Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-09-11
Wing state Convention, at Hampden Hall,
Springfield, Sept. 10th, 1851.

At II O'Clock The Convention, comprising delegates
from nearly every in the State, called order
by Mr. Vose of Springfield The members OF the State
Central Committee, the Chairman of the several Coun-
ty Committees, the Hon. John Davis, Wing U. S.
Senator from this State, and the Wing members of the
House of Representatives from this State were sever.
ally invited to take seats in the Convention.
On motion of Mr. Nelson, of Woburn, the Chair ap-
pointed Committee of from each County, to re-
port plan of organization and nominate list of Of
cers for the Convention. The committee retired and
shortly returned with report recommending the APP
pointment of the following officers Hon. b. F.
Thomas, Of Worcester, President. Wee Presineats,
District No. l, James Reed; No. 2, Jos. E. Sprague
No. 3, E. J. NJ. Hale; No. A, Samuel Chandler; No.
5, ]. w. Lincoln; No. 6, Noah Wells; No. Z, E. F.
Bradley; No. s, E. Whitman; No. 8, G. NJ. Allen;
No. 10, A. H. Rowland. Secretaries, ]. c. Pratt, C.
W. Emerson, S. B. Carroly.
The report unanimously adopted, and Judge
Hopkinson and MIR. Sange, of Dover, were appointed
to conduct the President elect, to the Chair.
The Divine blessing then asked by Rev. Mr..
Ovat, of Chicopee, in prayer, in which religion and
hunkerism very nicely blended.
Judge Thomas then briefly addressed the Conven-
ton blending in his speech the graces of eocuton with
the flowers of rhetoric. After thanking the Convention
for the honor conferred upon him. and apoogzing for
his inexperence, he said that the Convention had come
together willing forget all minor differences and per-
sonal preudces, mindful that in union there is power
to the Commonwealth while she is worth savine
before the hand of the spoer has taken from her, her
beauty, and her strength, while she still feels the glow
OF those Wing principles which, in all time, have been
the marrow of her bones and the life of her blood "I
is ours said he, ''to the Commonwealth if we
will, and will it, let the recording angel write
now, massachusetts redeemed' alt is true she can
never stand as she stood before the dark night of the
coalition, but dspel the brooding darkness Of
the present. and help 10 usher in another Wing morn
ing. We want no new platform, will be content to
stand upon the old one where fathers stood-LOy-
atty to the Union not the cold and formal assent Of the
understanding only, but the and embracing SYM
pathes of the heart. Considering all triumphs dearly
purchased at the expense Of loyalty to the Constitution,
readiness to perform the whole contract without euu-
vocation evasion
On motion of Mr.. Seaver Of Boston, committee Of
seven appointed by the chair, collect sort, and
count the votes for candidate for Governor at the en-
suing election, and the ballotng proceeded.
On motion, committee Of seven was appointed to
collect: sort, and count the votes for candidate for
Lieut.. Governor.
On motion of Ezra Lincoln Jr, of Worcester, voted,
that committee of one from each Congressional Dis.
trct, should be appointed by the chair, to prepare an
address and resolutions expressive of the views of this
"A tho ell
appointed that committee: