The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-07-01

GEN. LESLIE COMBS AT THE NATIONAL
CoNvENTIoN,-We have no political idolatry
for any man, but we do admire the fidelity
that has always characterized this gallant
old Wing from Kentucky, who is ever ready
to march under the banner of the peoples
choice, and lay aside all personal preferences.
Gen. Combs has been long and favorably
known to the American people as a man
possessed Of strong attachment to the Wing
cause We need no other evidence of his
patriotism and integrity than the deep seated
affection which the people of his own State
entertain for him, and rest assured they will
endorse the following. After several other
States, which had cast their votes for Fill
more, had given in their adhesion to the nom
ination of Gen. Scott, loud calls were made
for Kentucky, to which Gen. Combs respon-
ded as follows:
ale remarked that it seemed hardly ne
cessary for him to say what the gallant whig
State of Kentucky would do next November.
Her past history should speak for her, AL
though she had shown her sense of justice
and gratitude to Mr.. Fillmore, by marching
up unhinchingly through fifty-three ballot
tings, in solid column, to his support, even
after it became obvious that he would most
probably not be nominated, yet she had ev-
er shown that the Whig cause was dearer t.
her than any individual on earth. Look at
1910, when her own illustrious, best-loved
son had been sacrificed at Harrisburg-whie
her whole heart was still sore and bleeding
she had marched up to the polls Tor Harrison
and given majority of twenty-five thousand
votes. Again, in 1913, when the same great
leader had been set aside, ALTHOUGH many
true and faithful Wings were indignant at
the outrage, yet Kentucky gave ten thou
sand mrjority for Taylor. Under these facts
and circumstances Gen. c. might proudly
ask, What coulu not Kentucky do, when Du
w, Honor, and Patriotism called upon her
to aci! He would say to the great States OF
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, Go to
work, and continue working all the time
You have named our candidate--you have
appointed the commander in chief of the
great Wing army for the coming campaign;
muster all your forces, discipline your COM
panies and battalions, present firm united
and unbro.en front to the enemy in the hour
of conflict Do your duty as well as we will
do ours, and victory is certain. We shall
utterly rout the enemies of American labor
the opponents and destroyers of Western
internal improvements. AS for himself,
humble private in the ranks as he ever had
been, he need not assure them that he in
tended to charge bayonet upon the enemy.
whenever and wherever an opportunity pre-
sented itself, let whoever else fail or ralter in
the combat And next November the wings
on the seaboard would hear heavy rumb-
ling noise in the West, like the rolling Of
distant thunder, when the solid columns OF
the sons of the old hunters of Kentucky are
marching to the polls to cast their votes for
the Hero of Lundy's Lane-the conqueror Of
Mexico-aganst that far off General of the
North selected to lead the forces ofthe ene-
my, who had never encountered the hazards
of a bloody battle field"
Genera. Combs sat down amid voci(crous
long. continued applause.