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be the will of the high tribunal, to whose unappealable decree you have wisely determined to submit the renewed charter of constitutional law, to reject its provisions, the decision which annuls your labors andre verses your judgment, will carry with it no rebukes againstthe motives that have guided and governed you in its formation and adoption. A generous public (and such we may justly call that people whose servants we are ) will not too severely censure and condemn errors and misapprehensions, which do not proceed from corruption or inexcusable ignorance. Let us, then, gentlemen, with conscicus integrity, await the coming verdict of our fellow-citizens, fully satisfied, that having the intelligence to judge for themselves, without a motive to err, they will not be likely to determine with inconsiderate rashness, on a subject of such exclusive importance to their future political welfare.

Gentlemen of the Convention : Invited by your partialities to fill the Chair and rule your deliberations, I have never failed to bear in mind, the great delicacy of my task, and my inadequacy to the duties required at my hands. On your politeness and forbearance I have continued to rely, and to that kind source, feel that I am indebted for the little success which in your estimation, has crowned my exertions. .

For so much unmerited goodness, I am not able sufficiently to express my thanks. Suffer me in return, to wish you individually a speedy and happy journey to the embraces of your families and the smiles and approbation of your constituents; and there in the rich banquet of feeling, forgetting the cares and the perplexities through which you have toiled here, I trust you may live long in the enjoyments of the precious immunities secured by that Constitution, which it will be your proud distinction to have signed.

Mr BLOUNT then submitted the following:

“Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are hereby presented to Wm. K. Hill, the Secretary to this body, for the correct, neat and elegant manner he has engrossed the amended Constitution of this State on parchment as to be enrolled, agreeably to the order of this Convention."

Which was read and unanimously adopted.
Mr Fogo submitted the following:

“Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to superintend the printing of the Constitution and the ordinances and to have the same distributed as has before been ordered.”

Which was read and adopted.

The report of the Committee on Finance was presented by Mr DOUGLASS of said Committee, in the following words; to wit:

The Committee of Finance, who were charged to inquire into and audit the expenses of the Convention, beg leave to make the following

REPORT.

DR. THE STATE OF TENNESSEE,

IN ACCOUNT CURRENT AS FOLLOWS: For sundry expenses incurred by the Conventim assembled at Nashville on the

nineteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, for the purpose of revising, amending or forming anew the Constitution of said State.

NAMES OF MEMBERS, &c.

No. of Am't milage. No, of Amt of per|| Aggregate.
Miles.
C. Days.
diem. $ C

$ c.

24

66

.

Carter, William B.(President)|| 640 102 40 || 104 520 00
Ditto, Postages,

1 56 Allen, Robert

100 16 00 104 | 416 00 Armstrong, Hugh C.

228 36 48 104 416 00 Alexander, Adam R.

460 73 60 104 | 416 00 Bradshaw, Richard.

460 73 60 104 | 416 00 Burton, Robert M.

60

9 60 104 | 416 00 Blount Willie

70 11 20 104, 416 00 Cannon, Newton. .

52 8 32 | 104 416 00
8

) Childress. William G.

3 84 104 416 00 Cahal, Terry H..

82 13 12 104 | 416 00 Cobbs, Robert L.

82 13 12 || 104 416 00

| Cheatham, Richard .

50

8 00 104 416 00 Cross, Maclin,

286 45 76 104 416 00 Douglass, Burchett

10 56 104 416 00 Fulton, James

150 24 00 104 416 00 Fogg, Francis B.

104 | 416 00 Garrett, Gray

470 775 20 104 | 416 00 Gillespie, James

400

64 00 104 416 00 Green, James I. .

320 51 20 104 | 416 00 Gray, James,

180 28 80 104 416 00 Gordon, Bolling,

100 16 00 104 416 00 Hodges, Callaway,

438 70 08 104 416 00 Hill, Isaac .

168 26 88 104 416 00 Huntsman, Adam

300 48 00 104 | 416 00 Humphreys, West H.

376 60 16 104 416 00 Hess, Nelson I.

270 43 20 104 416 00 Kelly, John

623 96 432 00 452 48 489 60 489 60 425 60 427 20 484 32 419 84 429 12 429 12 424 00 461 70 426 56 440 00 416 00 491 20 480 00 467 20 444 80 432 00 486 08 442 88 464 00 476 16 459 20 451 84 440 00 433 60 448 00 473 60 427 20 472 61 515 20 504 00 500 48

.

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Mabry, Joseph A.
McGaughey, John
Montgomery, John
Marr, George W. L.
Neil, John
Nelson, Richard
Porter, Thomas C.
Purdy, John
Roadman, William C.
Richardson George W.
Ridley, Henry
Robertson, J.C.N.
Stephenson, Matthew,
Senter, William T.
Smith, James W.
Smartt, William C.
Sharp, Henry
Scott, James
Ury, Ennis
Whitson, John
Walton, Isaac
White, John J.
Webster, Jonathan
Weakley, Robert

350
554

74
320
350
170
144
280
500
140

40 360 590 330 130 140 150 248 210 400 26 50 110

56 00 104 416 00 88 64 104 416 00 11 84 104 416 00 51 20 104 416 00 56 00 104 416 90 27 20 104 416 00 23 04 104 416 00 44 80 104 | 416 00 80 00 104 416 00 22 40 104 | 416 00

6 40 104 416 00 57 60 04 416 00 94 40

104 416 00 52 80 104 | 416 00 20 80 104 416 00 22 40 104 | 416 00 24 00 | 104 416 00 39 68 104 | 416 00 33 60 ! 104 416 00 64 00 | 104 416 00 4 16 104 416 00 8 00 | 104 | 416 00 17 60 104 416 00

104 416 00

472 00 504 64 427 84 467 20 472 00 443 20 439 04 460 80 496 00 438 40 422 40 473 60 510 40 468 V 436 80 438 40 440 00 455 68 449 60 480 00 420 16 424 00 433 60 416 00

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at $4

27471 SO OFFICERS. Hill, William K., Secretary, 104 days at $6 624 00 Morrow, William I. I., Assistant do. 103 days at $6 618 00 McDowell, James, Doorkeeper, 104

at $4

416 00 Robertson, Alfred C., Assistant do. 104

416 00 James Brittain, Clerk Hire,

275 00 Samuel H. Laughlin, do.

60 00 W. Hasell Hunt, do.

60 00 William K. Hill, for completing the journals and superintending printing,

120 00

2589 00 Laughlin & Henderson, for Job Printing,

1934 43 Allen A. Hall, for rule work in May,

3 50 Do. for Republican, 60 copies, 90 00

93 50 W. Hasell Hunt & Co., 60 copies Banner & Whig, 120 00

3147 93 C. C. Norvell, for stationery,

163 50 Catherine Robertson, do.

155 77 James Robinson, for sundries, ink stands, &c. 31 51

.

1 00 30 00 20 00 30 00

John McDowell, for 4 spit-boxes,
S. Sutton & Sewell, for ice,
Louis, (colored man) hauling 165 barrels water,

Ditto, sweeping and bringing water, &c.
John Austin, cleaning housc, &c. for reception,
Robert I. Moore, carpeting,
James McDowell, removing furniture, &c. after ad-

journment,

81 00

30 50
29 06

10 00

69 56

$32,772 07

Thirty-two thousand, seven hundred and seventy-two dollars and seven cents. All of which is respectfully submitted

BURCHETT DOUGLASS, ,

Chairman of the Committee of Finance.

On motion of Mr BURTON,

Ordered, That the Ordinance adopted by the Convention be published and appended to the Amended Constitution; and that it be signed by the President and countersigned by the Secretary of this Convention.

Mr Canal moved that the session of the Convention be closed by prayer; which motion prevailing, a fervent and appropriate prayer was offered to the throne of grace, by the Reverend Mr Hess of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. And thereupon the Convention, on motion of Mr ALLEN, Adjourned without day.

WILLIAM B. CARTER, President. Attest:

William K. HILL, Secretary.