New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-16
Enthusiastic Wing Meeting.

At Jersey City last evening. a large and spirited
CLAY aud FILLMORE Whig Meeting was held at Wash
ington Hail. attended by about one thousand persons
The meeting was called to order by d. b. Wskeman,
on whose motion THOMAS b GAUTIER was appointed
President Thomas n Bndgwood John l.. Burst aud
William b. North were chosen Vice Presidents, and
John Brewer and James Gopsill, Secretaries.
Dr. Gautier made few appropriate remarks taking
the chair, which were cordially responded to by the
audience He then introduced to the auditory Hon
WILLS HALL OF New-lork who greeted with
great applause Mr. H. explained his objections 10
cen TAYLOR at length, declaring that he was no
Whie neither he sound ON the cardinal measures
OF the Mhig party and more especially on the allim
portant question OF the dsy-the Wllmot Proviso-a
principle which the Wing party had always advocated
lie demonstrated the ingrstitude of the Philadelphia
Convention 10 Henry Clay and the other leading Wing
Statesmen in mastery manner, and called upon the
Wig party rally for Clay and Fillmore and raise the
Wing standard aoit as in $40 and a. He said that
the name of Gen Taylor inspired no enthusiasm and
that the Fall elections had proved so far disastrous 10
the Whigs
T.. DElAFIELD SMITH then made brilliant speech,
which was characterized with much eloquence and
point He reviewed the composition OF the Delegates
10 Philadelphia and gave very hs,iering report of
their treachory 10 Wing Statesmen and principles lie
said that he bad travelled South considerable since the
PHILADELPHIA ticket was formed and that nowhere did
them. In the North, he said Taylors nomination fell
like wet blanket, The greater portion of the Wing
party OF Ohio he continued, had arrayed themselves
with the Butialoes. Cheers. lie denied that the re-
suit in North Carolina attributable to local couses
from his own personal observations IL was caused by
the nomination OF Taylor and the rejection of prnci
piles. tie then appealed 10 the Jersey Wings who
loved their much cherished men and measures to rally
for Harry of the West and Fillmore and thereby
achieve a glorious victory, meet an honorable defeat
Col CARROLL then made few encouraging re.
marks and the meeting broke up in the greatest
of haf4nony Tie dwelt very ieelinsy the TO-
lection of Clay in 1850 for ENpcdency, and in
1915 for Military Availability principle 10 which the
Wings had heretofore been totally opposed 10. Wash
ington Jackson. and Harrison bad earned enduring
honors Ia civic life before their nominations 10 the
Presidency and he ridiculed the comparison OF Taylor
nomination TO such ilusriOus examples considering IL
the purest nonsense imaginable.
Resolutions ratiiyug the nominations Of CLAY and
FILLMORE introduced 10y Mr. Wakeman, were unaR-
imousy adopted
The following gentlemen were appointed Demo
cratic Wing Clay and Fillmore Executive Committee
for Hudson County Thomas B. Gsutier, Nathaniel NJ.
Coffin. James Gopsin D. b. Wskemsn Thos. II. Brdg.
wood Jos Il Edge VIM B North. state Conven-
ton 10 form an Electoral Ticket IS called 81 Trenton
for The ilh Of October.