Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-18
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Whig National Convention!

ihuhSDAi--EVENINa SESSION.
The Convention was called to order at o'clock.
The President stated the question before the
body to be on the substitute offered by Mr.. Ewing
for the second resolution of Mr. Duncan.
Mr. Ewing's substitute is as follows:
Resotved, That the committee shall consist o.
one delegate from each State, selected by the
delegates Of said State
Mr.. Jessup moved to amend this as follows
" That each member of said Committee on
Resolutions shall be entitled to vote so many votes
as the state he represents is entitled to in the
Electoral College"
This was in substance the same amendment
which had been adopted as an amendment to Mr..
Duncans resolution.
point of order having been raised, the Chair
decided the amendment of Mr.. Jessup out OF
order.
Mr.. Vinton, of Ohio, appealed from the deci
sion.
MI. LOOMS, of Pennsylvania, argued against
the decision Of the Chair After much confusion,
the amendment was again read, and the Chair
reversed his decision, deciding the amendment to
be in order.
L
words the object of my proposition. think the
interests of the great Wing party of the whole
Union are involved in this subject. No one who
knows US can be disposed to doubt the attach
ment OF Pennsylvania to the constitution and the
compromises of the constitution, and to all proper
constitution. Pennsylvania will never hesitate
in giving her cordial and earnest support to all
constitutional laws. Applause
Pennsylvania has been misrepresented, and be-
cause she has been nlisrepresented her position
has been misunderstood Other States-New
York and Ohio--had been misrepresented, and
the character of their delegates was misundcr-
stood. desire, in the organization Of this Com
mittee on Resolutions, to avoid having offered to
us resolutions of an extreme character such as
may be unpleasant to any portion of the dele
gates to this Convention ! desire, if we are to
represent the great conservative character of the
Convention, and present to us resolutions of a
conservative nature, upon which we could all
agree This committee thus organized. with
each State fully and fairly represented, will meet
in harmony, i'll union, and in desire to further
the interests of the whole Wing party. Gentle
men surely misunderstood the character of the
Pennsylvania delegation, if they suppose we have
any other object. The Wings of the middle por.
ton of the Union-of the States of New York,
Ohio, and Pennsylvania-are as sound upon every
question as our Southern brethren can desire
[Great applause.
Mr.. Robert Stanard, Of Virginia, considered
this among the most important questions which
could be brought before the Convention He
was happy to hear of the conservative characte,
of the middle States as alluded to by the gentle
man from Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Dawson, of Georgia, said, in the course of
his remarks: hope all will speak without ex-
element and with deliberation. | agree with
my friend from Virginia that the attempt is made
to convert this country into the widest sort of
democracy-the democracy of numbers. For
the first time the large States presume to control
the sovereignty of the States. The principle
contended for will uproot your constitution, and
the sovereign character of the States will BIZ
Frustrated to numbers. Applause. The little
State Of Rhode Island is entitled to the same
power, in virtue of her sovereignty, as either of
the great States of New York, Pennsylvania, or
Ohio; and yet the conservative party of the coun-
try are asked that numbers shall be given, and
not the sovereignty of the States. know the
subject has not been properly considered by the
Wing party.
l desire no discussion, but seek to impress
upon the Wings an adherence to principle, and to
pursue the old practises marked out from the day
you called this Convention.
A New York delegate here asked whether the
States represented in their senatorial as we'll
as representative capacity
Mr.. Dawson: Certainly.
The delegate continued and said Well, we
have our two senatorial delegates against your
two.
Mr.. Dawson am delegate at large from
the State Of Georgia l acknowledge the greatness
Of New York, but her political rights under the
constitution are not greater than the rights of
Georgia.
Mr., Ashmun said We arc all prematurely
getting excited on what, l think, is rather an
lmmaterial question
Let this Convention be organized, and then
proceed to the despatch Of business and now
propose that the Convention, with view of Civ
ing the Committee on Credentials further time
adjourn until tomorrow morning ut 10 o'clock :"
This was agreed to by reclamation, and m I'D
journment was announced, while delegate was
crying Justify for vote by States
Rabid Partisans.
The nomination of General Pierce, like that Of
Mr. Polk, has been very surprising to many of
the Democratic party but their total disregard
Of their former preferences Of men and convic.
tons of principle has been still more surprising