The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-10-24
L AL N E w S.
ASHLAND CLUB MEETING.

AN association OF young ieH uHueT lHe lllle ol
| the Ashland Club, lately organized in TIL city,
held their first public meeting last night at the
Clay Club House, which had been granted them
for this purpose. 1t was announced that the Hon
Willis Green would deliver an address, but other
engagements prevented his attendance, and this
fact being known, The attendance at the opening
OF the meeting was not so full as 1t would other
wise have been. The Club House was hand
somely decorated for The occasion, with banners,
wreahs, and appropriate notices, and presented
beautiful appearance.
The meeting was called to order by the Presi-
dent, who introduced the Hon. ALBERT s. WHITE,
U. D. Senator from Indiana, who, after stating
that the call upon him was unexpected, delivered
a brief but appropriate address, commenting upon
the general principles of the two great parties
and addressing his remarks principally to the young
men of the city. We regretted to hear the re-
port confirmed from Mr. White himself, that his
career of usefulness in the public councils is
shortly to be brought to close--as he declared
his intention to retire from public life on the 4th
of March next. Mr.. w. has been distinguished
in Congress as a firm and un1inching Whig and
emphatically working member, and we know of
no one in the Senate whose absence in the ad-
vancement of public business will be more Sc
verely felt
Mr.. W. was warmly applauded throughout his
remarks, and retired amid loud cheering for /" In
diana, and her distinguished Senator"
The Ashland Glee Club " here followed with
good Wing song which was well received.
RICHARD YEADoN, Esq. of Charleston, s. c.,
and editor of the Courier of that city, was next
introduced and delivered an address which fully
equalled, if it did not surpass, anything we have
heard in this city during the campaign. He took
rapid but happy retrospect of the Wing party
and its principles, comparing and contrasting their
uniformity in every section of the Union with the
shutting and double dealing of Locofocoism, which
trimmed itself to every State, and addressed it.
self to the passions instead of the reasons of men.
1t is impossible for us to follow Mr. Yeadon in his
beautiful address, as we partook in the gene
raj enthusiasm which his speech elected and we
only regretted that his remarks could not be heard
by every Locofoco in our midst, as we feel con-
WINGED that his statements of plain political truths
would have been attended with the happiest eff
feet. Loud bursts of applause accompanied Mr..
Y. throughout his remarks, and general desire
was expressed at the close that he would again
address the citizens of Washington before he left
our town.
M. KILGouR, Esq. of Montgomery CO.. Md. next
followed, and, though declaring that he la
bored under disadvantage, in following upon
the glowing speech just delivered, acquitted him
self in very happy manner, and fully sustained
the reputation he had previously acquired as an
accomplished and ready speaker. He spoke for
an half hour, and was loudly and repeatedly
cheered
The meeting then adjourned with three hearty
cheers for the Wing cause and its candidates