The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-06-23
Meeting nt PhiIadel-
phin-.-The Resolutions.

puHl"""Ane RESOLUTIONS.
Hon. WM. +. JoHNsoN, Of Pa, presided
over The gteat neetlng in independence
square on Friday night, to respond to and
rat,iy The nomination Of the Wing Nation
al Convention. Gov MoREHEAD, ofN. C.,
Gen. LESLIE CoohBs, Ky Gen. BARRow,
OF Tenn, Gen. IRWIN, Of Pa, JOHN Il. Fow.
LER, Mr.. VAN WAoHER Of this State, and
great many Others made ratiJng speeches.
The following resolutions, reported by "
y. Price, Esq, Of Pa, were unanimously
adopted:
!. Re'oEved, That the Wings Of the Uni.
ted States, here assembled by their Repre-.
seDtatiyes, heartily ratiiy the nominations
Of Gen ZACHARY TAYLOR as President,
and MlLLARD FILLMOREas Vice Pres.
Ident Of the United States, and pledge
themselves to their support.
ReSoIUed, That IN the choice Of Gen.
Tsyloras The Wing candidate for President
we are glad 10 discover sympathy with a
great popular sentiment throughout the na
iIon-a sentiment which, having itS origin
in admiration Of great military success, has
been strengthened by the development, in
every action and every word, Of sound con.
seTVatlve opinions, and Of true fidelity to
The great examples Of former days; and to
he principles Of the constitution, az admin
lstered by itS founders
3 ReSOlred, That General TAYLOR, in
saying that, had he voted in 1874, he would
haVe voted the Wing ticket, gives US the
dssuraDce-und no better is needed by a
consistent and truth speaking man-tbat
his heart was with US at the crisis Of our
political destiny. when Henry Clay was our
candidate. and when not only wing pTinci.
pies were well defined and clearly asserted,
but whig measures depended on success
The heart that was with us then 10 with ne
now, and we ha, e soldiers word Of honor,
and life Of public and private virtue, as the
security.
a. ReSoLved, That we look to General
raylor's administration as one conducive
OF Peace. prosperity and union. OF Peace
-because no one better knows, or has
greater reason to deplore, whO; he has seen
sadly on the field Of victory, the horrors Of
war, and especially Of a foreign and sg.
gressve war. Of PropPrty-nOw more
than ever needed TO relieve nation OF debt
and restore industry-agricultural, manu-
featuring aud comnercial-to It's accustom.
ed and peaceful functions and influences -
Or Uhi0H-because we have a candidate
whose very position as a South Western
man, reared on the banks Of that great
stream whose tributaries, natural and artii
cial, embrace the whole Union renders the
protection Of the interests Of the whole coun.
try his frat trust, and whose varied duties
in past life have been rendered, not on tn.
soil or orunder the flag Of any State or section
hut over The wide frontier, and under the
broad banner of the Nation.
g. Resoiued, That standing as the Whig
party does, on the broad and firm platform
Of the constitution, braced up by all it's in.
violable and sacred guarantees and com.
promises, aud cherished in the affections
because protective of the interests Of The
people. we are proud to have as the expo
nent Of our opinions, one who is pledged
TO construe it by the wise and generous
rules which Washington applied TO it. ant
who has said, land no whig desires any 9th
er assurance) that he will make Washing
toms Administration the model of his own
q. ReiOtved, That as wings and AmSri
cans, we are proud to acknowledge our graf
itude Tor the great military services which
ma Vista, frst awakened the American peo
pie to just estimate OF him who is now ou
J wing candidate. In the discharge Of a pain
ful duty-for his march into the enemy
country was reluctant one; in the com
mand Of regulars at one time, and OF volun
teers at another, and Of both combined; il
J the decisive though punctual discipline @
, his camp, where all respected and belove
him; in the negotiation Of terms for de
jected and desperate enemy; in the cxigen
cy OF actual confIct when the balance wa
perilously doubtIul-we have found him tn
same-brave distinguished and consideratc
no hearless spectator of bloodshed, no tri
; her with human life or happiness; and w
do not know which to admire most, hls hero
, ism in withstanding the assaults OF the enc
my in the almos, hopeless fields of Buen
! Vlsta-mouruing IN generous sorrow owe
the graves Of RinggOld, of Clay or OF Har
dln--or in giving in the heat of battle term
of merclful capituation to a vanquishe
/ foe at Monterey, and not being ashamed t
avow that he did it to save women an
children, helpless infancy, and more help
: less age, against whom no American eoldie
a ever wars. Such military man who's
triu!mphs are neither remote nor doubtful
s whose virtues these trials have tested, "
: are proud to make our candidate.
! 7. Resotved, That in support Of such
nomination we ask our Whig friend
u throughout the nation to unite. and to cc
operate zealously, resolutely, with earnes
ness in behalf OF our candidate, whom ca
umny cannot reach. and with respectful dt
n meanor o our adversaries, whose candidate
J have vel 10 prove their claims to the graf
y tude of the nation.
Tho xuyb,Ol., OIur.a. Il, ., N,,t Sl,oIl