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

brethren deng the Assyran hosts OF Locoiocosm ana
resolving to fight on to the end. Loud cheers on
that platform am q soldier ready for the war Grea'
cheering.1 N lsi II
Mr. BasAs Of South Carolina obtained theft but
yielded tor III >sE I'll lAt 1911 R 81
Mr. JOHNSTON, Of Pennsylvania, who said: l rise moi
for the purpose Of making address 70 this
but for very different purpose \ am Q working man
myself, and notwithstanding have been much gratfed
by the very able addresses have heard this evening"
feel satisfied that we would be dschargng oar duties
good deal better to the Wing party and the country by
proceeding to VOTE and place in nomination some Of the
distinguished individuals who have been named before
the country candidates for the Presidency OF
" that's right"l RISE therefore, Mr. President, Tor
the purpose Of moving the previous question upon the re-
solution of my colleague. [Cries of "agreed" But,
nasmuch as did not succeed in catching the eye Of the
Chair before the gentleman from South Carolina, pre-
sumo in courtesy bound to yield the floor to him,
with the request that after have heard any remarks
that he may desire to make he viii demand the previous
question, and let proceed to work
Mr.. BRYAN, of South Carolina, said: Brother Wings
and fellow-countrymen Applause and cries Of good
desire to speak here word for my country ana IN
spirit Of patriotism recognise the Wing party. have
lived for it, have worked for it, have endeayored to do
every thing in my power for its But there is
That is the idol of glorious old chieains heart lie
knew the flag Of party but he also knew the flag Of his
country When these compromise measures were pend
ing when this Union in danger, rocking to and fro
and reeng like drunken man, upon whom did ne call
Did he call upon the Wing party, or did he call upon ms
country? He called upon all true men, whether Wings
or Democrats; and true men, Wings and Democrats
saved this Union from destruction The measures which
rescued it the compromise measures, and the true
of this country received this compromise as new
constitution These necessary to the e1
isence of the country; and now we of the South have
come here in any spirit of defiance but in spirit of
brothery affection to incorporate in the Wing creed those
measures which saved the Union from destruction
1t has been said by the gentleman from Ohio (dr An
pERsoS) that and others have here to make
make men. tell the gentleman that regard the COM
promise paramount to all party that regard it
essential to the preservation of the Union that parties
rise fall by it and that party which rejects the
compromise rejects the country. Applause. If you
reject the compromise you turn your back upon the
try What to say in reference to this question is
thsthat the South have thought due to them and
the country that if the party friend of these
promise measures it should give them the benefit of that
confirmation. [Cries of "question! questonn'l
wish merely to say for myself and for those who think
with me, that here to incorporate the compro-
mise in the creed of the Wing party and not to make
unmake any man
The previous question then moved on the adoption
Of the resolution of Mr. JEssuP that the Convention pro-
coed to vote
After some conversation
Mr. JEssup, by consent modified his resolution as
require majority of the electoral college, hun
dred and forty nine votes, to nominate candidate
The resolution then unanimously agreed to- and
the Convention proceeded to vote for Wing candidate
for President of the United States when six were
taken with the results stated in the following tables
THE BALLOTS.