Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-05-30

Great Whig Meeting IN NeW York
Mr. Eelinghuysen.-On Monday,
the 9th inst. as we have already stated,
one Of the largest meetings ever held in
New York assembled in the Park, in
that city, to respond to the nomination
of the Baltimore Convention. 1t is es-
timated that at least ten thousand
Wings were present. The greatest
enthusiasm prevailed, and eloquent
speeches were made by several dlstin-
guished gentlemen. After the meeting
adjourned, the wings formed process
sion. and marched 10 the residence of
Mr. FRELINoHuysEs,,o congratulate him
on his nomination to the Vice Presi-
dency. lie made his appearance. and,
after long, hearty, and most enthusi-
astc greeting, proceede d to address the
immense assemblage. in speech, of
which we find the following report in
the New York Express:
MY fellow citizens ] thank you for
your enthusiastic appreciation Of the
nomination lately made by the Wings
of the United States, assembled in con-
yenlion at Baltimore. To be selected
by such a body Of distinguished patri-
OTIS, is an honor | most deeply and SEN
sibly feel, and the more deeply and SEN
sibly, tina. it is so cheefully ratified by
my friends and neighbors in n. York.
l can only say, that such mark of
kindness will strengthen myatta chment
to Wing principles if such strength
ening were necessary, and that II is
certainly calculated to make me strive
TO the best Of my abilities, if am ever
put in a station to carry out your prin-
ciples, go to act as to merit this kind
ness, and to justify the confidence you
have conferred upon me. Cheers.
Gentlemen, the grea. principles Of
the wing party, for which you.have so
long and so nobly struggled amid peri
DDS Of the creates, gloom, and nolwilh-
standing the most cruel disappoint-
men,s, are my principles. CHEERS,
three times given, and three times re-
peated, with cries, tive know that, "
"we made the nomination for that. ny
have long cherished these principles.
shall maintain them hereafter, as |
have maintained them before, CHEERS
They are, as | understand them
A sound national currency.
| A Just limitation OF the executive pow.
er.
4 tariff for revenue, discriminating
for the purpose of incidental protection
to domestic industry. 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, contin-
ued Mr. Frelinghuysen, are the cardin.
al. although not all the principles of the
wing party; and after what have al.
ready said, | need hardly add, tina, they
will find me an humble but willing ad.
vocale in whatever position may be
placed. (Cheers.l
We need an executive administration
Of the Government, Mr. F. continued to
say, that will fairly and faithfully carry
out the principles of the constitution
exercising its full powers. where pow
ers are given it. and keeping strictly
within its limitations, where pow.
ers were limited, conceding wher
there ought to be concession. but firm
when concession would result in injury
-liberally maintaining its compromis'
es, but as independently carrying ou
its positive commands-and yet who
will take no other responsibilities upor
himself bu, wha, he finds there. 1t i:
a matter, as it seems to me, for thank
Gulness, that in distinguished citizen o
Kentucky all these principles are EN-
; bodied, and that he is not only pledged
to them by long public life but tina
such is the tru,hfulness and fidelity o
his nature, the people can well trust hin
with power to carry them out. (Grea
cheering.)
Gentlemen, the political life of Hen
~ Clay for thirty years past has beer
only an illnstratralion of Wing princi
pies, anu tIlC iliotOiy VI ulo iiio ~
twenty years would be the history o
his country. Whenever there was
struggle for the protection Of America
labor against foreign industry. wher
but on the side OF his country wa
Henry Clay? Whenever there was
struggle to limit the alarming and over
o,yn magnitnde Of eYpcntiye DOWe
or when the vast public domain was i
jeopardy from being offered for sal
in the political market, where but OF
The side Of faith, Of honor, of justice I
all, was our iIlustrious champion an
friend! Great cheering.) In all
these great questions his voice ha
been heard from the first. In all
), the combats concerning them he hs
led the van. [Cheers. He has ne'
E er compromised the dignity Of his p'
si,ion to gain a vote, on the moment;