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From the Louisville journal, 9th ut
CLAY MEETIsG.-Tbe meeting at the court house
on Saturday evening of the Wings Of Louisville
whose first choice for President is HENRY CLAY.
was one Of the largest and most enthusiastic gather
ings ever convened in this city. Nothing like il
has been seen here for years. The large room in
the courthouse was densely crowded at early
hour and hundreds unable to get in, returned tC
their homes 1t is believed that, if the apartment,
had been spacious enough, the crowd would have
numbered at least fifteen hundred.
The old fire, which lights and warns the hearts
of veteran Wings whenever that glorious name
around which cluster 30 many hallowed associa
tons is mentioned was rekindled at the meeting on
Saturday night Hearts that are moved by similar
impulses and by kindred hopes, and voices that
have on hundred memorable occasions sweled
high and mingled in patriotic unison, again blended
together in joyous harmony There the sime old en-
eryd devotion TO the and the country which have
often inspired the Wings ofLouisvie The spirit OF 1914
again In the ascendant and every OF the immense
multitude present ito influence and bowed
70 Tvs supremacy.
The meeting was one OF the most satisfactory
attended. The enthusiasm unbounded, and, when
most eaeuing plsudts burst from the assembage When
ths resolution expressing the preference OF the meeting
for Mr. CLAY read universal and prolonged shout
broke from the immense multitude like succession Of
thunder pess Cheers followed cheers hats swung
the air the edice resounded with the clepping
hands and II long while before the reading of the
resolutions could be proceeded with. No one who was
present doubt thai there is depth of devotion to Mr.
CLAY in the bosom Of the Wings Of this city, which neither
time Circumstance destroy diminish. And Is
due to the enlightened and pstrotc meeting 70 say that
when the resolution read pledgns the Wings Of Lou
isve and Jefferson TO the support OF the nomination OF
the National Convention tho pledge wa' hailed and rst
led with loud and hearty applause
The officers Of The meeting are among our Oldest, most
influential and most esIimabe citizens The president,
vice predents and secretaries are men who have grown
gray In the service, and Whose patriotism and fidelity TO
they embrace ono csn doubt The moral In
Auence Of this judcious the meeting
was make and impressive. Had any disposition ncon-
ssten with the scrupulous decorum existed II would
have been oppressed by the dignity OF the presiding Off
GERS The speech Of Charles Thruson Esq one Of
the nobss and mos eloquent efforts Of that gentleman,
whose always move and thrill crowd like the blast
Of clarion IL called forth the ioudes applause aud de-
lighted all who heard It, Nothing occurred to mar the hsr
mony and entire unsnimity Of the eetipg, which Will
long be remembered of the largest and most enhu-
siasuc sssemblsges ever seen in Louisville
We call particular attention 70 the resolutions They
They are in the spirit patriotic liberal and looking
the promotion OF Whs harmony They snow that the
spit Of Henry CLAY animstes the hearts OF his
friends.
At a very large meeting OF the Wings OF Lou
sville whose first choice for the Presidency is
HENRY CLAY at the Court House on Saturday
evening, March 25, ls4s. on motion of Chss. NJ.
Thruston, Esq L. l.. SHREvE was appointed Pres
dent, Arts Throckmortou. w. w. Worsley, and
James Rudd, Vice Presidents and &. J. Johnston
and Thomas Morgan, Secretaries.
On motion of Mr.. Thruston the chairman ap-
pointed the following named gentlemen commit
tee TO prepare and report resolutions expressive OF
the sense OF this meeting, viz Chss. NJ. Thruston.
Benjamin J. Adams. George ID. Prentice William
r. Glover, Elijah Noble and ID. Trabue, who, hav
ing retired for short time reported the following
resolutions
l. Resolpsd That the whis party the great
tive political influence in this eountry that II had its
hsh and patriotic purposes ihatits objects are TO
poss rscasm political prof gscy corruption, and Tx
scutive usurpson uphold the supremacy OF The Con-
stuton -nd the laws to elevate the standard OF pontes
morals sud 10 restore the Administrator OF The ssners
Government 10 the purity Of its early days
2 Resolved That rsdicaism political prohgscy corrup-
tor and Executive usurpstiop, hsant than ever
submitted 70 by rec people, the present ana egt
mate fruits Of Loco Foeo sscendsney. Therefore
8 Re.oIrsd That IL 10 the highest duty Of the Wig
party its gSnix alton reshru s principles
and rally for the great corsct which sp
pTosches
Rssolysd That the issues which will be presented 10
he Americsu people growing out OF the Illegal and
40 nnistrson OF the General Government
,y James Polk such as Will, with u0ion and har
nory insure glorious Whis triumph In November.
s. Rssoirsd That the Whs party numosrs In It's RANKS
mary zen whose character and talents ut them In an EN-
for the hishest once 10 the att OF the people,
bud before ell and above all in our hesIs and minds
stands HEsRy CLAY.
s Rfsolvtd That we deeply impressed with the I'M
porsnce Of Whg union sno hsrmon and thsi We cnesr
u,lv bnt the Of the he candidate tor
he Presidency to the Whs National Oenvsnnon' 10