The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-05-15
IMMENSE GATHERING OF WHICS
IN NEW YORK.


IN NEW YORK.
A tremendous assembly flleG the Park on
the 9TH, to ratfy the nomination Of Clay and
Frelinghuysen. A great variety of p nners
were displayed by the PROFESSIONS rs they
came from the different wards. This meet
ing was addressed by Willard Fillmore, Hor-
ace Greedy, John a. Collins, Gov. Perniug-
ton of New Jersey, and Mr.. Tombsr Cencr-
al Dawson, and Col. Lumpkin CT Gccrgia.-
The meeting was highly enthusiastic. ard af-
ter adjournment, a procession was formed
and'marched TO thcrcsidencc Of Mr.. Frcling-
huysen to congratulate him on his 'nomina-
ton to the Vice Presidency, who addressed
the assemblage in the following neat and elo-
quent speech:
MR.. FRELiNGIiUYSEN ADDRESS.
My Fellow Citizens, thank YOU fer your
enthusiastic appreciation of the nomination
lately rcade by the Wings of the United
States, assembled in Convention at Balti-
more. To be selected by such a body Of
distinguished patriots, is an honor l most
deeply and sensibly feel, and the more deeply
and sensibly. that ii is so cleerfully ratified
by my friends and neighbors in New York.
can only say that such mark of kindness
wiliistrengthen my attachment TO Wing prin-
ciples if such Strengthening were necessary,
and that It'll certainly calculated to make mo
strive to the best of my abilities, If ! am ever
put in situation 10 carry out ycur pTi-ci-
Piles, so TO act rs TO merit this kindness and
TO justify the confidence you have conferred
upon me. (Cheers.)
Gentlemen, the great principles Of the
Wing party, for which you have so long and
so nobly struggled amid periods of the great
est gloom, and notwithstanding The most cru
ell disappointmen,s, are my principles
(Cheers, three times given,and three times re-
peated,-with cries, 1--WE know that" 1--WE
made the nomination for that.") / have
long cherished these principles. | shall main
tain them hereafter. as ! have maintained
them heretofore. (Checrs.) They are as
understand them,-
A sound National Curreucy.
A just Limitation Of Executive power.
A tariff for revenue, discriminating for the
purpose Of incidental protection to domestic
industry. loud chrernc.)
An equal and fair distribution Of the pro-
ceeds Of the Public Lands among the several
States Of the Union.
These, as | understand them, continued
Mr.. FreinghHysen, are the cardinal although
not all the principles Of the Wing party; and
after what have alyeady said, need hardly
add that they will find me humble bur vii
ling advocate in whatever position may to
placed. (Cheers.)
We need an Executive administration Of
the Government. MIR. J. continued 10 say.
that will fairly and faithfully carry cut the
principles Of the Constitution. exercising its
full powers, where powers are given it. aud
keeping strictly within its limitations, where
powers are limited, conceding where ;hrre
ought to be concession, bu, firm when con
cession would resultin iljury-libcral!y main
tanning its compromises, but rs independents
ly carrying out its positive communicated
yet who will take no other responsibilities
upon himself but what he finds there II Is
a matter, as it seems 10 me, for thanklulness,
in a distinguished citizen of Kentucky all
these principles arc embodied, and that lie IS
not only pledged to them By long public
life, hut that such is the iruthfulness and fdel-
ity of his nature, that the People can well
trust him with power to carry them cut
(Great cheering.)
Gentlemen, the political life Of HenryClay
for thirty years past has been only an iIlustra-
ton Of Wing principles, and the history OF
his life for twenty years would be the history
Of his country. Whenever there was sirue-
gle for the protection Of American labor a.
ea;nst foreign industry, where but on tie side
Of bis country was Henry Clay! Whenever
there was struggle to limit the alarming and
overgrown magnitude Of Executive power,
where but on the side of the people, wasIIen-
~ Clay! Or when the vast public domain
was in jeopardy from being offered for sale
in the political market. where but on the side
Of faith, of honor, Of justice to all, was cur
iIlustrious champion and friend! Great
cheering.) In all Of these great questions.
his voice has been heard from the first. In
all Of the combats concerning them, he has
Ied;the van. (Cheers.) He has never COM
promised the dignity Of his position to gain
vote, on the ''momeDtary breath Of popular
favor, but with an eye ever steadily fixed up
en- an approving public, he has feariessly dis
charged wha; he has deemed TO be his du:y.
(Cheers.) / don't believe purer patriot
breathes on the whole continent of America
-(cheers(-and for proof, point to long
public life. passed in stirring scenes, which
has never confcted with probity, or honor.
-alife unsullied BY meanness, or grovelirg
appeal to improper ambition-in all of which
his principles have been put forth with ardor
and as clear as light. while every pulse beat
ing within him, has been for the welfare and
the true glory of his country. If such maa
does not deserve the. name of patriot. DO