Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-05-23


the committee appointed to inform HENRI,
CLAY of his nomination as the candidate fol
the Presidency, read the following letters
which had passed between the committee
and Mr. Clay:
Committees Letter.
BALTIMORE, LIST May, 1874.
SIR-The grateful Office OF announcing to
xou The result Of the deliberations OF the
National Wing Convention, this day as
eembled at this place, for the selection oil
acandidate for the office Of President OF the
United States, at the approaching election,
has been, by that Convention, assigned to
us.
We perform it by communicating to
you, the accompanying copy OF resolu
ton adopted unanimously, and by accia.
nation, by that body, and we beg to add to
it, the expression Of our earnest hope, that
the wish OF your assembled fellow citizens
in which "all with one voice" have united,
and in which their personal feelings, and as
they believe, the best interests OF this great
people are involved. may meet your promp;
and cheerful acquiesccnce. We have the
honor to be very respectfully, your fellow
citizens,
JOHN MCPHERSON BERRIEN,
]. BURNETT,
ERASTUS ROOT,
ABBOTT LAWRENCE,
WILLIAM S. ARCHER
Hon. HENRY CLAY.
Mr. Clay's Letter Of Acceptance.
WASHINGTON, Cd May, lS44.
Gentlemen:-I have the honor to acknow-
ledge the receipt OF your letter, dated yes
terday at Baltimore, communicating my
nomination by the National Wing Conven-
ton there assembled, to the people of the
United States, as candidate for the office
of President of the United States. Conf.
IDENTIFY believing that this nomination is in
conformity with the desire of ma ority of
the people of the United States, accept it
from nigh sense of duty, and with feelings
of profound gratitude. | request you, gen
temen, in announcing to the Convention
nv acceptance Of the nomination, to eX-
press the very great satisfaction | derive
from the unanimity with which it has been
made.
Ihave the honor to be, with the highest
respect, faithfully your friend and fellow
citizen, Il. CLAY.
Messrs. Jno Macpherson Bcrrien, Eras-
tus Root, ]. Burnct, VIM. 5. Archer and
Abbott Lawrence.
The Hon. Daniel Webster, of Mass. now
being loudly called for, came forward upon
the stand and addressed the Convention in
his usual eloquent manner.
Mr. WedSter's Speech.
We can only characterize this speech
this morning, and to speak OF it in few
words. 1t was a hearty and entire response
to the nomination of Henry Clay. Daniel
Webster spoke like true WING, and a
good friend Of Henry Clay. He rejoced at
the nomination because Of the eminent pub
lie services of Henry Clay for forty years
because of the ability and patriotism OF
those services at home and abroad-because
the Wings of the nation had unanimously
nominated him, and because during his long
life he had ever been an honorable, honest
wise and sincere friend of his country and
her institutions. Mr. Webster promised to
do workman's service in the whig ranks,
and to fight the battle like good soldier.
Theodore Frelinghuysen, whom he had
long known, he defended as j man of singu-
lar purity and honesty, man of great in
tellipence and worth, and ever faithlui to
the Wing cause.
Circumstances said Mr. Webster, have de-
nr;ved ms Of the fruits of the victory of
lS4O: and We have now, therefore, to tight
the battle over again, and to maze sure
by the election of HENRY CLAY and
THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN of what
we supposed we had then secured.
Mr. Webster spoke briefly, in his usual
eloquence, of whig principles: of our wing
ancestors of l776, some of whom were now
present. and of their wing defendants, SO
many of whom were now before him. He
exhortcd them to stand by their name and !
their faith. They had only to do this to
triumph to the very fullness of their hearts
content. For himself, in reference to this /
contest, it were unnecessary for Kim 10 say
more than that Henry Clay was whie,
and he was u wing, and that he intended 10 /
do bis whole duty.
Mr. Webster was received with cheers
when he rose, from every part Of the vast
assembage, and retired from the stand
amid the same strong marks Of satisfaction. |
After Mr. Webster tad concluded. T. |
YATES WALSH, Esq, rose, and on be. |
half of the committee Of two from each |
State in the Union, offered the following
resolutions, which were unanimously acopt. !
ed:
Resolved, That this convention have re.
ceived with the most profound and grateful
sensibility the tidings of the nomination of
HENRY CLAY, as the whig candidate Tor the
PRESIDENCY In the approaching election |
That, recognizing in this nomination but
the expression OF the universal and cherish. |
ed 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 announce.
ment and expression of the genuine senti. |
ment' principle and purpose of the wing
party.
Resolved, That this convention have
heard with the livenest qualification the
nomination of THEODORE FRE,Lycuuysrx rs
the candidate for the Vice Presidencv.as.
su-ed that in his fidelity to his country. in
his undoabted attachment TO the princ,nIcs
ofthe wing party, in his eminent service
approved ability, and moral purity, the PEG
pie have the best security for the homes,
[#It will be recollected that Delaware
adopted this Banner in honor OF her R.vo.
lutionary Soldiers, who, by their gaIlan,r,
in thirty-lhree pitched battles, won IN.
name of the .'game cocks" and from their |
blue uniforms the State was called by the |
soldiers the "Blue Hen" and her troops |
the "blus hens chickens