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day, the fourth day of August next.

day, the fourth day of August next.
Col. Porter then mOyedthe adoption
of the foregoing resolution.
Col. T. j. Freeman moved to lay
the resolution on the table, which lat
ter motion prevailed. Ayes-Hay-
wood, Lauderdale and Upton. No
Madison.
Col. T. J.. Freeman then renewed
his motion to proceed to vote on the
nominations, which prevailed, when
Milton Brown received Madison, z
votes.
David G. Slaughter received Hay
I wood, 5 votes, and Upton 4 votes
total 8 votes.
II. j. Turner received Lauderdale, 4
votes.
Col. II. j. Turner then arose and sta
ted to the Convention that he was no
candidate, and didnot desire the NOM
ination, and could not accept it If
nominated.
There beingno nomination the Con-
vention proceeded to the second vote,
| with the following result:
For Brown, Madison, z votes; for
Turner, Haywood, 5 votes, and Laud-
| erdale, 4 votes; total, 9 votes; and for
| Slaughter, Upton, 4 votes.
Turner again protested that he was
no candidate, and did not desire the
position.
There being no nomination the
| Convention proceeded to vote the
third time with the following result:
| For Brown, Madison, Z votes; for
Slaughter, Haywood, 5vOtes, and Tip
ton. 4 votes; total, 9Yotes; for Turner,
Lauderdale, 4 votes.
There being no nomination the
| Convention proceeded to vote the
fourth time, as follows:
For Brown, Madison, Z votes; for
/ Turner, Lauderdale, 4 votes; for
| Slaughter, Haywood, 5 votes, and
| Upton, votes; total, 8 votes.
There being no nomination, Col. +.
Snipes, of Madison, withdrew the
name of Milton Brown and nOmi-
mated Col. Geo. G. Porter, of Hay
| wood.
The Convention then proceeded 10
vote the fifth time, as follows; For
| Porter. Madison seven votes; for
Turner, LaudeFdsle four votes; for
Slaughter, Haywood FIVE end Upton
four votes, making a total OF nine Tor
Slaughter. b,
Col. Fl, J. Turner again arose and
urgently ~entreated his friends not to
use his name as a candidate, as he was
not an aspirant, and, If nominated,
could not accept.
Col. H. R. Bate, Of Upton, was
nominated, whereupon Col. II. j, Liy-
ingston, of Haywood, and p. J, Smith
and J. H. Cummens, Esqs., of Upton,
assured the Convention that from
recent conversations with Colonel
Bate, they knew that he did not de
sire the nomination, but that if now
nominated he could not accept the
position.
The Convention tier proceeded to
vote the sixth time, as follows,
For Bate-Madison, Z. For D. q.
Slaughter-Haywood, ); Lauderdale,
4, and Upton 4. Total, Is.
The Chairman declared that David
c. Slaughter having received a ma
jority of all the votes of the Conven-
tiGa, was duly nominated the Con-
servatiVe candidate for Senator in the
General Assembly Of The State of Ten
nessee, from the counties Cf Madison,
Haywood, Lauderdale and FiptGp.
On motion of. H. Cummens, ESQ.,,
the Chairman appointed a COM
mittee composed Of DIR. A. jack
son, Colonies H. J. Turner and
H. J. Livingston to notify Mr.. Slaugh-
ter of his nominating, and to ask his
acceptance of the same.
On motion of the same gentleman
the thanks of the Convention were
tendeEa4 TO the Chairman for the able,
impartial and fithfulmannerin which
he has presided over tie deliberations
of the Convention.
The proceedings of the Convention
were ordered TO be published in the
Upton Record, pEQWnsville Bee and
in the Conservative papers at Jackson
and Memphis.
The Convention then adjourned sine
die. J. c. MARLEY, Chm.
JOHN ., gSEgLAs, Sec'y.