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Read-and Circulate.] ALBANY ATLAS-EXTRA-FBRUARY, 1848.
THE
UTICA
CONVENTION.
VOICE OF NEWV-YORK!
Proceedings of the Utica Convention, February 16, 1848,
with the Speeches of JOHN VAN B UREN,
GEORGE RATHBUN, &C.
Free Trade, Free Labor, Free Soil, Free Speech and Free Men.
A Convention of Delegates from the various
Assembly Districts of the State of New York,
convened at the Court House in the city of Utica,
on the 16th day of February, 1848, in accordance
with the following recommendation of the De-
mocratic Members of the Legislature:
Resolved, That it is recommended that the democratic
electors of each assembly districtin this State,,to appoint a
delegate to a State Convention, to be hld with authority
to choose delegates to represent the dtmocracy of the
State in the :next National Convention, held for the purpose
of nominating candidates for President and Vice Presi.
dent of the United States; or to determine the manper in
which such delegates to the said National Convention
shall be ohoSen.
Resolved. That the State Convention -be held at Utica,
on the 16th dayof February next, at 12 o'clock M.
The Convention thus assembled was called to
order by JOHN KEYES PAIGE, of Albany, on
whose motion, ABRAHAM BOCKEE, of Dutch-
s, was appointed Chairman.
On motion Of JAiO GOULD, of Monroe,
DANIEL H. TOMPKINS, of Queens, was ap-
pointed Secretary.
On motion of P. H. THomAs, of Rensselaer,
C. T. VARY, of Livingston, was appointed an
additional Secretary.
On calling-the roll 97 delegates, from 51 coun-
ties, were found to be present. A telegraphic
despatch was received from Albany, announcing
that ten delegate% fromNew York and three from
Kings, were in that city, and would aTrive by the
1 o'clock train.
On motion of SAXTON SMITH, of Putnam,
a committee, to be composed o one Delegate-
from each Judicial District, was ordered to be
appointed to report permanertt officers for the
Convention.
On motion of JoHN VAz BUREN, of Al-
bany, a committee, to be similarly constituted,
was ordered to be appointed to report an Addres.
On motion of P. H. THOMAS, of Rensselaer, a
like committee was ordered to be appointed, to
report a series of resolutions for the considerationt
of the Convention.
Under these motions, the Chair named the fol--
lowing committees, viz:-
2d District,
Ist
3d
4th
5th
6th
7th
Sth
3d District,
Ist
2d
4th
6th
Oth
7th
8th
On Organization.
SAXTON SMITH, of Putnam.
J. H. MCMAHON, of N. Y.
P. H. THOMAS, of Rensselaer.
RUFus HEATON, of Clinton.
WIL1AM TAYLOR, of Onondaga.
THOMAS FA-RRINGTON, of Tioga.
THOMAS SMrrH, of Ontario.
T. B. CAMPBELL, of Chautauqueo
I On .Address.
JOHN VAN BUREx, Albany.
Lucius ROBINSON, of N. Y.
JOHN G. FLOYD, of Suffolk.
CALVIN T. HURLBURT, of St. Lawr.
CHAS. A. MANN, of Oneida.
0. C. CROCKER, of Broome.
BzNj. TUTHILL, of Yates.
ISAAC SHERMAN, of Erie.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.newyork/uticonve0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)