Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-05-24
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poLITICAL ANDY MISCELLANEOUS.
THE RATIFICATION MEETING AT
NEW YORK.


in the city of Now York, to ratlfy tho nominal
lions for President and Vice President OF tho u
nted States which made last week at Batl-
more There wcro in attendance many thou
sands of persons, who presented ono OF the lar
pest political meetings ever convened III New
York. Tho platform large, and besides
other appropriate decorations, was hung around
with banners and steamers deposited by the diff
ferent Clay Clubs thoy arrived with music
from their respective wards; and on tho back OF
tho stage was a large flag having on IT the blazon,
of CLAY and FRELINGHUYsEN.
Con. Anthony Lamb was called to preside o.
ver the meeting, and was supported by thirty
four Vice Presidents, comprising two gentlemen
from each ward in tho city, and some half q do
zon Secretaries
Tho meeting having boon fully organized. Mr..
Morris Franklin, in behalf of the Wing doega-
ton from tho city Of New York to Baltimore.
nlado a report Of thor proceedings, which con
cI,,ded bv proposing series OF resolutions APP
proving the doing Of the Baltimore Convention.
and unanimously and heartily responding to its
nominations of candidates for tho Offices OF Pres
idcnt aud y ice President.
This report and resolutions wore received with
great applause, and were adopted with general
acclamation.
I.ottors, in excuse of their absence from the
meeting read from number of distinguish
ed Wings who were invited to be present on the
occasion, amongst whom wore Daniel Webster,
B. w. Loigh, VIM. +. Ellsworth, Iaboz w. Hum
tincton, james Former, VIM. Pennington, Fran
els Granger, John Davis, Luther Bradish, and
Roger S. Baldwin, all Of them expressing high
appreciation of the nominations.
Willard Fillmore addressed tho meeting. and
was enthusiastically received. After referring
to Mr.. Clay with great good sense and good feel
ing, he said in reference to the Vice President:
IF might speak for tho man who had nevor
bowed the knoo to BaaI, should say that IN Thoo-
dore Frolinghuyson you have bit upon the man
of the heart of the people. | will do my duty III
the campaign. Tho West will do hers The
whole people Will do theirs. IIENEY Clay for
Presidcnt-and THEODORE FRELINGHUlsEN, for
Vico President Never were better names on
rolled together. Mover were better men. BE it
duty to ratiiy at tho polls the ratification We
arc hore making. (Tremoudou3 applause and
throo cheers for Fillmorc.)
Horace Greedy. John A. Collier, Mcssrs.
Tombs, Dawson and Lumphin of Georgia, Sparks
of louisiana and Governor Pennington followed.
Tho Wings then adjourned the meeting at Ma
tional Hall and marched in procession 70 tho resi-
dence of .Frolinghuysen. congratulate hun on
his nomination to the Vice Presidency. from
..tho stoop'' of his next door ncighbor, there b.
inc no stoop to his residence i'll tho University
Buildings. he. aftor long. loud, and hearty wei
come, addressed them as follows:
NV foow-citizons | thank YOU for Your
th,lsiastic appreciation of the nomination lately
made bv the Wings of tho United States assom-
bed in Convention at Baltimore. TO be selected
by such a body of distinguished patriots is an
honor most deeply and sonsib!v feel. and the
more deeply and scnsibly that 1t IS so chccr!ully
ratified bv my friends and oighbors III New
York. | can only say. that such mark OF kind
ness will strengthen my attachment to Wing prin-
cplcs if such strengthening wore necessary, and
that it is certainly calculated to make mo strive
to the best of my abilities, if am ever put i'll a
situation to carry out your principles so to act as
to mort this kindness. and to justify the CONT
dcnce YOU have conferred upon me. (Ch2crs.)
Contemen, tho great principles OF tho W ig
party. for which YOU have SO long and SO nobly
struggled amid periods of the greatest gloom. and
Notwithstanding tho most cruel dlsoppointmonts.
are my principles. (Chcers. three times given,
and three times repoatod-witn cries. 1--WE know
1hat.' .swe made the nomination for that |
have long cherished those principles. | shall
maintain them hereafter. have maintained
them heretofore. (Chocrs.) They arc | I'M
dcrstand thcm-
a sound National Currency.
A Just limitation of Executive power.
A Tariff for revenue. discriminating for the
purpose of incidental protection to domestic IN
dustry. Loud cheering.)
An equal and fair distribution Of the proceeds
Of tho Public Lands among the sovoral States of
the Union.
Those, as | understand them, continued Mr..
Frelinghuysen. are tho cardinal although not all
the principles of tho Wing party; and after what
have already said. need hardly add. that they
will find mo an humble but willing advocate, in
whatever position may be placed. (Choors.)
We need an Executive administration OF tho
Government. Mr.. +. continued to say that will
fairly and faithfully carry out the principles of
the Constitution, exercising its full powers where
powers arc given it, and keeping strictly within
its Limitation whore powers arc limited CONGO
ding whom there ought TO be concession. but firm
when concession would result in injury; liberal
~ maintaining its compromises, but indepen-
IDENTIFY carrying out its positive commands; and
yet ono that will take other responsibilities up
on 1t but what no finds there. 1t is Il matter as
It seems to me, for thankfuness, that in distin-
guishod citizen of kentucky all these principles
are embodied, and that he is not only pledged to