The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-20
Correspondence Of the Express.

| Correspondence OF the ExITess
PHILADELPHIA, Friday night,-June 9th.
rlatform was erected on the South-wcs
corner Of independence Square, and the Com
mittee of Arrangements, through its Chairman
f. f. Smith. Esq, appointed ]. w. Fowler
Esq, Of Otsego county, y. Y, as presiding Of
licer.
Thereupon, Mr.. Fowler opened the meet
ing with al elegant speech upon the genera
principles and true policy Of the Wing party
of the United States.
| The Chairman then presented to the I'm
mense audience Mr.. +. Batchelder, OF Cam
bridge, Mass, who made forcible speech, IL
which he insisted that we came to the city Of
brotherlv love with the hope that, whoever
might be the ultimate choice of the Conven-
ton, the Wings of Mass. had hoped that Alb
bot Lawrence, would be the nominee for the
Vice Presidency Since, however, tine choice
had fallen upon an eminent civilian of the
Empire State, the Wings Of Massachusetts
would aim to convince the Wings of the I'm
ion on the 9TH of next November that that
State wonld cast her electoral vote for Gener-
al TAYLOR and Willard Fillmore. And this,
(Mr. T. said,) she would do, despite the de-
claration made by one Of her Delegates that
so help him God he would oppose the noml-
nees OF the Wing National Convention.
Mr. Collins Lee, an able speaker from the
city of Baltimore, then entertained the large
concourse with an amusing and sarcastic
speech.
The Chair then presented to the meeting
Colonel Cooke, of Tennessee, who asked where
was that Wing whose heart did not glow with en-
thusiasm ut the sight of the spectacle before
lin. The delegates from every State in The I'm
ion, said he have after a solemn deliberatlon, de-
cided to present to the country FORTS suffrages
the distinguished hero of Buena Vista and the
eminent civilian Of the State of New York.
the former one who first Aeshed his maiden
sword in the war of 1912, and the other an
honest and capable statesman, who stood high
in the affections of the people of the State OF
New York, and the whole Union.
Col Cooke, made his peroraton by express
ING a hope that the efforts of the Wings OF the
Union would not be diminished until victory
had pcrched upon the Wing banner
The Hon. Mr.. Stanton, Of Ohio, was then
presented to the meeting, who, after great ap
plause. remarked that he knew of no better
way Of defeating the Loco Foco ticket thar
bv supporting the nominees Of the Wing Con
vention. He said that the American people
knew intuitively whom to trust and that the,
knew that Zachary Taylor (apPlause) wa
eminenty aud pre-eminently " one of the no
blest works of God"
Mr.. Stratton, of New Jersey, said that he
should not feel at liberty to trespass upon tho
time and attention of the meeting, unless the
name Of General Taylor was put first in nom
inaton on the battlefield of Trenton, New
Jersey. Mr.. Stratton said that he was author
lied in behalf OF the entire delegation o
New Jersey, TO say that that state would heart
ily respond to the nomination made this day
New Jersey, said he. has been Wing Stat
since 1928. When New York faltered, New
Jersey stood firm.
The Chairman then introduced othc meet
ing Green Mountain Boy, A. 2. Lyman, o
Bennington, Vermont.
MIR Lyman said that he came to Philadel
phia as a Clay Wing, but he left it Taylo
Wing. He doubted not but Mr.. Clay wa
the first choice Of the Wings of the Greer
Mountain State but Vermont is Wing, ha
been Wing, and will always remain Wing
When this nomination reaches Vermont, sai
Mr.. lyman, it will be cordially supported
Vermont knows of no local feeling which wi
diminish her Wing vote. lie pledged Vel
mont for 10000 malorlty.-and whateve
might be his character in other respects, hi
yerasity might be relied upon; and the meet
ing might count upon his statement,-and a
though no prophet or the son ola prophet, h
felt no doubt but that his prophecy would b
fulflled-(Three cheers for the Green Noun
tain BoyS,)
Mr. Lucius H. Chandler, of Boston, then fa
vored the meeting with singularly eloquen
and patriotic speech, and he was receive
with loud and renewed applause.
The Chair then presented TO the meetin
+ Mr.. Alexander f. Brown, of Penn, who wa
followed by Mir Ricardo, of Louisiana, til
Hon. \. G. Foster, of Ga, Mr.. Whitney, c
New York, the Hon. Mr.. Wray, of Ohio, an
Mr.. Samuel Plat, of Delaware. These sever
al speakers favored the meeting with short an
pertinent speeches, and were greeted wit
load and enthusiastic applause.