The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-05-09
GREAT RATIFICATION MEETING IN NEW
YORK-ADDRESS OF MR. FRELINGHUY-

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great mass meeting took place in the city OF
New York on Monday evening, which was called
together for the purpose of ratifying the nomlna-
tons OF President and Vice President. General
Anthony Lamb was appointed president of the
meeting, and two gentlemen from each ward vice
presidents. The Hon. Morris Franklin addressed
the audience in an appropriate speech, concluding
with the presentation of resolutions, of which,
from their length, we have only room for the sub
stance. The resolutions pledge the meeting to
use every honorable exertion to promote the cleo
ton of Clay and Frelinghuysen, and vindicate the
Wings against the charge Of concealing their
principles, by broadly laying down the measures
of the party.
Letters were read from number of dstin-
gulshed gentlemen, whose attendance was pre-
vented by various causes, but all concurrng
most heartily in the objects of the meeting.
Mr.. Fillmore was at this stage of the proceed
ings loudly called for, and most noby and patrot-
cally responded. We regret that our limits for
bid the insertion of the whole of his remarks,
which were enthusiastically received. Mr.. Fill
more said that he believed the nomination of Mr.
Frelinghuysen the best that could have been
made.
Messrs. Horace Greedy and John A. Collier
made speeches, and while the latter gentleman
was speaking heavy rain came up, and dis
persed the audience.
| After the rain was over the meeting again as
sembled at National Hail. The meeting being
organized, the President introduced the Hon.
| Robert Tombs, of Georgia, who delivered an able
| defence of Wing principles, which he declared
were identical all over the country, and exposed
the Inconsistencies of ocofocosm to the ridicule
of the audience.
He was followed by Mr.. Sparks, of Louisiana,
Governor Pennington, of New Jersey, Gen. Daw-
son, formerly Senator in Congress from Geor-
gia, and Col. Lumpkin, of the same State
The meeting then adjourned. for the purpose
of moving in procession to the residence of Mr.
Frelnghuysen. Mr.. F. made his appearance i'm
mediately, and made the following eloquent re-
spouse to an address from Mr.. H. E. Davies:
MR.. FRELINGHUYsEN's ADDRESS.
Ny FELLOW CITIZENS | thank you for your
made by the Wings of the United States, assem-
bled in Convention at Baltimore. To be selected
| by such body of distinguished patriots, is an
honor most deeply and sensibly feel, and the
more deeply and sensibly, that it is so cheerfully
ratified by my friends and neghbors in New
York can only say, that such mark of kind
ness will strengthen my attachment to Wing prin-
ciples, if such Strengthening were necessary, and
that it is certainly calculated to make me strive
IN fha IF yahi I
situation to carry out your principles, to act as
to merit this kindness. and to justify the conf
dence you have conferred upon me. (Cheers.)
Gentlemen, the great principles of the Wing
Party, for which you have SO long and SO noby
struggled amid periods of the greatest gloom, and
notwithstanding the most cruel disappointments
are my principles. (Cheers, three times given,
and three times repeated, with cries, we know
that" tive made the nomination for that') |
have long cherished these principles. l shall
maintain them hereafter, as have maintained
them heretofore (Cheers) They are as un-
derstand them
A sound National Currency.
A just limitation Of Executive power.
Tariff for revenue, discriminating for the
purpose Of incidental protection to domestic in
dustry. Loud cheering)
An equal and fair distribution of the proceeds
OF the Public Lands among the several States of
the Union.
These, as | understand them, continued Mr.
FreIinghuysel, are the cardinal although not all
the principles of the Wing Party and after what
have already said, need hardly add that they
will find me an humble but willing advocate in
whatever position may be placed. (Cheers.I
We need an Executive administration of the
Government, Mr.. +. continued to say, that will
fairly and faithfully carry out the principles of the
Constitution, exercising its full powers, where
powers are given it, and keeping strictly within
It's limitations, where powers are limited, conce-
ding when there ought to be concession, but firm
when concession would result in ALPHABETICALLY
maintaining its compromises, but as independents
ly carrying out its positive commands-and yet
who will take no other responsibilities upon him
self but what he finds there. 1t is matter, as it
seems to me, for thankfuness, in distinguished
citizen of Kentucky all these principles are en-
bodied, and that he is not only pledged to them
by long public life, but that such is the truth
fulness and fidelity of his nature, that the People
we'll I'M, wit TO- arr hon,