Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-05-16
United States IIEvRy CLAY. ICheers.

For thirty years and more Mr. Clay has
been eminently and prominently in pub
\ lie service. lie has served his country
faithfully, useiully, ami honorabiy, AT
home and abroad Tremendous and
pro,racted chessing Ills long career
Of service, the position in wbicl, he has
stood before the country, and all the in
IicaIions al public sentiment IN all quar-
tiers, have shown that hs was the man on
whom, above all, popular preference had
c"ncrntI a,ed. Aud under these clear
public VIII, for one do rejoice with the
trurst sincerity, that ti.cse has moi been
found u dIsscnilrg vnlce, not a doubtful
I voice, Ia break the uuarimity oi the re-
suit. Applause II Is true that ia the
course al HE, not sho,, one, passe d
IN the public c0nncIls wuh MIR. Clay,
there have been questions of practical al.
n mini>tralion, some al them questions un-
4 Important, on which we have not agreed /;
and there have been occasions when we
have taken different views to ensure pro.
per ac,Ion IN the public councils. Ga
those occasions we have differed, and
II we have acted on those differences with
equal conscleniIouSness, aud trust with
IN equal degree of mutual respect. |
know of no great national constitutional
question, | know of no great interest OF
the country, slllI less do know any qnes-
ton touching important political selallonS,
/ IN which there ~ any difference between
the distinguished leader uf the Whig par
| " and myself Aud even under present,
| circumstances II might be moie becnm-
ing IN me, instead ol expressing any per-
sonnl respect far him, applause and a
| voIcr, "good ~" II might be more he
coming IN nae Ia have confined my sell 80
say that he is IA mig, that he is the Sc
lection Of IA Wing Conven,ion-ihath he
Is pointed 10 by all the Wings in the
country and that l am u Uhig, and that
n voice, "Daniel, you shall be our next
President !" with regard to the part
which an 10 act, there Is no more doubt
| trust, of my disposition than there is of
my duty. runutuous aud repeated
applause
The same Convention, gentlemen, has
presented n candidate for the second
y. ~
expected that The Convention would
come together with n previously settled
opinion IN Tins respect, as was found to
exist and knOlgI! 10 exist with regard to
The first office. Several most worthy
gentlemen had been propus d by their
friends OF the several States of each, and
all Of them well deserving the public re-
gard, and fit for the Office for which their
friends designated them Among them
selection has been made, which, in my
Judgment, could not have been better
Great applause There is not in the
country man OF purer character, OF .
more sober temperament, OF more acces- 4
sble manners, OF more fine, unillnching,
unbendlng Wing principles, than THEo.
DORE FRELINGnUYsEN. Tremendous
cheering. Not only does he enjoy re-
spect and regard, but such is the purity
of his liie, the ariableness of his char
acter, the ease OF his intercourse, that he
has AS strong IA hold as any man | know,
not only on the regard, but the love and
affection and ieryid attachment of all who |
know him.
passing compliment from me +; but we all \
know her character, ancient and recent /,
Tor patriotism /; we all remember her Il
Revolutionary services and her Rpvou-
i'onnry sufferlngs. We have heard we
all know, that patriotic revolutionary dust
lies at Princeton, at Trenton, at Mon
mouth. Some of Us haze heard tram
inf IN A.. l
history OF The country-ihat at the season
Of the deepest gloom ofihe Revolutionary Il
war, that little army of Wings, which
was Inc only support Of Washington, and
ne only stay against the enemy loni
the conntry-the torlurers
II New Jersey tracking their paths over
he SHOWS red with blood fro,a their naked
eet-we know, throughout i,s whole /
curse, that the whole popGla,ion, all /
Wings, administered Of the lutle they
lad that they divided their iaud aud Il
IIvided their ralneat among the suffer
ng martyrs 10 the cause of their country. \
Applause. And If the occa.iou has !
low come, rendering u proper, am sure
hat every person present will derive graf
hc alton from It, Ia remember New Jer-
ey-to remember that patriotic and gal
ant State, and with entire chccrluness {
md readiness pay her mark OF regard |
u the proposition to confer The second '
thee in the Government IN one of her Il
aost distinguished and cherished sons 4
Applause.
Gentlemen, the duty before us and
ther true Wings of The country is to re-
tore that asccndaHcy which circumstan
es have impaired. II is To- re-establish
VhIg principles aud Wing measures.
is to reaflirm the sentiments on which :.
'e acted in l8I0-to do that work over !"
gam, and 10 de- IT anew in such way. j "
'od willing, that II will hold Vast ap-
lause. The present circumstances of y
ie country are iull OF indications Of pros- :,
erIiy. IL is our duty aud our purpose
} hold on TO what has been obtained, to
ursue further what is desirable, aud yet
) obtain and accomplish for the country r
nd the preservation of all It's interests,
le purity of the free system under which ;,