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Show tliy W. U. Telegraph. THE LOL'IKVILLE CONVENTION. Louisvillo, 5. The convention was not oalled to order till ten. It was understood un-derstood at the hour of meeting that there would be no official proceedings in the convention until O'Gonor was definitely and finally heard from. Tho current talk is that John Q. Adams will withdraw and in that case there aro various moves mentioned in convention with the vice-presidenoy. vice-presidenoy. Kelly, of Louisiana received re-ceived a communication in behalf of his delegation justifying their withdrawal with-drawal from the convention on the ground of the hopelessness of the cause of Democratio principles in consequence conse-quence of tho decided declination of O'Conor, and the confused condition of affairs. Goodlet of New York offered offer-ed a resolution to tho effect that it was the duty of tho convention not to make another nomination but to ap peal to the country to give tho nominees nomi-nees tho same support as if they both had accepted. He supported the resolution reso-lution in a speech. Mr. Duncan at this point read the following dsspatoh dated this morning from John Quincy Adams: "I will gladly serve as vice-president vice-president with O'Conor, but will accept ac-cept noihing else. O'Conor must positively posi-tively stand." Moran of Iod., moved to lay Goodlet's resolution on tho table. Lost with only 114 ayes. Good-let's Good-let's resolution was then adopted 54-1 to thirty. It is as follows: Resolved; that it is the sense of this convention that Chas. O'Conor, of New York, having fully and fearlessly approved of the Gubjeot and purposes of this convention, con-vention, and having been unanimously nominated for President, and John Q. Adams, of Massachusetts, for vice president, that tho delegates of the Democratic party hero assembled arc unwilling to make any other nominations nomina-tions in their stead, and that the Democratic party will give them in any event their undivided support. Bayard, Bay-ard, from the committee on resolutions, submitted a supplemental report embodying em-bodying resolutions favoring a judicious tariff for revenue only, and opposing class legislation under the plea of protection, pro-tection, which was adopted. A vote of thanks was then given president Lyons, and the convention adjourned sine die. After the adjournment the delegates of the convention resolved itself' into a mass meeting, and speeches were made by Brick Pomeroy, Pome-roy, Golday, and others. |