Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-09-26
Henry Clay in New York.

some time termenting in the Empire
State" have at last broke forth In a man.
ner that will overshadow Taylor'spros-
poets in the North. The Clay meeting in
New York city was one Of the largest po-
liticafmeetings Of the season. tits esti-
mated that over ten thousand persons at
tended. The Tribune states that the en-
thusiasm manifested was empowering.
Some of the most popular wings in the
state addressed the meeting, denouncing
the Philadelphia nominations in the Sc.
verest terms. The following are extracts
from the address adopted on the occasions:
Address of the democratic ,chigs OF Nep
York to The democratic lrhigS of the
United States.
ImpelIed by every consideration of du-
ty, principle, and right, we come before
you, fellow citizens. painfully impressed
with the necessity which compels our dis.
sent from the Philadelphia nomination.
Upon the sole ground of "availibility,"
the great and solid principles upon which
are reared the structure Of our govern
ment were there cast aside. For ''avail
Utility" merely, a person was selected,
whose on y claims were his military
achievements. Urging "availibility."
our own beloved CLAY, and all those
great leaders who, by their civil services,
have made the wing party illustrious "for
all time" were oversllughed, and mere
soldier substituted Unfolding banner
inscribed with that potential word ''avail-
ibility," Ill members of that convention,
including the four unauthorized votes Of
Texas, and the three votes of Arkansas,
cast by one individual, were obtained for
Zachary Taylor; and without another
Notwithstanding no misunderstanding
no understanding no plalform-pass-
ing no without compass, or
guide, or landmark they launched this
available nomination, and adjourned.
We rejoice 10 say, there is no parallel TO
this slaughtering course in the history of
this or any other country. Since that
nomination, the whole course of events
have been 10 ALLEVIATE and not to concili
ate the wings. The popular voice Of the
country had proclaimed itself in advance
for the only truly available" candidate,
whose eminent and pre-. eminent abilities,
services, and virtues j his consistent,
frank, honorable, and straightforward
course, proving that he would "rather be
right than be President rendered
any advocacy of his claims work Of su-
pererogation. Old foes wed with old
friends in harmonizing and uniting all the
elements in his iavor-the adopted citi-
zens, with their characteristic generosity
hailed the advent which promised, in his
elevation, equal privileges to all-the
friends ofhuman freedom were his friends
THE masses, the workshop, the counting
room, and the field were full ofthose who
loved him who had always loved them,
and their country and its interests, bet,
ter than he loved himself Christian he
no as he was, he joined to it the patriot,
the sage, and the statesman: his election
was sure to follow his nomination. This
boundiess enthusiasm was checked by the
convention at Philadelphia. We had
been content--if forced to forego our own
chosen cbief-with the leadership of any
of the great champions of the wing par
ty; but our destinies were committed TO
one who had himself most emphatically
pronounced his own unitneSs for the sta.
ton. ..... .
Grieyed as the wings were at the Sc
lection of one who had deliberately re-
fused to be the exponent of their views,
or the propounder of a faith which had
been indicated and firmly established by
the very mal-administratOn ofthe govern.
ment in being, they were not prepared
for the declaration of Gen. Taylor that
he "wonld have taken the nomination of
the Baltimore convention" ON ANY TERMS.
Still less could they have supposed that
he would have "glady" accepted the ia.
natlcal, narrow and sectional nomination
at Charleston, which allied him to Gen.
Butler, and platform upon which no
part OF the country could stand with SAFE
ty to the whole. We must consider his
course as in defiance of that generosity
which trusted him at Philadelphia; and
his support, if persevered in, must inevi.
tably place the cherished measures and
principles, with the settled policy of the
wing party. completely at his mercy.
1t Gen. Taylor is an honest man-and
we are not disposed to doubt that which
we do not call in questionable has no
claim upon the wbig party, upon its sup
port or countenance.
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AT this Juncture of affairs, there can be |
but one course left to the men of princi.
pie in our own ranks; and we'll we know
thousands of all parties, who cannot sym.
Pathise with any ofthe present candidates,
would rush TO our standard, if we present
them with that one peerless name, around
which, in this hour of despondency and