The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-06
CLOSING SCENES OF THE WING Ma
TlONAL CONVENTION.

"'S 20 OO USutnu suO ukC WIN We IuW.
bering mail bags that We have been ena.
bled to give the result Of the Wing Conveh.
ton some weeks before receiving the par.
ticulars. Following will be found the res.
ponses Of the Delegates from some Of the
States, to The nomination Of TAYLOR and
FILLMORE. There 10 no Gen. Commau dcr
among them, no "negfu driver" Of the
South to speak bis own puerile sentiments
as the will ofthe people Of his State. wha.
is said Of tho heartfelt manner in which the
result Of their labors will be received BY
their constituents, has already fe-echoed
from their States. The fiat has gone forth,
and 90 sure ~ the war.worn veteran and
ma,chless hero Of Buena Vista 10 spared
his country, that certain will he be our
next President. Il requires no mystical
lore to predc, an event 80 apparens,--
Mr.. Collier, Of Ohio. have good na.
tured brother here from New York, but he
10 not 30 good natured, or 90 good looking
rs am. Laughter.) Twas born Wing,
have lived u Wig, and, by the help Of God,
will die Wing. came here a Wing, !
was sent here by tho Whig.; I know the
sentiments Of the district have the honor
TO represent, and know they will sustain
the nominees Of this Convention. WHY,
sir, year ago, or it may be eighteen months,
as soon AZ the news could travel from the
Rio Grande to the Ohio Of the battles OF
9Th md OH Of MAY, we could hare elected
old lack Taylor, President, and his "old
Whitley" the Vice President. (Great
cheers, laughter and nppIause.) Mr.. Pres
ident, il these gentlemen make % much
noise, they will knock al the noise out Of
me! Ohio will do her duty in this contest.
shall go home, take OF my coat. roll up
my shirt sleeves, and 60 10 work for old
Tack Taylor. (Grcat cheers.)
Mr.. Peck, Of Ohio, camc here with the
full determination to abide by the decision
OF the Convention. We are not here M
nn.n gonists, but rs friends, to exchange our
opinions, and fight for tho common good,
and we hive chosen Taylor and Fillmore
IS the standard bearers in the coming con.
test. and ~ one Of the representatives
from Ohio, pledge myseIf-and ! think
will be pretty safe in pIcdRinp the Wings
IL my dis,rict-yes, sir, and the Wings III
Ohio TO support the nominees nj this Con-
ventien. ] feel that ! am perfectly snfe
when | follow in the footsteps Of the vetc-
RIM Governor Vance, and that noble Wing,
Colonel Collier, (checrs.) lreqret exceed
ingIv 10 d fer with portion of the dele
gates from Ohm, bu, feel il to be duty
which ! owe 10 this Convention and mv
constituents, not To sit silenily by and a.
low the impression TO be created among the
friends ofihe Wing canse nnd the delegates
to this Convention. that Ohio will rebel
ngnins, our proceedings here. In conclu-
sion, will simply remark ihni nv best tai
ents and oil the strength that God has Civ.
en- me, shall be exerled TO secure the cleo
ton ofour nominees. Enthusiastic cheers. J
Gen. TAYLOR, npart from politics, is enihro.
ned in the hearts ii the people Of Ohio; no
man in the Union has ever cnioycd the af.
lection Of the American people to the same
degree, save the sninted Washington.
Mr.. Jsnney. of Virginia. Mr.. President,
had il no. been for the discussions that have
arisen here, l should have given these
nominations a silent vote. was ono of
the delegation from Virginia tbs. voted sar
Henry Clay Oh The first sud second ballots.
! went step farther, aud voted (or him
on the third. and if the voting had continu.
ed from now till next November, / should
have continued to vote for him, from &
sense of duty; but nov have another du.
~ 10 perform, which 10 % exert the best
faculties which God hns given me ia sup.
port Of the nominees. Pho gentleman
from Massachusetts held up his srrfi this
morning, and invoked it's aid to defeat the
action Of this body. wish to speak with
becoming reverence. but mean to pray ~
ferven.ly as he did for its aid 10 defeat its
action. have differed with some Of the
delegates from Virginia with pain, but
trust we hive all discharged our duty &C.
cording to our understanding Of il. We
know how 10 disngree like men, like gen.
.Iemen, and Whigs.
But, sif, ] have . word to cay Of fas more
importance than this. come from the
only district 10 Virginia that has always
been Wing, since the first organization Of
the party, and never has the shadow Of the
wing Of modern progressive aggressive de
mocracy passed over il. When ] 20 hhme
and tell them that their fayori,e candidate
has been lost, they will receive the irfor.
nation with feelings Of disappointmehs,
hut they will have stefner, 4 deeper, .
higher and boiler feeling than that Of dis
appointment. and that 10, that % fsr - in
them lies, your DEGREES shall BE- carried 10.
TO execution.
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