was resumed. A resolution as
to the mode OF voting was taken up; when the
following amendment was proposed:
THAT no candidate sholl be entitled to re-
ceive The nomination OF ths Convention for
the Presidency or Vice Presidency. unless he
has given assurances thai be will abide hy and
support the nomInltous-ihdt he will. IL nom
mated. accept the nunlndtiun--consldrT him
self the candidate OF he Wings. and II elect
ed, use all proper official influence to bring,
into practical operation the great principles
and measures OF the Wing party"
The chair decided the amendment TO be out
of order.
The decision of the chair was appealed
from.
MIR Gentry moved to lay the appeal on the
table, and III this he was seconded by MIR
franklin, of Pennsylvania.
Several members spoke, and spirited de-
bate sprung up.
On vote being taken, MIR Gentrys motion
was revived, and the appeal was laid on the
able.
A number of members then spoke. and fl
nally the following resolution was carried:
ReS0lUed. That the authorized delegates of
each State shall vote in their places piDu u0ce
for candidate for President provided, that
no delegation shall cast greater number of
votes than one for each Representative and
each Senator, to which such State is entitled
in Congress And il upon comparing the re-
suit Of the vote of all the delegations as
aforesaid. it shall appear that no one has re-
ceived majority OF the whole number of
votes given, the Convention shall proceed 10
second vote in the same manner and SO on,
until majority shall appear for some candi-
date.
ResolUsd, That the Convention viii, in like
manner proceed TO nominate candidate Tor
Wee President
Another amendment was proposed declar-
ing the necessity OF candidates aud nominees
b-ng the opponents of Wing principles, &,
but il was ruled out Of order by the Chair.
Mr.. FULLER, OF n. y. conetnded. that no
man who did not declare that he would be an
exponent OF Wing principles, could the vote
OF New York.
The Chairman soon after announced, that
the Convention would 90 into an election fer
a candidate for President
LEVI, d, CAMPBELL. OF Pennsylvania, pro-
posed General WINFIELD SCOTT, OF New
Jersey.
CIV KENT Of Maine, proposed General
ZACHARY TAYLOR, of Louisiana. (Great
cheering,)
AsAHeL HvNrlNeDoN, Of Massachusetts,,
proposed DANIEL WEBSTER, of Mlssa-
chuSeits.
~ B BLUNT, of New York, proposed
HENRY CLAY, Kentucky.
MI FREES, of Indiana, proposed JOHN
MCLEAN, OF Ohio.
Mr. WALES. OF Delaware proposed JOHN
Nj. CLAl tON. ell Delaware,
Mr. SANDERS. Of Louisiana, requested leave
10 read communication IN relation to Gen.
Taylor.
Leave being granted, Mr.. Sanders said that
the Opinions OF Gen Zachary Taylor had been
much misund rstood; and Knowing him TO be
pure and unauthorized Wig
\ qaes lon ol order was here raised, and
Mr.. Saund rs quested 10 read his document,
without making any formal speech, lie read
accordingly
1t was communication written by the del
egation OF Louisiana, predicaed upon The ex-
pie.siuts and sentiments OF Gen. Taylor
lhls document went to show that General
la, Tor had taken no part III bringing his name
before the American people. His friends
throughout the Union had placed him promi-
nently before the people, as a candidate Tor
the high office that was once held by the
- Father OF his Country" Under these cir
cumstances, Geu. Taylor considered himself
In thu hands OF his friends, to be dealt with
as they, not he, should decide 10 be proper
ana from the circumstances with which he
had been brought forward he did not think
he was al liberty to withdraw himself, under
any contingency. He had not sought the
office. he would not affect 70 decline il. The
document then went on to say that Gen.
Taylor " ished it TO be understood that in his
opinion, his friends who took part IN the pro-
ceedings OF the Convention Ought 10 abide BY
the decision aud will OF the Convention, and
TO sustain the nomination OF the Convention.
The written statement oil the Louisiana
delegation went on 10 say, that Gen. TAYLOR
was impressed with the necessitv OF changing
the policy which had been pursued By the
Gorernmrnt, aud oil stopping the country ia
its downward career. II was then stated that
the friends OF Gen TAYLOR in the Convention
would abide By its decision, and would ieel
themselves satisfied in Withdrawing is name
lIom the canvass, unless he should be the
nominee OF the Convention.
A letter from General Scott was handed to
the Secretary, BY Mr. Truman Smith.
A letter from General Taylor. dated Baton
Rouge, January 30th, 1918, was offered bat
as it had been printed in the newspapers, il
was ruled out OF order
Leave being granted the letter from Genu.
Scout was read was dated, Washington, June
81, lS45. and alter having acknow edged the
receipt ola letter from his correspondent, and
admitting the Importance OF the views that
nod been laid before him, he states, that until
within Lew days, he did not know, that his
name would b. placed before The Convention
and concluded by sasiug, that whether he re-
ce!Yed the nomination ol the Convention or