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SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE "a Isls
The Great Ratifitation Meeting in Boston.


: The Grent Ratiftation Meeting in Boston
There is no doubt that the Wing Ratification
Meeting, in Faneuil Hall, Boston, last Friday
evening, was one which has never been sur
I passed for numbers, responsibility, and enhu-
siasm. The Atlas, Advertiser Courier, Mail,
all describe it as having been beyond precedent
r large and enthusiastic. The Hon. ABBOTT
Lawrence, prominent and honored candidate
before the late Wing National Convention, for
Vice President, and who on the first ballot, re-.
ceived 100 votes TO Is for FILLMORE, presided,
and made a noble Speech an abstract of which
we subioin. Mr.. CMoATE, Mr.. LuSr, Major
GAINES, of Kentucky, and others, also addressed
the immense throng in the Hall, in warm sup.
port of TAYLOR and FILLMORE, while the large
'hrong oniSb'e, who were wholly unable to find
room within the grand old "Cradle of Liberty"
organized the steps and corners of the streets,
and were addressed by numbers of the staunch
and true . Massachusetts Wings" who were in
attendance. There are no fears as to the result
in the Old Bay State.
The following is the address of Mr. LAWRENCE
on taking the Chair
Fellow Ctizens-T can hardly remember an
occasion of so much satisfaction as have in
taking the Chair, and being called upon to pre-.
side over this glorious Taylor Meeting in Old
Faneuil Hall. We are met to ratify and endorse
the Nations great Convention at Philadelphia.
And we will on our part, redeem the pledge CIV
en- by delegates from the several States. to elect
Gen. ZACHARY TAYLOR, &; MiLLARD FILLMORE
to the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the
United States. Immense chceering.)
We have assembled on no ordinary occasion.
We are met to give in our adhesion to the Peo-
pies canddnes. Gen. Taylor was nominated
because he was an honest man; one who has
no motives which are not pure. lie means what
he says. And as he was put up as the candi-
date of the people, the only man, who, under the
circumstances, could be elected. lie has not
stain upon his public or private character lie
is seated strongly in the affections of the Amer
lean people. He has been great war. We be-
licve he will be great in peace: and we know
that he is great in the hearts of his countrymen.
| (Checrs.)
/ came here to speak OF Gen Taylor and Nil
lard Fillmore. The first question is. Is General
Taylor Wing? Now, fellow-citizens know,
| from rrefragable evidence, he is as good Wing
as am. Great cheering which lasted for sew
eral minutes.) Yes. felow-citizens, know him
to be an AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL WHlG.-
Let any man stand up and say that General Tay-
lor is not Wing, and will undertake, by evil
dence in my possession, to prove it TO him. or
will never call myself Wing again-a pun
ishmcnt which will be sore, indeed, to bear
! (Cheering)
! And as regards Mr. Fillmore, ] will speak, as
of a friend warm and intimate. There is not a
man in this wide Union more worthy Of the sup
port by the people of this country than WILLARD
FILLMORE. And this ticket is to be elected
1t will succeed. General Taylor's nomination
oozed up, as it were. from the people. The tick.
ct is taken up by the people every where, aud il
will not be six weeks before you will hardly be
able TO find man who will declare that he was
not an original Taylor man, Taylor man from
the start. And now fellow-citizcns will give
way to allow you to hear L" the eloquent of the
Earth
Mr.. Lawrence concluded amid the most vocif-
erous cheering and demands to adjourn to State
street. as there were some FIVE or six thousand
Taylor men outside who could no, ret in
The Alas, speaking Of this glorious meeting
says -
We have witnessed many mighty gathering
within her haIlowed wall. We have seen as
semblages which we never expected to see
zeal. still less ever to be exceeded. But the rat
fcation meeting of last evening, very far sur
passed ANYTHING we ever knew before. Words
are inadequate to descrbe--languag cannot do
Justice 10 the enthusiastic. overlooking and per-
vadug devotion to the cause of the mighty null
titude that sought, many thousands of them I'M
able to find room within its capacious walls. II
was BY far the largest and most spirited assem-
blage that has been known, since Faueuil Hall
has gathered her sons within her sacred walls |
The meeting was called at eight O'Clock but .
long before that time the PEOPLE began to .
pour into the Hall in vast numbers, and when tn,
time for the assembly to organize came, both !
floor and galleries were closely packed as was
possible Hundreds. and even thousands, soucnt
in vain for admission, and had Fanenil hall
been three times as capacious, it could hardly
nave held them all.
a large delegation was present from Essex
county, principally from iem, who marched
through several of our Principal streets with a
band of music, and were welcomed to Fancul
Hall with three hearty cheers
The entrance of Hon Abbott Lawrence into
the hall was welcomed with the mos, cnthusias,
tic cheering. Three cheers were successfully
given for ZACHARY TAYLOR, MILLARp Fill /.
MORE, MAJOR GAINES of Kentucky, Mr.. CHoATE. /.
Mr.. I-cST, and the Essex delegation. Cheer .
upon cheer given in the hcariicst and most en- |
thusiastic manner, made old Fdneuil Hall ring
again. We have not witnessed sncl enthusi- /
asm since lSi0, and never. even then, did we ,
see it equallecd, 1t was, indeed, a most glori- /
Gus and sou-stIrring occasion---oue long to be .
remembered, and one that cannot fail to be felt .
and to create a responsive echo throughout our
whole Commonwealth.