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


present vulers will not-prosperous an,
happy.
Mr. Revcrdy Johnson Of Maryland. SAT-
that Maryland's choice was well knnwn--
It was unnecessary now to mention tn,
r individual The delegation had upheld
bat choice 10 the last. But satisfied. OF
consul alton with be delegates from othcr
: sections of the Union. that he choice o
Maryland would not BE- the choice of this
convention, and that N opinion ti a mai
NY OF the delegates there was another
name that could carry dsmay into the ranks
Of the enemy he proposed, on the part o'
the delegation from Maryland, TO offer n
resolution that the result Of the baloling>
b" unanimously confirmed, and that Gen.
VIM. II, Harrison be presented TO the
American People with the sanction of this
Convention.
Under his banner. sad Mr. j.. we can
we MUST, and we WILL TR1UMPE
and IN order to afford time for he repor,
Of the committee as to the candidate Tor
the Wee PRESIDENCY. he proposed that The
Convention take a recess for hall an hour,
he tell satisfied that a name would be
presented ~ connection with that Office
on winch the friends Of Harrison and Scot
could unite with the same unanlmhy that
prevails among the friends OF Clay aud
Scott III regard TO the nomination OF llar
rison lmmm"nse applause.
Mr. Ch"rry. of North Carolina, said
hat the Stare he represented had remain.
ed comparatively quiet IN he selection OF
The nominee. She had her first choice
a well as other S'a'es but she had too
! lons fought against the spoilers not to
: know her duty.aud she would stand by her
sister States N the present contest, bv
/ GIVING Gen. WIN. II. Harrison deter
b, mined support and when the election re
turns come IN. SAID Mr. G. they will show
, that "OLD RIP is WIDE AWAKE
AGAIN!w
Mr.. Preston. of Kentucky, said the con
. ven'lon had already been correctly assured
/ that the deiega'ion from his state came
here Tor Cancellation and compromlse-ha r
4 mony and Concesslun--and he was certain
k that The resolution he was about to pro.
I pose was one ha, would C.eet the apprO
: baton OF the Convention. it might nat.
ura'ly be thought, said Mr. ?. that Ken
: lucky stands here 10 the attitude of one
: people 1t was true had their preference
. hut they were Wings and would sustain
b their coun'rv and TO prove that their first
D cho'c" NJ sustain them IN that course
Y SAID Mr. L. viii stale hat there is now a
= letter IN lhls Convention from the Hon.
{ IL. Clay. iPt # read will display the sprr
P hat an,mates hun IN rosu,d /" Ger. Ear
p r,son. He moved that Mr.. Combs OF
I Kentucky, in whose possess sion The letter
4 was. be requested to read 1t.
The Convention by accama,on desired
the letter 10 be read.
, Mr. Combs said that his colleagues had
, truly represented their State. Il, SAID he.
4, The heart OF kentucky, is bruised. It Is not
broken: Kentucky was born Wing State
he has lived a Wing Slate land hope
to God, she NAV die Wing State !-The
life Of her son. Henry CLAY, said Mr. c.
him Justice.
Mr. Combs then read q letter from M
Ciav,urglug npon The delegates from Ker
lucky, the importance Of Of union among
the elements Of opposition to Van Buren,.
Sm, urging them to disregard his own
position, and paying merlled compliment
to Gen, Harrison, whom he styled the
distinguished citizen Of Ohio"
On motion the letter was ordered TO be
entered on The journals.
Gov Barbour, Of Virginia, President
OF the Convention, SAID he rejoced the
Ie'ter from Mr. Clay had been read For
his own part after The report of the com
mIt'ee last evening, from rumors which he
heard, he had been inclined to think that
other action might ba taken. AS regard,
the dIsinieres'ed subject of the proposed
action, SAID Gov B. distinguished by the
, great crisis when tins Union seemed TO be-
threatened, | would say word with yonr
permission, When danger portended, II
, was his patriotism and superior genu,
that wea'hered the storm. need no,
eulogre Mr.. Clay, He viii occupy through
all time one OF the iarest pages of our coun.
try's history. When danger has threaten.
ed. Henry Clay has always been the fore
mos, to avert It, and his patriotism and
ftmncsS on all occasions, will embnIr0 ms
! memory 10 me hearts OF the American
= people. But beyond The consideration
! with which as citizen of the republic
! regard Mr. H., there are other reasons tor
' my ardent attachment to him. | have
j Known him from my infancy, and in the IN
. 'erc"urse, under the gaurd of honorable
! confidence aud private friendship, on no &C
caslon have ! ever heard a sentiment from
: Henry Clay which was not that of an ar.
dent patriot and devoted friend of his
county, There Is no selfi,hne-s about him
; no petty schemlng for his own advance.
! menl. And had it been your Dleasnre
y gentlemen, to nominate him 10 the PresI
d'nyc' ms election would have opened q
new epoch IN the history of our country
n tie would not have been the little, duty
petty tool OF party; bul would hav,
cleansed the Augcan stable aud made u,
n a happy people,
I But notwithstanding my feelings for M,
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