Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-03-01

dience, as prelude of the final triumph in
Connecticut The town Of Avon had been
one of the forty-three competitors for the
Banner-a town which had sent to the Con-
venton all its Wing voters but two. At
the election he felt assured she would bring
every one Of them to the polls.
He then resumed the remarks he was
making in the afternoon, in relation to the po-
ltical affairs of the countryside Chrren-
cy, upon which great solicitude is felt
throughout the nation, -of the necessity of
some institution which shall equalze and
regulate it,-especially in the event of war
with any foreign nation,-which necessity
he illustrated by reference to the fact,
that during the three years war which COM
menced in 1912, Forty Millions of Dollars
were lost to the national currency, and
made other forcible illustrations. The cur
rency is the life blood of the nations pros
perity, and government owes it to every cit
izen, to provide sound circulating medium,
"a measure in which the whole nation, the
East and the West, are equally Interested
In the discussion which grew out of Mr..
Tyer's Exchequer, he had found that Ken
lucky alone paid tax of half million of
dollars in consequence of difference in the
rate of exchange. Other States suffer
equally under these runous rates, and he
called upon Connecticut to clasp the hand
which Kentucky extends to her, in mutu-
al pledge to protect our common interests.
| The old currency, which was broken
down by our opponents, was equally distant
from the two extremes, the Sub Treasury
on the one hand, and the State Banks on
the other 1t is for the restoration of a
sound and Uniform currency, that the Wings
are to rally. They lost the benefit of the
victory of IS40 by the treachery of Mr..
Tyler, and the old issues are again present
ed for our action.
He spoke of the unanimity with which
the public hope and affection are uniting
upon Mr. CLAY, and the consequent GER
Baltimore Convention, upon which he pass
ed into most graphic and eloquent eulo-
GUM OF the gallant and magnificent SER
vices by which he has enshrined himself in
the hearts Of his countrymen. The people
have known him intimately for thirty years,
and they are ready to defend him from the
calumny with which his private and public
character has been attacked. In 1899, then
a wandering stranger in the wilds of his
adopted State, but % years of age, his voice
was heard contending for the great princi-
Piles ofcivil liberty, and opposing some of the
principles which had been engrafted in the
Kentucky Constitution of 1892. In the
disputes with the mother country, he stood
up for the maintenance of American free.
dom. In 1916, when Protection was first
presented to the consideration of the United
States Senate, he was its most bold, fearless
and able champion. When the South
American Republics were struggling for a
place among the free nations of the earth
biz ses ara was as 6ce he% % @ Item 10 ne
fraternity of free men and free nations
gods, and godlike men, was raising her as.
pirations to be restored to position from
which she had fallen, and signing TO be free
the same statesman whose heart has Away:
swelled with sympathy for the universal
spread of human liberty, reached forth
hand to grasp in the bond of union that dis
tant home Of the free.
In 1882, when South Carolina raised the
angry threat of Modification, the wisdom o
this Statesman devised plan by which thu
danger was passed, and the horrors of revo
luton and anarchy averted. The historian
may enquire, who is Henry Clay !-but from
finding him wandering orphan boy, he vii
trace him through successive steps, in thu
Legislature, and in Congress, firmly estab
lshed in the affections of his countrymen
with his impress enstamped upon the grea
measures Of American policy. He has new
er fatered in his attachment to the welfar,
Of the whole country. and by his energy ant
eloquence has strongly influenced the char
acter of American institutions. Have no
fair proportion of those services resulted
in the welfare of Connecticut? And doe
he not deserve reward from a gratefi
codntry? (Thundering responses-YE s /!
After assuring the convention that the Tar
if will not be repealed, he closed by SOM
stirring and eloquent exhortations to duty
a speech of surprising power, of which W,
cannot give any adequate idea The Con
vention gave him twelve enthusiastic cheer
and vote of thanks for the eloqnence an,
ability with which he addressed them.
A series of excellent resolutions were re
ported by committee, and unanimousl
adopted by the Convention. Henry Clay
Of Kentucky, was nominated for the Presi
dency-and John Davis, of New England
for the Vice Presidency. I
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