The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-06-24
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Mr.. Bolts IL believe Gen Scott makes refer
renee to the slavery question, 1T that has any
connection with the Fugitive Slave Law
+ Laughter. and cries of good"
Mr.. Bolts then read the resolutions adopted
by the New Jersey Wing State Convention, de-
ciaring for the generally avowed principles OF
the party and resolving That the Wings OF
New Jersey are now, and always have BEEN
devoted sincerely and unreservedly to the Con-
stitution in all its parts; that we avow our
selves bound by and earnest to fulfil all It's re-
auirements; that we are equally bound 10
cheerful and loyal obedience to the laws that
we respect now and always the reserved rights
of all the States: that we have been always
and are now opposed to the agitation OF sec
tenal questions, and are especially ayerse 10
the renewal of all discussion on the subject OF
slavery. or the agitation of any measures hay
ing reference thereto
This was warmly and loudly applauded1
Mr. A. G. Hazard inquired" Are you read
ing what Scott said, or what somebody else
said!n Laughter.
Mr. Bolts. III read the paper to show what
was the precise nature of the resolutions to
which Gen. Scott makes reference"
Voices "lt.wont do.'
Mr.. Choate replied to Mr.: Bolts, and eulo-
gzed Mr.. Webster as " the author of the Com
promise measures"
Mr.. Bolts said Mr.. Clay was the author of
the Compromise whereupon the multitude
yelled out the widest applause.
The Era begs leave to remind these gentle
men that Mr. Foote is more entitled to the
credit or discredit of the Compromise acts than
anybody else. Mr.. Clay was their father, but
Mr. Foote was their wet nurse, without whose
ever-watchful care and zeal they would have
died proper sense of gratitude should have
induced the Convention to tender him the nom-
nation
The resolutions were adopted by. the follow
ing vote
Yeds-Maine 4, New Hampshire s. Massa-
chusetts 10. Rhode Island 4, Connecticut 4,
New York - New Jersey I, Pennsylvania 81.
Delaware 3, Maryland 8, Virginia Is, North
Carolina TO-. South Carolina 8, Georgia 10,
Alabama 8, Mississippi I, Louisiana 6, Ohio s,
Kentucky IL, Tennessee IL. Indiana T. Illinois
I, Missouri g. Arkansas 4, Florida 3, Texas 4,
Iowa 4, Wisconsin 4, California 4-227.
NayS-Maine 4, Connecticut /, New York
- Pennsylvania 6, Ohio Is, Indiana g. Illinois
5, Michigan g. Wisconsin l-66.
Declined to pote-.Connecticut |.
Loud long, and startling, were the express
slons OF applause.
Thus verifying what we predicted some
months ago, that the Wing members of the
South, voting in body, would command enough
Northern votes to. carry the Compromise
through their Convention. Honor to Michi-
gan, as the only State that cast an undivided
vote against the test.
Mr.. Jessup moved a resolution that this
Convention do now proceed to vote for can
didate for President of the United States, in the
manner. following That the Secretary Of the
Convention shall cali tho several States, begin
ming with Maine, and the chairman of each
delegation, as they are called, shall announce
the person or persons for whom the votes Of
said States shall be given which shall be re-
corded by the Secretary a majority Of all the
votes given shall be necessary to a nomination.
The same course shall be observed in. the selec-
ton of a candidate for the Vice Presidency
Leslie Coombs called attention to the fact
that several districts were not represented in
the Convention. The custom had been, to re-
quire for nomination amajority of the Flee.
toral College; but this resolution required only
a majority of the votes cast. Another struggle
took place. and Mr.. Jessup was obliged to
modify his resolution, so as to require for a
nomination majority Of the Electoral College.
|: The resolution was adopted, and the Conven-
ton proceeded to ballot for Nominees The vote
on the first ballot was as follows
/ Scon-Maine 8, New Hampshire /, Vermont
I. Massachusetts 2, Rhode Island l. Cennecti.
cut 2, New York "a, New Jersey I, Pennsylva-
pia. % Delaware 3, Virginia ], Ohio %, indi,
ana r3, Illipois II Michigan s, Wisconsin l,
California 2-l32.
Mlmore--vermont l. Rhode Island /, Con.
necticut ], New. York I, Pennsylvania !, Mary
land s, Virginia 10; North Carolina 10, South
Carolina 8, Georgia 10, Alabama 8, Mississippi
7, Louisiapa6, Ohio /, Kentucky q Tennessee
H. .Missouri.9, Arkansas 4, Florida 3. Texas 4,
Iowa L. WISCONSIN l. California LBS.
Webster-New Hampshire a. Vermont 8,
Massachusetts l. Rhode Island 2, Connecticut
g. New York 2, Wisconsin. 3, California l-29.
Five more ballotings were taken, with SINH
lar results and the Convention adjourned.
Saturday the Convention balloted, with short
intermissions, all day and during the evening
without success and at last, after the 46th
ballot, adjourned till Monday morning. The
vote for Fillmore never rose above 1873, was
generally 1871, sometimes fell to 1873; that for
Webster was at one time 81, generally, how
ever, 90 or 90 The vote of Scott never fell
below 1870, was generally 1873, sometimes i35
Once he received one vote from Missouri; some
times two votes from Virginia, always three
from Delaware and these were all he got from
the slave States. Filmore's vote from the free
States ranged from IA to is. All the votes of
the slaveholding States were given to him, cx-
cept three from Delaware and one from Vir.
ginia. and once, one from Missouri-Mr. Web
ster receiving no vote from them, except single
one, cast once by Virginia The only support
he received with this exception beyond the
boundaries of New England, was from Wiscon-
sin and California, which sometimes gave him
four votes.
Boisterous applause and ferocious Kisses as
the votes were cast, frequently interrupted the
proceedings, showing that the spirit of nation
atty had not extinguished the fierce spirit Of
discord
The following incident which took place
during the evening session of Saturday will
close our account of the weeks proceeding:
MIR. Duncan, of Louisiana, read to the
Convention a despatch from New York, as
follows:
" To Gen. James Watson Webb Care Of NJ H.
GrinneH, Esq
Raymond has telegraphed to and had pub
lished in his paper, the New York Daily Times,
that the New Yerk delegation were indignant
Mt the rejection Of his claim; and il Scott is