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BA1nECuE.
The LeziDgson IuleIliss1esr 81 The aslhl
tilt. coniains . noiics Of The occurrences
Il me State Convention a. Kent1cky. |
which ms held u Frankfor. ca The 20,h. |
Notwithstanding The nnfsvarsble eondi- (
loo 81 he weather Of tie lao preceding
days. he Ioen Of Frsntfon Was crpwd sd I
o opsrlgning 81 cilizsds from vssious
psrts q ,fe State. The Codventi6a was
dulI organised By he sppoiaimfni Of
Gov. ThoNAs METcAEF = President.
l0en,y -ohe Vice Presidents and lNo Sc
creisrins.
c.. 1IeicaIf appeared upon staging
erected upon thh Capitol Steps, npd re-
turned bis ihsnks Il |. feH sluquent and
Approximate remarks DitieI Brock, Esq.
Iol Richmcnd. then rose. and after short
address. proposed %. 10 eorf'deeiiaa Of
the Convention. he o''tNi15 Re =,
which were adopted b ee.I,rshGp: :
RessIsss. Thar 4 spnsd n1'Is1.I cure hcy, or
uniE<rn value, is IS indispensable % he XII
being Of Of The great body polite o. he. y
ted States, as The dictsifuclet cifcaiaiidp u b
fbionc i 10 The homan body
Resolved. That Exccufise power has inereassd
is Increasing. and thai i cpghl . be cifeuo.,
.cnbed, ana such liniiatioas aSt safe guard
thfovn around IN as y III fendtf i ~ lorger dan
grrous 10 The public Iiberlies-
Resolved. That as one means a thecting Ex-
leculiVe ehcroachment, the ltte PeHer should be
mois precisely defined. ana b sob1seted 20 fur
itheF limitations and quail ic6tions
Resolved, Thar The copslt1sicn Pughi ld-oe so
lamen6ec as 10 render peta8n Negligible 10 the
ofice Of President Of the United States, stier
service Of one tenn
Rsssased, Thalfke public lands, IN conformity
with the trusts created expressly, pr ~ j0st i'm
w -srErlr OF IT5sfsrTY. loslfas he new
Ssses. hHd Is an act Of jGstss. - an the States
Rt'slrsd, That The revenue for the support or
me general government, ought 10 10 raised by
iuutes upon foreign imports. and net BY director
itnilrnsi taxation upon the people aud that in
the inEetposion ar duties for,ihis purpose. il Is
The Tue policy Of government TO make such dis
examinations as will project and Encourage Amer
lean Industry. coming in competition with the RI
val predictions Of Foreign IndUxtry and 10
NEE, me untHendly restrictions Of Foreign ma
lions By countefvailing enselpenis
Resolped, That al time or nnexampIed pe-
leuniafy distress, brought upoa The country BY
The ma-adminisraiion Of the genEraI govern
meni, strict and wise economy in The disburse.
ment Of The public money should BE- rigidly en-
forced, all unnecessary and useless efIiees shol.
fished and exiravagance Of every kind repressee.
Resolved, That We recognise in our fellow-ciii-
zen, HENRY CLAY. the faithful exponent Of
The principles here announced. and Kentucky
heartily responds 70 the NON nations which have
been made RI him BY her sister States Tor the Of
flee Of President Of The Uniied States
Rssclrsd That Kentucky, ptord of The nomi.
nation Of her own favoTite son Tor he FIRST Office
Of the nation, will cheerfuliv aeqpiesce 10 the
domination Of any Distinguished aud patriotic
individual who may be selected for the second
cfhce.
| The Intelligencer then goes on 10 say
when The Sih resolution was read. the
air was rent with the conliaued and en-
lbusiasiic shouts OF the dense mas. In
compliance With the invitation Of com.
miitee appointed for that purpose, Mr..
CLAY appeared upon The stand aud ad.
dressed the multitude for the space Of a.
bout three quarters Of an hour, in one Of
his very hsppiest efforts. We shall not,
for the present, attempt sketch of bis
remarks. hurried as il would be, bit will
promise our readers 10 endesvor 10 Law be-
fore them q full sketch Of his speech In
few days. 10 reply 10 his no1iDation. or
rather the concurrence in his nomination.
BY several other States. for the next FREE
sidency. be maintained ibe ground taken
by him 10 his speech delivered in this CITY
at the festival on The 9Th Of June last,
and which has formed his invariable an
swer ID all applications for his consent 10
The use of bis name In this behalf At
the close OF bis address, the anxious crowd
were clamorous for, him to proceed He
repeatedly begged 10 be excused. and i,
was with the greatest reluctance that he
was permitted 10 retire from The stand,
which be did amidst the deafening shouts
OF that vast multitude, who had ereediIy
drank in The words that fell from hislips,
and were We, ansslis6e6 & eager for more,
Hon. VIM. Owsley, according ioI spre:
vious arrangement. then rose 10 greet and
welcome The Wing members Of Congress
from Kentucky, and 10 assure Them 81 The |
appreciation with which their constituents
viewed their political course. and the era.
titude they felt for the constant and untir-
Jag efforts Of Wing Cofgress. Il every
sacrifice except that Of honor, 10 grant re-
lief 10 a suffering and distressed people,
and to restore sound and healthy action |
TO the Government.
The Convention was also addressed by I
The Hon. J. J. Criitenden, Gen. Combs |
Hon. Garnet Davis. Of the Bourbon Dis
triet Hon. John White. Speaker Of the |
House of Representatives, Hon. L. W.
Andrews Hon. J. T. Morehead, Hon. G. |
Allsn. Hon. ]. C. Sprigg.t and S. Turner, |
NV. F. Bullock, and WI. Graves, Esq'rs. |
MILITAkY Col johnson .9yrivol in
PHILADELPHIA. Quite brilliant military
display took place yesterday. connected |
with The arrival Of Col. r. NJ. JoHEsoN.