Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-02-06
Gri.wold Payne. Gidding,. Blank, 4,

Affer the 9Th ballot, many OF the men,
bers, knowing that further balloting
would be useless, asked for an adjourn
ment, but Payne's friends resisted the
motion on the ground that they were not
willing to adjourn without leaving their
candidate with a full vote. The yeas
and nays were called on the motion to
adjourn, and stood yeas A, nays 81
The 10Th ballot was then taken, and
Mr.. PAYNE was not as near as he had
been. yet his friends resisted an adjourn
ment. Randall told them that it was
plain to be seen that no one could be
elected by balloting furiher-that il
would require an arrangement which
could not be effected there, and members
might as we'll cease their efforts. The
Convention then adjourned sine diej
and to come together again will require
the passage Of a new resolution,
ii will be observed that the Wing can
didate, Mr.. Griswold, did not at any
time, except on the 7th ballot, receive
the full Whig vote. Although his NOM
ination is not entirely satisfactory to all
the Wing members, vet he would have
received every vote if there had been a
prospect. however remote, Of his elec-
ton. That prospect not existing, MEM
bers felt at liberty to cast their ballot
promiscuously, though not with any in
iention, feel assured, Of their expires
sing the least disapprobation of that
gentleman, who is ACKNOWLEDGED, on all
hands. as irst-rate Wing.
In scanning the crowd within the bar,
my eyes fell upon Mr.. Payne, seated
between Mr.. Burns and Mr.. DeDing, a
couple of Mr.. Bartley's friends. Is
not the presumption fair one that he
was acting as 'sentinel on the watch
tower" &C., particularly as it was un
derstood by the outsiders that he was
paired off with Mr.. Conyers, and hence
his presence was not required or neces-
sary. / am not sure but his presence
would permit further and more gener.
al presumption, that he conceived it
highly probable that unless he remained
his party friends might many Of them
prove recreant to the tiD-pan behest.
There is no guessing when another
effort will be made to elect Senator.
Members may be willing to try their
hands, next time, at the manufacture of
State officers, which will give wider
field on lodging. ...s %
There appears 10 be no such thing as
harmonizing your Hamilton county DEL
egation. Upon about every other local
question which arises, they have gen.
eraI bout. Yesterday afternoon the bill
to incorporate the Cincinnati Western
Railroad Company was taken up, and
upon the motion to reconsider vote by
which the House refused to strike out
that portion of the bill which authorizes
the city to make loan to the Company,
MIR. Zinn spoke for two hours against
the loan, and against the company by
implication. He had been charged
with interested motives, and this led
him to review the whole railroad ques-
ton, as connected with the city, during
which he declared his opposition to the
loan to the Ohio and Mississippi road.
Mr.. Tiff replied to him, and charged
him with falsehOod-asseried that his
opposition to the Cincinnati Western
road arose from the fact that he (Zinn)
owned property on another route, and
declared that his course was neither
honorable nor gentlemanly. After this
quarrel had continued for near three
hours. the vote was reconsidered. and
the bill and Amendments offered by Mr..
linn. which proposes to strike out the
Ioan,l was referred to the Railroad
Committee. Yours, &C., lr.-