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and i wa. sustained. The vote stood =.


follows: yeas, Isl nays, 81.
Voices Nominated Nominated
Mr.. Seward, Of Pa, nominated Willard
Fillmore. Mr.. Carpenter, Of Ky, nomina-
ted Garrett Davis. Mr.. Scroggs, Of New
York, nominated George Law. Mr.. Al
len, Of Massachusetts,, nominated Judge
McLone. Gilbert Dean, of New York,
nominated Sam Hcuston. Mr.. Dcnenhow-
er,. Of ILL.,, nominated Kenneth Raynor.
The vote stood as follows: Fillmore ITO;
George Law, of N. Y, "a; Kenneth Ray.
nor, Of N. c., ID; Garrett Davis, Of KY,
10; Sam Houston, Of Texas, 8; John Nc
Lean, Of Ohio, ID.
Kentucky voted first for Davis, but
changed 10 Fillmore. Virginia also chang
ed from Davis 10 Fillmore, and so did Ten
nessee. The greatest excitement prevailed.
Mr.. Ely, of Massachusetts, voted for Stock
ton, Of New Jersey, but changed 10 Kenneth
Raynor. New Jersey changed from Stock
ton to Fillmore. The States all voted full.
Walker, Of Alabama, cast nine votes Of that
State for Fillmore; and Lake, of Mississip-
pi, the same way. Mr.. Law had ten votes
from Ohio, and the rest from New York.
After the chair declared the vote, Mr..
Scroggs, oil New York, offered the follow
ing:
Resolved, That Willard Fillmore, of New
York, is the unanimous choice OF the Amer
lean Porty for President of the United
States.
Carried, amid tremendous cheering.
Mr.. Booth, of Connecticut, desired to ex-
plain why he would not vote for any Of the
nominees. (Cries Of "No, TO-" "Hear
him.") He finally succeeded in reading a
declaration Withdrawing from the Conven-
tion: 5000 1' ti-.' Fl.
The undersigned, delegate TO the Nation
al American Convention from the State Of
Connecticut, respectfully submits the fol.
lowing Statement to this Convention:
That while the American party Of the
State of Connecticut is true and loyal 10 the
principles of Americanism, and devoiedly
attached to the constitution and constitutional
laws of our common country, it cannot, will
not consent, by its action, TO endorse the
sentiments and doctrines contained in the
twelfth section of the platform of principles
adopted by the National council in June
last. Although that body, at its session re-
Gently, in this city, has, by abolishing the
whole OF that platform, also abrcgated that
obnoxious section, it adopted another de-
claration Of principles, containing, as is
plainly apparent to me, in its seventh Sec
lion, the permanent features thereof, to wit:
the recognition of the principles of the Kan
sas- Nebraska act. Connecticut never has,
and never will, consent 10 the recognition of
a principle so odious and repugnant TO her
sentiments as that Of squatter sovereignty.
Believing that the nominees of this Conven-
ton, by accepting the nominations, also ac-
cept the platform adopted for it by the Ma
tional Council, and that, as representative
Of the American party OF Connecticut, by
participating in the nomination, l bind the
party of our State 10 support the nominees
thereof, / am reluctantly compelled to
withdraw from further action with this body.
..'H t-.tt d. B. BOOTH
PHILADELPHIA, February 26, 1855.
Nominations were now declared in order,
for Vice President. Mr.. Stewart, of Pa,
nominated Andrew J. Donelson of Tenn
Mr.. Andrews Of Va, nominated Percy
Walker Of Ala.
The vote was taken and resulted as fol-
lows: A. ]. Donelson, 1872; Percy Walker,
8; Henry ]. Gardner, IL; VIM. R. Smith, 2;
Kenneth Raynor, 8.
Mr.. Donelson was declared the nominee.
Mr.. Donelson, of Tennessee--l lack
words 10 express my thanks for the vote
with which you have honorcd me. / have
not sought ii, and / shall not decline it, al
though during Mr.. Fillmore's administra-
tion he did not agree with us yet he said
we ought 10 be more Americanized. have
many letters from him, and they al! breathe
the warmest attachment to the constitution
and the Union. live at the South and !
am owner OF more than hundred slaves,
and like the institution as warmly as any
man born South of Mason and DixOn's line.
But while l claim every thing for the South,
| nm not the less sensitive Of the claims OF
the North. We ask for nothing for the
South that we are not willing 10 grant to the
North. left the Democratic party. ]
could not agree with the sectional policy Of
the present administration. Mr. ID. fur
Their said, that il General Jackson, Mr.,
Webster and Mr.. Clay were alive, they
would be on the American platform. He
would have preferred that some one else
should have received the nomination, and
promised that whatever OF energy, talent,
or good will he possessed should be given
to this cause.
Here there were loud calls for Brown.
low.
Mr.. Brownlow-I have very little to say,
and will be short and sweet, like a roasted
maggot. ( Laughter.) have edited, for
seventeen long and dreary years, political
paper in Tennessee. Now, have the hon
or TO announce that it has the largest circu-
lation of any political paper in Tennessee
what / have long watched for and prayed
for; and ! say, that with Mr.. Fillmore at the
head and, Gddings to back him up, we
might have hard work, but we should carry
the State. ( Loud Laughter.) But with
this large, patriotic, greasy Temnesseean
looking at Donelson) we will not leave q
grease spot of this administration. shall
go buck TO Tennessee and jump higher and
squeal louder than any body else in the
State, andI shall open the ball at Knoxville
County Court House (Cheers and lalloh.