Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-18
MR. CLAY IN GEORGIA.

Inc wings OF georgia nave he'll stale Cons
vention and nominated MIR Clay as their candidate
Tor the next Presidency. MIR Dawson presided
and Mr. Wilde introduced the resolutions and Ad
dress. The flower Of the State was in attendance,
to give countenance and appreciation TO the proceed
ings
These indications are not to he mistaken. They
show how the popular pulse beats. Tney prove
that the great Statesman Of Kentucky is the iayo-
rite of the people, and that they DO not intend again
to trust him to the hands OF the politicians. lie is
their man, without the Intervention of any Caucus
or Convention. They have made up their minds
to go for him-becauso they know he will be true
to them-and because his great abilities and exten-
svc experience will do than those Of any other
one man. to restore the country its former pros.
peti,y. Others may do as they please, but the
VIII. people are content with Henry Clay. There
is nothing in his history OF which they ashamed
nothing OF which they are no, proud. Since his
first entrance upon the public stage, he has stood
foremost among the best friends Of the public liber
Unsurpassed 10y none of his contemporaries in force
OF intellect, and exceeding them oil in the ext'n
and importance OF his public services. In addition
10 these qualities Of the statesman and orator. which
command the admiration, lac possesses in a eminen'
degree the virtues OF the man, which inspire conf
dence and love The children and the chidIen's
children OF those, who duly appreciate the lofty at
tributes OF this great and abused man, will pon, to
this fact with pride and exultntion.
Wa annex brief aecoun, of the Georgia pro-
ceedinss from a Milledseville paper.
From tho Mllcdse,illc CGcorSia) Recorder.
THE CONVENTION.
This body convened in the Representative Hall
| on Monday morning. Gen. Wimbery was called
To the Chair, after a call of each OF the countless
On motion of Mr. Jenkins, the Hon. WIN. G. Diw-
son was unanimously called TO preside over its de-
alterations. Major Steele and J. s. Wright, Esq.
were UNANIMOUSLY chosen az Secretaries
Never has it been our good fortune TO meet body
Of citizens, convened for any purpose, more respect
able in every point OF view talent integrity, dis
,netion or appearance than the present Convention
OF our fellow citizens. The reader will perceive
that IN point OF numbers, few, If any, Convention in
this State, have exceeded IL
MIR Dawson assumed the duties Of the Chair 10y
a very few but very pertinent remarks.
| MIR Wilde then, with some remarks, offered the
| following resolution:
Rssolved, That the expressions OF opinion which
have reached us from a large number Of the people
of this State IN their primary assemblies, touching
the Presidential eection-the instructions given lC
/ many OF this body by their constituents on that
subject, and the discretionary powers respecting 1t
entrusted TO others, be referred TO a committee o.
-, to consider and report thereon.
The blank was filed by the number 81, and Tho
resolution UNANIMOUSLY carried. The Chair nameC
the following gentlemen that committee:
MessTs. Wilde, wimberly, Nisbet, Billups
Wright Watkins, Thomas, Carruthers, White o
| Columbia, Greve, M'kenzie, Alden, Brown, Sayre
Smead, Harmon, Bessen,, Patterson, Stephens
Shaw, Guyton.
MIR Thwea;i offered tho following resolution
which was unanimously adopted:
ReSolpsd, That the rules governing the House
Of Representatives Of the Legislature, be adopted
for the government of this Convention during IL
| deliberations.
/ - etvtn,
At the session OF the afternoon, the Commute
0i2l reported 10 the Convention n Report an,
resolutions nominating HENRI CLAY for the Pre-
Sidency, and leaving the Vice. Presidency TO subse
quent action, together with an address to the people
! OF Georgia. The address, from its length. W,
cannot insert IN this number of our paper; indeed
~ IS yet IN the hands OF the Convention; but W,
shall lay II and the entire proceedings Of the Con
Vention before our readers ut the earliest da,
PROBABLY IN the form Of Extra Recorder. Tn,
address will soon he in the hands of the people &c
Judge OF It for themselves; IN our opinion however
the line genius oi its distinguished author has per
maps on no former occasion been more distinctly ex
hI6ed than IN the present admra bly, written paper
lie Convention on tho first day numbered 10.
Delegates d number probably as large as on any
previous occasion.