The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-03-06

George Law, of New York %
Judge Mclean, of Ohio
r. f, Stockton, of New Jersey
Garrett Davis, of Kentucky 10
John Bell of Tennessee 5
w. +. Johnston, of Pennsylvania 3
Epastus Brooks, of New York |
Sam Houston, of Texas
Kanneth Rayner, of North Carolina 2
| ID. f. Campbell l
John M. Clayton
Mississippi, which is represented by one
delegate, refused to vote.
| Gov. Johnston, of PENNSYLVANIA. received IL
votes, but before the vote had closed he an.
nounced that he was not candidate; where
upon, several members changed their votes for
other parties.
In the afternoon, a farcical scene was enact.
ed by Parson Brownlow and Ex-Governor Call.
The Parson arose, and proposed to receive into
| the church Gen. Call of Florida, Percy Walker
OF Alabama, and all others who had been going
astray.
Mr.. Brownlow, amid great applause, advanced
towards General Call, and embraced him.
The greatest merriment was occasioned by
this fond embrace, and Mr.. Brownlow took his
seat, with his brow radiant with Joy, amid the
cheers of all present.
General Call said he had given his hand to
Convention. He was truly happy to be enabled
to return without the least inconsistency. and
resume his seat, now that peace and harmony
were restored. We are now a great Ameri-
can party, dedicated to our country our whole
country, and nothing but our whole country.
After arriving at home, he could say that his
brethren Of the North had not, perhaps, granted
all that he wished, but it was his fault. and not
theirs. When he withdrew from the Conven.
ton, it was from holy devotion to his country.
and not through any angry feelings. He prom
ised TO uphold the candidate of the Convention.
and, if necessary to visit the hills and valleys
OF the North to promote his election.
The Convention then proceeded to nominate
candidate. We copy from the Nep York
Herald statement which will serve for pur-
poses of reference;
The whole number OF delegates elected to
the Convention was two hundred and ninety
six, being one from each Congressional dis
trict, and two Senatorial delegates, or delegates
at large, as they are termed, from each State,
viz:
Delegates at large 62
District delegates 234
Whole number 296
IL
that some of the States were not represented.
In fact, it was previously known that such
would be the case, as the State Conventions of
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and some 9th.
ers, instructed their delegates not to 90 to the
Convention, they being in favor of postpone.
ment of the nomination for President. Ala.
bama was, however, represented. The number
OF delegates, therefore, present at the organiza.
ton was only two hundred and nine. After
the resolution, stating that no person should
be nominated who was not in favor of the pro.
hibition of Slavery north of sec 3O>, was laid
upon the table, and another resolution, TO pro.
coed TO the nomination of candidates, was
adopted, number of the Northern nigger.wor
shipping Seward delegates withdrew in BODY.
which reduced the number to one hundred and
seyenty-two.
1t was then decided that a regular ballot for
a candidate for President should be had. and
that the whole two hundred and ninetvsix