Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-10-14
Correspondence with MIR.
Clay.


We take pleasure in laying before
the public the following interesting cor.
respondence. 1t was handed US for pub
LEGATION by Vim. Price, ESQ President Of
the Maryland state Convention .-Torch
Light.
HAGERsTowN, AUGUST 81, lS42.
Ny DEAR SIR:
The Maryland Wing Con-
Vention, which assembled in the city Of
Baltimore on the Gath inst, having u.
unanimously nominated you for Presi
dent Of the United States, assigned to
me, as their presiding officer, the pleas.
ing duty of forwarding to you q copy
of their address TO the Wings of Mary
land, with a full account Of their pro-
ceedings, all Of which are contained in
the newspaper which accompanies this
communication.
should but imperfectly express the
sentiments Of the Convention, or Of those
they represented, il | were merely to
say thatthis nomination was unanimous,
The deep laundering and long coniinu
ed acclamations with which it was re-
ceived, evinced the heartfelt gratifca-
iion it afforded every man present
And yet it was but the echo Of a voice
coming up from the Wing population Of
Maryland, by whom you were virtually
nominated before the Convention was
thought of.
| need not say 10 you, sir, that the
Wing party are not welded to names
That they 60 for measures, not men &
for any man for the sake Of their meas
ures, and for no man without their mea
sures. 10 calling upon you, however,
10 be their candidate, they ntertain no
mlsgivings as to the course you will
pursue in the event your election
Your life has been no sealed book TO
them or to the word; and your constan-
cy TO the principles for which they
have been so long contending, they have
learned to value the more highly from
the accumulated peridy and fraud of a
high existing lunclionary Of their own
appointment.
In organizing, therefore, for the con,
test which is now approaching, they de.
rive a two fold ground Of confidence
from the circumstance that, with the
support Of their long cherished princi-
Piles, they unite that of the man they
love and admire, and with every wish
Of their hearts for your personal sue
cess, taking part in that contest as "the
ally Of Duty" they believe that the issue
canno DO doubtful.
With sentiments OF the highest res
pecI, am, dear sir, your friend and
servant,
WIN. PRICE.
Hon. Henry Clay,
ASHLAND, September l3, 1912.
My DEAR SIR:
received your obliging let.
ter, transmitting a copy of the address
to the Wings of Maryland, with a full
account of the proceedings Of the Con-
Vention which assembled on the gath
ultimo. ! have perused them with feel,
ings Of lively sensib,Iity and profound
gratitude and tender my grateful ack.
nowIedgments for the honor done me
in presenting my uame 10 the consider,
auon OF my counlrymen as the candi
date for the highest office in their gilt
l concur 10 the sentiment that The para,
mount object in the selection Of a candi,
date for the Chief Magislracy should
be the public measures and rorthe men !;
TO be promoted, q that individual QUA
ifcations should ooly be regarded in.
reference 10 The ability and fidelity with
which the public interests may be- ad.
VHnced.
10 June last | expressed my feelings
without reserve, as 10 my name being
used as a candidate for President OF the
United States. transmit you a copy
Of what | said on that occasion. Al