Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-06-24
[PROPRIETORS.

VI Young IN inc Convention.
. Alter some de ,ate by General Clarke. of
Mississippi. and Mr.. Watts. Of Ohio. The Chair-
man Of the commil.ec on Credentials, askcd.a,d
obtained leave TO sit during the sessions Of the
Convention i" y"
Mr.. Bolts, of Virginia. offered a substitute 10
the original resolciion and amendments in rc-
laiion TO the manner Of voting in this Convrn-
ton. the. substance Of which was, that the rules
Of the House of Representatives Of the U. S.
be adopted, and that in taking the vote in this
Convention. each State shall have the same
number Of votes as they are entitled to IN the
Electoral Colleges; viii. substitute was adopt
ed by large majority. |
VI Mr.. Duncan. OF Louisiana, moved the fnt |
loving: ..a5
Resolved, That committee, TO consist oi |
one member from each State il the Union |
presented in this Conven,iou, be appointed, |
whose duty il shall he to draft a series Of reso.
lutions. expressive of the sentisnrpts of The
Wings Of the Union on the great doctrines
cherished by them--or otherwise platform
Of principles 10 be maintained by the Wings i,
Resolved That the members of saidccm
mittee be selected by the delegates from each
State each State represented appointing it,
Wv" Weuipcr' aPu INC couliuii'ee 70 appoint
own chairman.
Resolved. That this Convention wilhot pro-
coed to ballot for or otherwise nominate car-
didate for President or Vice President. until
said committee shalt have reported and this
Convention shall have taken final action aon
said report.
Mr.. Van Trump, OF Ohio. opposed the a.
dortion of these resolutions at this confnsed d
| II r
and until the committee on credentials have re-
ported; and moved that the resolutions lie laid
| on the table. ..tf+
| Mr.. Duncan replied to the remarks of the
gentleman from Ohio, and suggested that the
resolutions offered by him tMr. d. might be
adopted. but the appointment OF the commit tee
might be delayed untiithe committee On Gre
denias had reported. but insisted that il was
time to know what We're the views Of this
Convention on this subject. He did not be
lieve thar there would lie any difficulty il u
greeng on this platform. but insisted on such
resolutions prior to nomination
Mr.. Ashmun. Of Massachusetts,. sugges ted
that it was better that the Convention now ad
ourn until the Committee on Credentials is
prepared to report
After an irregular debate, division was sk
ed on the resolutions Of Mr.. Duncan, in order
that the question might first be taken on the
solution TO appoint committee on the plat
form. a 1nE a.fsi tnTr
Mr.. Goodwin. Of California, opposed any
action at this time, and moved to adjourn till
o'clock, which motion was lost.
A motion that the previous question be now
put on the first resolution Of Mr.. Duncan was
sustained. and the vote demanded by States
on said resolution. viz-that committee oi
| one from each State be now appointed to pre-
, pare the plaliorm-which was adopted Ivy the
following vote: " miH..'
Ayes-New Hampshire, s. Vermont. $
Massachusetts, Is; Rhode Island. A. Connecti
cut. 6; Peunsy lvanie. 81; Delaware, 81 Mary
land, s; V.-ginia, l5 North Carolina, 10: Soutl
Carolina, s; Georgia. TO- Alabama, 9; Missis
si.,,i, Z; Louisiana. 6; Kentucky, 12 Tenncs
{ l,,ee. 10; Illinois, /; Missouri. 3; Arkansas,
IS Florida g. Texas, 4; Iowa. 4; Florida. 4-lss
!. Nors-Maine 8; New York, IS; New Je'
d sew. I: Ohio %; Indiana, ID; Michigan,
l. Wisconsin,, 5-97.
n After the -ore was declared, several men
4. hers from Ohio and New York asked leave
:. recor,I their individual votes in favor Of Il
. resou lion, ..f.a5..5s
y '' moved 70 reconsider the yot, il
v 'e"' ,:I a"o also that his motion 10 reconsider
msor;.u ] ~. s'e table, which was adopted by ar
e ment ,o ,I,a hs'aP' o. rennsylvana, as an anen,
s the Com, -econd resolution, moved ,b,,
2 when -''ttee on the Platform, the mcmEa,
r IN committee. shall vote The rrn,I'o.
' ,,f9s o each State Is entitled 10 in Tho FL,
. co"ege, on such questions as NAV -. ~ q
lore the committee. 'o''e DC
e ""n," ~ motion the vote was demanded \,
$ ,l..;Ia, rrev,ous to taking the vote, the Cha;
su I.J , 'hat the vote of a state might be d;v;
, a"o requested the chairman Of eacb d..la
r sa'o"' %neh ihe State was called IN annonn.,
sGn~",: :'er OF votes. IN each delegation in N,
ailrmalive or negative. ~ '''
IRE motion Of Gen. Jessup was adon,eJ T.,
,ne % following vote: affirmative $50. meat ~
Iao-'n several districts, in one or t,xo nf IL.
states, the delegations were equally diva, "A
suon districts consequently had no vote
Alter the vote was announced ,ba,a .
some conversation in relation to the riyb, of ,ba
contestants from New York TO vo,e ,,i !,
,shnaily passed over without anv ac,;on
The pnrport Of the second resolution as -,
| amended, Is that the committee on the nla,c, -,
oe appointed by The several delegations tba,
'hey appoint their own chairman, and bn,,
each member cast in committee the nunie, of
me electoral votes OF bis State.
Mr.. Ewing, of Kentucky, offered a suhs,;.
tute as follows:
Resolved: That the Committee shall con.
sist OF one delegate from each State, to be- s...
iected ~ the delegation of each State.
~ AFTER some remarks by Mr.. Ewing. Mr.
dickinson, of New YorL .sI = %
tuie. ' 'u" S"-
Alter which, morton was made to adic,r,
nn'il 3 o'clock this afternoon, on v bich mo, inn
the vote by States was demanded. and ,he .,,n.
ton adopted. ~ '"o
=, Evening SESSION, June 17,i6 O'Clock, p. M
Inc Contention was called 10 order q =,
CLOCK; when the journal Of the moruino xysx
read 'o'i'"S was
he President stated the question before the
oooy 70 be on the substitute offered by Mr.
Ewing for the second resolution of Mr. Is M
'an, as gwen in the former PROCEEDINGS and
= hich resolutions had been amended Iv NJ
Iessup. y ~'ir.
mr. Ewlngs substitute is as folIows 4
: 11esctsed, That the Committee shall con. il,
= one delegate from each State. seIec,eJ -,
ne delegates Of said State. y
:. Mr. Jessup moved to amend this a. eollo, n
nat each member of said Conmit,ee on r.
,ua'ons sf'e" be entitled to vote 50 MANY votes
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