Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-07-19
POLITICAL.


Grand WLig Ratification in New Or
icnns!--sOOO wings i'm C0mssciI!
On Thursday night last. the Wings had the.
most cheering and powerful dcmonsr, aton OF
members. strength. union, and enthusiasm,
that was ever witnessed in this city on no.
lItical occasion. The ratification by the peo-
pie Of the choice Of candidates for The Pres.
d.nry and Vice Presidency bv the recen,
Wing National Convention at Baltimore, was
the cause of the glorious display. We have
mingled in mass mceiings, in nearly all Of the
large Cities in the Union. but never have ws
known. on n sini ar occasion. the hearty en-
ihusia.m of the masses (w hich. on proper oc-
casions during the meeting, rent the air) lem
prrrd and controlled iy such an intense inter-
est manifested by all of the immense throng to
catch every word that fell from the lips of the
eloquent speakers. We believe that we are
quite safe in asserting that no where, and on
no occasion before. have pa,rloric public speak
ers ever been honored with such an entire
sympathy of feeling and earncsiness of CO ope
ration by as intelligent II political congrcga-
tion as ever assembled under the CANOPY OF
heaven The scene " as on Canal street. The
arrangements " ere extensive. appropriate, and
in exceeding good taste. The Platform was
capacious. having the Presidents chair con
spicuous'y erected in the centre, tables for The
Secretaries and Reporters. and exec lent slnir-
ascending Accommodations for the Vice Presi-
dents. Rising, like wall the platform. was
an emhlemaiic temple of Liberty. with the
Goddess in the centre. pointing to the word
"Compromise." On the dome Of the temple
the "Consliluion" appeared in hold letters. and
beneath ii were seen Louisiana" and Inter
nal improvements" while the glorious Wing
motto. "Librry and Union. now and forever,
one and Inseparable." reem.d TO wreath the
whole The inIerinr of the temple was dIess
ed with the Star Spangled Banner, and the
scene IN the dlsiancc was filed up with repre-
srntations appropriate to the occasion--such
as the great MissiPpi steamer Union" under
fuli headway-a locomotive careering ON its
way To Tennessee, etc. etc. On the base of
the pillars. supporting the temple, the thee
great States. ''Ohio, Pennsy lsana. and New
York" Enped solid line
Variegated lamps hung all around the plat
form with beautiful effect. and from illumna.
ted gloi'es shune forth Vera Cruz" "Chapul-
'epec." and MEXICO" on one side, ami
Queenstown" ''Lundy's Lane" and Chip
pewa,' on the other. The whole area on Canal
street between ST. Charles AMI Camp streets,
was crowded. Ladies filled the balconies and
all of the windows. The " hole scene was in
conceival,ly grand.
Mr.. Z. Benjamin then came forward. and
was cordially cheer.d H. said:
Efllow- Citizens: We meet here to night to
procl,im the adhesion Of the Wing party Of
Louisiana TO the nominations for the Preslden
cy and Wee Presidency, made by the Wing
National Convention at Baltimore. In doing
this. II becomes us to inquire on what mission
we Sent our delegates 10 that Con. en,ion--
what duty they had to perform there and how
they performed that duty. The Whiy dele
gates had not met in convention; TO u,ite the
dscordant elements of party ret in f'ag-
mems by internal dissensions about individuals
nor to select some obscure man for the Presi-
dency. that they might heal br. eches o herw se
lrrcconciliable. Neither did they assemble TO
nominate candidate for the Presidency Of the
United States, with The new tangled doctrine
that the Presidency was mere trust. or with
the same views that any of them would have
had in employing an honest notary or pains
taking LAWYER tn examine their titles. No I!
Their mission was a more noble one than that
They looked 70 the privilege Of offering to the.
great %hig partv. for the exalted office of
President. a mtn whose long career Of JIstin
guished public services-whose tried patriot
ism. and whose eminent cspacity entitled him
TO he called TO thar high station. (Chrers.)- y
This duty our delegates had performed in such
manner as to en,ile them TO our highest
praise.
Who we're the Candidates presented to the
Whig National Convenien? They were n
glorious trio. II Vas not necessary to hunt up
private letters, antiguafed Congressional de.
hates. or penny pamphlets. to show who were
Daniel Webster. Millard Fillmore, or Win
field Scott. (Cheers.) ta aaa
1t is not to lie dened-t would show " ant
Of candor to deny. that Millard Fillmore was
the first choice OF nearly sR-of us in this State.
He v as our first choice, because. forgetting
personal amhiiion in an hour of trial, he looked
to the Constitution and the whole country
because. for that noble discharge Of dufy, he
had been given The cold shoulder by those who
had grown up in the same neighbourhood with
him. and therefore it berame the duty OF the
South to show its appreciation Of his patriotisln;
therefore it was. that Louisiana had cast her
vote for him. Millard Fillmore did not get
the noni ,aiin hut had that diminished his po-
ltical stature one inch I No. His retirement
will he an enviah!e one. and he will be accom-.
panied into it by the blessings Of million. OF his
countrymen. (Cheees) s7e.asH I'D
The second great name was that Of Daniel
Webster-ihe intellectual giant. who towers
above all his compensate man who. born in
the North. knew no North. no South. M East.
no West-and the author Of the immortal SEN
tineni which you see inscrii,ed on yonder cano-
py: Liberty and Union now and forevcr-one
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