Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-18
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

Galvanizing a Corpss-The (sO-called)
National Old Line Wing Convention met yes
terdsy, per programme, at the Maryland IL
stitute in Baltimore, and organized according
to the wont Of Conventions by the appoint
ment Of officers, Committees, &c. Then came
the speech making, when the fact leaked out
pretty rapidly that the affair is nothing more
or less than another effort to galvanize the
dead Fillmore party into brief existence.
EX-GoV. Graham of N. c., in addressing
the Convention said
" At time like this, it did not become the
Old W hig party to stand idle, and they had
come forward through this convention to ex-
press to the country what it was proper and
the duty Of the old Wing party to do. The
old wing party has C .ndidate in the field
and II Is too late now to make a nomination
And perhaps 1T was premature in him, in the
absence OF the committee to attempt to make
But he knew the purpose for which he
came here. (Applause.) And the purpose
for which the present convention came here
was 10 persuade the people to take Willard
Fillmore. loud cheers and applause for sew
eral minutes Like the man who when ask
ed If be would take this woman to be his we'd
ded wife, he replied he "came a purpose :"
daughter and applause) If they did not do
what the people who sent them here expected
ct them Why they would disappoint them,
and the delegates had better lot, perhaps, re-
turn home again"
Then Hon. Francis Granger, of New York,
rose amid applause
"What he had to say he would say as a
Wing, and nothing but a Wing No matter
who falls of, be would stand to the principles
Of the Wing party. In New York, everything
that seduction can offer or threats imply had
been applied to the Wing party but they
bad stood firm to their own SON Daniel
O'Connell had said that all be wanted was,
that lrisbnen shall rule Ireland lcheers
and be made 10 war upon a man who claims
tnat Americans shall rule America Loud
cheers Willard Fillmore has been placed
on no platform, but had planted himself on
his own pedestal. All platforms had done of
late years was to furnish the planks on which
to lay out the bodies of dead candidates"
Applause
Alexander Rives,. Esq, Of Va, next ad-
dressed the Convention
He denounced the present administration,
and said James Buchanan had fallen from the
position he formerly occupied for his eminent
services, when he accepted the Cincinnati
nomination. If the great statesman of New
York, Willard Fillmore, had occupied the
Chalr OF State, the present disturbances on
cur frontier would not now exist. He con-
oemned the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise,
alleging that that has been the cause of ali
the agitation now existing. If the nresent
convention was sitting here TO nominate q can
didate for the Presidency, they could not look
for a better than in Willard Fillmore. "
ICheers
John Jsnrey, Esq, Of Virginia, excused
himself from speaking On account of ill health
but he cordially endorsed all that had fallen
from the lips Of his friend, (Mr Rives) The
administration of Mr.. Fillmore was all the
platform he wished-a service of four wears in
The presidency was all the platform apy man
need have. be hoped it would be the pleas
ure OF the Convention Tomorrow and be ad
no doubt that would be the unanimous report
OF tne committee. TO sanction the nomination
OF MllIard Fillmore. (Cheers)
Now, these developments show palpably
enough that the purpose Of the delegates to
this Convention il simply to endorse the NOM
lnstion Of the Philadelphia Know Nothing
Convention, and to gull Old Line Wings into
the support Of this nominee thus endorsed bv
humoug old line Wing Convention -
f'haW the device is too transparent,
The Freesol Bombastes The editorial
'hriekersf fer freedom are copying, with marked
approval, an account of the review and
speech Of General Lane" as it originally ap
Peared In the Detroit DAILY 4dvsyt.ssy, in
TIE form OF letter from Lawrence. The cor
respondent says the leader of the forces "was
dressed in slOuched hat, white bosomed
shir'' the collar and bosom thrown open. a
'ioe "Oolien Ovsr-shirt, and coarse tweed
do"ssrs' tucked inside his boots " Adding
'ne rutians catch him they will catch .
weasel asleep" But here is bis ssI;,,,. ..,,.,,
Commissioned Ofcers of the Fir., NJ;
non- !" cannot whip Missouri witbon, 80,
ooeaienee 70 all orders, and if there ia az ~
neer VINO mas not made up his mind - a.
Iaiher than yield an inch, aud who has nd,
determined TO obey every order, when 7 Oh
the word march, l wish that officer to disobs'
that order 80
at the word, it is said, every officer obeysd
He continued
Soldiers Of the First Division-We csnno.
eSn9uer these fsnds who surround rs without
a. uence 70 all commands. If there is q man
Free H ranks who is not prepared TO die for
ders iftbs VINO Is not willing to obey all OF. |
nsnv a-;. tuels Is man who will leave his com.
countsr.janoSa written order from his captain.
6,nonG ,Su, at headquarters, L desire.
march In nan h 70 disobey the order To
dnr. r. rev hours II think be na.nt
nends, who are thirsting for on leu Dy these
them sssary to conquer
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