The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-27
TIE WING CONVENTION N Pennsylvania.
THE NOMINATION OF MAJOR GEN. SCOTT.
THE SPIRIT OF THE MEETING.
B Y NJ A I L.
Our Lancaster Correspondence.

LANCASTER, Pa, Juno "a, 1851.
Ihe Wing State Conpention-7he Resolstions--Ih
Dictate on the FMgitive Slave La,o-1He Nomina
t,Ons-1he Unities and Divisions of the Party-
The Prospect, &c.
The Wing State Convention, for the nomination
ofcandidates for Governor, Canal Commissioner
and hve Judges for the Supreme Court, assembled
mere to-day. All the counties were represented &C
cording totheir strength in the Legislature of the
state, with the exception Of one or two absentee
delegates The Importance of the convention is moi
confined to the State. From the very generally an.
tclpatcd fact of the formal or substantial nomina.
lion Of General Scott for the Presidency, this as
sembiage hasvery naturally attracted the attention
OF the whole Union Of all parties in all the States
and from another fact anticipated, that the conyen
ton would evade the endor sement Of the Fugitive
slave law, in order to harmonic with General
Johnston and the position Of General Scott on the
slavery question the Importance of the proceedings
IN "a court House, to-day, can hardly be exagge-
rated in reference to future political results.
Passing by the temporary Organization of tho
morning, we come to the
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention re-aSsembed at 3 O'clock
The Cen mittee on Organization reported the Of
ncers fer the government Of the convention, and
the report was adopted.
Mr.. EWING, on taking the chair, delivered him
self of good wing speech on the State policy Of
Governor Johnston, extollng it very highly, an 4
condemnng the free trade policy of the national GO
vernment, as exemplifed in the tariff act of 1916 a,
The most disastrous policy to Pennsylvania stop
ping her manufactures, and filling thu streets of
her cities with British railroad iron while her iron
torges and furnaces were lying idle. This is the
act OF 10 1t drives the workmen from their
= FORCES, furnaces and foundries, and brings the
sheriff, only, abundant employment. Free trade,
with the sheriff at the back door, was not the policy
OF Pennsyivania. The chairman spoke of the i'm
nf tha rsvot tok he IL go
necessity Of putting forward such men as would
command the support and confidence of the people.
On motion of Hon. CORNELIUS DARRAGH, com
mttee Of thirty-three appointed to draft rese-
buttons for the consideration of the Convention,
from which, after the lapse of an hour or So series
OF resolutions were reported. In the interval, Mr.
Johnston was re-nomnated by reclamation, aad
committee was appointed to wait on him, aud
bring him up to the Convention.
The resolutions adopted will have been published
in the Herald. For the purpose of illuminating the
debate on the fugitive question: we give the resolu-
tions again. which relate to the compromises =
5. Resolved That the government and people OF Penn
syvania are loyal to the national constitution, ani
assert otherwise is libel upon the fair Of the cti
gems Of the commonwealth.
8. Resolved That the adjustment of the last
Congress shall be faithfully observed and respected by
the wings
7. Resolved. That an unalterable determination to
been and Is Of cardinal doctrines and that
while others have the history OF the wing party
demonstrates that in the storms of adversely
sunshine Of prosperity this guiding star Of countrys
hope has never been dimmed by its action council
g. Resolved That the opinions Of our worthy State
Executive this subject expressed in his last annual
meet the cordial approval sf this Convention
and express the views Of our constituents.
Upon their face these resoluti ons seem plausible
enough; but while the general declaration Of req
pect for the adjustment measures has met with
very earnest opposition, the endorsement Of the
views OF Governor Johnston, as expressed in his
sage Is about equal to the adoption of the frees oil
platform.
Mr. J. M. Scorr, of Philadelphia, conservative,
not satisfied with these vague avowals Of adhe-
son to the compromises He wished to see if the con.
vention were in favor Of opposed to the Fugitive
law; and, accordingly, Mr. Scott asked for the read
ing Of the eighth resolution as it appeared in the
original draft, but which was stricken out by the
committee.
The CnAlR-Will the gentleman write it out,
so that we may have il in a definite shapel
Mr. ScorT-lt is merely with view to save time
that | propose to read the resolution from the re-
port OF the committee. II is still upon the paper,
though rejected by the majority Of the committee
The resolution was copied of by the Secretary,
for the gentleman submitting it.
Mr.. Soorr then offered it, addition TO the
catalogue OF the committee, to come in as the
eighth rcsosolution, to witt
Resolved, That the provision Of the constitution
for the rendition Of fugtves held to service or la
bor, demands, and shall receive from our party, a
faithful, unequivocal, and manly support. (Cheers
and hsses mingled together Several persons, in
various quarters of the house, jumped up and
seconded the motion for the adoption Of the resolu-
ton.)
After several other motions simultaneously to lay
IL on the table,
MIR. DARRAGu suggested that 1t would expedite
business TO withdraw the resolution till the report OF
the committee was adopted.
Mr.. ScorT declined to act on the suggestion.
Mr.. OGLE-l have been out on a committee.
did not hear the resolutions reported from the
inittee that subject. | expect to swear by their
resolutions, but should like to hear them read be-
fore take the oath I; don't know what they are.
hey IN for he COZ
saing-and for the Union; and, perhaps for the
compromises. At all events, lsuppose all 60 for
the American eagle. (Laughtero
The resolutions were again read, and again Kissed
and applauded.
Mr. Bell, Of Berks called for the reading Of the
resolution proposed TO be added to the list TO wit
that relating to the Fugitive Slave law, offered by
The resolution was again read, amidst mingled
hsscs and applause.
Motion TO lay on the table.
Mr.. SCoTT rose to n question OF order. lie had
not surrendered the floor when the gentleman from
Perks OR llarper) moved to lay his resolution on
the table.
The question was debated; but at length all mo-
tions interfering with Mr.. Scott we're withdrawn,
and his right to the floor conceded by the Chair.
Mr. ScoTT then said he had a few words to sub
init upon his motion. When the committee were
mp stairs, series of resolutions we're offered Tor
der, order) He should try to preserve order. The
resolutions offered were not his nor was the rcsou-
ton stricken out. lie could therefore, urge II the
more freey upon the convention, coincuing, as II
did, with his Sentiments and il would be the more
strongly recommended If it's authors name we're
known, or could be made known under the rule
Mr. Scott read the resolution. IL a little more
explicit than the flth sixth and seventh resolu
tions IL declares our full, frank, aud manly sup
port TO the law of the land II does not assert that
this law, or any law, shall not or cannot be im
proved, but that, when we find law the sta
fute book We shall yield 10 IL not n datory obe-
dience, not a relu,tant equiyocal support, but
full, frank, and manly obedience, according to Thu
resolution. Whoever Is the author, thank him
for IL. II viii give great satisfaction to my section
Of the State but, II not adopted, we shall miss il
very much Pass il, and we shall enter heartily
into the October canvass. lie knew that this
luton would carry the whole ticket from first Il
last II II is defeated, it will be, to many good aud
true wings, source Of grief and dcatiun. |
might lead 10 dsafection, at le ,s 10 apathy, In
the whig ranks; and apathy was often moro dsas