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The Members being assembled at the Athe-| næum, in the city of Baltimore, on Monday, the 21st day of May, 1832, at 11 o'clock, A. M.

Mr. Sumner, of New-Hampshire, stated the objects of the meeting, and on his motion, JOHN OVERTON, of Tennessee, was called to the chair.

Mr. Eaton, of Tennessee, stated that Mr. Overton was confined to his room by sudden indisposition, and on his motion, ROBERT LuCAS, of Ohio, was chosen to supply his place.

On motion of Mr. Burke, of Ohio, JOHN A. Dix, of New-York, was chosen secretary.

On motion of Mr. Hubbard, of New-Hampshire, it was

Resolved, That a committee to consist of one member from each State be appointed to report to the Convention the names of the Delegates in attendance.

A committee of 23 was accordingly selected by the delegates of the States represented.*

The Convention then adjourned till one o'clock, P. M. to give the committee time to report.

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Norwich.-Epaphras Porter.

Stamford.-James S. Davenport.

Canterbury.-Andrew T. Judson.
Roxbury.-Royal R. Hinman.
Middletown.-A. M. Bolles.
Willington.-Orrin Holt.

VERMONT.
Shelburn.-Ezra Meech.
Monkton.-Stephen Haight.
Westminster.-William C. Bradley.
Norwich.-Alden Patridge.
Montpelier.-J. P. Miller.

Middlebury.-Joseph Hough.
NEW-YORK.

Sag Harbour.-Jonathan S. Conklin.
Staten Island.-Griffin Tompkins,
New-York City.-Abraham Bloodgood,

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Stephen Allen,

John W. Hardenbrook, Yonkers, Westchester co.-Sampson Sim

son.

Poughkeepsie.-Nathaniel P. Tallmadge. Montgomery, Orange co.-Charles Borland. Troy.-Henry Vail.

Cocksakie.-Dorance Kirtland.

Schenectady-Alonzo C. Paige.

Cherry-Valley.-James O. Morse.

Utica.-Henry Seymour.

Fairfield, Herkimer co.-Abijah Mann, jr. Johnstown.-Abraham Morrell.

Union Village.-John Gale.

Plattsburg. Heman Cady.
Oswego. Theophilus S. Morgan.
Ogdensburg.-Ransom H. Gillet.

Oxford.-John Tracy.

Onondaga.-Jonas Earll, jr.

Cazenovia.-Charles Stebbins.

Ithaca.-Ebenezer Mack.

Vienna.-David McNeil.

Rochester.-John Bowman.

Bath-John Magee.

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David C. Skinner. Chillicothe.-William Murphy. Zanesville.-James Hampson. Cincinnati.-Edward J. Lytle. Zanesville.-John H. Keith. Lancaster.-Thomas W. White. Cadiz.-Danl. Kilgore. Bordman.-Eli Baldwin. Painsville.-John Eaton,

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William W. Irvin,
William S. Tracy.
St. Clairsville.-William Kennon.
Steubenville.-Charles S. Frailey.
INDIANA.

Logansport.-John Tipton.
Boonville.-Ratcliff Boon.
Charlestown.-John Carr.
Fort Wayne.-Jonathan M'Carthy.
Delphi. Samuel Milroy.

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TUESDAY, May 22, 1832. Nine o'clock, A. M.-The convention met pursuant to adjournment.

The committee appointed to nominate officers of, and to report rules for, the government of the convention, nominated

ROBERT LUCAS, of Ohio, as president of the convention, which nomination was unanimously adopted, and Mr. Lucas was accordingly conducted to the chair.

The committee reported the following resolution:

Resolved, That four vice-presidents be appointed to aid the presiding officer of this convention in the discharge of his duties.

Resolved, That three secretaries be appointed by the convention.

The resolution was adopted, and

JOHN A. Dix, of New-York, STACY G. POTTS, of New-Jersey, and ROBERT J. WARD, of Kentucky, were unanimously appointed se

cretaries.

The committee also reported the following resolutions:

Resolved, That in taking the vote for the Vice-President, a majority of the delegation from each State shall designate the member or members who shall vote for said State.

Resolved, That the delegates from each State in this convention, be entitled to as many votes in selecting a suitable person for the office of Vice-President, as such State will be entitled to in the Electoral College, for the choice of this officer, equally to the apportionment bill, recently passed by the Congress of the United States; and that two-thirds of the whole number of the votes given be required for a nomination, and on all questions connected therewith. The convention then adjourned to meet at 12 o'clock, A. M.

Twelve o'clock.-The convention met pursuant to adjournment.

venerable CHARLES CARROLL, of Carrollton, The committee appointed to wait upon the reported that they had performed that duty, and that he had desired the committee to express the convention, that owing to the state of his his grateful acknowledgments, and to inform health, he would be unable to attend this day.

The committee on rules and regulations reported the following additional resolution:

Resolved, That the candidate for the VicePresidency shall be designated by the ballot or ballots of the person or persons selected for this purpose, by the respective delegations without nomination in convention---and that if a choice is not had upon the first balloting, the respective delegations shall retire and prepare for a second balloting, and continue this mode of voting, until a selection is made. Which resolution was adopted. On motion, it was

Resolved unanimously, That the convention now proceed to ballot for the nomination of a candidate for the Vice-Presidency.

Whereupon the several delegations proceeded to deposit their ballots at the secretary's table-and the balloting having been concluded, it appeared upon the count that MARTIN VAN BUREN had received the following votes-From Connecticut 8 votes; Illinois 2; Ohio 21; Tennessee 15; North Carolina 9 ; Georgia 11; Louisiana 5; Pennsylvania 30; Maryland 7; New-Jersey 8; Mississippi 4; R. Island 4; Maine 10; Massachusetts 14; Dela

ware 3; New-Hampshire 7; New-York 42; Vermont 7; Alabama 1-being in all 208. following votes :-From Illinois 2 votes; Indiana 9; Kentucky 15-being in all 26 votes.

That Richard M. Johnson had received the

That Philip P. Barbour had received the following votes:-From North Carolina 6 votes; Virginia 23; Maryland 3; South Carolina 11, and Alabama 6 votes-being in the whole 49 votes.

It appearing therefore, that MARTIN VAN BUREN had received a majority of more than two-thirds of all the votes given, he was declared to be selected as the candidate nominated by this convention for the Vice-Presidency.*

On motion of Mr. Archer, of Virginia, the convention then adjourned, to meet again at 4

o'clock this afternoon.

Four o'clock, P. M.-The convention met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Archer, of Virginia, presented to the convention the following resolution, which had been adopted by the delegation of that State, during the recess, and asked that it might be placed upon the records of the convention, viz : Resolved, That the delegation from Virginia to the convention, concur in,

The following table shows the number of delegates, the votes given by each State, and the names of persons voted for:

STATES.

Delegates present.

Electoral votes given.
M. Van Buren.
P. P. Barbour.

R. M. Johnson.

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Total,......344 283 208 49 26

and approve, the nomination of a VicePresident which has been made by that body, and will recommend the cordial support of it to their constituents.

Ordered unanimously, That the same be placed upon the records of the convention. Mr. Jefferson Phelps, of Kentucky, offered the following:

Whereas, MARTIN VAN BUREN, of New-York, has received, upon the first ballot, more than two-thirds of all the votes given, for the purpose of selecting a candidate for the Vice-Presidency of the United States-therefore—

Resolved, That this convention unanimously concur in recommending him to the people of the United States, for their support, for that office, at the ensuing election.

Which preamble and resolution were adopted unanimously.

On motion,

Resolved, That a committee, consisting of one member from each State, be appointed to draft an address to the people of the United States, and that such committee be appointed by the president.

Whereupon the following gentlemen were appointed, to wit:-Maine, Robert P. Dunlap ; New-Hampshire, Frederick A. Sumner; Massachusetts, Phineas Allen; Rhode Island, Wilkins Updike; Connecticut, Andrew T. Judson; Vermont, Wm. C. Bradley; New-York, John A. Dix; New-Jersey, Alex. Wurtz; Pennsylvania, Anthony Laussatt; Delaware, John Cummins; Maryland, John T. Rees; Virginia, Wm. S. Archer; N. Carolina, Romulus M. Saunders; S. Carolina, Joel R. Poinsett; Georgia, James M. Wayne; Alabama, Clement C. Clay; Mississippi, Powhattan Ellis; Louisiana, Henry Carleton; Tennessee, Geo. W. Terrill; Kentucky, John Speed Smith; Ohio, Robert T. Lytle; Indiana, Samuel Milroy; Illinois, John M. Robinson.

The following preamble and resolution were offered and adopted unanimously:

Whereas, By the constitution of the United States, the citizens of the District of Columbia, are not entitled to a vote for President and VicePresident; and

Whereas, They have thought proper to send four delegates to represent them in this conven

tion.

Resolved, Therefore, that the delegates from the District of Columbia, be granted the privilege of recording their votes for Vice-President, and that the same be appended to the proceedings of the Convention."

Whereupon their vote was given for MARTIN VAN BUREN.

On motion of C. C. Clay, of Alabama, Resolved, That the convention repose

5 delegates were also present from the Dis- the highest confidence in the purity, pa

trict of Columbia.

Wm. S. Hayes, voted for Mr. Van Buren.

triotism and talents of ANDREW JACKSON, and that we most cordially

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