Richmond Palladium

DISTRICT CONVENTION.

We have not received a copy of the proceedings had at the late District Convention. We hope to publish them next week, in the mean time, we give the following notice of it by the editor of the Wayne County's Record.

"This Convention met at Cambridge City, on Saturday last, and was organized by the appointment of Dr. James R. Mendenhall, of Wayne county, President, assisted by three Vice Presidents. Every township in the District was represented by Delegates, except New Garden, in Wayne county, and Harmony; we believe, in Union county. About one hundred and seventeen Delegates were in attendance, and took their seats in the Convention- On taking the Chair, the President offered some very excellent remarks-- urged upon the Convention the great importance of calm and deliberate action, and by the kind spirit of conciliation, and generous concession to put to rest, at least, in this Congressional District. the charge of our political opponents, that the Whig family could not agree, but had fallen out by the way. The number of votes to which each township in the District was entitled in the Convention, was amicably and fairly adjusted. The plan adopted, allowed one vote to each five hundred inhabitants of a township. according to the census of 1840, and one additional vote for every fraction over two hundred and fifty. These preliminaries being settled, the Convention proceeded to vote, viva voce, by townships, for a candidate for Congress, when, on the first ballot, the result was as follows:--

CALEB B. SMITH, 71

SAMUEL W. PARKER, 23

JAMES RARIDEN, 7

JAMES PERRY, 5

Making in all 106 votes, and the vote of Mr. SMITH being a majority of all the votes given, this gentleman was declared nominated.

The nomination was received by the members of the Convention, and the spectators present; with rapturous applause. We have never witnessed a political Convention in which more good feeling prevailed. All was harmony. Though some were doubtless disappointed in getting the candidate of their first choice, yet we hesitate not to say that every member of the Convention will support the nominee. "UNION," will be the motto of the Whigs of this District, and by carrying out this principle they cannot fail to triumph.

Considering the few votes cast for Judge Perry, it is but justice in behalf of that gentleman, to say that he was not a candidate.

Had the proceedings of the Convention been forwarded to us in time we would have published them in this week's paper. In the absence of the minutes of the Convention, we have given the above as an outline of what was done, which will hereafter render it unnecessary for us to publish the official proceedings. All the Whigs want to know is, who is nominated, and the above will show that fact sufficient for all useful purposes."