Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-12-27

his INT m8te acquaintance with hun, and
testified 10 The high estrmat;on in winch
he was held by all who knew him. He
CONCLUDED bv recommending The un'urllng
he Union Flag, with the motto OF Mr.
WISE OF Virginia. Union for The mhe Of
me tn'on." Do this, sac he, and all will
be Will.
Mr. Livingston of N. Y. rose. He com
'nehceo his remarks by asking the ques.
''on where am ,-what has brought me
mere: and answered with the emphar lc
respou'e lone Of Country "a wish to see
ne powers that be rffcciuaIly Frustrated.
ana 'he country redeemed from the hands
ct the spnIers. He alluded to his old age
and 'eebleness, stating that even then be
was scarcely able to proceed. lie sad he
had oeon democrat all his life. had never
been on Ct the harness. He ever had and
ever would adhere to the principle that The
! majority govern. When that principle
was last sight Of there must be an end OF
the Republic.
Mr. L. briehy culog god the character Of
Mr. Clay The world he sad would do
hun justice, His fame would be admired
by inter generations. Next he adver,cd
TO the ch,tacter of Gen. Harrison. He
SAID he Ilkad his character. He knew bun
well, aud nothing had been SAID IN his
praise that was no, slrcAlv true. ONO
he SAID wand 60 for him> Nv acclamarion.
and he wa. persuaded from what he had
learned 'hn' the Keystone would We, be
the arch d the Union. lie then drew a
VIVID picture Of Martin Van Buren,, and
referred to the downward tendency
o'rhe c'nntry unler his adm,ni>rra,
ton whrh, he sad, had put the republ c
radically wrong, but he had every conf
| dence lfat W" would soon Oct radically
rghr-W hen be had realized tins belief
he would descend TO the tomb happy ant
con puirl.
Gov. he'calf Of Kentucky was par,jcu
IarIy happy IN his remarks. Kentucky.
| iavnrl'e son, he SAID. had lost the nomna
ton, DIT had he himself been here, he
would have done precisely what the dele
CATION from that Safe are prepared TO dc
- enter heartily INTO the support of the
| nomination. Success Is, and ever has
been his first object The man who can
best secure that success to The party, Is
The man he would rally under-so will hi,
friends. AS regarded himself, he did not
sac''ilce $" much as DID many other Of the
friends OF Mr. Clay; he moved only from
The side Of one noble friend. to take his
stand firmly by The SIDE of nno,he and no
less noble friend The country had no,
done Gen. HarsIson Justice. lie has done
more tor his coan'ry aud received less TOR
| his service than any man living. He nos.
! scssed both civil and military capacities OF
y he first order, which should en,ile hun
to the admiration Of the people Gov. NJ
Sald he came here IN favor of Kentucky 5
fnvor'e son. beIlvlng hun TO be The candl
date most likely to succeed Since he had
been here, he had lnerchaured sentiment ;
with The delegates from the VARIOUS States
ana hnd come to the conclusion that be
was IN s'aken. He was now prepared &c
90 tor the strongest man. and oveIiurn the
powerful dPspU,ism under which we were
now suffering. Let not the song Of dem.
"cracy cheat the people. lie had eve,
! been democrat - not one o. the democrat.
OF The present day-he was an old fashioned
democrat. He verify believed that the
name OF democracy had cheated half the
a vivid picture Of the Corruption Of TIA,
present powers that be. and the cnoimi'Ie,
committed under The name OF democracy
lie regarded 1t as his duty, he SAD. /,
warn the people against such democracy
He hoped, he SAID IN CONCLUSION, for IT.,
umph. The Hunters of Kentucky wi
be found true to the great Wing party o
the Union.
Mr. Boardman, Of Connecticut, earncsll,
supported the nomination.
Gen. Wilson, Of New Hampshire, wa
very happy IN his remarks. He cxpresse,
the beIle' that his State though her pros
poets had been dark and gloomy, woul,
respond To The nomination ri Harrison am
tyler IN splrlt Of enthusiasm which
would enable her to triumph over the pres
"n' corrupt party in power. lie related
severa anecdotes, aud applied them yer!
happily.
Mr. lIlliard. Of Alabamn sad that h'
| reJpiccd To hear the voice of conar8r ula tior
sounding all round hlm, and that he enter
tanned The same patriotic feelings as he
gentleman who preceded him His owl
preferences, he SAID, had been arden. fo
Clay. but he would stand or fall with the
nominee Of this Convection. He was re.
solved to sacrifice and risk every thing for
The good of the cause; and he fell assured
mat the delegates would all 60 home with
an account of their proceedings that viii
lmpan corresponding enthusiasm in the
b"soms OF their constituents.
| Mr. Merrill Of ppnnsvIvani, suonor, eI
the resolution IN a few excellent remarks
Mr. Upper, of Mississippi, SAID that the
Mississippi delegation had cast ire vote o.
that State for II. Clay, and perhaps the
! Wings of the State viii be disappointed II
the result of our dehbera lions; bur they WI
go Tor the nominee of his Convention, ant
he land of Po,ndeXrer and Prenilss, as sh,
has done before, will do her duty sllll; aut
from the harmony of this Convention, anl
the enthusiasm manifested by the members