The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-06-19
From the Bait. sun.
WING NATIONAL CONVENTION
PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Convention assembled IN the spaciou.
Hall of the Maryland Institute, at :,
O'Clock, the apartment having been
gradually occupied in every part as the
hour drew near.
The Hall, as it has been already
stated, is admirably arranged for the
occasion. The decorations are quite
elaborate, and adjusted with great taste
They consist OF display OF banners al
The extremities of the saloon and oycl
the Presidents chair, the arranging Of
the drapery admitting a view of the
veteran Clay in the rear. Along the
front Of the gallery at this point, and
extending right and left from it, are the
two memorable mottos of the party:
The union ollhe Wings forthc sake of,he Union
"Libery and Union, now and forever One and
Inscparable.'
Over the eastern gallery, and opposite
the chair OF the President, i, another
portrait of Henry Clay, in a massive
gilt frame, painted by Woodward, OF
this city. The figure is at full length,
and dis played with oratorical gesture.
Directly opposite to this picture is a
portrait of Washington, appropriately
overlooking the aSsemblage from above
the gallery over the official platform.
Wreaths of artificial flowers and fac
SMILES of the medal presented to Henry
Clay, also constituted part of the de-
corations of the platform appropriated
for the officers Of the meeting.
The assembled delegates present to
the eye, highly intelligent and ipAuen-
tial appearance.-The scene is impo,-
ing; ant its general tone impressive,
and conducive to popular confidence in
its capa ity to act wisely and well for
the int rests of the whole country, no
less tan those of party.
The convention temporly organized
by calling Hon. Geo. Evans, of Name,
to the char.
A committee of one from each state
was appointed to present permanent
officers fer the convention.
A similar committee was appointed
to examine tie credential of Delegates,
and report the names OF those entitled
TO seats.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention reassemblcd a 6 o
clock in the evening. The committee
appointed to present permanent officers
for the convention remarked
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN JOHN G. CHAPMAN OF MD,
assisted by one Vice President from
each state, and twelve secretayics.
Gen. Chapman, on taking the chair
was greeted with loud applause and
cheerf. He addressed the convention
as follows:
GEN. cHApMAN's SPEECH.
Gentlemen of the Wing National
Convention-I tender you my most
profound acknowledgements for the hon
or which you have conferred upon me
in calling me to preside over the delib-
erations of this most dignifeJ, august
and patriotic body.
Gentlemen, we meet here as Wings;
we meet here as brothers. applause'
We meet here with one common object
with but one purpose to achieve-and
| could but wish, gentlemen, that you
had conferred on some other member of
this assembly the duties and responsible
ties Of presiding over the deliberations
of this body.
| do pray, and | invoke you, as the
conservative party of the country, to
meet and unite here in our deIibcraton.
entertaining the same feelings as do
those feelings of harmony and kindness
which ! think have heretofore charac-
tersed the action of the whlg party.
| invoke you, gentlemen. to look to the
great interests involved in the election,
and connected with the success of the
candidate whom you may present for
the suffrage Of the wings of the Union.
| invoke you to meet here in that spirit,
and discharge our duties as become
wings and brethren, having but one
common purpose to subserve.
Gentlemen, we may differ as to men,
but we do not differ as to principles.
Our purpose is to carry out the primer
pies of the Wing party, and those prin-
ciples which, when administered under
Wing rule, have so materially contri-
buted to place this country in the
proud position which it now holds
among the nations of the earth. Sirs,
with the Urion and the Constitution,
and with the policy which is known to
be identified with the whole Wing par
ty, have no doubts about the success
of the nominee whom we may present
to the party throughout the Union.
(applause)
The vice presidents then took their
seats on tie platform.
The President suggested that there
was minister of the gospel present,
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