Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-07-01

Indignantly repelled tue suspicion mat bcnCTal
Scott could stoop to collision OF that sort
Senator Dayton, of N. J., rose and stated that
when those liberal resolutions were adopted by
the convention of New Jersey, he wrote to Gen.
Scott and asked him If he desired to commun-
cate with him on the subject lie had received
no letter from Gen. Scott, nor had any member
of the delegation received single word from
him.
Mr.. Bolts said he was glad to find that there
was another gentleman in this convention who
had not letter from Gen. Scott in his breeches
pocket
Mr.. Cabell, of Florida, rose and asked wheth-
er Mr. Bolts had not still another letter in his
pocket. from General Scott, and whether the
member from Syracuse, New York, had not a
letter.
Mr.. Bolts called the gentleman to order. lie
was willing to answer questions to himself, but
not to Others He would say that he had no
such letter. lie would ask the gentleman from
Florida whether he had resolved to vote for the
nominee of this convention.
Mr. Cabell said he would vote for no man who
would not declare his principles.
Mr.. Bolts thought the answer very indirect
one. He said be had designed to move the a
doption of the compromise and the previous ques-
ton but if Mr.. Choatc desired to reply to him
he would yield the floor for that purpose
Mr. Choate spoke a few moments, chiefly with
reference TO the services of Mr.. Webster. and
thcir notional character. cauinp MIR Webster the
"author of the COMPROMISED
Mr. Bolts honored the services of Mr. Web
ster. but claimed the honor Of the compromise
for Clay, and pointing to the portrait Of that dis
tingushed statesman, he exclaimed" There
stands the man who gave us the compromise.
+ No man, past, present or to come, can rob
him of the brirht glory of giving peace TO his
country on this disturbing subject. He conclud.
ed bv ,Dovino the afop,ion of the platform and
called the preyious question. vote bv States
was called ON the second TO the preyious cues.
tion and the resnlt was as follows
Ye,s-Naine 4. New Uampsbire. ,: Nassa-
chuseits n. Rhode Island Connecticut 1
/ Nov Yorf ia. Nov Iersnv :, Ponnsvlvonia
I9l. Delaware. q. MARYLAND = Virginis. IL
/ North Carolina 10 south Carolina. : Geor-
/ ria, 10. Alabama. Q Mississippi. :; Louisiana
Ia. Ohio :. Kentucky -. Tennessee. -. In.
! diana - Illinois : Nissopr,. O Arkansas.
/ Flori5a 2 Texas . Town. 1 Wisconsin 4
! California Total 117
Nnys-Mane. A: Connecticut. Il New York
- pennsvlyania. &. Ohio IL, Indiana. 6 II.
LIMOS ! Michigan. & Wisconsin. Total.
lG6.
Declined 70 Connecticut l.
A gor,la,osn roso and Objected Ia tho manner
in which the cote was announced and moved a
vo,e of rensnre nm the clerk
Mr. linton leff bis mace and disclaimed any
intention IN exnress his sentiments. and II was
racoived yy;,b 5eartv annl,nse
InJge Tcssnn ofsred n resolution 10 The Of
! c,,, ,b,t Tho ,cnvon,iop now nrocoad IN n nomi.
n,t;on az n c,nlila,e for The Presidency and
] HAT the Stotes he called resnec,iyclv. commenc.
inc with Maine and that each State rise and an.
-, -, 80, ~ ,,.,,,s - .ho ,srd,Js,os c,,
,.bo,, ,loi- ,.,,cs ,ro ., he recorded and that