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trict of Columbia,

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trict of Columbia, Minnesota,
Mr.. Draper moved that the various delegates
have power to fill vacancies in either of the
Committees, and the Committees after adjourn
ment have the same power. Carried.
Mr.. Foote moved that Committee of FIVE on
Business, to whom could be referred any bust
ness that might lag, should be appointed, in or
der that the Convention should be enabled to
see the old warehouses; on the stage-such as
Wilmot, Giddngs, and Clay. While he was sit
ting at the table at dinner news from Philadel-
phia was announced, and read. 1t was said the
Americans had broken up, and part of them
had raised the Republican banner. One said
that the prayer of this morning was answered.
The motion was put to vote, and carried.
Mr. Blair desired the President to read the
following despatch, which he did:
PHILADELPHIA. - Messrs. Brinkenhoff and
others The American party no longer unite.
Raise the Republican banner. No further ex-
tension of Slavery. The Americans are with
you.
Thunders of applause shook the very walls,
as the President concluded his reading.
Cries of "Remelin,' "Remelin," brought
Mr.. C. Remelin, of Ohio, to the stand, who
spoke at some length, and was interrupted sew
eral times in its delivery, by enthusiastic APP
plause. 1t was most telling speech.
The President announced the appointment of
the following gentlemen on the Business Com
mittee
John A. Foote, Ohio Whitney Jones' Mich
igan; C. C. Bailey, Wisconsin; Geo. NJ. Greer,
New York; B. B. Chambers, Pennsylvania.
The Chairman announced Z. Chandler, of
Michigan. Mr.. Chandler was grieved at re-
mark or two that had been made to-day, but
his grief was not incursble. Two gentlemen
had stated that Washington was a sink of pol
luton, and that certain members had to have
Jew David's plasters to their backs, to keep
them up to the Anti-Slavery standard AS for
Ohio, he could not say much it had some
" weaker vessels but for Michigan he would
say that no State was ever more nobly repre-
scented. Her men furnished backbone for all
Ohio.
Voices williamson williamson"
Chandler. l am not through yet.
Voice. Then speak the truth about the Ohio
members
Chandler If speak not the truth, 1 am
ready to be convinced to the contrary. Mr..
Chandler continued in an anecdotical strain.
His Jokes were capital, but we must omit them.
Reported wit is at best, poor article.
John A. Foote defended Ohio. She had back
bone, and had elected Chase by 10000 majority
Benighted Ashtabula had sent Joshua Gid.
dings to Congress for 20 years.
The Chairman introduced Passmore William
son as follows:
"This is Passmore Willamson-this is the
victim of Kanel
Mr.. Williamson was received with half a
dozen cheers and such a storm of enthusiasm
as we have never before witnessed. lie made
no speech. He remarked that he did not feel
the ability to address them at length, nor indeed
the disposition to do so. He attributed the
kindly greeting he had received, not to any per-
sonal merit, but solely to the circumstances, and
the cause which had lifted his humble name in
to notice. Applause.
Hon. r. 2. Spalding, Of Ohio, then addressed
the Convention.
Hon. George Bliss late Speaker of the House
of Representatives of Massachusetts, was intro
duced. He desired that some word should come
from New England. / am from the Old Bay
State, Applause have been connected
with this movement but a short time. / fought
under the Old Wing banner ali my life. APP
plausel i have not yet deserted it. But there
is another duty l have to perform, in attaching
myself to this movement. Applause We
have inaugurated the party in Massachusetts,
and although not successful last year, believe
we have laid the foundations af brilliant sue
cess in the next Presidential campaign. | in
tend to 90 home and buckle on my armor. We
shall place the banner On the outer wall, and
God save the right Applause.
Gen. Burroughs, of New York was called
on. He excused himself, but would have some
thing to say tomorrow.
After Intellectual attempts to get Hall, Greeley,
Preston King, and others, to the stand, the Con-
vention adjourned until halfpast seven in the
evening.
Erening Session.
At halfpast seven o'clock, the Convention
Observation-Disclosures p. Blair, ESQ.,, in the
chair.
On motion, A. Oakley Hall, Esq, District At
torney of New York city, was invited to address
the Convention.
Mr.. Hall took the platform amid round of
applause.
At the conclusion of Mr. Halls address, Pres
ton King, of New York, was loudly called. in
response thereto, he appeared upon the plat
form, and addressed the Convention.
At this point, the Vice President, Governor
Bingham, said, that in order to confirm the
President, (Mr. Blair,) in his statement that
there was much Southern feeling with as, he
had to announce the arrival of another dele
gate, Mr.. j. r. Warden, from Missouri, making
three from that State and one from Texas, Mr..
Kennedy. A hearty round of applause follow
ed the announcement. He also said that eight
Southern States were represented, which, with
the Northern States, made twenty-four States
and four Territories. Great applause.
Mr.. Vaughan, of Illinois, but formerly of
South Carolina, was introduced. Though he
left South Carolina some years ago, he had
some knowledge of that country, and of the
class that rule there, and desire to rule here,
too, if they were permitted. Nothing was so
surprising at the South as the Indifference
manifested by the North, as to what concerns
the very basis Of their interests. Until the
other day, the North had not victory to boast
Ct.
In the South, they laid broad foundation.
They began by guarding against the possibility
OF poor white man ever to prove himself
man, by insidious legislation. There were no
school-houses there, for them to learn their
rights. Having thus laid the foundation, the
slave power came North, to the Democracy,
and by their representations induced the free
workers of the North to assist to bind and fet-
ter their free brethren in the slave States.
The North had invited the aggressions of
the South-could they be blamed for pursuing
the course they had? Despotic power was al
ways true TO itself. Slaye power pushes on till
it finds resistance, when it yields-when that
resistance is made, there will be heard the
emancipated free labor of the South and in