New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-03

as decidedly prefer any such statesman TO Gen
Ia Tor.
o the characte- the qua cations, the service
Of Mr. Claw vii n0tnow speak. History j. inef
enduring record, and our country Their .oity mohl,
meat. 30 long az msglal-lnlty s apprec. area ana
eatlgss of sou. finds % response ~ me A-A'--i
heat VIII tie fame 90 heuy Cay Dc Gag. 81
with enthusiastic admiration Al ~ l--'' ' % i"
proclaim bis transcendeut merits aIi ll'' --0 90
cueut lu he praise. Yet many who lSa~--. e y"
COLO no. H. oo bt 10 be President pronounce ann
nnacat. be- ard iudeiaileaDy olpD50 as '''--''a
ton
Fego,v Citizens, we have net So learned Re
uubIicaulsl We believe the ht'esi mon iNf 81
sdeut g the best candidate lof ffesioe-t we
I bsIeve tie People have prohted by experience,
go ,i.or frr-ss win have more weight while par
~ names and abstract opinions val have less, than
frmer.v: IN short, we believe tnat HENRY CAY
= tie best man tor President, and that now is the
time o. elect BIN.
Fellow Citizens We ar. n0t misled By oar par
t.a.it.cs aud wishes Within sight Of our City
steepies there are Five Thousand Voters eager o.
sustain Henry Clay who VIII not support Guy other
WLlg. AID especially Gen. Taylor. We sPeaA
.fCm iacts within Our knowledge The evidence
of great change OF sentiment among orr Adopted
Citizens il favor o. Alr Clay VIII !n cue form pc
submitted % the National Convention. w OH!
ash mar il be not preiud5ed but .mPariia"y con
s.dcFed
Waus Of the Union, when the head is per
picked and dubious may Do not wisely ta@e col4ael
/ from the heart Our opponents say lhat ar Gay
/ = u4ava liable. blt they admit that mht-ieI-l- oi
the |A-s prefer LlM % any other man S.ioit
OF ti,l truth this is, % is st most moheHlous
combustion Tie spontaneous affection Of the great
mass oil the Wings is au element Of party strength
which safely cannot and Justly should not be is
reea-ded la selecting - candidates ior struggle
/ Ike that now approaching.
/ Bother Wings Of tie Union and W ms Dee
Gates 10 the National Convention Tor the asl ti.ne
sc sdinre YOU not 10 Of erruie the emphatic cnoice
Of tke party ana impose upon ms candidate Wno
I is ust.ier rooted II It's affections nor ldentIhel
wi-g us principles. Our devotion 20 Henry Gay
/ gros. out o. lis devotion TO orr common primer
rlcs4 We love him because he has dared % DC
r-ls when 20 compromise or obscure me Il5n'
url Gl'sed popularity and exalted station ~ are
proId Of ham as a leader who has duly realized
iias Power is too dearly purchased by the sac'4-
hceof Integrity and that present favor is OF Jesse.
mo1eut thaa enduring venom. We rally around
/ hu{as our standard bearer because we 0uoW iHai
he has never hestated TO be the exponent Oh
/ Wig uriuciuics and never consented 20 De q can
d.date against but always for the party identlheH
boz l.s Judgment with Tie Nation WeA-oeiii-'-
Cuter such leader Success must De glorious oud
beLeiceut because won without decent OF as
honor. and even Defeat is robbed OF us sting o!
the consciousness that we have deserved wen o.
our couttrv Whatever shall be the issue next
u COX OF next autumn Do WIZ Itti'
proud satisfaction that we batled % the last Tor
our Principles, our Party and orr Country under
the stainless Hag OF Henry CLAY.
Mr. SMITH then proceeded 70 read the resolutions as
follows
Resolrsd. That we hold the principles Of the Wing
Party too well defined 20 be misunderstood TOO essen
tl 70 the honor and prosperity Of our country 70 De
abandoned, too sacred 20 be compromised ana as
Wings earnestly protest against The selection OF any
man. as the candidate for the Presidency who Is noi
wei known as a true snd abiding Wing, whose election
would be undOuhted guaranty OF "A pure ana una
dutoraied Wing Administration.
Rsoiesd That having. in good faith with our icAow
Wings, throughout the Union presented the nSne o.
that llustriCus Statesman and devO,ed Wing, HENRY
CLAY for the consideration, and subject 10 ulc oeco
of the National Convention the candidate Of the wing
Party Tor the Presidency we have reht 10 demand
that the Convention shall not entertain ile name OF any
man o such candidate who VIII nor in like good faith
abide by Tie decision ana sustain the action OF the Con
ventiOn. And feel j; 70 be due 10 our integrity a.
Wings 70 declare ourselves absoyed from all ooNs auon
20 sustain nomination not made IN conformity 70 lie
spirit of this resolution.
g. Rfs1'rcd. That the experience OF the Past united
20 the indications OF tac Present presents evidence IN
mistakable that Henry CLAY is strongstr0nEcr than
hs party and proclaim earnest CONVICTION tadt
bic nomination would secure the success Of tue wax
Cause and that OF oil the candidates, lie Is the most
available
The Address and Resolutions were adopted with
unanimous enthusiasm, after which
! Hon. JonN W Fowler, Delegate 10 the National
Convention, was then introduced the meeting. and
/ spoke as follows
The brave Captain Csssus N. Clay the would be hero
of 20 many battles, his letter 10 the great man Oh
whose patron &c and the accident of a name De has
elaborated 70 much OF DE notoucty has asserted thai
a nrv CLAW wac the obe-, oi deep affection among tle
people Now, when look abroad ON THIS vast ccncourse
Oi tople end the enthusiasm that burns "a every
/ heart I am inclined 90 think that the Algebra OF Capt
as mistaken in attempting 70 prove thhi tne
tachmcnt Of the people % Henry Clay was founded
on spirit OF flaming sycOphaucy as y hen be attempt
I I'd % prove his own sagaciiy go only Tor long
tried. wcknoWn universally yum dersoOd, uudenlaule,
straight forward. snd-0ut Wing (Applause) After
some farther remark, Mr. FOWLER read aIe-o!luon
/ asserting the necessity OF nominating HENRY clay
and went . say that such Salesman as ne Wa t
/ man who was wanted. They wanted also 10 De sure
/ of their man The Chairman had handled John Tyler
rather roughly. There bad been law In TINS state
which for tnc sake OF the Chairman he hoped had been
abolished namely. the law against cruelty 70 animals
/ Laughter and spplause)
10 lIrNaY CAY TWO great characteristics OF great
states nan was claimed IN most beautiful proportions.
These were high capacity 10 devise noble and bcne
dcid course ot policy. aud the ability 10 put such a
course of policy into execution The speaker then en
tered into very ccous analysis Of these two spheres
OF siaesmanshp and affirmed hatin the history OF the
/ civilized world they had seldom been united IN one
And yet IA this age there was one tall form lieo
al.d the smplcIrlts OF Republic tnlsn u whom these
| TWO qualities shone forth with uansconlent hr--
hancy, IN comparison with the statesmen OF Europe,
ike the Noon Clmminr with as brlllaucy the stars
/ pIausc) Here the citizens Of Brooklyn entered the
| area with band OF music and were received viii
/ cheer.
ia what have said. continued TIE speaker in regard
/ 20 NCNRY CLAY, ! am not miuenccd uy an over
heated fancy In what county OF agc do you ana ai
Instance in which single individual has or.-nsted, by
bis own unaided power and carried out by his own Ia
uucrce and eloquencc, so many wdcreachin- and pro
found measures Of public polcyi Inc speaker neN'
cntere. into some mctaphoricl statements OF the po
ltcal history OF the past twenty-five years which were
/ exceedingly iehrtous, and warmly received by
the audience. lie then went
"l love HENkY CLAY / 80 % Philadelphia % vote
ior him. Ny motto j.. HENRY CLAY nrst HENRF CLAY
last HENRY CLAY IN the middle love him. because
he enanatcd from the people and raised himself by h
own cNerjons 90 the dignity OF an intellectual prince
love him. because he has 5eyn tie msryr OF 'he Viii.
parry
With some farther remarks, Mr.. Fowler concluded
amid the loud applause Ci his hearers.
Hon DUDLEY SELDEN wa. then introduced % Tx
audience and read resolution censurins the member
OF Congress for their Interference in the selection OF
candidate for the Presidency
he glad Of the opportunity OF presenting this re
solution. But for the action OF the members oil Con
grcss hcrc would not have been doubt ss 90 who Wa
ths choice the country the Presidency. Are yo
Willing give them tie power 20 maAs Presidents O.
I Wei as laws (Noi No p say Tor that those se
lcctcd 10 make laws must be kept from attempting O
control the Deoule tho choice to Cioa Al