Report of the Proceedings of a Convention

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Excerpt from Report of the Proceedings of a Convention: Composed of Delegates From the Thirteen Original United States, Held in Independence Hall, on Monday the Fifth and Tuesday Sixth of July, 1852, for the Purpose of Considering the Propriety of Erecting One or More Monuments in Independence Square, Philadel The National Convention of the original "Thirteen States" assembled in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, at 11 o'clock on the morning of Monday, July 5th, 1852. Besides the members of the Convention, the Hall outside the railing was thronged to excess by citizens, who evidently felt a deep interest in the proceedings. Col. Wm. C. Alexander, of New Jersey, moved that His Excellency William Bigler, of Pennsylvania, be elected President pro. tem. Which was agreed to. Governor Bigler having taken the chair, spoke as follows: Gentlemen: - It is one of the happiest events of my life, to act in a movement so congenial to my feelings, and it is an honor of which any man might be proud. For this, gentlemen, I thank you sincerely, and shall proceed to discharge, as best I can, the duties which you have assigned me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.