NIGHT SESSION.
The Convention met, and was called to order by the President.
Col. Anderson explained his motion made previous to adjournment, and Col. Young withdrew his amendment; whereupon a discussion followed, when F. C. Sharp, Esq., of Lafayette, offered the following resolutions:
1st. Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are hereby tendered to President Shannon, for his able and patriotic address delivered before us.
2d. That President Shannon is hereby requested to furnish a copy of his address to this Convention for publication; and the Convention hereby expresses the desire that he will deliver his address in as many counties in this State, as his duties will allow.
Pending the discussion of these resolutions, Mr. Sharp withdrew his resolutions and offered the following:
Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are hereby tendered to President Shannon, for his address delivered before us, and he is hereby requested to furnish a copy of the same for publication.
And the vote being taken by counties, the resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas—Boone, Carroll, Cooper, Howard, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Livingston, Pettis, Platte, St. Louis, Ray.
Noes—Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Saline. Two other counties voting in the negative.
(The minutes of the clerk upon taking this vote being imperfect, the vote by counties cannot be given with certainty.)
Mr. Cook appeared as a delegate from St. Louis, and took his seat in the Convention.
On motion, the Convention adjourned till 8 o'clock, to-morrow morning.