The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-06-10
NOMINATION for Yice President.


for the Vice Presidency-one who was born
on the banks of the Hudson, and now lived
on the banks of the Liississippi-one whose
name and character were already recorded on
the brightest pages of our country's history
one under whom it had been his (HarrisD
pride and delight to serve on distant battle
fields with the regiments of Illinois, who new
er turned their backs on friends or foes, and
by whom be (the man to be nominated was
regarded with enthusiastic loVe-the man who
was the first to plant the victorious American
flag on the famous Hall of the Montezumas-
need he name John A.. Quitman Tremen-
dous cheering
Louisiana nominated JohnC. Breckenridge,
which movement was greeted with great APP
plause. Mr. Breckenridge-W your leave
Sirs, Mr.. President and gentlemen of the Con-
yention-I return my most sincere thanks to
the noble State Of Louisiana for the honor
she has done me. Believe me, Sirs, it will be
cherished forever, among the most grateful
recollections. But, sir, hold that unless
there are very especial reasons for having it
otherwise promotion should follow seniority,
and beg leave therefore, most respectfully to
decline to be candidate. Why hay e been
among those instrumental in bringing out the
name Of a distinguished gentleman from my
own State. Certainly, therefore, cannot but
decline. Besides, Sir, l am already a nomi-
nee-a candidate on the electoral ticket of
Kentucky, and propose during the coming
campaign to tread her valleys and climb her
mountains in the laborious but delightful task
Of doing battle for your Platform and your
ticket. With expressions of most profound
gratitude he closed, by soliciting leave to de-
cline
An Albanian, whose speech could not be
ri Oh ycff hot fo-
the Vice Presidency.
Elk Governor Aaron B. Brown, OF Tennes-
see, was also nominated. Among other rec
concentrations, it was stated he was a friend
/ of Andrew Jackson
James A. Seldom, of Va, was named as
candidate by South Carolinian, and made a.
very thankful speech, in which he declined the
honor. He thought it due the dignity of Vir-.
ginia, from the position she had taken in this
Convention, not to have son Of hers upon
the ticket.
Avery, of North Carolina, nominated J. C.
Dohbin, of whom he spoke in highly eulogis-
tic terms, styling him the distinguished States
man Of our State, referring to the excellent
service he had done the States in the Cabi-
net
Georgia nominated Hersal " johnson, stat
! ing that not since the time of jackson had she
Presidency or single member of the Cabi-
net. And she thought herself entitled to some
consideration from this Convention.
/ When the vote of States was called, Maine
presented Rusk, Of Texas, with eight votes.-
A Texan felt himself authorized to Withdraw
the name of Rusk, and did so.
Mr.. G. Salisbury, of Delaware, nominated
James A. Bayard, of his State, for the Vice
Presidency.
Mr.. w. Salisbury nominated that distin-
! guished Democrat of Missouri, Truston Polk.
Mr.. Phelps--Missour highly appreciates
this compliment to her distinguished citizen,
coming as it does from his native State /; but
THAT gentleman had already been placed in
nomination by the Democracy of Missouri for
the Governorship of the State. He was al
ready in the field, and the Democracy of Mis-
souri, could not spare him for any other post.
He begged therefore, that his name might be
withdrawn.
| President Ward-The Convention will now
proceed to ballot for candidate for the Vice
Presidency.
] On the first balloting Quitman received the
highest vote. Indiana voted for Lynn Boyd,
of Kentucky, (bahD On the second balloting
Breckenridge received a vote equal to nearly
all cast for others, Indiana voting for him.
He was then unanimously elected. We ex-
tract from report of proceedings:
The scene that occurred between the first
and second ballots was extraordinary. As the
call of the States progressed, it was clear that
Breckenridge was rapidly leading the other
candidates, but the feeling for the young Ken
tuckian blazed suddenly into an universal en-
| thusasm, and half dozen States were up at
IL. Il
votes from Dobbin or Quitmaf johnson or,
Brown, to j. G. Breckenridge. All these
changes were prefaced by sentences shouted
above the din, hot with devotion to the with
drawn, burning with admiration of the adopted
candidate And SO the tide Of glory rose
round the young man till he was nearly
whelmed in the congratulations, and the con-
tinued cheering-caughtu up and echoed by the
cannon outside-and by the embraces of half
a thousand enthusiastic men.
/ When, after exhausting efforts, the Presi-
dent could be heard, he said:
! Gentlemen of the Convention, John G.
Breckenridge, of Kentucky has received 296
votes and is therefore the unanimous choice of
the Convention for the Office of Vice President
of the United States.
Then again the Convention resolved itself
into carnival, din as of an army entered
Mainkoff, hats and handkerchief waived in
air-all dignities and propreties waived alto
gether.
Finally hoarse cry for breckenridge!
Breckenridge take the stand!! organized itself
from the muititudinous discord, and gathering
volume. rose until the Kentucky delegation
took the nominee by the shoulders and placed
him where all could see and hear The mar
vellous ovation hardly left him the selfcontrol
of speech, but Mr.. Breckenridge said:
SPEECH OF RRECKENRInGE