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anted the matter settled before going any far

been published.
The chair decided the question was not in or
der.
Mr.. Marston then inquired if the gentleman
from Newburyport would give any assurance that
Mr.Davenport's letter declining the nomination of
another party would be published if he should be
nominated by this Convention.
Mr.. Kinsman replied that the letter was writ
ten to parties outside of this organization and
they alone could have any right to publish it.
After this nterlude, the balloting was proceeded
with.
On motion of Mr.. Ellis of Carver, committee
of thirteen was appointed to nominate a State
Central Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Wightman, of Boston, it
was voted to appoint a committee to collect sort,
and count the votes for Secretary of State, Treas
urer, and Auditor, and the same committee who
collected the votes for Governor. were charged
with that duty. The Committee on Resolutions,
then offered the following, through Mr.. Aspin-
wall, of Brookline, the chairman
Resolued That at period in the history of the Wing
party, has it been so important that the Wings
of of the Constitution and of the Union
should maintain their organization, and hold themselves
aloof from all eDtangling alliances wit Other parties UNI
der whatever name, or under whatever pretance.
RESOLVED That the Wing par of Massachusetts stands
ever upon the Constitution and has no new doc
trines to declare and steps TO retrace that it still
lives touphod the standard long defended by long
line Of ilustr9us statesmen whose glory has been as ma
onal the principles of which they were the rep
resentatives and eXpolents.
Resoiued, Thatthe ensuing election in our Common
wealth is pre-emnently ter of State interest and
has no immediate connection with National affairs mas
much as no officers of the general government are TO be
chosen and the eckess spirit of legislation shown by
the last General Court and their waseful exp nd re of
the resources of the make it the du Of every tax
payer and CT zen, to give his hand to thorough State
reform, and to restore Commonwealth to that high
standard OF legislation WISDOM and purity, which II al
ways maintained under Wing rule.
ReSotUed That the statute known the personal lib
ery BILL passed by the Legislature in such an exraord
nary manner by fanaieal and reckless majortes with
OFT the Executive assent and in defiance of the highest
Judicial authority is disgracelu to body of men sworn to
support the constitutions and should be erased from the
statute book, biore collision with federal authority and
boodshed shall follow any attempto carry provisions
into effect
Resolsed That the Maine Liquor Law, so called. was
passed in the hope by the nds of temperance that it
would suppress the deadly vice in it
they have been bitterly disappointed and after fully y
ing that measure, they have found thait the
evils 1t was meant to obvate lessons the attachment
which all good citizens hive to law as rule of conduct
and IN ITS operation is harsh vndicve and opposed to
the spirit OF the constitution, therefore, call upon all
good cltlzens and friends of Temperance, rescue this
cause from the Vaccinations of seset king demagogues
ReSo(Ued, That the in national election of
Northern party based upon the single issue of opposition
TO slavery must put the existence of the Union in peril
and the defeat Of sucd party parayze the anti
slavery sentiment of the North and that if Union of
parties shal ever become necessary, it will be union of
national patriots in all paris of the Ian to rescue the
great interests of the country from the assaults of
tional fanatics.
Geo. S.-Hillard, Esq, then in response to nu-
merous calls, took the stand, and addressed the
Convention in an elaborate speech against flu
mon of parties. He said Massachusetts, was too
antl-slavery and instanced the personal liberty
bill passed by the last legislature, in proof of his
assertion. He said some called the law nulhfica.
ton, but he called it Treason, if he knew what
treason was, and its being upon the statute book,
destroyed the moral power of Massachusetts in
the councils of the nation. He then passed to
consideration of State issues, and denounced in
the most yehem mt manner, the legislation of the
State last year, especially upon the subjects of
marriage and property He denounced the Maine
law in no measured terms, and said that the time
had come when we must cease to prohibit the
traffic in intoxicating drink, and strive to regu-
ey1Is OF incompetence, and concluded his speech
by written statement of reasons why Wings
should oppose the Republican movement.
The reasons were of the usual Union saving
character of similar documents, which the Wings
leaders have put forward SO many times before.
with this addition, that they endorsed Gov. Gard.
ners course in vetoing the personal liberty bill,
and in refusing to remove Judge Ioring, which
course, he said, the Wing party of Massachusetts,
most heartily approve
Mr. Hillard closed his address with an elo.
quent appeal to the party to sustain the Wing Or
ganization.
The committees appointed to collect the votes
for Lieut.. Governor, reported
Whole number of votes, 4l6; Necessary to
choice, 2l9; Moses Davenport had 22I; Jesse
Murdoch, 70; Charles H. Plunkett 80 Scattering
%. %
lhe Committee appointed to collect the votes
for other candidates, reported that the whole No.
of votes cast for Secretary of State was 2O9, of
which Hon Wendell I. Davis, of Greenfield, re-
ceived two hundred and eight, and was declared
elected.
For Attorney General, whole number of votes.
I'll, and Reuben A. Chapman, of Springfield, was
declared elected, he having received POI votes.
For State Treasurer, whole number of votes
2O8, all of which were for John Sargent, of Cam
bridge
For State Auditor, whole number of votes 244,
of which Joseph Mitchell, of Boston, received
the whole number.
The Convention was then addressed by Prof.
Fowler, of Amherst College, after which the
question was taken upon the resolutions, and
they were adopted with few dissenting votes.
Before the question was taken, however, seye-
raj individuals attempted to have the question
taken separately, but all motions to that effect
were voted down. Several attempts were then
made to discuss the resolutions, but none were
successful in obtaining the ear of the Chairman.
After the adoption of the resolutions, Mr.. VALLEY
OF Roxbury, rose in his seat, and made short
speech, at the close eff which the
committee on resolutions reported two additional
resolves, endorsing the amendments.
The Convention was then addressed by Mr..
Lord, of Salem, who came forward in response to
numerous calls.
He congratulated the Convention upon having
assembled under such auspices, with no outsiders
and no more bats to throw to catch gudgeons,-
No open foe in fair field ever caused the Wings
Of Massachusetts to quail; if beaten down at all,
t always must be in bush fight, by stabs in the
back and in the dark. Mr.. Lord was somewhat
severe upon the fusionists, but he told some cap
tai stories, and let of some good jokes, which
Afforded vast amount Of merriment to the Con.
'ention. Mr.. Lord had undoubtedly had good
Inner The Committee appointed to nominate