The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-02-26

,.oo =, tho present When he left
sIeep ",,ou. he had no eSpeGtu''o'rr y, ''N'
Gpihns,v" % now presented llseli To- hln''
pseace " ."ob scene of enthusiasm. guaranty
e saw 'p ,na election, Connecticut Is safe, and
4. AA in lhe hot,nss OF the people were Witnessed,
N rn sucO ~ looaer any doubt about the tenden-
" hero could W "r sentiment lie spoke of the pleas
Il ofbe POPo hv which he was interrupted in the
nj OccuIen.o Snbmitling TO tho Convention this af
remarks W interlude, for presenting The Prise
" smOOn-wIs Wings of the town Of Brstol-and
BIaaH 10 W. sorl with which that ceremony was
gIdnS ' and witnessed by the audience, as pre-
sdoIIavE INV. G,st triumph in Connecticut The town
@ o. "" L0d been one of the iorty.th'ee competitors
a SSD p'oner-a town which had sent 10 the Con
rn0 pa'" ~ Wing voters but two AZ tho election
' ~ assured phO would bring every one Of them to
NGs polls nod the remarks no was making in
le '"n IN relation to the political affairs Of tho
e aVe'DVO Cp yeacy, upon which great solicitude
Wunlfy, "sboul The nation,-Of the necessity Of
sle' ;on which shall equulize and regulate il,
some ,'s in the event Of war with any foreign ma
N % necessity he illustrated by reference to
N ion, w|%, dining the three years war which com.
e @e@'t Isl2 Forty Millions Of Dollars were lost
f ncGcu .,a fam the absence of a sound national
70 mpu,' and made other forcible illustrations The
e'Hsn2' the ilc blood Of the nations prosperity,
'p'.s5nment owes il To every citizen, to provide
'" '.J ,,cnaing medlum,-- measure in which the
o nation, the East and Westare equally nteres-
y ,'% IA the discussion which grew out Of MIR. Ty-
w. w. ,.Ssoner he had found that Kentucky ulone
q 1.,Y orhaIr million of dollars in consequence
Y TT,ence in the rate Of exchange. Other States
S ooo,ly under these runous rates, and he call.
s,on Connecticut to clasp tho hand which Ken
'.r extends to her, in mutual pledge to protect our
common interests
To od currency, which was broken down by our
...,,, ,yos equally distant from the two extremes
x, Snb Treasury Oh the one hand, and the State
w. IN the other II is for the restoration of a
,,anJ nd Uniform currency. that the Wings are TO
,0 They Iost the benefit Of the victory of 1870,
\ yibs teaciery of Mr. Tyler, and the old issues are
,,an presented for our action.
lie spoke the unanuily with which the public
4 hone and affection are uniting npon MIR CLAY, aud
he consequent certainty that he will be tho nominee
A orlbe Ditnre Convention, upon which he passed
4 nD 4 most gmphic and eloquent culoglum Of the cal
hr and magnificent services by which he has en-
.hlcd himself in the hearts Of his counuymen. The
people have known him intimately for thirty years,
ndhcy are ready TO defend him from the caiumny
pih which his private and public character has been
nhrked In 1899, then II wandering stranger IN the
Rds u his adopted State, but % years Of age, his
yoke heard contendng for the great principles of
dh liberty, and opposing some of the principles
ahrh had been engralted in the Kentucky Constitu-
ion Of 1892 In the disputes with the mother coun-
ly, he stood up for the maintenance of American
iscdOm. In 1916, when Protection was first pre-
Ncd for the consideration Of the U. s Senate, he
was its mOh bold, fearless and able champion. When
he South American Republics were struggling for
Place among the free nations of the earth, his heart
su,ydhi an lie fall IL,
WELCOMED them to the fraternity Of free men and free
nllLn, And when Greece-Greece, the home Of
lost sOdi, and godlike men, was raising her aspira-
t1S 10 be feSored TO position from which she had
de1, and ssNNg to be free, the same statesman
those heart has always swelled with sympathy for
universal spread OF human liberty, reached forth
bandit grasp in the bond Of union that distan, home
Tho Tree.
ID 1892, when South Carolina raised the anery
real oil Nuiicalion, the wisdom of this Stntestnnn
'sed plan by which the danger WIS passed. and
horrors oil revolution and anarchy averted. The
Onan may enquire, who is Henry Clay?--bnt
n nld'ng nun wandering orphan boy, he will
co MN through Successive steps in the ieaslature
a Congress, firmly established in the affections
Ms cOantrymcn with his impress enstarnped upon
geal measures of American policy. lie has
'9 ALTERED IN his attachment TO the welfare of The
VIC country ana by his energy and eloauencc has
wy! "Huehced lhe character of American instita.
rs Have no, fair proportion of those services ro-
", !. =" INC welfare of Connecticut And does he
a.aete reward from tho grateful country
"u"uF''ng responses y After assuring The
''sO!On That the Tariff will not he repealed, he
''u W some stirring exhurtu,ions to duiy--a
w" VI surprising power Of which we cannot have
/" any adequate idea. The convention gave him
I'VE enthusiastic cheers s. vote orihauks for ,he
l''0ce and ability with which he had addressed
n. N''0"
no proceedings Of the Convention were enliyencd
"' Singing OF patriotic Wing Songs, by individual
CTS and by the choir of the Norwich Clay Club
music was performed by the Hartford Brass
communication from F. Lawrence. of Norfolk.
ieau'and ordered 10 be entered on the records |
NV" 'e utterly renounces Loco Focoism, and
'"'es himself with The Wing cause.
''"es OIL excellent resolutions were reported by
'""'"'ee, and unanimously adopted by the Con-
W., HENRY CLAY, of Kentucky, was nom
- W. !ne Presidency-and JOHN DAVIS, of |
'-"S'u"o' Tor the Vice Presidency.
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