Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-02
SPEECH OF Hos. FRANCIS GRANGER.
III The Dinner IN honor Of Gen. TAyLoR's Elec.
tion, atthe Lruing House, Ne,o York.

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After the Hon. GEORGE WooD had given the fol-
lowing toast
The Ne,c administration Founded in the confidence Of
the people, may discharge the high responsibilities entrusted
to with that WISDOM patriotism, and prudence which shall
the best good Of the country and rebound to the honor
and true glory every friend Of rational liberty under the sun
| Mr.. GRANGER was called out, and spoke nearly
as follows:
Mr.. President and FeA0w- Wigs; Before l respond to
the call upon the last toast permit say word in refe
myself and others with whom have been associated
No sooner is Presidential campaign closed and victory
secured, than the Cabine,-makers work Within s
last few days. my has often been presented one
Of those who might be called take part the Ad
mlnsraton. This would have passed without notice. but
that my name is sometimes presented having claim, lie
consideration Of the position once held in relation former
Cabinet.
My friends, this is national victory, secured by the gal
liant army Of Wings The triumph belongs Them and no
one has just claim any particular share of it, Not
only any such idea that to which have alluded utterly dis
caed for myself for each of those distinguished statesmen
with whom my honor be associated in the Harrison
Cabinet They not governed by personal consdeaons
and should no, be subjected suspicion unjust Hav-
ing said thus much one word more Should an honor so
distinguished that Of being of those whom Gen Tay
lor would desire to call around him be rendered me- it
would be declined for entirely personal to have
no interest for any beyond the circle of my esds
When withdrew from Cabinet where | had place,
breathed freely; and now having withdrawn from one
IN which should probably have been offered place.
can speak more freely.
One of the cheering results the late contest is that
the victory has been secured by the National Wing party
Vermont, as she always has been and always will be- right
side up. Massachusetts, disturbed for the by new
tangled deception still firm in the ranks; Connecticut my
Oyyn natiy olar
with Rhode Island by her side all the North that we could
hope for but Mane and had her strength been known
she would have stood where she found in the Harr
SON campaign. Coming to New York, meet univer-
sal overthrow of the enemy in every department But two
members of Congress left to them Do for moment
greet that it was not clean sweep Let generously
feet that they only send pattern sample OF each branch Of
their party surely much for those who have long con-
troed the desnes of the Empire State Not only have the
Jersey Blues again routed the Hessans but Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania redeemed Bound to the car Of the po
ca Juggernau with single exception, she has for the last
twenty permitted her idol to crush her dearest interests
but last having walked from her deluson she takes and
will hold her proper place the keystone of the umphaI
arch in honor OF Wing victories Having thus glanced
the result in what called the Free States, pass the line
Let word OF those who before having passed their
whole political lives counting Southern favor and in subser
viency to savehodng dcaton to have light sud-
denly thrown in upon them, and ready say
whose residence and associations may be south Of that
line, !" stand by for | am hoier than thou"
conflicting questions agitate this nation, let
who it is that has caused this agitation Let the
conduct and the votes Of modern Free Soe who seek
recover their lost by trading stolen capital with that
gallant band Of Southern Wing Senators, who standing
the rock of the constitution Of their country and bravrg all
the responsibilities that might await them from local ceilings
and local interests baed against the admission o. Texas
with its slavery into this Unon whilst Free Sal
from New York secured that admission No will stand
mer than myself upon the ground taken agans the extern
sion Of slavery. What the future may bring 6rth know
not but my ecoectons will not permit me go on with
word, from the heart favor Of those patriots
who labored to avert evil which "Noern men with
Southern principles have forced upon true disciples of
Wing principles who then, now ba,led shoulder to shoulder
with in unbroken phaanx. Unbroken did say sir Ii
sadness let recall that word One OF the nobles Romans
Of them all is gone Who has moumed the gallant Bar
ROW How would our hearts rejoice could but welcome
here his manly form and cheerful voice grace festival
Viewing the Wing party as we justly may, both from its
present position and its past action, the only true soil
party in the nation let what Southern brethren
have done in the Delaware Maryland, and may
almost add Virginia II Rip Van Wnke lay down in Sleepy
Hollow, he has walked up in North Carolina Leaving the
adjoining empire in MI Cahouns breeches pocket FOR
the present. pass Georgia touch at little Florida
nger for moment in Louisiana to learn that she has
been Paquemned OF her vote have not time 10 stop IN
Mississippi for the result that the Wings OF Tennesses
have put her proper attitude receive the retiring Pres
DENT and then hasten Kentucky to learn that the lard
Of Clay and Crienden has rendered verdict in tr
umphant majority leaving Kentucky, our minds naturally
Ohio Wing Ohio, but now greye to say the
Absent she is, cannot will not pass her without bear
ing my testimony the ndomabe courage and
the great body Of her Wings who remained true the
Betrayed and abandoned by many who owed their whole
power for evil to the Partially Of the Wing party, the true
Of Ohio fought the last against obstacles that would
have crushed any spirit earth but Wing spirit Bot, sir
Ohio lost The great victory is without
her When that intelligent people find that the coming Ad
mnstrston is like themselves, Wing to the and that
the question which has engossed their whole thoughts left
to the decision Of Congress- where properly belongs Ohio
will again take her place in the ranks Then will New York.
Psnnsy vana and Ohio spread their broad belt from the At
lantc beyond the Aeshanies to give the world proud
ample Of the genuine fruits Of free principles and free labor
upon free soil.
The Wing party there and elsewhere will receive and wei
back almost every freeman who in the feeling of the
moment, may have swerved from his former fidelity. But
there those who should be received who hav
ing been cherished by the party have endeavored be-
tray that party because they could not dictate its OF
ton What did they imagine Had they not that po-
lcal reachey, when armed with oil the power and patron
age Of this Government could destroy the Wing party,
that hour Of its deepest dependency, when seemed
lie heart stricken in the grave OF the noble Harrison And
did they suppose that disorder could be thrown into its ranks
when it sandsdbearer had been chosen It's troops
marshalling the field, and every soldier girdng
bis sword for the conflict Let the result teach them
dom for the future Their consciences and their present
position are punishment enough for the past
Thus far have spoken Of the victory and Of those by whom
il achieved. Let consider its consequences
From the Of the there has been
TO doubt that Gen. Taylor Wing, and would carry
Wing that, when the finances OF the country
would permit he would desire distribution of the proceeds