The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-22
DOUB SH E. E. II
WHIG RATIFICATION MEETING
The Speeches Within, and the Speeches Without,
&C., &c., Sc.

and county nominations. 1t rather large gather
Ing The crowd being too great for the room in which
the whig meetings usually held meeting was held
outside where platform erected for the speakers
The principal meeting carried in the large room
and there the nominations read aud ratified and
there the great guns discharged themselves at the un
terrified democracy. There small mes ng in an ad
Joining room addressed by Mr. Miliken and some small
orators There was great noise everywhere but there
was little OF enthusiasm aud there an absencs OF
the mercantile and wealthy classes the crowd being
made up for the most part of the and the war
politicians There number of quae ricolor trans
parences inscribed with the words Unionist on each
side, and numerous rockets were thrown up to the
amusement Of the crowd, who seemed take in
teres in the fireworks than in The speeches the
In taking the chair Mr. zoraAR MILLS made few re-
marks returning thanks He alluded the fact that he
had been candidate for sheriff but said that his com
petitcr Mr. ELY, having succeeded in get ing the
mnation TO that Office, person would vote foe him
with more pleasure than he would (Cheers The
chairman concluded by exborting all good wings to
strenuous efforts in the support OF the regular candidates
stable.
Mr. EaAsrus Brooks then read the address
The Hon Mr. WHITE read the report of the Mayoraty
Convention and Mr.. HoxE that of the State Convention
Senator MILLER, of New Jersey was then Introduced
to the meeting. He here night he said as the
representative of the wings of that who for three
elections sustained the whg banner aud even
State which has within its limits many of the battle
fields Of the resouton There is perhaps place in
the Union so deeply interested in he issue of the ap
preaching election as the city of New York This city
the great commercial city of the continent and
merse Of the country New York has millions of pro-
perty riding every ocean and everywhere that com
a whig administration With regard i' to her in
ternal commerce everywhere her produce and
4 the Union. And were They not Interested that the
channels OF commerce should be protected and improved
SAD y and By ss that the
mece but he (the speaker should ike to know what Is
to feed this foreign commerce rha. is to sustain it,
cept II u Is the internal commerce OF the country? He
would tell them that except the improvements
of the internal trade along with that of the trade
they would find themselves the debtors bound
hand and foot to England without h4v 1g Of their
own Their commerce Is sustained by the Of the
people, ard during this very day in almost every county
in the Union, there have been artcles produced and
manufactured which will fiji their way into New York.
Franklin Pierce and his associate are opp sed TO Internal
improvements. They have idea that constitution
was formed only to keep soul and body together
Let this party prevail and not six months would pass
before the commerce OF New YORK would be PRAYING
the gates of the capitol to save them from b,s
ing war, which would destroy the commerce 1t took
but three lines from Mr. Polk declare but it took
$Gen Scott eight months to win back peace This great
question With respect to the protection of American
labor and American enterprise il involved in this issue
There is great contest getting through the world
for the trade Of the world. In that contest
gagged in the most conspicuous positions Old Epglant
and Young America In 1912 the wings in power pass
discriminating tariff, and IN that tariff they gave such
protection to iron az would have developed the mnes
Pennsylvania In 1916 however iocoocoism prevaedia
Congress- they repealed the tariff Of 1872 and passed tn
free trade ariH Of 1896 ana since then Eogand has nkea
to herself the trade in iron OF the world And what ghe
consequence? Everywhere Epgland commands th9
market OF rail- cad iron These Of the great
issues which they were to decide He would then call
attention for moment to the candidates and their
platforms, Tho democratic convention assembled in
Baltimore and what did they oo rnsy rejected every
man known to the party. and every known to the
country. Democracy was put TO fault She had some
thing against each of her candidates How did hsy get
nut Of Just as the Atheuans got of the quarrel
about their gods Being tired Of all their gods they
erected altar to The unknown God aud he was the most
either for against him. 90 with the democratic
What grand idea. civil or military does he repressns
In civil life they knew nothing Of him In military life
they only knew him under the shadow OF Gen. scott
personiy him according TO The speeches made by his I'D
vocates they would dress him up ia French hat coat
of English broadcloth hi back and Cuba se9ar in
his mouth for in favor of free trade in all things.
Free trade would be his motto ibaseng his Sharsc'
ter Does he represent American character Mo- de-
mocracy faints Democracs knows how to ride lie
is therefore no true representative OF democracy ous
that is their busness-they set him up But just LOOK
at the nominee Of the whig party staudnga head and
shoulders his compeers he is sound from head to
tootbre not tender spot aeoat h's person except
Winfield Scott ? Does any man ever ask that
When they ask it in Jersey they point to the stars
On the bleak frontier of the North in the Indian camp
amid the svamps of Florida 10 Mexico wherever this
country had enemy there stood their faithful senti
mel Winfield Scott (Uheers,) And would the American
people turn their backs on him? (NoD Where Is ths
gratitude Of the democracy They said the war Of 1872
was democratic Henry Clay at the head of it,
When Gen Scott fought those ALL men honored him
When Hull had basey surrendered the flag of his coun
try when Lewis Cass had broken his sword stump
that gallant young hero on Queenstown heie ana
his speech "Nen said he "our country Is d-raced;
VIC must retrieve her honor mautain her flag And
his did support him There vas fuss and feathers TO
commence With CHEERS rhe couutry's honor wa sis
tanned and since then Winfield Scott has supported her
flag But Winfield Scott has not only served hscountry In
war, but has also served her ia every administration
federal democratic. When Mr Van Buren got tbs
country into difficulty who extrcated her from IL
Winfield Scott When Gen jackson got tne country in
difficulty in the notification question, Winfield Scott
called to settle it, and he did settle It, There bs
hardly been difficulty among the Indians but he ha
been sent for to restore peace aud ta1quiuty Whef
the Florida war broke out who was the t. get th
country out Of difficulty? Winfield Scott We COM
qenuity and Walker with h cunnug endeavored to keel
him back but the country called for him aud they wer
forced to send him In eight months he marched tina
army into Mexico stormed their walled cities, tough
eight battles and pitched hs standard on the walls
Mexico, The victor of Mexico returned prisoner T
dis country. returned under srrest--snd they neve
dared try him; but the Trial is coming on nov
The grsnd inquest Of the nation is assembled and on tn
ID of November they will give their verdict (Cheers
lie whom politicians undertake 20 disgrace, tho pcopl
will crown wi glory and honor At the commencement
of this csmpsien the speaker told the people Of yr
gnia that. though Winfield scott nominated fror
New Jersey they ought not to De jealous OF him on tina
account for they intended to change his residence tn
18th OF March 1853 And to Virginia, whose native so
he is he sGidIf you rejfcs your own noble son we 0
New Jersey viii take hun to our hearts and mske blu
our and the nations child (ireat chooring) Th
speaker coptinusdThe State elections are pastl meal
those which before The Presidential election; th
the old hero leads the column Scott IL IN the field uo'
Scott alone with that noble compatriot Graham
his side See that tail feather how 1t looms up Sc
that manly form leading the people nov, es he le
the army On in the time Of peril and var Men ma
faint, democracy may grow tired, horses may tumbl
down and all that kind OF thing but that man who stoo
the fire and the bullets OF the English that man VIII
quaied before foes foreign domestic that un
conquered and unconquerable hero. Will lead tn tn
glorious band Of whga the triumph Of tho ih Of arch
1858. (Grest cheering Tley sag that Scott is q
statesmen What do they by Statesman
do tneY mean hneaktng. puI1ing p)ltiCtan-a Caucu
hunting gentleman who all kinds contriyanccs
get into office and then all other kinds of oontivauce
to keep himself IN! He is no sucb statesman thai
But tell you what be Is He belongs to that school
statesmen OF whom Washington at the head: tina
school of stateamep which established In the revou
topary war such The world saw before; nrac
cal statosmon Who performed acts, established govern
ments, and securing liberty and independence TO tn
nation protecting all lis interests moral 20 itical