The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-18
Proceedings Of the Wing National G0nyen.
tiOD,

We published yesterday Geographic report
of this Convention. The following is taken
| from the Baltimore Sum- which is more com.
| plete report of its proceedings.
| Mr. Evans took the chair and delivered the
| following address,
Gentlemen-l beg leave to return my grateful
and respectful Acknowledgements to this Con
vention for the honor which have just received
at your hands in being called to preside for q
brief space over your proceedings.
| am little experienced in the business of the
chair, and shall have great occasion to rely upon
your forbearance and Indulgence.
Allow me to express the hope that the spirit
of order and decorum, harmony, cancellation and
union may prevail, applause and cries of good !!
1Aod y so that when we shall have completed
our labors and adjourned, we shall present an
unbrokcn front and rear, sig al standard around
which all Wings can rally, with hope of sue.
cess in the pending contest. [Appanse.
In returning my thanks, accept the station.
Gentlemen, the first business to be performed is
the appointment of a temporary secretary.
Mr.. Upton, of Louisiana, WAS then appointed
secretary, and James w. Bryan, of North Caro-
lima, assistant secretary.
Mr.. Brodhead, of Mississippi, offered reso.
luton that committee Of one from each dele
CATION be appointed to present permanent officers
for this Conventions; which was amended, on
motion of Mr.. Coombs, by adding: and that
each delegation select the member to be APP
pointed"
Before the question was taken, Mr. SEWER of
Louisiana said
de ire TO enter my protest against all action
which has taken place in this hail. The hour
for the meeting of this Convention was desig
mated by the Wing representatives in Congress,
whose duty it was made to fix the hour and place
But that hour has not arrived. Applause
| came here as a representative from Loui-
siana, before the hour of r. as fixed by the time
of the observatory of the city of Washington,
and | find this meeting forestaled in its organi
cation, when only portion Of the Wing dele
cations from three different States are present
in this hall. Applause. believe | am the
only representative of Louisiana present, and
several other Southern States are not repre-
sened; therefore | beg of the Wings of the
differ States to desist from any further action
at present, if they desire unity and harmony and
the success of the Wing party in the National
Convention.
The hour of IL, | repeat has not yet arrived
By the time it shall have arrived, by the true
time as regulated by the observatory of Wash
ington, the delegates will all be in their seats,
and then we can select temporary chairman
and other officers by the voice of all the dele
gates
implore gentlemen not pursue this course
for the wing of the firehrand of discord will
result in the destruction and defeat of the
Wing party beyond the hope of redemption
Applause.
| repeat, hope no further action will take
place until the hour of IL shall have arrived, fer
the reasons stated. AS to the election of the
present chairman have no objection. know
him, for he is as true Wing as can be found,
but ask for the unity of our action that you
will not throw the irebrand of dscord in our
midst, which will result in the total destruction
of the high and patriotic objects we have in
view A How many are not repre-.
scented gu All the Louisiana delegation will be
here when the hour of II o'clock arrives.
Notwithstanding this appeal of Mr.. Sewer,
the resolution for a committee to report per.
manent officers was then agreed TO.
At 3 minutes to o'clock the Convention was
called to order Mr. Watts, of Virginia, said
the committee on credentials had made some
progress in their deliberations but were not yet
ready to report.
Mr. Way, of Ohio, said the Convention had
better adjourn all further action Gill that com
mittee had made port He, moved the Con-
vention adjourn till tomorrow.
Mr.. Watts-"I will say there is no knowing
when the committee will get through-pehaps
not for two days. To morrow we will report
upon all cases where there is no contest
Wr. Way said it was impossible to know at
present who were entitled to vote, until we know
who are members of the Convention.
Mr.. WEIGH, of Ohio, asked the gentleman to