Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-05-10

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come the instruments Of persuasion. ""e''s. -
III AGAIN debnuch the bodies of the people, ny coP'ou
;,si,ations of cider, and their understanding ~ ~
soually plentiful outponr'ng OF fnisehoo' ie"a'"'
be .,,, uu differ
,.o,, the last, and We give the Wings credH lot Tue
,mn,ovement In 1910, they met and separated WIN"
mn, declaration Of principles; now, they nave ''u 70
bat they mean. These are the resolutions Passeo ="
Tuesday:
uo,,ed That this Convention re-afirm and proudly
ocI,m their adherence TO the distinctive fr'nc'Pies
and Measures of The Wing Party, now known OF all
ms and cherished by large majority OF The American
People ms follows:
l. Tariff which shall OF itself PROVIDE sutncieh'
,sveoue to nav the debts and dersy the expenditures
IS the Federal Governmeni--such Tariff so adjusted as
eouay TO protect encourage and cherish IN all ls
branches the productive industry of the country
, A National Currency, which shall be OF uniform
mar value in every part OF the Unlon and winch may
be transmitted from one 'ecuon 10 any par. o' an''',
whou, discount depreciation, and ut The smallest
,ossibe costtn be created by such means and nstfu
mentallties as shall commend Themselves 10 the WIS
dom of the next Wing Congress, counsell1d and aided
no, obsructed and thwaried, by genuine Wing Pre-
sden.
2 fair md lust Distribution of The Proceeds OF the
Public Lands among the several States of the Union,
TO be by them devoted TO purposes OF general and per-
manent utility, thereby protecting the common interest
of all from aggression and spolalon preventing unne-
putting stop TO the d.credtable spectacle of free
and ene ht-ned nation year by year. devoung its sub
stance and steadily diminishing the broad patrimony
bequea,hed it by The vaor and sacrifices OF an illus
,rous ancestry, to supply the waste and want OF lis
annual and ordinary expenditures.
RESOLVED, That the practical restriction OF the veto
Power, which has grown by repeated encroachmenis
into mighty engine of Executive despotism, the llmi-
tation of President TO q single term, The rerenchmeht
of our national expenditures by every practicable
means the reform of the garing abuse and cor
ruptions growing out of unworthy brsowal oil Exc
cuve patronage and the general reduction OF burlhens
and increase Of benefits resulting tn The people from
the existence and operations OF the Federal Govern
nent are objects for which the Wing party will
ingy strive, until their efforts are crowned win sig
nal triumphant success.
There is no mstaking this the party, ashamed Of
their former hypocrisy, warned of the danger OF their
duplicy by their experience OF Mr. Tyler, and Pated
To almost madness by their antclpatons OF success
boldly and unequvocaliy declare the ends for which
they struggle They are the friends Of a National
Bank Of Protective Tariff, and OF the distribution ct
The proceeds of thu public lands On these grounds
meet them; We are wiling n jpn The issue and,
after so clear exposure OF what they aim al have no
further fears divisions in ,hc Democratic ranks but
look confidently 10 success with the people We be-
eve mos, sincerely that the sentiment OF thus cnnntry
ia strongly opposed to any and all of these Wing
schemes.
THE RATIFICATION CONVENTION.
with three of large pages completely taken with
ports of the Wing proceedings on the I'd OF May
AS the whole account gracefully set OFT with cuts OF
banners, portraits and badqea, and plentiful display
OF typographical paseaDtty, we must despair, in the
absence OF these ads of giving readers any idea
If the glory OF the Let It suffice, record
N plain prose, that enormous process on by some
i,nated thousand souls ard others al ou.
teen thousand, moved through The streets,
All the while,
Sonorous blowing martial sounds,
and human lungs shouting their lnndest. This pro-
cess;on composed Of Wigs from every State Of
Union, the representatives, Of each State carrying
banners with appro1riaie devices.
Arrived a, the ground Mr. John VI Clayton OF
Delaware called upon to preside, and Vice Presi-
dents, one for each State, were appointed Mr. Rover
dy Johnson then delivered Prize Banner to the de-
legation from Della ware, because 1t proportonnbly
nrger than any other delegation, consisting, It i.
said. of some nine hundred men, who comprise the
ahcle State
The President of the Convention then introduced
MIR. Ambrose Spencer, who announced to ths Conven-
on the nominations made on the lst inst. by the Ma
tonal Convention
Judge Berren Of Georgia, on behalf of the commit
Tee appointed to inform Henry Clay of his nomination
The candidate for the Presidency, read the following
letter from MIR. Clay;
WAsmSGroS, I'd May, 1914.
Gentlemen-I have the honor to Acknowledge the
receipt your letter, dated yesterday at Baltimore
communicating my nomination by The National wing
Convention there assembled to the people Of the UNI
ted States, as candidate for the office OF Pre-
sldent of the United States. Confidently beev-
ing that this nomination is in conformity with
the desire of majority Of the people OF the United
States, accept It, from high sense of duty and with
feelings of profound gratitude request you, gentle
men, in announcing the Convention my acceptance
of the nomination, 10 express the very great satsac-
ton ! derive from the unanmity with which 1t has
been made
have the honor to be, with the highest respect,
faithfully, your friend and fellow citizen,
Messrs. John MACPHERSON Berrien, Erasius Root,
] Burnett, William S. Archer, and Abbott Lawrence.
Next Daniel Webster of Mass, being loudly call
ed for, forward upon the stand and addressed the
Convention.
We find the following account Of this speech in The
Baltimore American
sit was hearty and entire response TO the nomna-
,ion of Henry Clay Daniel Webster spoke like true
Wing, and good friend of Henry Clay. He rejoiced
at the nomination, because OF the eminent public servI-
of Henry Clay for forty yeursbecause ofhe abili-
ty and patriotism Of those services at home and abroad
because the Wings Of the nation had unanimously |
nominated him. and because during his long life he had
ever been honorable, honest, wise and sincere
friend Of his country and her institutions. Mr. Web |
s,er promised to do a workmans service in the Wing
ranks and to fight the battle like good soldier. The
odofe Frelinghuysen, whom he had long known, he |
defended of singular purity and honesty, a
Of great intelligence and worth, and ever faithful
VI tue wing Chuse
circumstances, said Mr.. Webster, have deprived Us
of the fruits OF the victory of $780, aud have,
therefore, 10 fight the battle over again, and to make
sure by the election of Henry Clay and Theodore Ere
linqhuysen OF what supposed we had then secured |
"Mr. Webster spoke briefly in his usual e!oquence OF
Wing principles of Wing ancestors nf l776, SOME
Of whom were present; and of their Wing descend
ants many Of whom now before hun. lie ex-
hoed them TO stand by their and their faith
They had only do this trium TO the very tni'-
of their hearts content For himself in reference
10 This contest, IT unnecessary for him TO say more
thsn that Henry Clay Wing, and he was Wing,
and that he intended to DO his whole duty
"Mr. Webster was received with che - when ne
rose from every pa1, Of the vast as mb'age, and
retired from Stand amid the strong marks oil
satis'actinn "
The American udiniously omts part of this speech
reported in other popers, in which Mr.. Webster IN
dueed gross and ungentisC !any illusions to Mr. V
Burrn
Several other speeches were made, when the famous
body adjourned.-[.H Y. En- Post
Mr. FaEIIN6HuysEy-Thr Neu York Herald thus