Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-06-24
EreRiag Session.

Erening Session.
AT minutes TO 6 OF lock'rhe Cenyen.
ton was again called 20 order. f"'j .
Mr., Watts of Virginia faid the com
mittee 'on credenlialssi had made some
,'rogress in their deliberations, but were
NOT yetready to report. = -
: Mr john NJ Clayton said, we we've
authorized by the Convention, who. APP
pointed committee of one from. each
S.a o to nominate officers for the con
sIdera,idn of this body. 1t was assumed
BY the Convention That we had the right
10 make the 'rccomm aRda alton. We
have acted in obedience 10 what we un-
derstood to be the order, and have dis.
charged the duty incumbent upon us
We have met and deliberated We diff
fered in opinion, but We differed like !
men engaged in common cause. There
was no bitterness Of feeling fair vote
was taken; certain gentlemen were NOM
mated by the majority Of the committee,
and then. as usual in such cases, the rec
ommcEdation was agreed to- as unani>
nous. l do not consider the mere
question. as to Who sto be The presiding
officer Of this Convention as of as much
Importance as others do. We have
agreed. upon ahigh' minded and honora-
ble-geptletaan. differing with ME, per.
haps, as to who shall be the nominee 'of
the Wing party, yet / have unlimited
confidence in him as a;presid;ng officer
There is weight in the suggestion OF the
gentleman from Tennessee. Mr.. Jones,
that is 10 say, the question Of organiza-
| ton should come up after the credentials
| shall have been examined, but this is no
reason why the report Of organization
should not now be made. Gentlemen
may move to layit on the table, and
there il should lie until it is asceltained
who are the members Of the Convention.
After that it can be taken up, and we
can proceed toaetion ;Sat afl evehts-l
shall now proceed 10 discharge the du-
ties incumbent upon me, and make the
report by the unanimous order Of the
committee. The report was then read
as follows: "a
PRESIDENT.
Hon. JOHN g. CHAPMAN of Md.
-ae' " $ VICE PRESIDENTS. so
Maine, Nathan D Appleton 4
New Hampshire, George w Nesnnith.
Vermont. Carlos Coolidge. :. :, u :.
Massachusetts. Seth Sprague. .
Rhode Island, RubertfB Cranston.
Connecticut, Samuel p Hubbard.
New York, Edward r Cowlcs. ."
New Jersey. sJames Stewart. =,
Penns3 lvania. John ,Sthrcsn. s5s
Delaware, Caleb 8 LaytoIr' sos
Maryland, Francis p Phelps.
4 Virginia. William L Goggin.
North Carolina, Augu.tss, H Shepherd.
South Carolina, William Whaley. .e
Georgia, Seaton 0ran,land. - o.
Alabama, Thomas Trow.
Mississippi, Joseph B Cobb.
Louisiana, ] c Van Wrinkle.
Ohio, Samuel + Vinton. Ha rs
Kentucky, John 8 williams.
Tennessee, w H Sneed.
Indiana, Milton Stapp.
Illinois, Benjamin s Ed waids. :A
Missenri, John g Miller. -
T Arkansas. VIM HI Gaines.
Michigan, James nj Edwards. "
Florida, Joseph M Hernandez.
Mexas, J. W N Murray. ~ 'ss
n Iowa, Archibald Mckinney.
e Wisconsin. Jonathan E Arnold.
d California, Richard w Heath.
\
81 sEcRRTARIEs. ta
: X A Upton. Louisiana.
9 James NJ Bryan, North Carolina,
. s M Ballard, Iowa. vs. 9
w Frank Stewart. California.
n Schuy,,er Colfax, Indiana. y
" John C Kunkle. Pennsylvania.
Q W C Worthington, Virginia.
I w S Perkins. Connecticut. s
n George wv Meexer. Illinois.
i william Thompson. Michigan.
% George w,'Dunlap. Kentucky.
II Justin Morrell. Vermont. = ..Fa
George P Fisher Delaware.
/. Mr. CABALL-I move this Conven
\. ton now proceed to vote on that subiec
In the same manner! as it did on ID
choice OF temporary chairman, Zap
q plause. and cries Of agreed" wit
=. much confusion n saa8's
Is Mr. Spear Of North Carolina hope
3. the Convention would vote by states.-
Y He Represented, in part. one Of III
7. Southern States. North Carolina ha
n many delegates here, but she does nc
aI ask for flrty votes, when che is onl
. entitled to 10. ~ '@ =.