The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-03-11
GEN. MARKLE AND GEN. IRWIN

GEN. MARKLE AND GEN. IRWIN
The campaign in Pennsylvania was opened at
harrisburg ON Wednesday evening BY glorious
md enthusiastic Wing meeting, which was ad.
dressed by Mr.. Alison Of Beaver, Mr. Brown of
Northampton, and Mr.. Gibbons Of Philadelphia
At the close Of Mr. Gbbonss speech, Gen. Irwin
was introduced, and received from the assembly
IN enthusiastic welcome. The General stated
that he had been called from his pos, al Wash
ngton, to perform The melancholy duly Of accom-
,anying the body of his late colleague, General
trick, to his family in Northumberland that it
would have been more in consonance with his
.wn feelings. had he declined attending the
meeting, but having been placed in nomination
,efure the Wing Convention as a candidate tor
he office of Governor Of Pennsylvania, and thar
convention having prefer ed another gentleman
himself, he fell that il was duty e owed 10
lis friends and to the Wing arty, 10 avail him
elf OF the first public opportunity 10 second the
nomination that had been made, and declare his
determination 10 susl in II, and 10 use every ex-
rtion to secure the election OF Gen. Joseph Mar
lie. He called upon his friends and upon every
vhig in the c mmonwealh to do likewise.
heir candidate was an honest and good man
who had bravely served his country in the
ield, and was now beloved and honored for his
,ir,ues and his past services by all who KIN W
i'm Let the people gather to his support
hey could elect him triumphan,ly aud that
riumph would insure another still more glorI.
US The triumph Of Henry Clay in the State Of
ems, lvana. ! he General relurne his cor
ial thanks TO the friends who had given him
heir votes IN The Convention, and assured them
mai ii was no modification to him, to have been
defeated in that body by such man as Joseph
Aarkle. The mee,ing responded to the patii-
tic sentiments Of General Irwin with three
nearly che. RS.
The Hon. James Cooper was then called for
~ the meeting, He said that all must feel graf
fed by the remarks Of Gen. irwin. That gen
lemen deserved the thanks Of the Wings of
ennsyvania. He has placed himself in the
very position that Henry Clay occupied in 1910.
When Gen. Harrison was nominated by the Har-
risburg Convention as the Wing Candidate for
he Presidency, Mr.. Clay was among the first to
second the Nomination, and take the field foI the
,ominee of the party. The Convention that has
this day concluded its deliberations has nomi-
lated Gen. Joseph Markle as our candidate for
Governor; and General Irwin, who received in
that body but four votes less than he, was now
The first man open the campaign for the cleo.
lion OF his competitor. Mr.. Cooper then spoke
Of the Wing candidate in the best terms, as the
very man for the people and for the Common
wealth. He was followed by Mr.. Rabbit Of
Erie, who made an alb e and eloquent speec',
when the meeting adjourned with three cheers
Tor the Wing Observation-Disclosures Forum.
WE ASK FOR INFoRMATIoN.-W should like
to have some Locofoco tell us how Congress
can determine that the elections Of Presidential
Electors shall be held on The same day through
out the United States when the law of the last
session requiring the States to elect by general
ticket has been denounced as unconstitutional.
The STATES have heretofore regulated this mat
ter to sui; themselves, and have been allowed to
do SO within certain time. The bill before
Congress, if becomes law, will subvert the
laws of the States on the subject, just as much
as the law touching the manner which men,
bers Of Congress should be elected. We can
show as much Constitutional authority to alter
one as the other. Yet we have not heard
single cry Of alarm among the Locofocos of the
country, during the agi alton Of DIR. Duncan's
proposition in the present Congress Not a
word How is this Strange that men should
see in The one PROPOSE ion su an enormity
while in the other they find much to admire and
praise Oh, LocofUcoisn, thou art proverbial
for thy love of humbug and consistency Ohio
Stale .Lyurnal.
novel Dirorce Case was brought before the
New Jersey Legislature on Wednesday Pc er
G. Obert, OF New Brunswick, represents by petit
non, thai, having once peitioned the Legisla-
lure Tor divorce from his wife, and bein in
formed thai bill was passed, he mar
ried another woman; and he now learns to his
surprise that he was misiniormed, and begs that
The Leg stature will relieve him by multiplying
MS hr marriage. and thus save him from the