Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-05
PRESIDENT:
JOHN w. DAVIS, of Indiana.

JOTN ". DAVl OF lnulana.
VICE PRES DENTs:
John Irwin, of Indiana, John B. hewitt, Mississippi
Samuel z. Roane, Alabama, B. A. James, Missouri,
Henry a. Lyons California, Sam Tilton N. Hampshire
Jas. T. Pratt, Connecticut David S. Craig, NJ Jersey
Charles Wright, Delaware, Zadoc Pratt New York, 4
John Branch, Florida, W. N. Edwards, N. Carolina.
Joseph Day, Georgia, William Med Ohio,
James b. Foley, Indiana David Lynch, Pennsylvania
Charles Johnson, Illinois, w. b. Sayes, Rhode Istnd
George Gillespie, Iowa, Cave johnson, Tennessee,
Levi Tyler, Kentucky, Ashbel Smith, Texas,
Emile LaSere, Louisiana, David A. Smaley, Vermont
Amos W. Roberts, Maine, Charles Yancey, Virginia,
Edward Lloyd, Maryland, Nelson Dewey Wisconsin.
Elon Farnsworth, Michigan,
SECRETARIES:
Edward c. West, N. York, Lucius Y. Lusk, Louisiana,
5. G. Pavatt, Tennessee, Saml H. Aver, N. Hanp're
E. Barksdale, Mississippi Oliver s. Dewey N Garcia
William Stewart Indiana, Sam'l d. Paterson fenn'a
Fred k Crittenden, Connect, G. Pryor Virginia,
VIM. A. Hooker, Illinois, David Noggle Wisconsin.
Edw u. Bartlett, Kentucky,
These nominations were all confirmed ty the Conven-
ton without any dissenting voice.
On being conducted to the chair, the Hon JOHN
W. DAVIS, the President of the Convention, ad-
dressed the body as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: return you my
sincere and cordial acknowledgements for the onor you
have conferred upon me in calling me to preside over
your deliberations Although not unused to he duties
of the chair, approach this occasion nth great
doubt to my in presiding over so lEge as
sembly but, by way of assisting to disharge the
arduous duties and responsibilities of this ston ask
you to bear in mind that good old maxim, /" Order is
Heavens first law" Applause
shall call largely for your forbearance may not
say shall ask even morefor the exercise ofhat higher
christian virtue called forgiveness ohy towards
the Chair, but towards each other. GApplaue.
ask also, and conjure you as fellow Democrats,
barked in the great of Democracy, byal the ob
cations which rest upon you as party hat you will
cultivate harmony, Cancellation, and compensatory
thing FOR principle nothing for | again thank
you, gentlemen. [Appausel
That part of the report however which proposed Rules
for regulating the proceedings of the Convention not
disposed Of with the unanmiy Its prominent fea-
lures the recommendation of the adoption Of the
Rules Of the House of Representatives in regard to de-
bates &c. that all in the Convention should be
ken by States and that the twohrds rule should
the balotngs for candidates for President and Vice Pre-
sident Of the United States
The latter portion of this report was objected to by
members and Delegate from Ohio moved strike
it out the ground that its tendency stufy the
Convention by preventing majority Of its members from
selecting the candidate Of their choice.
! This motion was voted down by an overwhelming ma
orty which decision elected much applause both the
Convention and among the spectators.
The following are copies of the resolutions which
designate the Rules for the government of the Con-
vention:
Resoiped That the rules Of the House Of Representa-
ves far applicable for the government Of the Con
vention be adopted as the rules Of this Convention
RESOLVED That twohirds of the whole number Of vote:
given shall be necessary nomination Of candidates foI
President and Vice President Of the United States by this
Convention
Resolved That in voting upon any question which may
arise in the proceedings Of this Convention the votes shall
be taken by States at the request of any State each
State to be entitled to the number Of votes TO which each
State Is entitled in the next electoral college, without
regard to the number Of delegates in attendance the
in which said vote is to be be decided BY
the delegation Of each State by itself.
The second part Of the report Of the Committee, in
GLIDING the wothirds rule then adopted by the fol
| lowing vote: