Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-01

Pennsylvania; John Strohm.
Delaware; Hon. Caleb S. Sayton.
Maryland; Francis P. Phelps.
Virginia; VIM. l.. Goggin.
North Carolina; Austin II. Sheppard.
South Carolina; William Whaey.
Georgia; Seaton Grantlond.
Alabama; Thomas ]. Trow.
Mississippi; Joseph B. Cobb.
Louisiana; ]. c. Van Winkle.
Ohio; Samuel Vinton.
Kentucky; John S. Williams.
Tennessee; w. II. Sneld.
Indiana; Milton Stapp.
Illinois; Benz. S. Edwards.
Missouri; Hon. John G. Miller.
Arkansas; VIM. H. Gaines.
Michigan; Jones M. Edwards.
Florida; Gen. Joseph M. Hernandez.
Texas; ]. U. N. Murray.
Iowa; Archibald Mckinney.
Wisconsin; Jonathan E. Arnold.
California; Richard w. Heath.
SECRETARIES:
Louisiana; r. A. Upton.
North Carolina; James W. Bryan.
Iowa; S. M. Ballard.
California; w. Frank Stewart.
Indiana; Schuyler Colfax.
Pennsylvania; John G. Kunkle. sa .
Virginia; w. c. Worthington. "a
Connecticut; N. S. Perkins. as9,-,I
Illinois; George w. Meeker. -
Washington; VIM. Thompson.
Kentucky; George =" Dunlap.
Vermont; Justin Morrel.
The chair requested the Hon. J. M. Clayton
and Hon. S. +. Vinton, of Ohio, TO CONDUCT the
President TO the chair These gentlemen per-
formed the duty assigned them, and the Hon. ].
!G Chapman, or taking the chair, aas greeted
with loud applause and cheers. He addressed
the convention as follows:
GEN. cHAPMAN's SPEECH.
Gentlemen Of the Wing National Convention
i tender you my most profound acknowledge
ments for the honor which you haEe conferred
upon me in calling me TO preside over the de-
alterations of this most dignilied, august and
patriotic body.
Gentlemen, we meet here as wings; we meet
here as brothers. Applause. We meet here
with one common obiect-with but one purpose
10 achieve-and l could but wish, gentlemen,
that you had conferred on some other member
OF this ass emily, the duties and responsibilities
of presiding over the deliberations of this body.
! feel gentlemen, that these duties would have
beer more ably and efficiently discharged by
the distinguished and able gentleman who has
been the temporary chairman; gentleman whom
| have, for many years recognized as being a.
moug the most distinguished patriots of this ma
tion-a gentleman whom am proud TO call my
personal friend and political brother. Zap
Iplause.
Gentlemen, l feel that / have but little
parliamentary experience, and that | bring &c
the discharge Of the duties of the position but
few of the qualifications which the presiding
officer of such an assembly should possess.
However, gentlemen, bring the disposition
ito discharge my duty with single eye to the
preservation OF the rights and interests of this
broad nation; with single eye to protect tho
honor, interests and happiness Of this people
living under constitution of which we proudly
boast--adopted by those men who periled thei
lives and shed their blood to establish the happ,
government under which we live. bring thi
disposition to the chair, and mean TO discharg
my duty without fear or favor.
Gentlemen, we meet here as brothers.
know no sectional feeling. l know no SOut
! or North, East or West. Applause.
know but the country, the interests and happi
ness as identified with the great whig party G
} the country. believe that, on the maintain
ance of whig principles, depends the honor an
happiness Of the people at home, and our ind
!. pendence and elevated character abroad, an
Throughout the world.
l We meet here as brothers from the Nortl
East, South and West Let kindness, harmon
and peace characterize our proceedings as the
should the wing party, the great eonscrvatiN
/, party Of the country.
e do pray, and invoke you, as the conserv
e tive party of the country, TO meet and uni
Il here in our deliberations, entertaining the san
5, feelings as do'-those feehngs Of harmony al
r kindness which think have heretofore chara
e terized the action of the whig party. invol
a you, gentlemen, TO lock to the great interes
a involved in the election, and connected with d
-e success of the candidate whom you may pr
IS sent for the suffrage of the wings of the Unio
" III invoke YOU 10 meet here in that spirit, a
al discharge our duties as become wings and bret
d ren, having but one common purpose TO su
'e serve.
er Gentlemen, we may differ as TO men, but ,
as do not differ as tosprinciples. Our purpose
ID to carry out the principles Of the2 whig part
r and those principles which, when administer
le under whig rule, have SO materially coutribut
in to place this country in the proud position viii
it now occupies among the nS,ions OF the ear
n We have no personal preferences TO subscr'
10 II myself know no man or men in the dlschaI
nc of duy. ! look singly and solely 10 the W
IA fare OF the country and the prosperity and HI
on piness OF the people who live under the hay
le- form Of government which has been ordaiI
ire for us by men who were at least as wise
he pplitie as we are. Srs, with the Union