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The roll vas thea called and thirty -oas
delegates answered 70 their psnes
The Secretary read III. letters Of notifies
lion Of the Couuifsss, 10 Mssssa Hunter
Alsxandsg. ssd shsirs'in reply.
The Chsirnss ssassd, thsa during the
morsiss, he ksd rsesivsa letter frso Dr..
wa. r. Alexander. 20 Which be requested
,ssa be name sAssld net b again bsssghs
before the Cesvsssiss-
THE lssssr vss read ssd h herein psb-
lishsd % part Of the prosssdisss:)
ApsH 10. 1857.
Edward z. coots. Fac.
Dear Sir:
On doe Consitsrsfipu of 81 TIE circumaasces
eonDsetsa viii ny poshi.s. an compelled In
p<rsiively 70 ask thsi ny name NAY sos be bsosght
sRaio oeipre yoof Craves,isn for no0insiica
tuse. 10 NJ positson. W neelset my duies ., b ne
~ obtain any personal sdvsaeemeet. voaid prove
me aasosAy 81 that coo tdsnee Which my ieiov sii-
~ fsa sss, ,sss 70 ne n:ssss e, ne
sssss iadisicrsi owes 10 soeietJ, have eesaset-d
viih mr. iaeg@eai cod rraAsres my po.itive, In
many respects pssstsi ess 70 me-
fissae n eonossies,s lbese visvs 10 the Coo
gfati,I would dictate.
R--prcsially
Yoar frissd and obi servant
w r. ALsx.sozs.
The rules adopted At the IRE, Convention
we're adopted for the regulation Of this
The ballo,ing vas taken 90 the same basis,
- >, ,hs prsvioas meeting
A Motion vas made that The poninatious
be made publiely.
Nominations being mex: IN order, the fol.
lowing geu,lemeu were put 10 soninaiios,
viz Logan Osborne, Thos II Willis, And.
X Kennedy, Jne J. Lock, j. W. Shirley.
The names Of Messrs. Willis aud Lock,
at the suggestion Of frisods, we're withdrawn,
As they did no, desire their names to be
put in nominstiop. Mr. Kenbedy, arose
aud stated that be did not desire TO have
bis name brought before the Convention
aud. that IL the nomination should be given
him, be would feel compelled TO decline il,
aud be, therefore, requested Lis friend 10
withdraw his name
Dr. Il. l.. Wager, who nominated Mr.. X.
withdrew his name.
A motion was then made that . commit
tee Of three Be appointed to uai, on all the
gentlemen whose names had been presented
TO the Convention, aud request them to re.
consider their intention aud allsw their
names to be again placed in nomination.
The motion was eArried-bat some mis-
understanding vas found TO exist aud the
motion was reeonsidered aud subsequently
Withdrawn.
Msssrs Osborne and Shirley we're then
announced as the Shly pames before the
Convention a. candidates for nomipaiioa
whereupop,--
Mr. Andrew Z Kennedy vas sgain put
in nomination BY Mr.. L. A. Gallaher, and
seconded BY Mr. Roger Chew.
The vote being taken, there was no shoiss
on the frst ballot
On the second ballo. A. T. Kennedy va,
declared nominated.
When the result was announced, Mr.
Kennedy arose aud after expressing hi.
thanks to the Convention for the honor con
ferrsd on him, stated that IN inperatiys
sense Of du'y TO himself, for reasons uune
eesssry to mention, compelled him rsspec,
felly, but alphabetically, 70 decline ths aon
insiion.
| % motion, tie noqiass;oas Of Logan o.
borne and Jas w. Shirley, Esqs, we're De
elsred Hnanimoua
Il was stated that Mr.. Osborne vas II
kOvn, aud on motion, eommittss Of tire,
sas aRpoiused 70 notify the nominees ofsh,
hesioo Of che Convention.
! Oae Of the committee thea moved tia
bs COassstion adjosrn for half an hour il
esors TO give them time to vait on NJ
( QsSOFns, aud request sim TO appear beFos,
tlo CoavsbliOb add sBBounce his sesxp Mt
ale. 10 psrson.
4 Upon ne Ts-Ossswbiibg Of toe C0Bvsn
titS hF KsOeedy, after briefly sddrsssin.
ths Isseting upon che importsBes Of she Is
sals lSv.Ivsd IL the preseat canvass, s,slet
thti Sir Osborne was pFssens and uoald
sstosnos bis desisiOa 10 ihs body
| ~ o. is afsw pertioest rsuafks rsla
tive q ths question 81 issus, ascspted Ii.
BouitttiOS PFOmisipg 70 use bis bes, en-
deAyos 70 ensure success 70 The ticket
Ga totiOa Of J Law. EIoos. Esq. N,
fOllouiig preamble add Tssolusioa vas a
sssisussly adopsed
Hisrds. . has hssn susessisd fbst "a. fr,.,S
81 . isftsd sqaal dissuts.ioo ~ the pabi5c issas
amonE II ssgtfai sia,es % tee uatos. sbonh
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sgsirs 20 80 CuaEfsssiosai C,agsntfus.
% wgteh, The proceedings psrs srssEs.
70 b putlahsa - iss Couniy papers
Oh mosiiu, ths mssiiuR adjourasa.
r. r COOKE, ckaSm4.