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Afhe close Of the Wing National Convention Phil
iddelphia, on Friday afternoon, jane 9th, lS43.
Gentlemen. a motion he's been submitted that the
convention adjourn sine die. Before it dies-before
the tie which connects us together be loosened, | wish
to be permitted to return my most profound thanks
ior the manifestations OF kindness and Partially which
have placed me in the position, occupy in the Con.
ventiol, | am fully aware Of my own mperiections,
and ! Therefore feel it to he my duty to render Trunks
also tor the kindness by which | have been sustained
during the deliberations Of the convention. If, in the
discharge OF my duties ! have my errors, or given pain
70 any OF the members, | would beg to say that it was
unintentional, and | should regret it exceedingly If
one member OF the convention should retire from it,
entertaining any unkind opinion OF me. stand here
in the convention like an old Patriarch-I have sus-
TIMED my own candidate from the beginning to the
end, but ! ind myself numbered with the vsnauished
parry, and am ready to fall into the arms OF the VIC
Tors, IKE a danisel into the arms OF her lover. laugh
yer and cheers Though defeated, yet | will cheer
July submit 10 the will OF the majority, and in the con.
yes, IN the coming tall, II any wing can be found who
VIII outsiIlp me IN my cxertions, ] shall be glad 10
take hIn by the hand on the fourth day of March
next, at W asiiington City, ut the Inauguration of the
hero Of Buenn Vista, Gen. Zachary Taylor, as Presi.
continued
IN 10 l was pinced IN n somew ha: peculiar position
an used to disappointment-a banner was sent to
,We National Convention, upon which ! wished the
name OF Henry Clay Inscribed, bu, II was sent home
with another name on i,--one, however, identified
win the interest md the history of our country M
niueh as any other mans sines the days Of Washing.
'' - ''bN W W imam llfiIk TldTtlSDn. nj 7
Grated chcers.l We looked ut 1t and hailed i, as the
banner OF the Whigs-and never eiiqu,red for a mo-.
ment which side OF Mason and Dixon's line he came
from. CHEERS
Inns hand, there the speaker upliited his RICH, handl
held nioft that banter. md the glorions State OF North
drmocrncy OF lhe Un,u,I. II ,eme,,a,,s chesn y me
report sounded from Stair 10 State, ana the WhIe
triumph was complete. Continued cheers Now I
should not be surprised to hear from the State OF Ohio.
IN 1918, Ire same report which that State heard from
us IN 1910. In that State, in 1910, every house and
every hill had It's Wing banner, and attracted nttcn.
ton. a solitary stranger travelling over the fertile
region OF Ohio observed one of these little banners.
tie walked up to it-exnmined it well, felt II, and find.
ing 1t to be w hig, he, like n true Wing. DOTTED his
beaver, and gave 1t three hearty, solitary cheers.
Great applause, and %laugtter) And | have no
doubt that The Wings ol OHIO will do the same, now,
MS they did then, and many n solitary stranger, like
he OF 40, will give three cheers tor Zachary Taylor.
Immense cheering
it is true gentlemen tina, | have supported Henry
LAY ] would like IN have seen that great man adorn
the Chair, which was once filed by Washington but
the sun OF his lie is on the wane, it will soon set |
had foundiy cherished the hope to see it rise like the
bright orb OF the earstern sky Speeding over our coun.
try It's MISUNDERSTANDING by its geninl rays our coun-
uymen TO happiness, prosperity and peace. Slrs,
tne National Chair could not elevate him more than
he Is elevated in the hearts OF the people. His bright
name rs enthroned in every heart and identified with
every interest OF his country. Though his name is
not inscribed upon our banner. yet we have one
whose name is alsu dearly beloved BY his fellow c-
tizens all over the Union. Blu, | yield hin to this
Convention yield him c~heetully ; and for the future
no man can ~ more heartily than ! will, tor the Hero
OF Buena Vista.
1t has been suggested from different states that
fears existed OF the result of the nomination. We
should never iear the consequences when our cause is
good And our cause is not that otZachary Taylor,
bn; OF the Wings OF the Union. Let us, when dangers
are thickeninI around us, take our cue from his own
conduct at Bnena Vista, when be said, " We have
got the enemy Just where we want HIM now's the
time to give HIM n little more grape. Capt Bragg :"
As our leader never surrrndcIs, is there any one OF
his followers who intends 10 surrender : IAN empha
tic response OF " no"l Then If We all pull together,
we cannot be vanquisled.
Before dlssolving this body, allow me TO wis, pros
perty and happiness 10 you all, and that you may re-
turn safely to your homes and friends. Gentlemen
OF the Convention, | bid you a long and an affection
ate rAREwEtL.
AT the close OF this beautiful md touching address
the vas, assembly broke out in spontaneous cheers tor
the eX Governor Of North Carolina, loud and long
continued after which tL.r .ienbtr qir,ly separa-
ted ANA N n lew short minutrs the Wing National
Convention oi June, 1918, had taken It's place among
the occurrences OF the past.l