The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-28


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| usual happy manner addressed the convention.
Alter he concluded the convention took recess until
AFrERkoos SESSION
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Inc resolution Of Sol' Gurus ohefea 'his forenoon,
was laa upon tue ,soie'
egaon from Maryland and additional delegation from
| Virginia bad been reported; thereupon,
a, "a ona Of ths Vice pres;sn,s 81 Inc eon1ae
ion 80 = ''A'
Gen Shle'us, ~ o'eJ a nst 'ae DOH ueose
Darsie OF pennsylvania DC now eicc,sa as PRESIDENT OF
melton was carried by reclamation
Mr. Darsie took the chair as presiding officer OF the
eonyenton and ack nowledged the compliment paid hin
by few brief and pertinent remarks. A
M,a.en oysd hst ,hs ihanls n the convs,o.
be rendered to the Hon. s. A. Douglas, late President Of
the convention for the dignfed aud impartial manner in
which he had presided over their deliberations
In offering this resolution Mr. Hudson explained TO
the convention the relation OF himself and the Missouri
delegation toward Judge Douglas respecting his selection
president OF the convention He made the explana.
ton from sense OF duty and in refuation OF an inms
ton that he was placed in that position at the instance Of
the Missouri delegation. 10 order 10 suppress his voice
the convention Before the committee had selected the
officers, Judge Douglas was waited upon BY himself and
Others OF the delegation from Missouri who urged upon
him to accept the position OF president he at first de-
cned the honor but upon repeated solicitations, yielded
to our request Mr. II. would say that no sentiment was
expressed in relation to him. further than The desire thai
he should be selected which desire was based solely
and exclusively upon their respect tor that gentleman II
the feelings OF Judge Douglas were wounded, or be sup
posed the object was to place him IN position where be
could not take active part in their deliberations, such
was not the intention OF the Missouri delegation.
After some remarks from Col; A. y. Chambers, OF st.
Louis, Mr. Bond, OF Illinois, Judge Bowlin, oil Missouri
and Judge Douglas, OF Illinois, in further explanation
the resolution OF MIR hudson was unanimously adopted
aaa o'eee, ISL dissa, oa a nv;,S
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seat as one Vi me Vicc Pesmeiis. !,
AR. hanson MASON, OF ONO, from inc cohmuee ap-
pointed 10 daugn resolutions lot the consideration oil The
convention, submitted the following, which were read
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4. hsmpea, NAT nis convention -, ~ us sp ana oh
lJec snlcuy natona having no parry, no secuonal no
ocal neIsss 70 serye OF piono~' out having hea lie
interests Vi tne whoe country
Rsolued That Is the duty oi me Congress Of the Uni
"1ees trunk 1asoaa 70 lie Pacac ii Cso
yi,h h,ch ,oaa ~ ossynn from such poinI in he AL
sssppi Valley or on The frontier Of he States as nav /.
found from and surveys be eligible
and convenient with references to the existing and pros
pecve state OF the country and the population and conv
nence Of The whole unlon anu tnat shoud DO diligently
py Ts eu 'h n =, ,.y. o, r
o ,der nne.s of cans,rac,on from sswa Ss
and Boston, lending TO and Connecting with the Ms.spp
valley only of the great whole, which the general
government asked 10 consummnte by the Mississippi
ana racine railway ana ,hat nese eas.efh connexions
nov oe,'g p.epaLea H. y ~ uLk ~ e''s sua'sh
ReseJ Tha, ~ IN ~ moorton, mean. as necs.,.,v
and nrrminarv 10 IN, rnlion Of such railroad il y
the rs dnty OF the Anercan Congress- upon
assembling together make provision for he establish
OF military poss from the western confines Of oyt
western states to the Pacic ocean, thai these posts should
shouJa the,n NV