Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-05-16
The harpiest day Of his life.

The following Resolutions prepared 10y
Committee Of Two, from each State in
the Union. were presented by The chair
man, Il. Yates Walsh, Esq.as expressive
ofthe principles Of the Whigpary and
were unanimously adopted by accla>
matt IN by The tens Of thousand assembled
10 proclaim The will ofthe nation:
Resolced, That this Convention have
received with the most profound and CRATE
ful sensib,lity the 1idings of the nominal
ton Of Fl ENRY CLAY Jas the Wing eau
didate for The Presidency i'll the approach
ing election. That. recognising in This
nomination but the expression of the uni
versal and cherished wish Of the Wings,
they hail it with the peculiar greeting due
to him who is, above all other men, the
man of The Union, the history of whose
whole life is the announcement aud ex.
preston of the genuine sentiment. princi-
pie and purpose of the Wing party.
ACcOtLCU, idt tttio OO'NculOu hdNC
heard with the liveliest qualification the
nomination of THEODORE FRELlNG
HUYSEN as the candidate for the Vice
Presidency, assured that in his 6d' iiiy to
his country, 10 his undoubted attachment
to the principles of the Wing Party. in his
eminent service. approved ability, and mo-
raj purify, the People have the best Sc
curity for the honest discharge OF the du-
ties Of the station for which he has been
selected.
Resolred, That this Convention do
therefore most cordially ratify and con-
firm the said nominations. and do pledge
themselves and The Wing party to the
vigorous support and furiherance of the
same, with all the zeal and by all the ef-
fort which may become good citizens stri-
vins in the cause of their country.
Resolred, That this Convention re- af-
firm and proudly proclaim their adher.
ence 10 The distinctive Principles and
Measures ofthe Wing Party, now Known
of all men, and cherished by large ma.
jority of the American People, as follows ::
1. A Tariff which shall of itself pro-
vide sufficient revenue 10 paw the debts
and defray the expenditures ofthe FEEDER
al Goyernment--such Tariff SO adjusted
as equally to protect, encourage aud cher
ish in all IFS branches the Productive In
dustry of The Country.
2. A National Currency, which shall
he Of uniform par value in every part of
the Union. and which may be transmitted
from one section TO any part of another
without discount or depreciation, and at
the smallest possible cost-tO be created
by such means and instrumentalties as
shall commend themselves 10 the wisdom
of the next Wing Congress, counseIled
and aided, not obstructed and thwartcd, by
a genuine Wing President.
3. A fair and just distribution Of the
Proceeds of the Public Lands among the
several States ofthe Union, to be by them
devoted TO purposes of general aud per-
manent utility, thereby protecting the CON-
mon interest of all from aggression and
spoliation, preventing unnecessary and
pernicjsus fluctuations in the IarIff and
putting stop to the discrcdiable specta-
Gle of q. free and enlightened Nation, year
by veal. devouring It's substance and
steadily diminishing the broad paIrImony
bequea,hed TO it by the valor and sacrIfi-
ces of an iIlustrious ancestry TO supply
die waste and want of lis annual and or
dInasy expenditures. J.