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'. DEMOCRATIC STATE coNypenoN.
qp.Demacrati g: ., S uite Convention 4;or,
p4pose'ofnoninating panel, Corot lii it
Auditor General, ;irid - 0 1 1rfOor
penal, met at. titer court-house, in the
rough of . Wednesday .'i?ii.
le 29th day of mayt•
.AP-004er.0154, rganized, tempo
, niy; b y lno appointment of GEN. A.
P. 'WILSON, oflluntingdon, di President
and W. a FADEN, • hihttlOphia COUllty,
ThOMAEI Washington
eOunty2.;t4aw ~ or Ive.ltinorcland
county; as 'fitter'- •n•. •
The cettr ' • . tile - different defegaies
were; ti amined " 'and . those not ,disputed
C. .tted'to Senatorial- Ss
, delegates answered to.
par.: ' :names,' • „
-lir. Wright offered the following re501u
*,...,, tion which was twice read namely;
.That„. a committee be ap=
x-444411„tnit. consisting old number equal to
zitilhber of Senators to , which said dis=
for the purpose .of se
• -
:• • pillors,r9OheAmnpartent „organ ! ,
or lheconvention. • .-;
:.;.;: , .*:Datiner Toyed to amend the yeso=
adding tlierelo tiro Following
••,..;,.:..sAng.lhat tle delegates from each of the
Setil7lr 7 Seno.torint distriet6, name one _ of
• their own number' as a member of said
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.Mr :Fronk moved to postpone' the a
togetherwithp,the- resolution,
Tiresent.
On this question the yeas andiinys were
J'. ; • l '-ealled, and vere a.s follows, namely ;
78, nays 56. •
: '
I; tin.''.rnotictn' of 'Mr. *Bittler, - the cenven
'f;olll,pacooded to considerthecaso of OA
attested seat , tin Ripresr.ntative delegate
; Mr.ll. if:Patterson
' 7l ::':find Mr. Adam Atose.s-being the conigt-
\S hereupon, Mr. MagraNv moved that
bit the claimants ho admitted to scats in
r ftfz
V • ... v .
e-;
, Campheltmoved to amend by stri
, ktng out ,the motion and inserting that
is. •.Paitaisoit boadmitted.to a seat as
delegate._
'; - '•-: - ',.ltlr.' - iTickinert moved to further amend•
...hyStriking:anttito amendment and inser
; • .jing' 4 . l that both the tiainaants to 'seats 'lie
: 4 rejected!?':'' • • "
. - .
Pending the question on the amendment ,
to the aniendment the convention," on
nicition;adjontried'Until_3 o'clock, P..M.
A 1.7 . ER NOONi SEE4SION:
asSinObled. • - •
• Tho.knestion.on .the , ahem rnment being
, 1 -• - f on the amendment, -to the amendment; to
tlfelnottOn :rejecting both the claimants to
seats ci'detegatesfrom-Blair,Courity; • 1
The yeas arid nays being required,''
were yeas 23, nays 63. , -
the question was determined in the
negative. -
The - question then reetirTing on the
k ineridmont admittirig henry T.,:" - ratterson
- to a. seat as a deiegntein the convention.
-The yeas and' nays yO :wen' required, and .
were as namely: yeas o 7; nays 61.
So the qnestionwas- determined in the
negatived.
• And the original motion admitting.both
claimants to seats; beino--lietbre.the'-`&a
.
„yention. • •
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' A...motion was made by Mr. Magraw to
4.,- . 44rnen/ the same, sok - k
to give the tw
hlaim nts_buLone, vote onny,
iesitlution, or for any, candidate.
Mr Thompson moved to postpone the
amendu s ient and resolution indefinitely.--
Agreedto.._
' The resolution„ uthorizing the appt - tinti•
meßt'of a committee to select officers for
C the If elma nenf organization of the conven
tion, was called up.
": Mr. Johnston moved the following as a.
13111;StitUte for the amendment and resolu?l
-.44,161.0 What the Senatorial delegates
of this convention corislittite a committee
to select officers for its perminent organ
- • •
' > ='On this motion the yeas and nays'
wererequired, yolks ' 30; hays 87.
- MittrAriestlon :304 deteroiriect-in the
- '•
'_.:Artif the lurferameiit and resolution,
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ever made.
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d '61'104 . the delegates, , froni t gte . several .Ilenaterbilalitricts, , i. the`
os;keie'of selecting , one delegate froth
. tliatrieV to compose the committee.' 'l.
I ..; ve_titvtlien r took
, half ail'.
, 'fro
• pa re-assethbling the rnethlOri..
the several Serietortal districts, .eiciii4;t:th l e
\ t ,. l3uCkli and tliiillthidtlnik rind the Tidia'
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J. C. Dunlap-,-Cumberliiiteentl i fierry,
`)Richard Donalson—Washirk . ton:;: , `
A . 4 JanieS—Northanitoxi
Yarei.E Baehanan-r-York:
Jthiltifirsteton, Cyrus Carmony—Lan.
caster and;tebittm.
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Wm. Oreq,n l7 -Tillio.oo. * a district,
Philadelphia S'irtii6W -
" ..I.`W.'l'. htAllister—First district Phil
adelphia County,„ '
C L Cttrpenter—Fourth district' Phil
adelPhlive)ounty. ... -
..:,"E; Carl on:—lndiana, :Armstrong, 4tc.
- Many° 11:Caslin-Fayette an - Greene.
..- - ,Johnkman—Chester and Delaware.
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nter, Lycoming &c.
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-1-lirain' Lentz—Bedfoid l , Blair l and
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C. J. Burns, , Daniel Ilaviland--Phila
delphia City. t`'
George Smith—Berks.
B. S. Schoonover—Schuylkill, Carbon,
Szc;.
W.' . 6.l%Vard--Susquelianna. &c.
Wm, Keions--Columbia and Luzcrne.
J. ICi,Davie_Oiftlin, Juniata, &c. ,
;Vincent Pii - els—Craw ford and Venan- ;
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:Georg, 6 :1„
Wm. T...Alexander—Warrci i*JcIT,Or4I
and M'Kean.
B Laporte -. 2 Brndford and Tioga. 1
IViirit--LBCicks. •
Mr. !Mgr= moved that the President
of the Convention, appoint a committee:
Man 'Prom those districts where the dele
gates thCmselves cannot agree ; agreed
to.
The President appointed Mr. Wright
for - the - Bucks district, - and Mr. Laporte:
for the Bradford district. -
The convention then. on motion, took-al
recess.
On re-assembling, Mr. Wright, from the'
Committee on officers, reported - the names
of the folloWing gentlemen as Officers of
i
the. convention, _ • I
Presidenp---HENRY S. MAGRAW, of:
; - ,
Vice . Presidents = -John Fausold, James !
lice 'ela Win. C.; Ward, JosePh, Bailey,
' Solomon F.dgle; James M. Anderson; W. I
L.,,Dewart, David' Boies, Geo. W. Jaco
by'''Dr. R. Steirart, John S. Dona
hue, Wm. Ilenwood, Dennis Lamont, R.
P; - Linton „:•%Vesley .. FrOst,Yajor , M'Vetigh
Tr; . l -iisepliTiller,
.
Stekei, - Dr. - -Wm. Penn Lambert,. Berija-:
min Tysen,;Wrd. H. Butler, JOhn - Coyle,
"J., S. Fullmer; Win. P. Cooper, :Arnold
Galbraith '
- James 'Gillis, Col.
S;Dict;erson, I\reali Shull, John. Moore,
Cyrus Zimmernian,Samuel WoOdburn.
• .: - Seerctat'F'cs—Wni. Jack, G co. W. Pierce,
Geo. \V. Brewei,, Johnson, Charles
Barnett, Robert Gemmill, Wm. H. Fagan,
Geo. - S; Ciirter,loel Ritter, Spencer Shoe
matter. Greyson, Thomks_p. Me
:Cord;-:Which report was adopted:.
•,--
Mr - "`Cuinpb+ll moved that . the conven
tion proceed to, nomination of condi.;
dates for Canal ;Commissioner.
Mr. Keenan moved to 'amend so as tb
't;orrimence: with Surveyor General and
Auditor General. Not agreod-to.
And the motion was agreed
Whereupon,
Mr. Hickman nominated Nimrod Strick
land.
Mr_ • - nOwn . rd D' itutitey.
Johnston " . Peter Martin.
Donation - " -, , • F. Vanzant. :
;Shoe"
maker ' W. T. Morrison.
Brenner' ;• W. S. 'Hallowell;
Phelps 5.,.7...3et1f
- ' - 'Butter '; J. • ~A.
Crawfordr" Evorard Oles.
FuilMer ‘f . : William Wilsoa,
Fetter Gap. Mcrrimnn."
Campbell ;. " inc... Cromwell. •
. 04',xnotion) thel;norninations wero"clo-
Sect, i, . .
Mr. De4A3vithilrew the name . of Wil-
liam Wilson from the list of nominations.
On motion of Dewart, the convention
proceeded to vote for Canal Commission
er, and- continued balloting the remain.
der of Wednosday afternoon. and evening,
ivhert:the citly . antion adjourned 6118 o'clock
in the evnging;,
•
. _
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EVENIMG SESSION. - ' HuhloY , h° will be nominated and you Green, a delegate . - from the county "afette
might as sell make hundred dollars," said, who asked !mall he had any money
Mr Johnson', of Lanceiter, having sta.l told him "I lied 'not , %seen any money and said that he wanted some to defray i lis
ted to, the convention that an undue tnflu- ' but thought ,it ,(the mono Y) was about, 4 l-esPenses, that he the said Green. had b
1.-
1130 at
had been exerted and money used .we 'returned; io the United States Hotel, rowed $3O" to come to :Williamsport,'-and
toliioe.ure tho'noniination of one of Mel and he lei metelling and not to go away! , waa short. - He, tho said deponent, told
catitifdales for Canal Commissioner. : from the pavement. I alined Mr. 'John the said -Green, Oat he thought 'that 'fie
.. i l i In'otioti Avhb made by Ito- Coyle t h a t ,
Donahue, a delegate from the county o r could" get the money for him. After that'
a . 6ominittplilif fikittne;appointed to en- Philadelphia, tome, and told him what the . said deponent met Mr. Ovenshine aptil
(inire-inte dnd investigate the subject ;—i was going i on, Raiddrilialt told the befon3l stated to him- that
,Mi. ' Green aforesaid,
0 161.4 ' . ,1‘" --- ~,,,,- , liAl - -Ponalide, to bee -ir,l ennia - n'at get} We's shor_tolinoneyol34t , ho'clu4 made 4-
.; ie prt*,appointed Meth* yoytixtiiii i i i.6 , eii i ri j o
Folmar' 1 „ - ,,00; -. 1 1# 1 10.. - Stokes '!!i!.7lllih
1 'oVef;''that I%*•:akuld•get',onevplieation to him, "the said.- deponent, for,
Vred dollars apiece ly . it''.7 , Mr Dona.: monej,,Jand that he had not it to give I,iin,i
lttiOm mn li t iv e • ' ''''''..t4'''' 4! '' ''' ''' ' ' f' 1 ' ":1"
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iiheti - - said that he-did not want to do it,' and that Mr, Ovenshine, atlha request s of ,
4: , Irpligiidieptioti thehe6rbmotion of Mr.
,Thii,thile went away, Rankin met me and the said dePonent, . beriseritOil-: 6 to let, him
• Thoinpsiini - i'ad,Lournedid ricjeet at eigbt o'. told:- - Me;to get Donahue and go tip into have it. lie. th , , 'gird -deponent, ~ thtn
cloelt teintritityiblorning, -. . Na
''''' • (Ne.:47;/in the United States Hotel; Mr. told him, the •ittid,Gr tu,'- to. omo 'up to
' '
c ''' ' '''''':/' 1461010448 FISSI°N. . ' 1 del li'li.-0 B Rankin•and myself w e n t .get.iiiin the money ;a nd then upt. } ?* - 0 re
-•
-, May ,--- . ' P`• • - l'n• B.
- 1 : " .. .' Friday, 31:100._ uP into No:--4 1 1";rio the third story of ' th e'. quest of
. the said deponent, I ,
' ' Mr. Hickman' offered the follcAng - reg: United States lii - Itel - riMr. Bimuel
'' Quin- ya,L:ur47,4 to M.F.Qrcen i tt+tr .
oliition,Whiali was t(itlesorcad l )alill adop. shine orthe citt 'of•Pini,idelphin, to , 1 1 , s . The' 47 - ,
tec t, 4i , i t., : ~ , . L—. -,,*;:, :p 1 pocket.bok froiriliis po c ket and s r 0 .0) -0 '
Iti , idlileal t :, That 'a ' Siete' Central :C'em- ; five ttveno- &Rai- 1 411s, , ; fi l l f" ^ " '''" t r fur eta,"
th
;".„..;dtae, consisting of thirty-three taLmbora ii i l 'ked' \ V PK, ti:fIr'le . :::i"11 ~.„ • =7,- - ... „-,.. 7 '' *•• snit'
shttltbe constituted'as follavv.l:---rwenty- tWenty dollay la: ,
fotll 4 Ofthan!to bn•designate(s - biihti.delr • town, one Rv i ,1 1
t r . •
egates fl.om,each congressional clis'criet Wrishiirg,. , Bahl xar
the State, Dad' thatthe * additional 'ninnher i ottictlie,( 2 ..‘ 51 n wl,
be - added bv'''tfic Plisiderit,' arid' NT-itd 'Pres- I Ove4sNevct ' r - .:".,
` , soff int th .. 9 4 A .
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• svenVeit tt y -.seven me
iitioittOii eejitifitte a quorum.
n p rsuanee of, the foiegoing resnlut
.
, tle following names were reported
a's members of the State Central Commit.
tee; fi.om the several CongiOSional::,dis,
tricts, viz :
-[The - names of the members of the cern
mate° will'lieP4l:iShed he4catler.]
A motion was. made by :Mr. - Wilson,
.
that a committee ofeorrespOntlence for the
several counties be appoirt e ,d'
to consist of
three members from' each `county: the
delegations,from the - several counties to
ropoit the names of committee men for
'their respective counties.
Agreed to. . .
ft In . pursuanee of this motion, the follow
-1 ing names were reported as members' of
the committee of, correspondence, viz:
• [The names of these committees wili be
published hereafter. ,
The convention then' adjourned until
two o'clock, P. M.. • • - '
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AFTERNOON ;-'S lON.
----- The-eetitmittep.lppoint4l,i -etre/owe
`bc-tho resolution Offered .by Mr. - Coyle,
to inveStigate certain' charges pade,-
I port as ThaloWS, viz. ,
7b then:embers 'Ville Democratic. State
Convention now assembled
ha:import
GENTvannis—The coairnitlee appointed
by this-convention for the purpose' ofin-
IveStigating certain charges of.bribery and
,corruption, made in relation to the nomina
i'tion of a candidate for Catial,Commission
er, respectfully report—
That,: in oursu:ince or their appoint
mitt they mt:t., and adjourned irom time
to time as %%ill appear from their minutes,
annexed hereto.
Nhataller hearing the testimony, here
,to attach'ed,. beside;; sundry other state
mentsl and evidences, in reintion`Ao the a- 1
iToresaid ...Charges, and ruriters . :ef 'bribery
land cOrruptilm, referred to theist; are, af
:ter tr full investigation of all' the eiridencej
brought. before' them, unanimously ofthe
lopinion, and take pleasure in giving it
expression, that the several gentlemen
befor . e this convention as candidates for
'nommattetii . nro.not,'in:.the most , remote
degree,.in - Mariner-connected , with
Into afolvsaid....charges.- 11 . 41.1r.' committee
also take pleasuere in exculpating fully
and entirely the public officers now in
Williainsport, in attendance on this con-
L vention from all connection wAli the
said charges: They cannot, . however,
find terms! sufficiently strong to condetin
the .. dishonest and infamously corrupt
Icourse pursued by the": Individualis impli
cated in the transactions referred to, and I
!would ask that this convention will adopt
a resolMioni . , not ,only-that- the money,
shal(be: indignantly `retu , but condem.
naterS , of .such conduct, and repudiate it
as being recognized among Democrats, or
.being that of nay person true to pure Dem
ocratic principles. Your committee law- j
ing'tieVonted much time and attention to
the important duty committed to them; ask j
to be discharged f .. l,'nt O the further consid
eration of thA,sthect.
71-artmonij - F7V.illiatn Green, taken be
:"Are,the.Conimittee of Inveatigation4ap.
poidted by the' . Conven
tion, May,-30, 1850.:
Illy name is iVillialii'Oreen, I live in
.the Northern Liberties, in the courity'of
Philadelphia,-and am a delegate to the eon,; .
convention.now sitting at Williamsport.-;
I board'at the United States hotel in thisi.
town, niter supper thiti - evening I was out
on the-pavement;:and. William B. Rankin,'
of the Northern Liberties ; came up to me
and asked me to take a walk with him, wo
walked'up the street, and going along he
id ti "how are ' , ”.l\. going t -ote
sate to youlgoing to vote on
the next bailer I told him I was/ voting
for .Pranklin Vanzant, , lie obi "why don,t
you eomeCicir end give Hubley ti turn?"---
; I told- WM. 1wa5...61 liberty to go for what
eveto man t pleased, he said " if I were in
that convention I'd make •something; I
,Can get you one hundred dollars to go Tor
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_lsi 1850.
16oujo.,,,have anything.that I
,wauted if ho
get tl:cf nomination ;,Ovenshindtlien
did not want to, go out with
"might aee us," and ho
11 - Rankin ;'we canto out
Attriltin said tome "Now Mind on the
firSeballOt ;" !said "Yes„' and there we
. parted ; I then went and' hunted up Dona.'
hue and Johu Cline, and went up into my
rootri; I told Donahue I would'get him one
hundred dollars ; we came down stairs
together, met Rankle on the pavenient: I
told
. "Ranking that. Donahue would go
;right;",hetold'us togo.up to Eagle Ho
tel and that they (Ovensidoe and Rankin)
would be tip' there they met us there ; we
went hi and drank 'et the bar. Rankin
and OvenShi 7 ne ;went out at the back door,
and went_ into the back part of of the en
try where we met Ovenshine and Ranken;,
Ovenshine and Ranken parted ; Rankin
came around and told 'Donahue there was ;
eighty dollars whiCh he gave him saying:
he-,would give him twenty dollars more;
he'stiid "now whatever you do dont , say
anything about, it for it will ruin me:!...„
We parted and came toiho Court House ;',
we made it knownimmediately to
M. Johnson, a delegate,frerrriwneaster,
ITicrfO — MT - Jobri ClLie ; Mr. Johnson sail,
jocosley, I wo4der if I could get a hun
dred dollars.
Cross•examined by Dr. Stokcs.--yr:
Rankin did not,tell me Where P - , money
came from, Rankin said to mai , that Gen.
Cameron, always took" good care of his,
friends, and that when any per Son done
his party a lave rho" neyerdeserted them."
Cross-examinal bij fudge nwilcy.-1
intend to keep the money—by Dr. Stokes.
But if the convention sec proper ~to take
any action inregard to it, the convention
may do With the money what it pleases,
intended when I got the moneY to expose
those who gave it to me,.l dontthink there
is'any man with 'Money enough to_ be)?
my vote.
WILLIAM. GREEN.
Sworn and subscrikd before me
30, 1850, E. CALVERT, J. P.
Testimony of John S. Donahue of Phil-
adclphia county taken before the C 07 1 .-
nzitlee of Investigation, May 30, 1850.:
,
,• •My name is John Donahue, I live in ~ , I .
the county of Philadelphia, and suma del,
egate to the Williamsport convention now`
sitting. Mr. William Green told me ho
got one hundred dollars, and that I could
get. one hundred dollars.by the same op 7:,
oration, that is promising to vote for Hub
ley ; I said that ag i _soon : as I received dui
.money I would take it over to the conven.
tion, and I did so._ I received eighty. dol.
tars from Mr. W m.
, B. Rankin of Philadel
phia.county at the Eagle HotCl, Consisting
-of three twenty dollar notes . of the .13a14
Of Middletown;nd one twenty dollar note
of the bank of Harrisburg. •
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The teptimony of Mr.,Green as fur as I
have any connection _with . it is true; itn
' mediately after the time the money .was
given, Mr. Green said to inc "Now• Don
ahue you veto before me and when you
vote holdup the money and say you got
it for your vote." I said I would, and I
never put it into my pocket but banded it
to the President, of the convention when 1
went in.
Cross-examined by Dr. Stohes—Thdre . ,
was nothing's_aid about, General. Comeron,
orwhere r tha - mOnereatne from, thefO was '
no time to say anything after the money I
was paid, as the bell was ringing for thq
convention. lam willing if required to y
make oath to the facts above stated,
JOHN S. , DONAHUK •
Sworn and subscribed_ before me M y
31, 1850:, , - . •.. - . '
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LYCOMING COUNTY, ss. ,
Personally appeared before mo, a magi
strate of the county aforesaid, William
Rankin, of the county of Philadelphia, wfio
being duly affirmed according to law,
depose and say, that on the eyening of the
80th May;A: D. 1850, he met Wil4m
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S. Hotel, pittl (44.,1 0- -iiitn 1114 Mr. Den,
ahue, the friend ofjhe . satd Green; wits 'al..' .
so in want,ormonnyand at Mr. Grcen'a
suggestidn; the-. sai.f.dePenent again saw
Mr. 0., andiaid that'll° wanted some Ma
rley for Mr. Green's friend, Mr. Donahue;
Mr. 0: then 'furnished ,the money; and
afterwards;
. I,vhen v the" deponent saw -,Mr.;
D.', he handed - him . S6U and he Hover,
at any time, had_ - ,any . cigiversatioti
,What; -
ever with Mr. Donahtio in relation to any
nomination or whatsoever, con
-1 nected with the Democratic convention.—.-:
These pecuniary transactions were with
out the knowledge of any delegate in this
conventiitor of any per Son before this
convention for nomination for any oilleo,,
'or of any other person whatever :: And
the said deponent tats . never been reques
ted or authorized by any ;delegate in, or
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candidat ' before the' convention,` or to
, come be mit, or by any other person, to
r e any rnproper influence to secure a
,WI B. RANKIN.
Affirthed and: suliscribed before me•this
:30th day!ofMtty, A. 1650. •
E. CA.r.vrarr, J P
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LXCOMING 'COUNTY. as
Personally before nib, a Magistrate in
and for Alm county afore .: shid, came Sani.
ktel,Ovenshine, who, being` duely sworn,
'flacording to law, saith that he had iii his'
kssession a draft on the Lancaster Bank,
which 11 , 2 had cashed at the Bank in Wil
liamsport, receiving $OOO in notes for the
suite That the said deponent haa a line
of pmnibuses in Philadelphi city and coua,
ty, and that Messrs- Green : and Donahue,
delegates to 'the convention ; n*in6esOor . r
live in Philadelphia county, us' war rep.'
resented to him by, Mr..gankin, and that
h the said deponent, let ilic - said Cavan,
hive the sum of.sloo, of the said.meney,
to tlefray his expenses in this place and to
carry him back home. And the said de-
Onent saith that he had no conversation
whatever, at any time, in relation tiithe
action of the said Green and Donalnielit
the, present convention;, nor. in referenda
to any person now
. bcfore, or to',comebe
fore said convention,. for nomination, - for.
1. - any office whatsoever, • and that the mo-_
ncy aforesaid,3va,S his own money: Arid
fuether, this deptinent saith,. that ho Jot
Mr ! Rankin have $BO :of said Macy,_ to
give to Mr Donahue, upon the representa
tion Mr. R. made to hitn,•2'that Don•
lahue was in want of Money.
SAMUEL OVENSIIINE.
Sworn and aubseribed,:before' rile this
390 day of May, 1850.
• E. CALVERT, J. 1 3;
On motion of Mr. Brewer, the report
wniltwice read and adopted
Mr. Coyle offered the folloWing resole-
lion, which was twice rea`And adopted,
viz: . .
Resolved, That we denounce as ~diSrep
utable the conduct of those men •who'at
tempted, by.bribery, to assail the integrity
ofinembers of this convention, and direct
the President to return the money to the
source from which it came. -
The convention - then proceededto the
22d•ballot for ennui .Corntnispi2uer, .which
;resulted withoutifi'eiwieg....-- ,
' ho
,23d24,th And 25i.r. plots resulted
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al :itlu t ii7laieg , :j in. ii ,r4 tic. a - , - . J -
28th
ba lot,the:esult:wrT i otOwlx--
isoj_o,o
Vanzant j ' • - • ' j 18
Maitin . , , ~.. j j I
Mr. WILLIAM T. 14101IISON having
receiked a majority of all the votes, was de
dare,d to be dulyy, nominated.
06-motion thb,nonnination of gr. Mot'.
icon was unanimously .confirmed by the
convention.
On motion of, Mr, Anderson, the follow
ing committee was appointed to inform Mr.
Mori on of his toJmination, viz :—Messrs.
And rson, Frazer, S midi , Stokes and Sn,od
gras - .• ~ .
Oh motion, the convention proceeded
to the nomination of candidates - for Sur
veyor General. . , •
`Whereupon, , - ,
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Mr. Carpenter nominated James:Milln'r.
Mltnyord " ,„ Tiinothy Ives. ~
Sgodgr.aSs " S. ,Le Carpenter.
Lynch " Maj. T, Watson.
Pgrter. " .J. P. Elpwley,
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F/gl9 . ":=-., Samuel. Marx)
Donner . " Isaao`Rohinson. ,
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F•VA r. • ittwley•bsvng . roccivod tt mttjori.
ty of all the votesi 'was declared to he duly
nominated:,
On motion of Mr. Johnston, tho nomina
tion of Mr. BraWleY siarl unanimously con
firmed by the Convention.
On motion orlitrollrewer, the following
Committee was Opfxiiiited to wait on Mr.
Brawley and inform him fhis nomination,
viz : 'Messers. Brower, 'Watson, M'Caslin i
Lan:bedew] Black.
On motion, the Coriverition proceede'd to
the tietnifintiodef ertMlOntes for Auditor
GeneraL • •
Whereupon,.. r;''
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kr DOnalilsOn n • Orni&ted J. 11:
Butler " Tlios. J. Pottier:
J. Alexander " Epltrairri Banks.
Cutler " Murray Wltaton:
Koons " A - :BePfriinitl'7".;
M'Alister D. L Dotigligty,
Anderson "
Dewart " Fersytli:
Brewer ". hie. Armstrong:
M'Caslin r " !Caine,.
Ste Wart • " Daniel Sheafrei.
On Motion the nomintitiirs wereolosed.
...Om motion, tho convention proce s tided to
ballot Cora . caniiiiliqte .for Auditor General,
v,thich, on the" second ballof resultett as fol/
tows • ( 1.
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E. Banks ' 67;
J. B Guthrie '', 40 • -
Murray Whaton ..1 - I'2'
A. Beatahont . ' i 9: ;
Ephraim Bnnks having received a 111;1.
jority of all the votes, wns declkred duly
nominated.— . . ' , I It.
On motion of Att.. ThOrngson, the noun:
'nation,,. of Mr. Banks. was', ) unanimously
confirmed by the convention.
On . ' Motinn - of , MA )
. Dewart, pie following
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cominitteoero . ', ointed to wait on , Mr.
Bafika alid:innir :. irty of "cis nomination,
vit.: Messrs. D wart, Carlton, Filler. and
Blattenberger. .
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Mr: Frazer from the committee on resiy.
lotions, made report as follows :
Tho _Democracy-of Ilennu I vania by her
Delegates in , Statt: Convention assembled;
do hereby' resOlveits col Laws
; That the doctriti l pssmil ptinciples of De
rnodracyau asset* by the National Dem.
()crude' Convention atßa,lthpbro, in M4y,
1844, .and' May; 1848, we."dill Warmly
recognize and su ppo rt,and plid go ournlves,
as representatives of the Democracy of
Pennsylvana,-notto- yield or give up
,any
portion of dint. broad
,nniJ', constitutional
Vatform,eoveringthe entire extent of the
Union, and which is as follows
1: That - the : Federal Government is one
1 of limited,powers, derived solely from the
1 Constitution, um) the grants,olpower shown
`therein ought:to be strictly construed by all
I
the' departments and
_agents of the govern
' inept:;. and that it isinexped
ient . and dap;
gerous to exercise doubtful : sonstitutional .
powers. ~... -• ,,
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2. That the Constitution does.not.cong:.
fer upon the General Governinent,thepew4_
to commence and carry on a genera Lays,:,
tem of internal improvements.
' 3: That the Constitution does not confer
authority upon the Federal Government, , ~
directly or indirectly, to assume the debts,,
of the several . States, contracted for t inter-„,
nal improvements, or other state purposes;
nor would.such assumption tic just and ex:.
pedient. • f,- , . .
4. That just 'and sound pulicy forbid ...,
the . Federal Government tor Tester, one
trittieli Of iiidditrY. to the detrkneni,of an
other,
or to•• pherishl the intereots . Cr, one
portion to the injury of anothert portion of
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our common country ; that evetyyctizen;
and every section of the country,)uis to
' right to demand_ and insist upon an cquali
'ty of rights and privileges, and to complete
and, ample protection of property from dos .
mestic violence and -Toreign aggression,
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s:„Thfit it is the duty of every branch
.of the . goVernment to enforce and practice
the most rigid economy in conducting our
public, affairs, and that no more revenue
ought-.to be raised than is required to de
fray the necessary expenses of the governs
ment,. and for the gradual but certain ex , .
tinction' of the debt created by the prose ,
cution of a just•tindoneeessary war, after
ileaceful . relations shall have been restorede •
G. That CuttgresS ilias no power to char
tern National Bank; that we believe such
an institution one of deadly hostility to the
-beat interests bf thp country; dangerous. tor.
.our republican institutions Anclthe liberties
,of the peaplei,ancl. ' ulated, to place„the
btp.iact 3 §.o“l l o coC.' ' ~,y withip the eV,,...-
of a concentrated oney power . 'id' • ",- p r.v•
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