Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-07-14
Our NOMINEES.

Ogden Hoffman, Esq at the grca, ratif.
cation meeting held ia New York, after spca-
king Of the action Of the Contention, and
the candidates for the nomination said
And there were those among us who poin.
ted to man who received d coiiimissio,, from
the hands Of Thoiiias Jefferson, Tchecrs1 aud
won honor too for his country whenour arms
fwerc furnished BY the treachcry Of Hull .
and who at Landy's Lane and Chippewa.
showed that American soldiers could stand
before British regulars. [cheers. We
pointed to man whose whole HE bad been
devoted to his county d man who had seal
ed bis attachment to bis country bv the blood
that was poured from his veins--who wears
about him yet the honorable marks oil his
body made ty British bullets TCheeys -
We pointed TO man. every act OF whose lifc
had shown him to be worthy Of our gratitude
IA man who helped to remove the Chcro-
kec Indians by lis spirit Of k.aness and
philanthropy; a man who, on the frontier,
had a,erted war BY tie prudence and ,iiscrc-
ton Of his mind; man who did 80 much
towards qucl!ing the spirit Of disunien in
South Carolina; man who won such glo-
rious victories upon the fields Of Mexico,
/ [cheers !: man who led less tim fourteen
thousand men from the city of Vera Cruz
through dangers AID difficulties. until lie
planted our banner upon the Halls Of the
Moutezumas. [Chccrs The man who was
the soldiers friend, who neyer slept until the
humid ST man in his army was provided with
a blanket. The man who although himself
a l'r, ties ant. showed liinselfa Christian phil
anthropisi by protecting the Catholics. and
! honofing the ministers Of The gospel to what
ever persuasion the, belonged TCheers.]--
We polluted to man who had gone ito
Mexico poor. and who, although offered the
princcly d;adcni. aud to be President Of that
republic, spnrnel them all TO rctarn to his
own native land. He vent into Mexico poor
and cnme out % il with the rich treasures Of
that country under bis coutruI, without even
a Mexican dollar sticking to lis palm -
! lChecrs A man upon whose table may be
seen sword that was given TO him b. bis
countrymen in the year lsl2, for his gallant
deeds upon the battlefield Aud the gold
medal from Congress, and the gold medal
from his own riipthef--thc CCMMnSwEAtru
or VIRGINIA, and whom Governor Floyd pre-
sented to the people as the most distinguish.
ed living son of Virginia There they are
spread out in his ownmivats mansion. And
have heard him say these arc his only rich
es; the only gold and silver which lie posses.
SEES are these grateful niciiiorials OF bis coun.
trys gratitude. [Cheers
Sucn man We presented at The Conven-
tion. The contest between him and the
others was fierce, but not unk:nd Il was
as some ono said, THE Vale, Of Mexico over
again" We fought braecly and never re
treated. We held onr ground; and. after
long contest, advanced To victory: and when
at the fifty second ballot they all Surrendered
and our flag waived in triumph -frpp!ause1
from that moment all animosity was gone
and It would have pleased you to hear the
sound Of joyful congratua,ioa that rose from
every part Of our land And then. indeed.
felt the Wig party was NATIONAL PARTY;
that we Know no North. no South, no East,
no West From New York tho cry wentu
and from Carolina. from Georgia. aud from
Ohio and Indiana. it was echoed back and
Michigan joined in the chorus, I'VE will elect
Winfield Scott -
agreed agreed they shout around
Agreed agreed the vaultod roofs resoundr'
WILLIAM A. GEAuAN was selected ms the
candidate for tho Vice Presidency Of The
United States. We were not contcnding for
men. but for victory. In opposing Willard
Fillmore wo did not oppose the man. When
il was announced that So,rr and GRAHAM
were our candidates. JOY sot upon the brow
OF every Wig IN that Convention We