Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-05-23

constitute members Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee for the ensuing fou
years:
| Carried.
The Convention then adjourned till Il
o'clock tomorrow morning
SECOND DAY.
CHICAGO. May IL, 1850.
The morning opens with much excite
ment.
The streets are crowded, and severa
professions are formed, headed by bands
of music.
The Convention was called to order a
10 o'clock.
The Wigwam was crowded as densely
as on yesterday.
The proceedings opened with prayer BY
Rev. Mr.. Patton, of Chicago.
An invitation for trip over the Rocl
Island Railroad to Davenport. was tabled
A letter was read asking the Presiden
il he could not send some effective speak
ers to entertain the 10000 Republican.
and their wives outside the bnilding.
Mr.. Corwin, of Ohio, from the committed
on rules. reported rules for the govern
ment Of the Convention.
Among the rules are the following:
That four votes be cast by delegates al
at large. aud two for each Congressional
district; that 304 votes, being a majority
of the whole number Of votes in all the
States in the Union as represented in the
above ratio, be required to nominate can
didates.
(Cries of"no, no." with mingled Kisses
and cheers.l
Mr.. James, of New York, desired to say
that only IL out Of 81 States were repre-
sented, when the rule requiring 304 votes
was adopted by one majority. He pre-
sented, as the minority report, a substitute
for the said rule requiring a majority oi
all the votes cast 10 nominate.
Mr.. Carter, Of Ohio, called for the report
Of the committee on credentials, and moved
that the report on rules be laid on the
table for the present.
Carried.
Mr.. Benton, of New Hampshire, from the
committee on credentials, reported no con-
tested seats out of the "a States repre-.
sented.
Mr.. Davis, of Mass. q, moved to refer back
so much of the report on credentials as re.
ferred to Texas.
Mr.. Wilmot moved to amend by includ.
ing Maryland. Kent ucky. Virginia. and
all the Territories, and the District of Co
lumbia, saying that it was not proper that
States where no Republican party or or
ganization exists, be admitted on the same
footing as those in which the Republican
party is in great majority.
This elected various remarks from Mes.
srs. Palmer. Of Nd, Blakely, of Ky, and
others.
Mr.. Palmer, of Md, said he stood before
this Convention as a Republican of the
State Of Maryland. He claimed to be al
good Republican as any of the Peoples
Party Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Blakely, of KY, was surprised tc
find proposition to Danish Kentucky from
the Convention. He should not have beer
more surprised had proposition beer
made TO Danish the ashes of Washington
from beyond the limits ofth Union or thai
the sacred dust at Ashland should be ban
ished beyond the borders of that State
Or that Cassius NJ. Clay should be sen
into exile. [Cheers.l Who would dare tG
banish the free sons of Kentucky or o
Maryland, or Texas, or the District Of Co
lumba from this Convention.
Mr.. Phillips, of Kansas, said, he stooc
here as the representative from Territor,
which would have been State to day, bu
for its fidelity to Republicanism. He dit
not believe that any man would desire t
Danish Kansas from the Convention =
lCheers and cries for Wilmot.
Mr.. Wilmot said that he regetted that b.
had been misunderstood. He made nj
proposition to exclude the gentleman from
the Convention. He had simply moved t
refer back certain States to the committe
/ 10 decide what votes the several State
should be entitled to.
I There has been no vote indicating pref
crences, but Mr.. Seward will probably hav
on the FIRST ballot 160 or lS0 of the IA
votes cast.
The balloting is expected to commenc
this afternoon.
Mr.. Wilson only desired that the CON
mittee should investigate whether 10 thes
States there is a regular Republican organ
ization. to enttle them to votes here; if tn
committee reported that the States ha
regular organizati and were entitled
vote. he should willingly accept their II
port; it was rumored that delegates fror
Texas were not residents there, if the
came here to control the result of the nom
nation it was dangerous precedent.
lie made issue as to who dared or suf
fered most in the Republican cause, but
tnlS ~ tO Oe tue leSJ haDshs snouiu Coi
troll this convention, for she had poure
out her blood in the cause.
Mr.. Blair, Of Maryland, endorsed a
hat had been said by the gentleman froI
Pennsylvania. He was willing that ever
enquiry into the regularity of delegate
should be made.
Gov Cleveland, OF Connecticut, WI
not satisfied with the remarks Of Mr. Blai
and regarded this whole movement as pei
nicious. Maryland was entitled to fu
vote here, for without the aid of Hem
Witer Davis the Republicans would ha'
had no opportunity to investigate Il
fraunds Of the Democracy. Cheers.
He predicated that at the next Nation
Convention all the slave States in Il
Union would be represented. He called G
the convention to do no act that could loo
like sectionalIsm.
Mr.. Oyler of Indiana said that the CO
OF the committee had invited all who d
sired to overthrow the corrupt Democrat
; TO act With the convention If they we