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by which every section of the State shall be represented. He moved that the Congressional Districts of the State be called, as the best mode of attaining this end. Mr. Conrad favored this suggestion, and were the nomination for a seat in the Senate of the Confederate States, he would most cheerfully vote for him; but for the Confederate Congress, he must prefer the late Representative from that District in Congress.--Mr. Mason was then put in nomination for the State at large. Mr. Whitfield nominated for the State at large Wm. Ballard Preston. Mr. Niblett moved that this Convention now proceed to elect members to the Confederate Congress by Districts. Mr. Borst replied to Mr. Scott, in opposition to his expressed preference for restricting the nominations to members of this Convention. Mr. Neblett's resolution was amended so as to go first into the election of two delegates at large, and then elect by districts. Mr. Scott moved to amend by selecting one