The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-20
RATIFICATION CONVENTION.

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Large delegations were present from severa
State; of the Union, that from Baltimore bein;
over one thousand men. The North American
says
The assemblage was very large one, prob
ably the largest ever seen in this city. Aroun'
each stand were gathered in the course of the
evening thousands of attentive spectators, Gael
gathering making a much larger array thar
many common political meetings.
The meeting was called to order by ROber
Morris, Esq, of Philadelphia, who nominated
the following list of officers, which was unani
mously agreed to;
PRrslpENr-W. T. Johnston of Pennsyl
yania.
VICE Presidents George +. Kent
Maine: \. Colby, New Hampshire; Solomon
Foot. Vermont: George Ashmun, Massachu
s4.r1s: !. T. Simmons, Rhode Island; n. L
White. Connecticut J. W. Fowler, New ork
William Wright, New Jersey; II. i. Maxwell
PENNSYLVANIA: j. Melee, Delaware John c
Groom. MARYLAND W. S Archer, Virginia
u. VI. I3arrinrcr, North Carolina &. Carnage,
South Carolina; g. w. Crawford, Georgia
c. c. Langdon. Alabama; Theodore j. Bar
rett. Indiana l.. Saunders, Louisiana 10
,eph Vance, Ohio: w. j. Graves, Kentucky
G.. \ Henry. Tennessee; J. Vandeventer, IL
LIMOS d. d. Mitchell Missouri; 7. W. New
ton. Arkansas; Joseph r Williams, Michigan;
J. d. Hfrt. Florida f. +. Eastman, Wiscon-
sin j. McAIanus, Iowa b. H. Epherson, Tex
as.
SxrRETAE1Es-E Stanley, North Carroll
na: j. Bowen Bell, Pennsylvania; {. Bulllt,
Louisiana; George I.unt, Massachusetts, 5.
Lise Smith, Illinois 5. 5. L'1Ommedleu, o.
ho; Alexander Ramsey, Pennsylvania Je-
rome Fuller, New York; c. A. Wiley, North
Carolina; Joseph p Longhcad, Pennsylvania;
II. Frazier, Tennessee; p. Baxter, Vermont:
Isaac Munroc, Mary!and Thurlow Weed
New York.
Thsrc were five stanl4 f,r speakers, and
l,rrs number of persons addressed the assem-
b,Te. anil the following resolutions were u
nlnimously adopted:-
l. Resolved, that the Wings Of the United
States. here assembled by their Representa-
tive< h"artilv ratifv the nominations of Gen.
ZACHARY TAYLOR as President, and
MILLARO FILLMORE a. Vice President
of the Unitcl States, and pledge themselves TO
their support
> Resolved. That in the choice of Gen.
TAYLOR as the Wing candidate for President,
we arc glad 10 discover sympathy with a great
l,op,5l:rr sentiment throughout the natlon-a
sentiment which, having it. origin in admlra-
ton of great military success, has beer
STRENGTHENED by the development in every ac-
tion and every word, of sound conservative o
unions. and Of true fidelity to the great exam
Die, of former days and to the principles o
In. Constitution as administered by its found
cls.
=. Resolved, That General TAylOr, in say
ing that. had he voted in 1874, he would have
vol. the Wing ticket, gives us the assurance
-(aad no better is needed from consistent
AMI truth speaking mani that his heart wa
with rs at the crisis Of our political destiny, wheI
HEAVY CLAW WAS our candidate, and when no
only Whir principles were well defined ant
clearly asserted but Wing measures depend
el on success. The heart that was with IL
then Is with lis now. and we have soldier
word Of honor, and life of public and pr
r;gto virtue, as the security
s. Resolved, That We look to Genera
Tavlor's administration Of the Government a
one condurive of Peace, Prosperity, and In
ION OF Pcace-becauSc no one better know
or his greater reason to deplore what he hS
seen sadl, on the field Of victory, the horror
OF war, and especially of foreign and aggrc:
sivc war OF Prosperity-now more than G.
or nee led to relieve the nation from burtl
en- of debt, and TO restore industry-agricu
tural manufacturing, and commercial-to i
accustomed and peaceful functions and infu
cncas Of Union because we have a cand
date whose very position as Southwestern
man, reared on the banks Of that great streai
whose tributaries, natural and artificial, en-
brace the whole Union, renders the protectio
of the Interests of the whole country his frs
trust, and whose varied duties in past life hav
been rendered, not ON the soil, Or under tn
flag of any State or section, but over til
wide frontier, and under the broad banner {
the Nation.
D. Resolved. That standing rs the VIII
party does, on the broad and firm platform c
the Constitution, braced up by all its inviola
BILE and sacred guarantees and compromise:
AMI cherished in the affections because protec
tive of the interests OF the people, we are prou
TO have as the exponent of our opinions, on
who is pledged to conStrue it by the wise an
generous rules which Washington applied {
it, and who has said land no Wing desire
any other assurance THAT he Will max
Washinglon's administration the model Of b
own.
6. Resolved, That as Wings and Amer
cans, are proud 10 acknowledge our graf
tuc for the great military services which. b'
ginning at Palo Alto.and endli g at Buena III
ia, first awakened the American people TO
lust estimate of him who is now our VIII
candidate Ia the discharge Of painful dr
tv-for his march into the enemys countr
was Il reluctant one: in the command of reg
nlars at one time, and volunteers at another
and of both combined: in the decisive thong
punctual discipline of his camp, where all re
spected and loved him: in the negotiation {
terms for detected and desperate enemy l
the exieency Of actual conflict, when the ba
ance was perilously douhtiul.-we have toun
him the same, brave, distinguished and corsiC
crate, no heartless spectator of bloodshcd'
tr,ger with human life or human happiness
and we do not know which 10 admire mo:
his heroism in withstanding the assaults OF tn
enemy in the almost hopeless fields OF Buen