Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-05-16
Remarks of MIR. FrcIinghuysen.


Baltimore Nominations. The meeting
was addressed by Hon. Milard Fillmore,
Of Buffalo, who expressed his most
hearty appreciation of the Baltimore
Nominations for President and Vice
President. He was followed by John A
Collier, Esq one of the delegates from
New York to the Nominating Conven-
ton. While Mr.. Collier was speaking,
there was violent shower of rain and
hail, and he was compelled to conclude
his speech within the City Hall.
Subsequently, the multitude, with
their Band and Banners, proceeded to
the residence" Of Mr.. FRELINGHUYsEN,
our Vice Presidential nominee, who,
when the acclamations subsided, appear
ed upon his Balcony and said -
My Fellow Citizens, I thank you for your
enthusiastic appreciation Of tho nomination
lately made by the Wings Of the United
States, assembled in Convention at Baltimore
10 be selected by such body If distinguish
ed patriots, is an honor ! most deeply and
sensi5ly feel, and the more deeply aud sensi-
bly,, that it is so cheeffully ratified by my
friends end neighbors in New York. can
only say, that such mark Of kindness will
strengthen my attachment to Whig princi-
pies, If such strengthening were necessary
and that it is certainly calculated to make me
strive TO the best of my abilities, If am ever
put in a situation to carry out your principles,
SO to act as to merit this Kindness, and to
Justify the confidence you have conferred
upon me Cheers
Gentlemen, the great principles of the
Whig Party, for which you have so long and
so nobly struggled amid periods of the great
est gloom, and Notwithstanding the most
cruel disappointments, are my principles
(Cheers, three times given, and three times
repeated with cries, 1--WE know that" 1--WE
made the nomination for thaL") ! have long
cherished the principles. | shall maintain
them hereafter, as | have maintained them
heretofore. (Cheers Thcy are, as under.
stand thcn,---
A sound National Currency.
A just limitation of Executive power.
A Tariff for revenue, discriminating for
the purpose Of incidental protection tU CO.
inestic Industry. Loud cheering
An equal and fur distribution Of the pro-
ceeds of The Public Lands among the several
States Of the Union.
These, as l understand them, continued
Mr. Frellnghuysen, are the cardinal although
- not ali the principles, Of the Wing Party and
after what have already said, !. need hardly
add that they will find Inrne a humble but
willing advocate in whatever position | may
be placed (Cheers.)
We need an Executive administration Of
the Government, Mr.. F.. continued to say.
that will fairly aud faithfully carry out the
principles of the Constitution, exercising its
full powers. where powers are given il, and
keeping strictly within its limitations, where
bowers are limited, concedlng when ihere
ought to be concession, but firm when con
cession would result IN injury main
tanning its compromises, out as independent
ly carrying ont its positive demands-and
vet who will take no other responsibilities
upon himself but what he finds there. 1t is
a matter, as it seems to me, fer tlankfulness,
that in distinguished citizen Of Kentucky !;
all these principles are embodied, and that he
is not only pledged to them by long public
life, but that such is the ruihuness aud IL
deity of his nature, that the People can well
trust him with power to carry them out
!. Great cheerlng)
Gentlemen, the political life Of Henry Clay
for thirty years past has been only an Nus
tration of Whig principles, and the history OF
his life for twenty years would be the history
ofhs country. Whenever there was strug-
ple for the protection of American labor
sganst foreign industry, where but on the
side Of his country was Henry Clay! When
ever there was a struggle to limit the alarm
ing and oyergrown magnitude OF Executive
mower where but on the side Of the people,
was Henry Clay? Or when the vast public
domain was in jeopardy from being offered
for sale in the political market where but on
the side Of faith. of honor, of justice TO All,
was our illusrIous champion and inend =
Great cheerlng) In all OF these great qnes
tions, his voice has been heard from The hrst
In all Of the combats concerning them he has
led the van. (Cheers He has never com
promised the dignity Of his position to gam
vote, or the momentary breath OF popular Ia
vor, but with an eye ever steadily fixed upon
an approving public, he has iearlessly dis
charged what he has deemed TO be his duty
(Cheers.)
don't believe purer patriot breathes OF
a. the whole continent of Amerca-lCheersl- =
and for proof point 10 long public lic
passed in stirring scenes, which has neve
coDAlcted With probity, or honor,-a life un
sullied by meanness, or grovollng appeal L
ciples have been put forth with ardor and
clear as light, while every pulse beating with
in him. has been for the welfare and the tru
glory Of his country. II such man does NJ
deserve the name, Of patriot, do not kno
who does deserve The name or who can
(Cheers.) They say he is ambitious daI
say he IL. BE II so then. But point mo
the time when he has not sacrificed ambltlo
and himself, it what he deemed his duty cal
ed. | happen To know that on that gre
question, the public lands, the question WI
thrust upon himby an adverse Senate
make him unpopular in the West lie e.
tered upon it with a zeal Characteristic
himself. aud gave to II the whole power
his mind lie never thought OF what was
become Of himself.
Asa Western man, he had tempting he
for political traffic in the whole public domai
lie might have used IL for the purposes
ambiton.-Ile might have held II ont as
tempting bait for the wholo West. hut
heart was rs large as his country. (Checr'
lie studied out the title Of this public domaI
A.. knew where il came from, aud Justice To