Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-06-15
Ratification Meeting.

Convont;ou. The asscmblage was a very "
LARGO one.much larger than was ever oc'o'o
convened in Philadelphia Wm' r 'oh',so"'
Of Va. was chosen President, ana one ''''
President from each State r. summons f
vs,s elected Vice President for this STATE il
On taking the chair Mr.. johnson maue
few very pertinent remarks. The names o. '"' I
candidates. were received with great cheering
IIo said that no good Wing would withho'u I
h,;s s,,nor, from the ticket which had been ,
nominated lie concluded by ihtoouons w.
the meeting Ex-Governor Morehead' ol ~ -"
the president of the nominating convention
/ Mr. Morehead spoke in eloquent terms o'
the candidates before the nominating coh'e"-
ton. At the mention of the name ol 'iay d"
electric cheer burst forth. lie condenihea ''
strong language the treatment OF "ene'"
! Scott and said that his country would ye'
place him in higher nich OF fame 'hah "o
n;sor,ble administration was willing to ailo"
him. He then did justice to old LacK' o'o
man who never lost battle, and VINO never
surrendered. lie excused himself after lew
romarks on accoun: Of his exhaustion Inc
!, neo,pg was also addressed by Gov. Barrow oil
Tenn, George r. Richardson, ESQ., OF Nd
, Col, Haskell, of Tenn, Mr.. Sherman OF ohio'
g Mr MAXWELL of New York, and number OF
others. -,
c Tho followinp resolutions were read by w.
n S. Pace, Esq, of Philadelphia
y l. Resolved, That the Wings OF the unlted
Y States, here assembled by their representatives.
g heartily ratify the nominations oi ueh' LAoh'
- INV TAYLOR, as President, and MILLARD I'LL
u MORE, as Vice President of the United ota'e''
Of and nj edge themselves to their support.
IN . Resolred. That in the choice OF Generai
h NTAyIoR as the Wing candidate for fresideh',
- we are glad to discover sympathy with great
ID nonular sentiment throughout the nauon-a
I'd sentiment which, having Its origin IN aoinirA-
70 ,ion of great military success, has peen
, strengthened by the developement, IN every
lis .c,;on. and every word, of sound conservative
w on;n;ons. and of true fidelity to the great ex'
C. ,mples of former days; and to the principles
:, of The constitution as administered by lis iouh'
bo ders. r - s,v;ro
tie that. had he voted in 1874, he would nave
voted the Wing ticket, gives us the ASSURANCE
I-(9ud
and tru,h-speakng man)--that his heart wa
'e with rs at The crisis of our political destiny
e, when Henry CLAY was our candlda'e, an'
Ia xben no, only Wing principles were well de
- fined and clearly asserted but Wing measure
!" Jnnonded ON success The heart that wa
m With us then is with US now and we have
ION soldiers word of honor and life OF pubic an
Ihe private virtue as the security.
"A ResoIpcd, That we look to General lay
ut- ,or,s administration of the Government as on
Use conducive of peace, prosperity, and uhioh,-
,ss- or ococe-because M one better knows, OF ha
Greater reason to deplore what he has see
sadly on the field of victory, the horrors
oo war, and especially Of foreign ana aggressr
W.. w., war Of prosper'ty-now more ,han e''
'',, w needed to relieve che nation rom oui.,on
o"' debt. and TO restore mdnstry-agricui''ia
HUI manufacturing and commerclal-to It's accu
toned and peaceful functions and Influences
uc, m ,,,;ou-because we have candidate who's
Ma very posi,ion as South western man, reare
we ON ,he banks of that great stream whose ui
her u,aries. natural and artificial, embrace u
whole Union, renders the protec,loh oi 'i'c
uc ,eres,s of the whole country his rst trust, a'
)ebt whose varied duties IN past lie nave pee' u
ery dcred not on the SOIL or under the flag OF al
state or section, but over the whole frontle
.o and under the broad banner OF the naton.
,oo :. Resolved That standing as the WI
~ -, marty does, on the broad and hrm platiorm
W he constitution, braced by all It's lnviolaoe
sacred guarantees and compromises anu CIV
'nuc shed in the affections because protective OF
Ma interests of the people, we are proud to nav
shuc as the exponent of our OPINIONS, one WHO
nledoed TO construct it by the wise and gen
Gus rules which Washington applied to IT, i;
Tho VIM has sald-(and no Wing desires any OIL
assurance)-that he will make W ashlngto
'hey' administration the model of his own.
ober, g Pesoyred. That as Wings and America
h we are proud to acknowledge our grautudc
had the great military services which, beginning
p,lo Alto. and ending at Buena Vista,
anu awakened the American people TO Just
, but mate of him who is now our wing canuid
All In the discharge Of painful du'y-ior
- march into the cnemys country was re
"',o ,ant one in the command OF regulars a'
slain time, and of volunteers at anothcr, ana VI
+, the combined in the decisive though punc'uai
there. clpno OF his ca,nP wiz, o,;a,;on IF terms
red at detected and desperate enemy in the exige
nf actual conflict when the balance was p
ou.lv doub,ful.-we have found HIM the sa
have distinguished and conslderatc, no h'
III ''o'o less spcctator of bloodshcd, no trer with
nation man life or human happiness; and we GO
know which to admire most, MS iierois'
for re- whs,anding the assaults of the enemy III
sup amos, hopeless fields of Buena S Vista, ,~s mo
IS IS can RRinggod, R of Clay or of Harding,-orl in gl
cur in in the heat of battle terms of mcrcltul ca
deyel- lation to a vanqushed foe at Monterey, ane
&c that being ashamed TO avow that ne did II 10
prising women and children, ne'p,ttss ,",",1 hy,
which more helpless age, against WIN. "o .,, y.
nrecn- soldier ever war Such military man "
present triumphs are neither remote nor doubtful,
arriv- virtues these trials have tested, we are
TO make our candidate
!. Resolred, That in support OF such
ination we ask our Wing friends throui
NrioS' the nation to unite, and to cooperate ze'
is re- ly, resolutely; with eartnestness III oen
,tlemen our candidate, whom caiuinhy oanno'
,onven and WIN resPecuu, ueo 80, -, nrovc their
heir re- on the gratitude Of the nation. :,
The resolutions were UNANIMOUSLY nu'