Weekly national intelligencer., 1860-05-12

sibilities rest upon this Convention
From the character of those whom ses present. from
the patriotism and intelligence of the people that
the deliberations of this Convention will hae important
influence In aiding and protecting c6ntry from the
dangers to which have referred.
hope the spirit of f0rbearance and moderation which
prevailed in the early days of the Repubcw inspire our
counsel to-day trust it will be the fpt and foremost
desire in every heart to cultivate sentns of affection
and mutual goodwill that may all feel both North and
South, that we belong to family of feen appause
that resolved to discharge all the suites which APP
pertain to our Constitution citizens d free and nde
pendent Republic not fearing the power man, but trust
ing IN the overrung providence of God tOrOwn efforts
with his blessings Immense applause.
At the conclusion of the Presidents address,
Gen LESLIE COMBS, of Kentucky, ntved that COM
mtee be appointed to nominate perant officers for the
nominate from its respective delegation amember to
on the committee.
The motion prevailed and the Secretary proceeded to
call the States at the conclusion of witch the following
committee on permanent organization WIS announced
Alabama, n, w, Shelby Arkansas, c Danley Connec
tcut John A. Rockwell; Delaware, Wn, Temple; Georgia.
Fannin; Indiana, John Hayden Illinois, John Viii
Kentucky, John w. Fnnell Maine T. B. jackson Mas
sachusetts L. " Bell Minnesota, j. j. Barrett Maryland
Thomas Swami Mississippi John 4 Ysger Missouri Solo
Allen; North Carolina Nathaniel Boyden Ohio Allen Trim
BILE Pennsylvania Joseph Paxton Tennessee, A. j. Done
son Vermont, John Wheeler; Virgins, W. L Goggin
When the names of William L. Goggn, Thos Swami
A. j. Doneson and others were announced they were re-
ceived with enthusiastic cheers and applause.
The committee retired, when
The CHAIR stated that by telegraphc despatch just
Railroad there twenty delegates representing
ak States detained account of accident
and that they would be present tomorrow Thursday
morning This announcement received with applause
The Hon. THOMAS SWAMI moved that the subject of
credentials be referred to the committee appointed to
port the permanent officers for the Convention.
Mr. PAXTON, of Pennsy yvania, hoped the motion would
be withdrawn. As there wa contesng the seats
of any of the delegates, such reference would be
necessary
Mr. SHppEN, of Pennsylvnia moved as an amend
ment that the chairman of the respective delegations hand
in list OF their members the Secretary of the Con-
ventOn
The amendment was adopted
The CHAIR suggested that the Convention take recess
and that the reassembng OF the Convention the list of
delegates be handed in to the Secretary.
Several motions mab to adjourn, but lost; and
finally after further discussion, the charmen of the
respective committees proceeded to hand in list of their
members.
On notion recess was hken at halfpast one o'clock
until four O'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Convention reassembled at O'clock P NJ and was
called to order by the Chair The crowd of vsers
greater than at the morning session. and many left
unable to obtain admittance, whilst number of persons
notwithstanding the ncemency of the weather, remained
outside the building, witnessing the proceedings of the
Convention through the windows of the church, which,
fortunately for them, extend almost to the ground.
Mr.. A. j. DoNELsoN of Tennessee from the Committee
Organization reported the following the permanent
officers for the Convention
President-Hon. WASHINGTON HUNT of New York
Vice Presidents.-Hon. s R Hanson, of Maine Hon.
Marshall p Wilder of Massachusetts, Hon M Ormsby of
Vermont Hon Austin baldwin of Connecticut Hon Frede
rick A. Tallmadge, of New York Hon Peter j. Clark
Hon. Dennis Claude Maryland; Hon A. II HI Stuart of Vir
gnia Hon. Robert B. Gillian of North Carolina Hon JAS
MI Calhoun, OF Georgia; Hon. John Q. .Dure, of Alabama
w. Thompson Indiana A
Sayre, of Kentucky Hon. Edward F. Mcehee of Mssssip
% sf Mon john s Of Ohio
Joseph p Comegys, of Deaware Hon. f. Underwood, OF
Arkansas
SecretariesA. C. Long, Of Maryland jesse E. Payton
Of New Jersey Ezra Carke OF Connecticut D. Snow, OF
Illinois Leverett Sastonsta sf Massachusetts Syme
of Indiana Adophus Musser of Missouri Dickson Bell OF
Mississippi; John H. Calender of Tennessee Edward Ship
pen, of Pennsylvania.
During the reading of the report the of the Off
GERS, they were announced received with loud
applause.
Mr.. ROBERT MCCLURE, of Pennsylvania, moved that
the nomination of the Hon. Washington Hunt for Pres
dent OF the Convention be unanimously confirmed and the
nomination confirmed amidst enthusiastic cheering
On motion, the remaining officers, reported by the
committee, were also unanimously confirmed, and took
their places the platform amid the widest enthusiasm
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT.
The President then addressed the Convention follows
Gentlemen of the Convention thank you for this
expected manifestation of your kindness to 1t fills my
breast with emotions which render utterly incapable OF
utterng my feelings of gratitude The being called upon
to preside such assembage this, embracing
many gentlemen eminent for public service for patriotism
for high intelligence, for public and private virtue s
honor which most highly prize and which shall
ber with profound gratitude during my whole life. GAp
pause cannot but regret that this honor had not fallen
upon some one more worthy and better able to fill it,
feel you have given double portion of kindness to-day
and could wish that it had been otherwise but since it
your pleasure, feel bound to respond to your CALL and
according to the best of my ability will endeavor to dis
charge the duties devolvng in the position to which
you have assigned Ifeel may rely with perfect
hdence upon your kind cooperation and courtesy for the
preservation of the spirit and order which should pervade
this body. see before gentlemen who, know, justly
estimate the Importance of deberation, of ORDER and de-
cOrum transactng the business of deberatve assemblies
and trust that under the of proceedings,
may be able to impress the country that it not yet too
late for gentlemen to together and deliberate with
sentiments of mutual Difference.
We come here the representatives of the independent
States of the Unon States which have united their doc
tnes together for great and noble purposes But gentle
men, will not dismiss the fact that come from States
widely separated by distance separated perhaps to some
extent, by difference of Institutions cme and social
ganzaton and that Union embraces two classes and
sections of States which sometimes, at this modern
day, placed in attitude of antagonsm and hostility to
each other mean the peculiar differences which exist in
the social and democratic organizations There those
who would magnify and exaggerate these differences to
such degree that the people shall longer regard them
selves friends and brothers Yes there such in both
sections of this glorious Union of greve to say
There are men in this country who will organize strife into
SYSTEM but God forbid that the people of this broad land
either North South any where ese should give their
sanction approval to those who would knde those fires
of domestic discord and sectional strife
On the other hand, there is class of people, North and
South q rejoice to see them represented here tOday)
who desire to put away these of contention and
who feel and understand and know that Government
and Constitution not intended to engender these
agOnsms and dstrusts between sections but to promote
peace and harmony and unity between these members of
the Confederation. GApplause.1 There those Il am
one of them, gentlemen) who would, if possible, bring
back the public mind of the country to the consideration
of those great and harmonious principles which
all stand togeher-one and inseparable [Applause Be
it our part however, to promote and diuse spirit of
broad and generous national feeling of orbearance and
moderation So far the broad question is concerned
which has been made the bane of politics. it has fur
nished to class Of politicians the ercest elements of
strife and dscord But let us remember that from
positions, differences of education, of surroundings, of
habit of social interest and domestic construction Of
ciety there will still be certain shades of difference 1t
was always 30 1t was SO from the beginning but did
that prevent the great of the Republic from coming
together to form system of political freedom and self