The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-09
THE LATEST NEWS.
BY LAST NIGHTS NAIL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BALTIMORE
CONVENTION.

On motion of Gen. S. Cameron, a list
Of the States was called, so as to furnish
the secretaries with a list of the names
Of delegates present As the States
were called each delegation sent to tbs
secretary roll containing the names Of
the delegates Only States, not terri
tories, were included in the call
Mr. Stevens. of Pennsylvania, moved
that if there were any delegates here
from the States in secessia, the names
! Of such be submitted TO the Committee
on Credentials, but that such States be
not called
Mr. Lane of Kansas, approved the
motion, and urged that all the States
and territories be called, and the Gre
! dentials Of all delegates be handed
alike to the Committee on Credentials,
and the question to be decided by the
said committee.
Mr.. Maynard, of Pennsylvania, also
most eloquently said that these men
from the States in rebellion should not
be thus sighted He was greeted with
applause.
After considerable debate a motion
to call the names of all the States pre-
vailed, including a motion of Mr. Lane,
of Kansas, that the territories OF Color
ado. Nevada, and Nebraska, as these
/ territories were now organizing State
! governments under the Enabling Act
| of Congress, and would cast their vote
as States at the next Presidential cleo
ton
The otheriTerritories were then call
ed, and all were found to be represent
ed
On motion, the rules of the House Of
Representatives were adopted as the
rules of the Convention.
On motion Of Mr. Lane, all the States
except Missouri, which has sent two
sets of delegate, were called upon to
nominate one member to compose the
committee on credentials.
The following gentlemen were then
named asethe Committee on Creden-
tials:
B. w. Norris, Of Maine; B. J. Cole,
of New Hampshire; Edward Hammond,
Of Vermont; j. Robinson, Of Massa-
chusetts; H. H. Fay, of Rhode Island
A. Brandege, of Connecticut; Preston
King, of New York; J. NJ Scovel, of
New Jersey; A. II. Reeder, of Pennsyl-
vania f. s Bradford, of Delaware H. |
Goldsboro, of Maryland; Sam Lausll,
Of Kentucky; O. Y. Dorsey, Of Ohio;
Jesse J. Brown, of Indiana; j. Wilson
Shaffer, Of Illinois, Marsh Getting, Of
Michigan; G. B. Cassidy, of Wisconsin; |
G. D. Wordler, of Iowa; w S. Butler, of
Minnesota; Joe Baldwin, Of California f;
Heron Smith, Of Oregon; W. T. Steven !
son, of Western Virginia
The States were again called, to name |
a committee TO select permanent officers |
for the canvas.
On motion the Convention next ap- /
pointed, in the same manner, Com /
mittee on Resolutions, as follows:
James II. Drummond, Maine; Davis |
Ross, New Hampshire E. P Walton,
Vermont; T. Wentworth, Mass Z /
Harris Rhode Island w. f. Miner, |
Connections H. !. Raymond, New |
York; Charles r. Wall, New Jersey; NJ. |
B. Lowry, Pennsylvania; j. Moore, Del !
aware. A. Lenox Bond, Maryland;&J. |
Speed, Kentucky; A f. Ferry, Ohio; |
VIM Dunn, Indiana; Elisha r. Perry, |
Illinois; c. J. Conger, Michigan; F. |
solomon, Wisconsin; VIM. Stone, Iowa; |
VIM. Bristall Minnesota; Thompson /
Campbell California Thomas H. Peon, /
Oregon; c. B. Hail. West Virginia; A. |
c. Wilder, Kansas.
The Convention adjourned at three /
clock until this evening
EVENING SEssIO8.-The Convention /
reassembled at halfpast seven.
The Committee on Permanent Or |
ganization made the following report |
s,r, .geaava fNvs fha
ton:
President-Hon. VIM. Dennison. |
Ohio Vice Presidents-Nathan NJ !
Farwell, Maine; 0. Stevens, New |
Hampshire; H. Stowell Vermont
Moses Kimball Massachusetts,; j. De /
Wolf Perry, Rhode Island; H. A.
Grant, Connecticut; Lyman Tremaine,
New York; W. A Newell, New Jersey |
w ketcham, Pennsylvania; Geo. S. /
Tebout Delaware; A. C. Green, Mary |
land; j. T. Roord, Kentucky; D. Todd, /
Ohio; j. Beard, Indiana; D. \. Brown. !
Illinois; Charles O. Gordon, Michigan /
j. T. Pattes, Wisconsin G.. w McCra- |
~, Iowa; G. NJ Daley, Minnesota /
Robert Gardner, California; f Charm, /
Oregon: c. D. Hubbard, West Virginia /
T. NJ. Potter, Kansas. Secretaries-N. /
Morrill,, Maine; f. Spaulding, New
Hampshire; Horace Fairbanks, Yer
mont; A Shaw, Massachusetts,; !. W.
Spenc or, Rhode Island; Samuel Warner.
Connecticut; w. a. Stuart, New York
E Brettle, New Jersey; John Stuart
Pennsylvania Ben Burton, Delaware;
L. Straight Maryland; A. G. Hodges,
Kentucky; J. c. Diven, Ohio; John w.
Ray, Indiana; Lorenzo Brentaine, Hi
nois; w. r. Noyes Michigan; c. c.
Shales, Wisconsin; D. J. Stools, Iowa
c. Taylor, Minnesota; John Otis, Cali
fornia; J. w Sauther, Oregon; G. D.
Hale, West Virginia; W H T. Law
renee, Kansas
The report of the committee having
been accepted with enthusiasm and
the chairman appointed Sen
atOr Lane and the Hon. q, A. Grow n
committee to conduct Gov. Dennison to
the chair. His appearance on the plat
form was greeted with yociferous APP
plause As soon as quiet was obtained
Mr'D. addressed the Convention His
were frequently applauded.
At the suggestion of the chair COM
mittee, on the order of business, was
appOlnted.
Neither the Committee on Creden-
tials nor the Committee on Resolutions
being prepared to report Mr.. Stevens (
moved the Convention adjourn till to-
morrow morning,
lt was announced that ParsOn Brown /
low was in the Hall, and it was hoped
that an opportunity would be afforded
to hear that eminent representative Of
suffering Tennessee. TGreat applause ]
Mr. Stevens withdrew his motion to
adjourn, and on motion of Mr. Patter-
son, of New York, the Parson was in
vited 10 address the Convention. As
the Parson made his appearance in the
body of the house he was greeted with
deafening applause. The Convention
and audience rose to their feet, and.
amid the waving Of handkerchief and
hats, the gallant Parson Brownlow ex- ,
cused himself from a speech on account
of sickness, but proceeded to say there
was one thing he heard when he came :
to town, and that was that you had
some doubts in your minds about the ,
propriety of admitting the delegation
from Tennessee State in rebellion. / ,
! hope you viii pause, gentlemen, be-
fore 80, I