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A committee of five was chosen to prepare business for the coH' 



vention, consisting of 



Solon Robinson, Gideon Ross, 



J. W. Hays, S. D. Hubbard, 



A. Osbourn, 



The nominating committee then presented the following report' 

 which was unanimously adopted : 



For President — James Tallmadge, of New-York. 



For Vice-Presidents — Mahlon Dickerson, of N. J. ; Solon Robin- 

 son, of Ind. ; Thomas Afflick, of Miss. ; C. F. Keller, of Washing- 

 ton City, D. C. ; Peter Crispell, of N. Y. ; Francis D. Wait, of 

 Delaware ; Samuel Church, of Conn. ; H. P. Bryan, of Ky. ; D. 

 Landreth, of Pa. ; Alfred Hennen, of New-Orleans, La. ; John S. 

 Fierce, of Vt. ; James M. Crane, of Richmond, Va. ; J. S. Wright, 

 of 111. ; and Stewart Perry, of Texas. 



For Secretaries — James Harrison, of Conn., and A. C. Van Epps, 

 of New- York. 



On motion, the convention adjourned to meet to-morrow morning at 

 10 o'clock. 



Second Day, Oct. 10th. 

 At 10 o'clock, A. M., the convention was called to order, and the 

 minutes read and approved — James Tallmadge in the chair. 



The chairman of the business committee then presented the fol- 

 lowing report : 



Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention : 



Your committee recommend the following order of business for the 

 the action of the convention : 



1st. That the letters which have been sent to the convention by the 

 friends of the great cause of improvement, which we have to advo- 

 cate, should be read, as they contain much interesting matter. 



2d. That a list of the States and Territories be called over, and 

 those present requested to answer as the name of the Stale they re- 

 present is called, in order that the convention may know how many 



