Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-26

| Mr.. RuMoSD Of New York, who, after few premi-
remarks said that 1t for the Convention to say
whether the resolution of the gentleman from Georgia
SHOULD peas not To say that he Indifferent to IL
would bso belle his feelings But he would say that he
cared mere to put himself right than for any action of
this body [Appause All he asked was what the great
Athenian asked, Strike, but hear me-"
Mr. II. then narrated the circumstances by which he
came here as delegate, and proceeded thus:
The gentleman from Georgia has laid me under q
sense of obligation by reading the whole article in
the Daily Times" ON the strength of which 1t is pro-
posed to expe from this Convention. pay him my
gratitude inasmuch Southern gentlemen upon this
floor stopped short of that act of justice Saturday
This matter first brought to the notice Of this Con-
vention through the fundamentally person not mem
Der Of it. to whom the despatch was addressed. re-
fer to j. Watson Webb who brought it the notice Of
the Convention, partly for political purposes and partly
for the indulgence Of personal spite against me- founded
in malicious motives, as dare any upon this floor
to disavow.
Some discussion and explanation ensued as to how the
despatch came before the Convention when
Mr. AsHxUs, of Massachusetts, begged leave to state
that he, perhaps, the first commitment of this in
formation to any member Of this body He saw the tes
graphic despatch Mr. Webbs hands, and he thought it
extraordinary that he deemed right that it should
be shown to the gentlemen ncupated He therefore re-
quested Mr. Webb to permit him to show it to Mr. Daw-
son. OF Georgia, because he Of the Committee
Resolutions who took leading part in the committee.
This having been assented to- he mr. Az placed in the
hands Of Mr. Dawson who being afflicted with hoarse-
ness, turned it to Mr. Duncan by whom it was pre-
sented to the Convention.
Mr. RAYMOND repeated the charge Of personal malig-
nifty on the part OF Mr. Webb in causing the despatch to-
be presented to the Convention The despatch he said
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would be remembered that the platform was adopted on
Friday afternoon The only point in the depatch which
alleged to involve the charge of corruption of which
gentlemen very properly senstive) this: To-
morrow II believed that Kentucky, Tennessee Virginia.
and one two other States will give Scott the nomina
ton the third fourth ballot The Northern Wings
gave way on the platform with this understanding"
Now, the construction put upon the word understand
ing" was bargain, corruption. The gentleman from
Georgia had drawn from that word the inference that it
asserted that bargain had been made between the dele
gates from these Southern States and Northern Wings
Now with reference to this he would say that he dis
claimed disavowed, repudated, and repealed, in the
strongest language which could possibly be used all in
tenton or thought of making any such. charge. Zap
plause Furthermore, the words which preceded this
showed clearly that he intended no such thing
Mr. r. made further remarks which want Of
time prevents us from sketching
Mr. ZoLLcKoFFER of Tennessee in behalf Of that State
understood to deny that Tennessee had any part in
the understanding alluded in the article of the Times
Mr. WILLIAMS, Of Kentucky, was satisfied that no i'm
picaton could rest upon his proud State 1t needed
vindcaton 1t proudly STOOD her great chief
above suspicion. [Great applause Several bouquets
were thrown from the galleries at the speaker.
The resolution was finally laid on the table.
The Convention then proceeded to the forty seventh
ballot for nomination for President, with the following
result