Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-08-31
ADDRESS
OF TIE
or THE
WllIG STATE CONVENTION
To me People Of Rhoie Island.

E constitutional duty, IN The election Of a Pres
dent OF the United States IT.. two great %
lical parties have alreadv i.,,in the uropara
: tory steps upon the subject 4 National Whi
1 Convention, in which all Hc W1gs Of all M
N0tcS in Mc Union Wcrc Jidlv ond Eairhy r,
prcscniC|, assembled in the city of Philadelphia
on the 7th of June last. That convention
thus fairly constituted, aud composed of man
OF the ablC3t, purcst, and most patriotic men o
the United States, after great delbcration, an,
the most careful consideration Of all the cir
cumstanccs connected with Ihe matter, agree,
to present TO the American people, for thpi
support, the names of ZACHARY TAYLOR o
Louisiana, for President, and of MlLLARl
FILLMORE of the State Of New York, for lc,
President of the United States. The wisdom
and good policy of these nominations, bv the
assembled representatives of the whole Wing
party Of the Union, are already justified and
confirmed by the enthusiasm and confidence
with which they have filled the bosoms of all
true Wings; and will, it is believed, be still
more slgnally justified and confirmed by the re-
suits OF the present canvass aud the benefits
which the triumphant election Of these candi-
dates will confer upon the country.
( In the calm, digniied and harmonious con-
sulaiOns of that high council Of Wing ambas-
sadors from every state of the Union, other
honored Wing names were mcntloncd adyo-
Gated and urged, with all proper yea, aud cour-
tesy, by admiring friends. Among these the
names OF the gallant, chyalrou. statesman Of
the WcSt-oi the strong, giant defender Of the
constitution, of the North. aud of that other
noble old chief who had just carried the eagles
of our Republic IN triumph over the mountains
Of Mexico, and proudly planted he American
4 81 0. a -, 4
the most respectful and friendly consideration.
+ But the circumstances which need not here
be detaIled--'' circumstances which control all
things and are Ia themselves uncomfortable"
demanded the nomination Of another patriotic
Whig, as The standard bearer os our party in
the coming campaign. And however anxious
some might have been that their own idvoritc
candidates should obtain the nomination, and
however dCslrous others might have been that
the nominee should reside in somc other part
of the Union, now the nomination has Teen
firly malo, after (ui' and ir,s interchange
Of opinions and views, by the asa mbcd rcplc.
saHiatycs Of all the " hlgs OF the country. it
vii. oC sustalned-nonOraDIy muHluIiy, yIgOr-
ousIy and trlumphanrly sus,a.urd-by all rruc
Wings every where. Every true Wing ust.
ly feels after having aided in making that NOM
inatIon through his own appointed representa-
tive IN that convention, called and organized
according TO the usagcs Of the Nhig party,
that he is bonnd IN good IoM and p,rSond
hoHOr, whatever might have been his previous
Preferences, 10 give his cordial, iaithtUl and
beat ctIorl, /, sacnr, ,,s qucogs, :, trre
Wing will be unllllhlul tu the high obligations
which that nomination, under such cIlcum-
stances, impose upon him but IN giving 10 It
his carnr,t and mo-, corror,.c surpor,. will
proyc him,,lc/,t,t the Whi1 ca,'.c. 5re 70
NbiC rripci,,l.,s and trnc to the L..t ,,,rrrsrs
of the rountrv In Gcnrral T,ylor the Wbip
porty Love - .,nJ,I,to tho rurraut or whose
i,~i,ciolo, i lrnad doom and onward No
bg,tv o,g,niza,,on can arrest ar control il. II
hos .l-oadv LroLa, dou, the s'r,nr roIr,iral
nj his nr.uo,.n,s and ,bro0'n tlrm
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3,reaEy t.rl that th.y micht 81, we'll gitcnpr,o
dam -, iaa Nissis.i1ri a. :, attrp,ut to Arrest
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,rol Taylor IN ,y,rv mar, or the rnun,ry This
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i as ,tn .,,ni,,J bc,ror Of ,,r Who, g5,o,
,ccorn, oc his NIrITARY SERVICES bpt
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,,nc y,,L ;rnnarsb,blc' ,,lorv. and ciycp him i
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80, I;-,or, .,,hich rho rroY,rs, con,urrors ,
: o,hnr ,,,1os and n,brr lands m,obt envy O
bo, has ,,,, mos, man the lraris or his conn o
r,,nnn I, !, ,,ot Car bis ,n,li,ary services K
=, d.. oro,, ,nJ ol,rio,,s acLicy,mcu,s AZ Fort Il
I,rr,son IN Tlorido and on the hard fought '
AHA Gelds nf Npy,co. winch no patriotic o
,nnric,n can IN his boart feel ohcru Use than /;
rnnd ~ ,h,, tho Wb,os rally around that he t,