New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-16
o,,o-,r,. Great ash,abuln Jubilee.

Gh;o-rhc Great Ash;ab'tln Jubilee.
Twelve hundred carriages Of all descriptions
some carving rom forty to eighty persons-7oii-
ed N p-ncsss:on from Old hsh.ahGia lntc jcficF
son, on the 4lh. and were greeie;: by dense cor
course Of Wbirs, among whom were seve:e! hun
died ladies. making altogether crowd ofuPwafds
OF EIGHT THOUSAND. Banners, Military, Music
every thing was there to make the scene gay
and animat;ng. Says the CoaaeGat Regorfer:
From Monroe and Conne.ai. from kingsvillc,
Sheffield and FlYmorth. they came with waving
b.nners-t s1c:eu'a, led OF by thcir Brass h mo,
was there. II their quiet ".y-irom the Norm
three hundred and eighty wagons, all !a1ea 10
excess. we're counted, bearing OF their burdens 70
the place OF teadez yous-from the west the true
Wbigs Of Geneva and the invincIplcs OF iarpcrs
field cane, with coiors and notices tigln@. ihe
| fearless and conservative Wings OF AuStinburc,
! led on hy the splendid, wci-t:aned independent
! Cornpany and borne By four large Banner cars,
| drawn b. four hcrscS each, accompanied by 4
train OF vehicles Of every DESCRIPTION. were there.
! The East came up 10 meet the wet. :o:a
,'jstoont. Richmond and And1ver. they cauie IN
ma.,c. and 'i.ync and Cherry 'elcy sent inlti
Their t-ihcs, and WiiIiam,'.cli was not wanting,
a,nd the sencr,I gathering aud old fcnusylva-
MA sent gu: her soas To meet tie councl! .! Inc
Asht!bulzs. Tie S0g,h mel the Nor;h--i7on
I.cnox, Sew Lymc. Rome, Orwell, and tribes
! more dis'dHt. still they came old irumhul
sent forth her war,ioFs-ile Greens and their
ne;qhbars. were there the cl;efs aud the Gathers
of t,ibes. and inc young men and madcnS were
assembled. II was tic Sabbath at Che Patriot :
The birth dgy If the Nation, and they CAME to re-
new their vows upon the altar Of liberty, and TO
lisht i!l.ir torches once IHofc u The council ire
of Their latEcrS.
We have no room for tie proceedings OF our
brethren Of OHIO on tbs occason-thcy were
WORTHY OF il aud Of themselves. The following
Letter, from among those received from distin-
-uizbed Whics Invited to he present, We give &c.
cortIng tn promise:
LETTER FROM CASSlUS NJ. CLAY
LEXINGTON. ~. iune L. ISL.
GENTLEMEN: hsvc iust received your !ctlcr
of the lGth instant, inviting me TO attend meet
:r., or the Wings Of As..;abu!, County on the tn
DAY oi Juiy next. regret that ny engagements,
among winch is an apPoiatmen,nient Oh my part
10 command the volunteer uniform troops OF this
State. to be cncamped on that day, Will prevent
my acceptance OF your polite and complimentary
invitation.
[ had the honor to be member of The Harris
burg National Convention Of 1899; ! well re-
member the deep emotions which pcrvaded that
noble band OF the Coascrpt Fathers OF the Re
public, among whom few eli my age had tie non
Or to SIT. The nonSirous aud frequent usurpa-
.icns of Andrew jackson had produced III tic
minds of all o5scrvant men, who loved Hcpuhii-
can!sm, the most painful! !orc6odings Of al ALSO
late loss OF liberty. Il was, therefore. no miscTa-
bic party l:ick, which iapelIed US TO separate
without = formal manifesto Of Wing policy, bu;
an aabsolbiag love Of liberty and noble ress-
lance 10 tyranny swallowed NJ the many sub.
iccts al material and economics! interests, about
which we might have differed, and all acquics-
ccd in the absorbing necessity OF a concentrated
effort 10 revive in tie hearts of the people, the
slun,5sring !ires of '1G. II tears were shed by
aged and ccar-hcadcd patriots on the occasion, 1t
was not only because they parted with Their long
tried friend and leader II. Clay, as they then sup
posed forever unrewardcd Tor the gallant seygI-
ccs of 50 years devotion TO his country, but BE-
cause there arose in the bCso.ns OF all then pres.
ent generous sense Of mutual sacrifice. devotion
10 country and to freedom winch could nat but
d,spiayitscl in that terrible manifestation olsincer-
BY, when manly and proud spirits arc not as nam
ed to weep. From that moment. when many
had almost despaircd of the Republic, a new and
Irresistible ardgr was spread through the Wing
ranks Of The republic "hich resulted in the ever
memorable triumph Of the Patriot Harrison
know not how Il may hc wli you, mon o!
Ohio but in my bosom the same emotions are yet
living not al all cifdccd by tune or the relative
position us our cause with regard to The prcser.
ya,ion of this great Commonwealth. | the Vi
al
mcnl, be 30, VIII. doctrine, then am no
Wing. Ii equality OF suffrage, of political prisi-
Icgc and social position, dependent solely upon
virtue ana talent he no! Why principles then
am no Wing. In 4 word, If bcrty-.rue viz
luous. constitutional liberty be not thc basis oil
the Whig party, then am / 40 Wing. 1t is this
vital aad living principle Of the Whiggery OF 10,
winch next to God is the object Of nv perpetual
alteration, that gives me tn. poailioa, which
gtieyc to say induces Won how TO cali upon nc
To be with you. II have any powcr, il is not
The power of genius, OF Earning, far less of lacti.
lious position. II am known 10 YOU at all tits
bcca,lsc ol the power Of principle cannot mo
nupolze tit is mlnc-it IS y0urs-t belongs to
our country-tu all mankind. While do not
underra,e the subordinate projects Of Wing pol
icy, prefer 10 lingcr upon the great and eternal
lines of separation between the partics-thc ore
advocates law-t,ie C;hcr marchy-thc one APP
pcals 20 reason and p!cccdcul-ihc other to preu-
dice and passion-tiie one builds up-,hc other
pulls down-lhc ono is inr advancement in com
fort and civilization, by creating wcalth-,he
o;hc7 Tor sclfintalgence on the proceeds Of the
labor of Others already cx?ende-lIlt one for the
honest distribution Of the proceeds Of labor By
governmental action--tie other for sfoils by the
monopoly of Office. TIE one is Conservative
the ether revolutionary. The Wings for liberty
the Democracy for slavery.
Such is the creed Of the Wing party. IL which
lave grown 10 manhood-it will DO 10 live by
with brotherhood expansive as the race Of
men, II knows distinction oi nation, tongue or
color-unIycrsal IN It's principles AS the Christian
Religion Itself, ii has followed hard in lis footsteps,
and when rightly combined, they are the basis of
the hish7st moral, physical and mental wcll.bcing
- Il.