The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-08-30
THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION.

The NASHVILLE CONVENTION.
A letter from an esteemed friend will be found
IN another column giving brief account of the
FIRST day of the great convention at Nashville
The papers Of that city are filled with enthusiast
tic accounts of the procession. The Nashville
Wing OF the 22d says 81 the crowd, if not double
that OF the Democratic Convention, was at least in
the proportion of three to two.
The Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee, presided
over the Convention, assisted by Kenneth Ray
ner, of North Carolina, N. Davis, of Alabama,
w. w. Humphreys, of Mississippi, ]. r. Under
wood of Kentucky, Judge Keats of Arkansas, ].
B. Crockett, of Missouri, A. Layet, Louisiana,
and J. Netherland ]. S. McLain, Charles Ready,
X. Cheatham, v. Sewer. and LIE Roy Pope, all Of
Tennessee, as Vice Presidents, and A. l.. Saun-
ders, OF Louisiana, w. B. Figures, of Alabama,
and James Hogan, Jr., J. B. Rosborough, D. Nc
Leod, and G. C. NorveII, all of Tennessee, as
Secretaries.
The Hon. S. S. Prentss, of Miss, the Hon.
Mr. Clingman and Hon. Mr. Rayner, of North
Carolina, and Judge Underwood, of Kentucky,
made able and highly gratifying speeches.
ANOTHER CHAMPION IN The CAUSE.
The Richmond (Va) Compiler, now called the
Times and Compiler" formerly neutral paper,
which had passed into its 50lh volume, has raised
the Wing flag, and placed the names of Clay and
Frelinghuysen at the head Of its columns. We
hail this new editorial CO. worker with great plea
sure, and feel confident his labors in the cause
will be felt in the Old Dominion. From very
spirited and well digested article, announcing its
abandonment of neutrality, we make the follow
ing extract:
I'VE 10 day throw off the shackles of neu-
traty, and enter the ranks of the great Wing
army. This change in the object and character
OF our paper has been medtaied, some OF our
personal friends know, ro,a the day we became
lis proprietors, but could not be earlier accom-
plished in accordance with the condition, voun.
tarily imposed, upon which it was to be made.
Friends stood guarantees for Us when we EN-
parked in the paper, and we felt that we were
| not at liberty 10 make movement in which our
inexperlence and perhaps indiscretion might en-
barrass or injure them. We are now enabled to
| relieve them, and are free to pursue the bent Of
our inclination. We therefore take our stand
declslvey on that side OF the great contest in
progress IN this country which, in our judgment,
it Is our duty to espouse. Nor is our selection
the result Of any newborn attachment, or any
sudden expectation Of gain, based on the decision
of the battle now being waged. We have long
synpathized with and voted with the Wing party,
and we too practica-too much matter Of fact,
| too we'll instructed in the school Of industry aud
toll, to build air castles or to be led away by COL
| den visions Besides, to us, who we hope have
long lives before us-who expect no fortune ex-
cept that acquired by industry and honesty in the
vocation to which We were bred, the next Presi.
dental term Isl in point of time, of but little con-
sideration compared with the heightened period
which we fancy ourselves we have in prospect
1t is not for the present campaign, therefore, that
we join the Whlgs-our enlistment is for life"