The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-22

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BALTIMORE, June 20, l64e.
Whig Ratification Meeting IN Monument SquGrs-
Daniel JVe6sier and Others among the missing
The Big G.sn Of the occasion, &c.
We came over TO this city from Washington On
Monday evening, following in the track OF the
Thunderer of the East, who was expected to chalk
out the line by which the wings everywhere could
walk up the balot-boxes and deposit their votes
for Gen. Taylor But storm then came on, and
| the people at Monument Square were disappointed.
Yesterday morning, Mr.. Stephens, of the House,
and Mr.. John Bell, of the Senate, and others, re-
turned to Washington, and there remained. Con-
seauenty, they were not here last night to address
the thousands assembled near the battle monu-
ment. And Mr.. Webster, he, too, gave out, early
| in the morning. that he was SICK and that 1t was
not probable he would speak upon the contem-
plated great occasion Sure enough, he, with his
wife and another lady, went of IN the Philadelphia
boat at two o'clock, taking with him violent
diarrhGa, which, in the opinion of two physicians,
rendered it imprudent for him to speak before
large crowd, and IN the open air. He left behind
| him disappointed thousands, who had never heard
| him spout, and who were anxious to know what
| &c old Dan T" had to say about Gen. Taylor.
However, last night there was big gathering at
| Monument Square. The eastern area OF The court
house yard, occupied by the speakers and officers
of the meeting, was trimmed with flags, and on
the front there was long transparency, inscribed
| in large letters with the swell known" sentence:
81 ask no favors and shrink from no responsible,
| ties" And above this each side of the stand
| were the names of "Taylor" and 'Fillmore." A
hundred little lamps below these transparencies,
| added much beauty to the scene.
der, and proposed for President Hugh Birckhead,
assisted by only sixty vice presidents and four
cretaries. This gentleman then presented a series
of resolutions, Uhe presentation Of which he pre-
1 ku, aran, rlro \ IN
| Resolved, That we, the wings Of the city Of Balti-
more, forgetting all individual preferences which any
| uni in ratifyng the nominations made by the Wing
National Convent on Of General Zachary Taylor for
President and Willard Fillmore for Vice President OF
the United States and do hereby pledge ourselves to
their support
Resolved That while we thus heartily respond to
| the action Of the Wing National Convention, and
pledge support to its nominees. regard with
diminished respect, admiration and attachment, the
| other great whose names submitted to the
consideration of that body; and hold them now
have heretofore held them in all respects worthy Of
the highest honors that the nation can bestow
! Resolved That in the eminent and extraordinary
services which General Zachary Taylor has rendered
to the country-n the strong and unerring judgment
which he has displayed under the circumstances of
| treme difficulty and danger-in the daring courage,
the unwaverng rmness, and the love of mercy which
justice and his scrupulous and able performance Of
every public duty which has been devoved upon
| the pomps and honors Of warm the purity of his
character and the republican simplicity of his lfs-in
his avowed wing ncples and in his determination,
eected to the Presidency. to be guided in his admin
| stration of the government by the constitution,
understood by the early Presidents of the republic
find not emily guarantee OF his fitness for the high
place for which he has been nominated but also the
surest indications that another victory great but
peaceful and boodless, will the fame Of him who
| 'never surrenders'
! Resolved, That recognizing in Willard Fillmore
whig whose frmness and talent as display
ed in the councils Of the nation have deservedly
extended over Tie whole country that respect aud ad
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long delighted to regard him, hail his nomination.
the wing candidate for the Vice Presidency, with
Resolved. That to all our fellow citizens whatever
may be their present party names or tics who really
tored the purity and simplicity of its early years.
extend earnest and cordial invitation TO unite with
and Willard Fillmore, to the high places for which they
| have been named
J. MORRISON HARRIS, Esq., took the stand to
second the resolutions. He had always been
Clay man, but for the benefit of his country he had
agreed to go for Taylor. He is one of the Presi-
Dental electors, He Is long-wlnded speaker,
and many feared that he would hold out till mid
night. In this, however, fortunately, there was
disappointment. He showed his good taste by
giving way for his successor We never heard a
man who made use of so many commas-there
sir have, risen, for, the, purpose, etc, and at the
pronunciation of every word he poked out his head
and beat with his fist. The resolutions were
unanimously agreed to, and then the Big Gun of
the occasion was introduced.
The Hon. 4. w. THOMPSON, of Indiana, who
took the stand; and after apologising for the alb
sence of Messrs. Webster, Bell, and Stephens,
from circumstances beyond their control, admitted
that General Cass was gentleman, and that the
democratic party thought they were right. He
eulogized Mr.. Clay; exhored democrats to throw
aside party trammels and was rather keen on the
subject of the Baltimore platform. Whatever those
resolutions assert, is to be carried out and ma
tanned by General Cass but with the wings, the
state of affairs different General Taylor will
be governed by the wishes of the people, and not
the behests of a mere party convention. Eng land
thought proper to relax her corn laws, that we
might send food to her starving millions hence it
was assumed TO be necessary that we should come
down to free trade, and pass the revenue bill of
1916. England. who always acts from motives of
cupldlty and sefshness, may increase her tariff
yet, according to the platform, TO which General
Cass assents he is bound te adhere to free trade
Mr. Thompson spoke of the benefits of national
bank, internal Improvements, and of protection to
domestic manufactures, which were opposed by
the democracy, as not warranted by the COnstitu-
ton while they could see in that instrument the
sets OF CURRENCY paper for the people, and gold for
7 the office-holders. All this is progressive de-
mocracy!'' g do not he said, "know what
this means, unless il be the progressing from ont,
cries of good" while faint voice in the distance
hurrahed for Cass and not few Stentors cried put
him out, ," put hlm out') My friends, as to the
I a fact" 81 say it'snot SOY | repeat we were
in the war before we knew it. ''How do you
make that out'') III tell you. When did we
know that were in the war! ('Not TILL the
President choose to tell you.') All, my friend
not until he choose to tell us. A king of England
once folded himself in his royal robes, and said 81
am the state" but he paid the forfeit with his head
5 ["Goodp' "good!'' " off with Folks headr'] / say
we in the war before we knew it, The Pre-
sldent sent message to Congress the 18th OF
May, 1916, stating that the war existed, four days
after the battle Of Palo Alto [Clapping of hands
in the crowd, and cries of "that's fact!'' "good
good" and tapping of canes by the gentlemen on
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