Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-02
Democratic National Convention,
FIRsT pAY-AFTERNooN SESSION.

FIRST DAY-AFTERNooN SESSION
Mr.. N. b. Brown, of Arkansas, renewed the
following resolution, which he had offered in the
morning; which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the committee on organization
be instructed to report rules for the government
of this Convention, and that in the mean time the
rules of the last Convention be adopted as the
rules Of this
| The committee on organization, through their
chairman, Mr.. Thompson, of Indiana, reported
the following
OHcers cfthe Convention. John w.
JAWS OF Indiana Vice Presidents: John Irwin, of
indiana Saml G. Roana, of Alabama: Henry A.
Lyons, OF California; James L. Pratt of Copnecti
cut; Charles Wright of Delaware; John Branch, of
Florida; Joseph Day, of Georgia James r Fo
ley, of Indiana Charles johnson. Of Illinois.
George Gillespie, of Iowa; Levi Tyler, of Ken
tucky; Emile La Sere, of Louisiana; Amos W.
Roberts of Maine; Edward Loyd, Of Maryland
Elon Farnsworth, of Michigan; John b. Nevitt'
of Mississippi; B. A. James, of Missouri; Sam,
uel Tilton, of New Hampshire; David S. Craig.
of New Jersey Zadok Pratt, of New York Wei
| don ~ Edwards, of North Carolina; William Me-
dill, of Ohio; David Lynch, of Pennsylvania;
Welcome b. Sayles, of Rhode Island Cave John
son, of Tennessee !; Ashbel Smith, of Texas;
David A. Smally, of Vermont; Charles Yancy, of
Virginia; Nelson Dewey, of Wisconsin. Secre-
taries Edward G. West, of New York; s. G. Pa
vatt of Tennessee; Z. Barksdale of Mississippi;
William Stewart, Of Indiana Frederick Critten-
den, of Connecticut; VIM A. Hooker of Illinois;
Edward B. Bartlett, of Kentucky; Lucius Y.
Lusk, of Louisiana; Sam'l H. Aver, of New
Hampshire Oliver S. Dewey, of North Carolina;
Sam'l d. Patterson, of Pennsylvania; G. Pryor,
of Virginia; David Noggle, of Wisconsin
The committee also reported the following
resolutions:
Resolved That the rules of the House of Rep
resentatives, as far applicable for the govern
ment of this Convention, be adopted as the
rules of this Convention.
ResolUed, That two-thirds of the whole number
of votes given shall be necessary to the nomina-
ton of candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States by this Convention.
ReSotued, That in voting upon any question
which may arise in the proceedings of this Con-
vention the vote shall be taken by States, at the
request of any one State; each State to be enti-
tied to the number of votes to which such State
is entitled in the next Electoral College, without
regard to the number of delegates in attendance;
the manner in which said vote is to be cast to be
decided by the delegation of each State for itself
A member moved an amendment to the report
by striking out so much as related to the two
thirds rule. Cries of No no no were freely
made from various parts of the house, and con-
siderable degree of excitement was manifested.
1t was then moved that the amendment be laid
on the table.
! At this stage of proceedings, and amidst much
| confusion, the Chairman took the sense of the
Convention on the report of the committee on
organization, with the exception Of the two-thirds
rule and it was adopted.
| The question was then taken on the resolution
reported by the committee establishing the two
thirds rule, and it was adopted by an overwhelm-
ing maj jority there being but feeble voice raised
here and there against it.
On motion, committee of three was appointed
to conduct the President elect to the chair of the
Convention
This duty having been performed, the Presi-
dent, in taking his seat, said he returned his
sincere and cordial Acknowledgements for the
high honor which they had done him in selecting
him TO preside the deliberations of the Con-
vcntion. Although not unused to the duties of
the chair, he approached with doubt and with
feelings of incapacity the task of directing the
deliberations Of large body as this. He
would, however, remind the members of that
good OIL maxim, that "0rder is Heavens first
law ;" and he might also have to remind them Of
that higher and more Christian virtue of forgive
ness-forgveness toward him and toward each
other. He should say nothing further than to
press upon them the duty of harmony, union and
conciliation-of everything for principles, and
nothing for men,
The various Vice Presidents and Secretaries
were then conducted to the places assigned them.
A motion to reconsider the vote adopting the
two-thirds rule rejected, and that rule is per-
manently adopted as controlling the action of the
Convention in its nomination for candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency.
A motion to adjourn until tomorrow morning
Mt 10 o'clock prevailed, and the Convention adj
Ijourned