New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-03
The question being put the resolutions were

unanimously adopted.
Gov. MErcALFE OF Ky. being loudly called io'
said that he had been placed IN great diihcH'y -
know what candidate 10 vote !or on tIi!s occas'om
When he saw the friends Of the different candl,
d,tcs voting for his fellow kentuckian, no" cotiiu
he feel like voting against any o theI! canG''.''S
for the second Office lie knew John- DAVIS ol
Massachusetts,, and wortblcr and Detter ''d"
there lives not TO day: and he might say tie sliie
Of John Sargent, whom nc also hnc" 10 oc "p''
thv. He was sure. from the chTacter gwen 10
the. other candidates. that they were All N'4"it
and ,bi, men. though he had the honor oil know
ing personally but the two whom ne 'au 'Ii,"
;isned. Fellow countrymen once desPaifed oi
s,.ir,., i,,-,;ce done to the great kcntuck!an IN
nv bnef day. which is now rapidly drawing 10 d
close. Chafges had been made against that noble
son Of Kentucky which he knew 10 be false, yel
h., dcspaircd OF ever seeing justice cone hInI' lie
had been sandored BY party who entered INTO
conso;racy To break down one OF the purest admin
;s,r.iions ever in existence But thank God ne
had lived 10 see this day, and assure you fellow
cm,n,ryrncn. that MIR. Clay will never decciEe
Won. He would not assure them that MI Clay
was = Western man with Eastern principles II
i ,rue that his home is in Kentucky buthls heart
has no locality throughout the wide extent OF TINS
glorious Republic. He will know no distinctions
IN favor OF one State over another. lie knew VII.
Clay and he could pledge thus much "rhlS lrIenu
from kentucky. whom they had nominated iof
the Presidency. kentucky above all other States
had deep interest in the property OF tins coun-
try. Placed as she was along the Ono, bounds"
ON one side by the glorious Buckeyes ana ilooSers
and Suckers and on the other oy tennessee ana
old Rip NInklc; if danger should comc-HenFy
CLAY would stand up in Kentucky and reaching
his arm across the Ohio 1t would be sc!zed 'y
those noble Buckeyes and stretching the other
toward the old North Stale and On both sides oi
him they would lock arms and form q solid pha-
lanx ali over tins widc extended country, no
matter where Texas might be. The venerable
patriot took his seat amidst great applause.
Hon JoHS NJ. BEgaIsN was most reluctant to
speak at this time but. after many urgent solIci-
t;ons. rose at last cordially TO congratulate the
Convention on tie events OF this dag. Not un-
yerscd in scenes like this, am almost ready TO
saw that have lived long enough when nave
been enabled to participate IN the deliberations OF
such an aSscmblagc. feel that the harmonious
termination Of The Goines Of this DAY are ausPl-
cious of the glorious result OF tins campaign-
lie proceeded to review iorcibIy the events OF The
past four years, and TO animate the NmgS6o re-
newcd devotion to the cause OF their counA
lion. EDWARD STANLY of y. {. wSTncXt
called out, and spoke most effectively
Hon. BgNJ. W. LEIGH of Va. next spoke at
some length and, when he closed, the Conycn-
tion after passing resolutions OF thanks to It's oiii-
GERS for ,hclr ability and to the citizens Of Balti-
more for their hospitality, was imprcsslvcly ad-
dressed bv the President, Hon. AMBROSE SrEN
GER. 1t then . o'clock, T. NJ adjourned Sins