Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-06-23
WING NATIONAL CONVENTION.
First DAY-WEDNEsDAY.

winch hour every State was FULLY represented.
Hon. GEORGE EVANS, of Maine, was called to
the Chair temporarily, and P. A. UPToN, of La,
and JAMES w. BRYAN, of N. Carolina, were APP
pointed Secretaries.
A motion was made and carried to appoint
committee to consist of one from each delegation
to select officers for the permanent organization
of the Convention. The committee was then ap
pointed, and Immediately retired for consultation.
Another was also appointed-one from each
State-to receive and examine the credentials of
members and report the names of those entitled to
seats.
The Convention then adjourned to meet at six
Evening Session.
AT O'Clock the President pro tenn, called the
Convention to order.
The chairman of the committee on credentials
arose and stated that they were not ready to re-
port, and moved an adjournment until tomorrow
at 10 o'clock. This motion was rejected.
Mr. WEIGH, of Ohio, offered resolution pro-
viding that the rules of the House of Representa-
tyes, so far as they were applicable, be adopted
as the rules for the government of this Convention;
that the ma iority of the delegation from any State
could call for vote by States; and that each
State be entitled to many votes on any question
as it had votes in the electoral college.
Mr. Tyler, of Mass, hoped the Convention
would take no action on the resolution until the
committee on apermanent organization should re-
port.
ne chairman Vi luc COHllIlllcS Sdiu lldu
come to a unanimous decision, and were ready to
report. After considerable debate as to who had
right to vote before that question was decided by
the committee on credentials, general consent was
given that the report be read. The following are
the officers reported
President-JoHN G. CHAPMAN, of Maryland.
Vice Presidents-N. D. Appleton, Maine G..
w. Nesbitt, N. H.; R. S. Coolidge, Vt; Seth
Sprague, Mass; r. D. Cranston, R. L., Samuel
d. Hubbard, Conn.,; Edward P. Cowles, N. York;
James Stewart, N. Jersey; John Strohm, Penn;
Caleb S. Layton, DEL; Francis P. Phelps, Md;
VIM L. Goggin, Va; Augustine II. Sheppard
N. Carolina; William Whaley, S. Carolina; Sea-
Joseph B. Cobb, Miss; J. c. Van Wrinkle, La.
Samuel Vinton, Ohio John S. Williams, Ky.
w. H. Sneld, Tenn; Milton Stapp, Ind; BENZ.
S. Edwards H.; John G. Miller, Mo-; William
H. Gaines, Ark; Jones NJ. Edwards, Mich; ].
NJ Hernandez, Florida; J. U. N. Murray, Texas;
Archibald Mckinney, Iowa; Jonathan E. Arnold,
wisconsin,; Richard w. Heath, California
Secretaries-R. A. Upton, La; Jas. w. Bryan,
N. Carolina; S. NJ Ballard, Iowa; w. Frank
Stewart, California; Schuyler Colfax, Ind; John
c. Kunkle, Penn; w. c. Worthington, Va; N.
S. Perkins, Conn.,; George w. Meeker, ILL.,; VIM.
Thompson, Washington; George w. Dunlap, Ky;
Justin Morrel, Vermont.
The report was then adopted.
The President elect, Hon. JOHN G. CHAPMAN,
on being conducted to the Chair, said -
Gentleman of the Wing National Convention
| tender you my most profound acknowledgements
for the honor which you have conferred upon me
in calling me to preside over the deliberations of
this most dgnified, august and patriotic body
Gentlemen, we meet here as Wings. We meet
here brothers. (Applause.2 We meet here
with one common object-with but one purpose
to achieve, and I could but wish, gentlemen, that
you had conferred on some other member of this
assembly the duties and responsibilities of presid
i1v ssa eelas s by s
ed and able gentleman who has been the tempo
rary chairman, a gentleman whom have for many
years recognised as being among the most distin-
guished patriots of this nation-a gentleman who
| am proud to call my personal friend and political
brother. (Applause.)
Gentlemen, l feel that possess but little parlia-
mentary experience, and that bring to the dis
charge of the duties of the position but few of the
qualifications which a presiding officer of such an
assembly as this should possess.
However, gentlemen, bring the disposition to
discharge my duty with single eye to the preser-
walton of all the rights and interests of this broad
nation; with single eye to protectthe honor inter-
ests and happiness of this people, living under a
Constitution of which we proudly boast-adopted
by those men who pered their lives and shed their
blood to establish the happy government under
which we live.
bring this disposition to the Chair, and mean
to discharge my duty without fear or favor.
no sectional feeling. know South or North,
East or West. (APplause) know but the coun
try, its interests and happiness, as identified with
the great Wing party of the country. l believe
that the maintenance of Wing principles, de-
pend the honor and happiness of the people at
home, and our independence and elevated charac-
ter abroad, and throug hout the world.
We meet here as brothers from the North, East,
South and West. Let kindness, harmony and
peace characterize our proceedings as they should
the Wing party-the great conservative party of
the country.
l do pray, and invoke you as the Conservative
party of the country, to meet and unite here in
deliberations, entertaining the same feelings
as do-those feelings of harmony and kindness |
which think have heretofore Characterized the
action of the Wing party. / invoke you, gentle
men. to look to the great interests involved in the
election, and connected with the success of the
candidates whom you may present for the suffrage
of the Wings of the Union. ] invoke YOU to meet
here in that spirit and discharge our duties as be-
come Wings and brethren having but one common
purpose to subserve.
Gentlemen, we may differ as to men, but we
do not differ as to principles. Our purpose is to
carry out the principles which, when administered
under Wing rule, have SO materially contributed
to place this country in the proud position which
it now holds among the nations of the earth. We
have no personal preferences to subserve my
self know no man or men in the discharge of duty
look singly and solely to the welfare of the
try and the prosperity and happiness of the peo-
pie who live under the happy form of government
which has been ordained for us by men who were
at least as wise and polite are Sirs, with
the Union and the Constitution, and with the policy
which is known to be identified with the whole
Wing party, have doubts about the success
of the nominee whom we may present to the party
throughout the Union. (Applause.) If we agree
we should and come together in spirit of har-
mony, determined to sustain those principles,
have no doubt our candidates will be elected al
most by reclamation. (Applause.)
If we have any sectional feelings, let us bury
them and like patriots look to the interests of the
entire country, from the st. Lawrence to he Gulf
&c Mav;co nd from the Atlantic tn tho Pacific