The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-02-24

DEMONSTRATION IN FAVOR OF Mr.. CLAY.-Thc
reader will see from the following, which we copy
from the New York Tribune of Friday last, that the
Wings of New York City are decidedly in favor oil
the nomination of HENRY CLAY for the next Presi-
dent. This public demonstration will, no doubt,
exert n strong influence in favor of Mr.. CLAY's nom
ination in June next. That he is one Of the great
est Statesmen of the age no one can deny. That
he has as strong friends and as virulent enemies as
any other man, no one will dispute; and the ques-
ton is, whether he can concentrate as much force
as some able man who has not SO many bitter
opposers.
The Burlington Free Press comes out for Henry
Clay ard Willard Fillmore for President and Vice
President.
NEW YORK FOR CLAY!
The mightiest assemblage of American
Freemen ever convened under one roof on
this Continent gathered last evening at Castle
Garden to renew their attestations of love for
and confidence in HENRY CLAY, and to
give emphasis to their ardent desire that he
should be the Wing candidate for the next
President. 1nconvenienu as is the location,
the Committee Of Arrangements were deter
iiIlICu vi OIlNS w haNO u i1lCCllllS NliClS III
who came could find s~tanding-room, and the
event proved the wisdom of their choice
Although we were saddened at midday by
the receipt Of adyices from Washington that,
owing to the unexpected vote of the House
to take yesterday the question on the Loan
bill Gnvolving that of the authorization of
gress who had promised to be with US would
! ha ,pn,npllnJ To f,,n,no,pE 40 ,n+ +In a.,
persion Of the threatening clouds of the morn
and as the evening came on brightly and
mildly, the Wing Masses Of our City poured
in unbroken column across the Battery and
cred in seemingly endless procession, until
the vast area Of tie Garden and the magnili-
cent amphiti G slre surrounding it were nearly
filled with the inpouring People. We are
assured, from actual computation, that the
Garden will hold Fifteen Thousand Persons,
and if so, not less than TEN THOUSAND
were present at once last evening, and many
more during the course of the meeting
Most certainly there is no other Man alive,
no matter Of what party, whose name could
have gathered any thing like such q host of
the Frecmpn of New York as did the name
- lASHi way
But i:s numbers, vast as they were, were
but a single element of this immense meeting.
In character, Intelligence, order, and dignity,
we doubt whether an as5emblage more de-
serving Of respect was ever seen. Although
the deep and ardent enthusiasm for Clay
would frequently burst out in cheers like
thunder-pcals, especially at every ~al!usion to
our great leaders name, yet no word Chat
tee heard) was uttered or sentiment evinced
disrespcctfNl to his rivals, and when Mr..
White spoke Of Gen. Taylor as a gallant and
able commander, the expression was warmly
responded to, despite the unanimous feeling
that Henry Clay WAS the man for President.
The remark by Mr.. Blunt that New York, as
to public speakers, could do tolcrably we'll
for a Clay Meeting on Home Capital, was
warmly a%pplauded. The Address and Re
solutions were very clearly and torcihly read
by Mr.. Blunt, and were listened to by the
vast gathering with fixed attention, broken
BY frequent manifestations of approval. or
course, when Mr.. Clay's name first occurred
IN the Address, there were such demonstra-
tons of delight as only failed to bring down
the roof above us, and the ~allusion to his
Lexington Speech was received with hardly
less enthusiasm. Tie resolution pledging tho
Wings of New York to abide and sustain the
choice Of the Wing National Convention was
most heartily responded TO. And when Mir.
Seldcn appealed to all present. and especial
ly to the Reporters, to say whether they ever
saw a larger, more unanimous, moro cnthu-
siastic meeting, he called attention to a truth
which not even the most invcterate adverse
ry could venture to gainsay.