The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-19
onondaga. repored ths Following gentlemen as perma.

onondaga, reported the following gentlemen as pema-
nent officers oil the convention
Preadent--JoHN WILKINSON, OF Onandaga.
Vice Presidsnts-AsA NOLAN, OF Livingston, and Al
MERAk MARKS, OF Greene
Ssereiarss-E. Darwin SAITH. OF Monroe and Ed
MUsD PORTER, OF New York
The PRESIDENT was conducted 10 the chair by Messrs
Gould OF Monroe, and Van Dyck OF Albany, when he
addressed the convention
The committee on resolutions not being ready to report
loud calls were made for addresses from Messrs Van bu
rem, Sedgwick, Stanton, Nye, Baldwin. Jewett, and
others. Gen Nye responded in some characteristic hu
morous remarks.
venon called TO give sketch OF the proceedings
OF that body, and proceeded TO do So -
The committee on resolutions, by Mr. COCHRAN, OF ew
York. reported for the consideration oil the convention
the following resolutions
Resolved, Tha, Congress has the constitutional power
slavery IN the District Of and mas no power
opinion full power the subject In the territories OF the
Of attempts % Introduce il there but as the
questioned we willing tolerate the free
members e,es OF the dsmoeasie %y, who are willing e
rally under standard, and support the ticket nominated
by the recent State conventions.
Resoiped, That we cordially concur and respond the
nominations made by the action of the Syracuse and Utica
appeals Of John A. Lott Tor comptroller; Of Henry s.
Randall for secretary OF State; OF Levi Chathed for at
and surveyor; Frederick Toilet for canal commissioner
Benjamin WEIGH, jr for ueasuer and Darius Clark, for
State prison Inspector. and recommend their hearty and
united support the polls, in the spirit and fidelity with
which democrats have In times past been accustomed to
support their candidates for public office.
Resolved, That we recommend to the democratic mem
bers OF the next 10 call State convention Tor the
purpose Of consolidating the democratic party OF this State
under single organization.
RESOLVED, That the existing county committees be
quesied TO unite In calling union conventions in each coun.
w. be composed OF equal number OF each section, TO
nominate couty tickets, and perfect single county nomi'
nation
The resolutions having been read, Mr. BURRoUcHs
offered the following resolution substitute for the
entire report saying however, that he agreed with the
report but thought the resolution contained the SUBJ
ject of slavery all that necessary TO say at that time
in the United States; and that will all constitutional
means necessary to prevent such extension.
SANFORD c. PARKER sustained the amendment.
Mr.. VAN buren, supported the resolution at length.
preferred the substitute He stated his opinion that Con-
gress has power slavery in the territories and ought
to exercise IL still he thought it not expeden at this
time He concluded his remarks by expressing the hope
that both sections would sustain the ticket He feared
however that unless the substitute adopted, union
was questionable at least.
MIR BuRRoUGHs made an explanation, and called for
the question.
Mr. RuGER addressed the convention, and explained
the meaning OF the call under which the convention had
assembled He thought the convention had no authori-
at Syracuse and Utica Principles should not be mooted
He opposed both to the resolutions and substitute
He would not and could not be bound or influenced by
any action of the convention,
The question was then taken striking out all that
part of the first resolution of the committee, relative to
the constitutional power of Congress slavery in the
Territories, and the necessity OF its exercise and lost,
there being some twenty voices IN the affirmative
The resolution was then passed nearly unanimously.
The remainder oil the resolutions were then taken up
separately, and adopted unanimously.
Alter ordering the proceedings published IN all the
democratic papers OF the State thanking the officers for
cety for their house, the convention adjourned with
three cheers.