Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-05-19

tons.
Resolved tina, IL be recommended to each
delegation TO raise a free contribution of one
dollar from each Of its members TO support the
opposition press at The city of Washington,
and generally to oppose the tyrannical tax up
on tho office holders OF the Presidential party.
Resolved tina, the fund thus raised shall be
placed in the hands Of the Executive Com
mit,ce Of Scvcnty-Six at Washington.
These resolutions wero unanimously adopt
ed by the convention, nd the following was
then offered and adopted also:
Resolved, That the President Of this con-
vention I've requested 10 call on the several
States, through their Vice Presidents. for
brief statements of their present political con-
dition and prospects.
In pursuance Of this resolution, the Prcsi-
dent Of the Convention s~cverally called on tho
following gentlemen, who addressed the con-
vention in regard TO the current of popular
opinion in their several states, the ruin of bus
mess and destruction Of trade growing on, of
the measures of the administration, the neces-
sity that was felt for a change, and the con-
vic,iop experienced that nothing bu, the cleo
ton of Gen. Harrison could arrest the disas-
tiers tina, threatened to ovcrwhelm them. Thu
names Of the speakers were-Messrs Bah
cock Of r. ]. Eldridgc of Conn. Hopkins Of
VI. king ofMass. Reynolds of n. Y. Breezy
OF Penn. Wilson of Va. Edwards of o. Hume
Of Tenn. Clarke of Mi. Gov. Duncan of Ill.
Sanford of N. ]. Emery of N. ii.
The Hon. Henry A. Wise was called for,
and appearing at the front Of the stand, thank
cd the convention for the honor they had done
him, and assured them that it would afford
him great pleasure TO address them on an oc-
casion so deeply interesting to his feelings
He was sorry TO say that the state ofhis health
vrn,,l1 pns ,,orp,it c,,ch ~ of.,rt no C,,,.
day last he had almost worn himself down in
addressing twenty-five hundred of his fellow
citizens of Delaware, and he now found him.
self totally inadequate to the task of address
imp twenty-five thousand. He hoped, howev-
or, that his health would improve, and that he
should yet be able successfully to wal against
that system Of government which had entailed
upon us so many evils.
While the gentlemen mentioned above were
addressing the convention, a portion of the
delegations withdrew to the side of the Sec
ond rostrum, and called upon several of the
gentlemen upon it, who successfully address
sed them.
The first speaker was Mr.. Clay, a sketch
Of whose address we subjoin.
Mr.. C1dy's Address.
Mr.. Clay commenced by a reference
to the north west wind, which blew
almost a gale, and compared it happily
to the popular voice Of the immense
multitude who were present. Diff.
cult rs it was to be heard by such n
throng, he said he could lot refrain
from obeying the general summons
and responding to the call. He was
truly grateful for the honor conferred
upon him. "This," said he, "is no
time to argue-the time for discussion
has passed, the nation has already pro-
nounced its sentence. Ibehold here
the advance guard. A Revolution by
the grace of God and the will of the
people will be achieved. William Hen
ry Harrison will be elected President
of the United States.
We behold, continued Mr. Clay in
his emphatic aud eloquent manner,
the ravages brought upon our country
under the revolutionary Administra-
tons of the present and the past. We
see them in a disturbed country,-in
broken hopes-in deraneed exchan-
ges-in the multilation ofthe highest
Constitutional records of the Country.
All these are the fruits of the party IN
power, and a part of that revolution
which has been in progress for the last
ten years. But this party, Mr.. Clay
thought he could say had been or was
demolished. As it had demolished the
institutions of the country, so it had
fallen itself. As institution after in
stitution had fallen by it, and with them
interest after interest, until a general
and wide spread ruin had come upon
the country, so now the Revolution
was to end in the destruction of the
party and the principles which had
been instrumental in our national suf-
ferings.
This, said Mr.. Clay, is a proud day
for the Patriot. 1t animated his own
bosom with hope, and he added ] am
here to mingle my hopes with yours
my heart with yours--and my exer.
tions. Our enemies hope to Conquer
US. but they are daindod and dooIncd
to disappointment.
Mr.. Clay then alluded most happily,
aud amid the cheers OF all around him,
to the Union ofthe Wings. awe are
said he, 'all Whigs--we are all Her.
rison men. We are united. VIZ
must triumph"
One word ofmyself-he said. refer
ring to the National Convention which
met at Harrisburg in December last
THAT Convention was composed of rs
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