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Convention in an auima,ng strain. He declared
that Henry Clay was Wing aud he was a
Wing, and that he intended to do his whole
; duty"
series of resolutions was then offered and
adopted, after which brief speeches were made
by Messrs. Metcalie, Ewing, Stanley, Bolts,
Crit,enden, Huntington, and Stewart, and the
Convention adjourned.
The following animated letter from one of our
young friends who was present at the Convcn-
ton, and participant in its scenes and excite
ments, will be read with interest, and help to in-
part some OF the enthusiasm which he has so Ii
- berally received:
BALTIMORE, end May, 1914.
The splendid Pageant is over--lhe Conv ention
OF Ratification has just conn eted its labours,
and the strongest ticket almost ever presented to
the American People, has been hailed with accla-
nation, and ratified with heartfelt enthusiasm, by
the tens OF thousands of intelligent, ardent and pa
trlotic Young Wings. who at every cost and In-
convenience, have congregatcd here from Maine
to Louisiana. The names of Henry CLAY and
THEODORE FRELINGuUYsEN will carry terror and
dismay TO the ranks of Locofocoism every where,
and under such leaders, the great undivided W hig
Party must and will triumph. 'Twoud be worse
than folly for me, my dear sir, to attempt TO give
you any thing like an idea of what has been pass
ing in this ''cty' that will bear off the palm for
her whole-souled, unstinted hospitality, free
ly rendered now, this second time, to her Wing
brethren of the Union; and let me not conceal
the fact, that her beautiful daughters, God bless
them, nearly all of whom are full of that true
Wing zeal that cannot but iniuse itself into their
husbands, lovers, and brothers, have large part
of the credit for the unbounded hospitality we
have SO amply enjoyed.
The Delegations from the different States have
been truly astonishing, and among them, particu-
. larly Old Massachusetts, with her true-souled
, sons, the Empire State TOO, represented by thou.
sands, Pennsy lvania also, and Little Delaware,
every inch Wig, and hencetofth and forever the
Banner State of this u nion-lor, much to the sor-
row Of our Virginia Delegation, she carried off
the Prize Banner-so beautiful as TO incite the
emulation of all the Delegations here. Delaware
tsay was here, Maryland too, and Ohio, with her
large and highly respectable delega,ion---headed
by her venerable citizens Gov. Morrow, Judge
Burnett, and others. The Banners, Devices,
Emblems, &c. &c. were too numerous TO count
much less to particularly describe. There were
one or two Looms carried in procession, both of
which were wrought on the whole time and one
presided over by the Hon. Mr.. Wethered, M. c..
and himself weaver. | have some of the cloth
wove by IT.. The sight presented from the most
elevated point in the west of Market street, was
truly the most grand presented TO the eyes of
the lO,OOO beholdcrs. Several most beautiful
arches were erected over the street, along which
the procession moved and adorned with inimita-
BILE taste indeed. They alone were worth a ride
from Augusta here. Old Augusta was represent
ed by some fifteen more of her enlhusias-
tic young sons, and rallied under the Banner car
rled by the Rockbrdge Wings in 1910. Motto
''Firm as this Arch stand" Devce-'rhe Ma
tural Bridge, handsomely painted. Gen. G.. p.
Dorman acted as Marshal of our Congressional
Delegation, which, with Rockbrdge, Augusta a
number from Rockn9ha and Shenandoah and
very large Delegation from Hardy dressed in
mounlaineer garb, presented quite respectable
appearance But paper and time, and power of
description, fail me. With the hone that the
great interests of the nation, which are so entire
iy embodied in the principles of the Wing Party.
may be !urthered by all that has been said and
done here on this occasion, remain, nv dear
sir, your friend, &c.
+. S.-Mr. Webster delivered an able and pow
eriul speech to-day to the Ratification Conven-
ton, and fully eXculpated himself from all the
asPersons cast upon him since his holding office
under Tyler. 1t was vociserously applauded by
the audience.
y. M. Clayton and MIR. Evans, of Maine, decin-
CD receiving the nomination as Vice President.