New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-25
THURSDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 25 1856
NUMBER I75.
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| FIRST DA DAy-EyEsrEG SESSION.
ine spacious Hal of the Institute was crowded Il
M ose,noW az q clock when the Convention reassern
/ 1cries. . NJ tt1N4tss y ae''A 's1s ssai
| NJ. Conrad, Of Viginia, chairman Of the Com
lltee On ke5olitions reported that tlle committed
duties in preparing an address, and would not he ahls
to report the resolutions before tie ras5sr,;ru
Mr.. Young, Of Maryland, moved tfas af,5sher IN,
mittee be appointed, in order that they nlfef nm
mittee on Resolutions. ai .N
After further debate, the following resolutfor
was introduced by Mr. Wolf OF Kentucky, and unani
mously adopted fs$ MA II
also instructed to report address to the people
the United States s.tiE7@
This subject having been disposed or, cries wer
made for Governor Graham, of North Carolina, VIII
fnaiIy arose amid the most enthusiastic cheers.
SPEECH OF MR. GRAHAM
The Hon. VIM. a. Graham, in response to call
upon him. arose and addressed the convention as fol
lows a " s5 sss5ss 3t fsS3 775FS
Mr. President: am taken by surprise ty the cal
just made upon me. at very great Inconvenience tG
myself have made an effort to be present on this oc
casion, and when aftery arrival had heen honorel
by place by your side, had supposed it would be
my duty merely to endeavor to assist you in the pres
eryation OF order here rather than take any part
me discussions OF this assembly. state this BY way
OF apology for not being better able crafty the ex
pectatons OF those gentlemen who have been pleased
to call for me upon this occasion. i=S
have to express my delight and my qualification
az viewing such an assembage as that before me. 1t
has been said that the Whig party Of the countrv
was dead If these be its remains hat must il baye
been in the days Of its power2 Ii these Be but i'd
remains what energies does il still pos
sess BY which it. may be brought again into a conai
tion Of lite action and usefulness Sir it ID marty
disnterested and patriotic party one which when
clothed with power, has exercised its power with
Justice moderation enlarged patriotism and respect
to all the interests of the country, and when without
power in defeat well as victory it has always been
respectable party It has ever shown that ciiyarie
devotion to its principles, even when defeated, which
has made it respectable in its eyes, id tile ewes Of
the country and in the eyes of those who were op-
posed to it.
This tribute has been paid to II by its Old adver.
saries in latter times Within the last year Or two the
Whig party has been in state of inaction it has
not come forward and contended for the offices Of the
country, and being in that retirement has heard its
Old adrersarles compliment them to degree of which
they may well be proud. Now the old Whig, in
Democratic estimation quite as respectable as an1
other kind Of politician in the country. And It i
rather matter Of surprise, when read the gazettes
OF the day, and the speeches of our old political 90
ponents in regard to old leaders, how in former
times our great captain ever escaped being elected
to the office Of President of the United States. AM
their tributes do US but justice. But now when We
come forward to take part in the affairs of the
country and endeayor to exercise fair share of in
uence in efforts to check sectional strife and to clothe
with power those persons that appear to be worthy
it, fear those compliments will cease. But whether
they do or not our duty is plain one it does not be
come no large portion of the people of the United
States, as compose the old Wing party, to resaain
longer in state of inaetion. We may lie by for a
few months or for year two and take no part in
the Congressional or State elections. But when a
great presidential election is coming on and we are
called upon to elect ruler to be clothed with the
power of a great nation for four years, it does not
become so large portion Of the people of the United
States to be inactive, to stand by spectators
1t is with that view that the people of this country
those who have stood off and been deneda particpa-
ton in the government the power having passed into
other hands-that portion Of them who have stood
aloof for the last two three years. and have taken
no share IN the public atiars. have forward
and through their representatives have to express to
the country what they consider to be the duty Of the
Wings of the Union in the present crisis It is that
that has brought together here 1t is for the pur
pose OF determining what it becomes the great Wing
party OF the Union to do in this crisis whether it
should take no part in the coming contest Or whether
hey should actively participate in it and If we par
tcIpate in it, into whose scales our votes shall be cast
As was well remarked, Mr.. President, by you to-day,
we have no candidate OF our own in the field, and it
IS now TOO late for u.s. the election is too near at hand
to bring forward q strictly Whig party candidate
But there are now in the field those from whom we
can select one for our support.
+. shall not attempt to discuss their merits. Per-
maps 1t would be premature for me to do so per]aDs
would be inappropriate as our committee on reso
lutons has not made its report to this Convention for
me to say anything in regard to the choice which this
Convention should make. But i know for what pur-
pose and those with me came here. We were sent
here to endeavOr to prevail upon friends from the
Canada frontier to the other side of the Rio Crande
to nominate and unite upon Millard Fillmore of New
York. -
During the last sentence says the Baltimore Pat
riot, the feeling of the vast audience had been grad.
ually wrought up to the highest PITCH and as
the name of MILLARD FILLMoRE fell upon their
ears their emotions could no longer be suppressed
cheer after cheer burst FORTH shout aftey shout went
up, and in a moment, actuated by one common i'm
pulse, the members of the Convention spontaneously
rose to their feet and the whole vast assemblage gave
vent to their feelings in repeated and long continued
applause, almost causing the massive walls of the
building to shake to their foundations Ever and anon
the tempest of enthusiasm would snhside for moment
only to be renewed with augmented energy and the
ladies' in the galleries. participating in the general vel
come with which tile nomination was received, waved
their handkerchiefs in token of appreciation. The
whole formed scene of ndeseribable subinity, which
Soo''
torget-proving how deeply MILLARD FILLMORE is
enshrned in the hearts of his countrymen and afford
ing an unmstakable presage Of the glorious victory
that will in November next attend the efforts of CON
servatve and National men of the Union to place him
in the chair OF State which he has already filed with
so much honor to himself and glory to the country
Some time having thus elapsed, the speaker was at
length able to make himself heard, and resumed his
remarks as follows:
That was the purpose for which we came here and
as have been led on little to speak Of this matter,
will illustrate it by an anectlote that occurs to my
mind now. A couple having gone before n Justice Of
the peace to be married. and the question having been
put the man whether he would take the woman to be
his welded wfe-why, said he, I came on purpose for
that. That is the purpose for which We came here,
and if we return without having accomplished that
object we shall have disappointed the expectations OF
those who sent us here and perhaps it would be bes
ter for us not to return at all.
Sir that is the nomination which the Whigs of this
country with whom am best acquainted expect this
convention to make, and the matter being rather pre-
cpltated-fOr when arose did not know as should
go SO far-by what seems to be the spontaneous and
unanimous action of every body around me; | beg
leave to say, that so far thatndvidua sconcelned
have had some opportunity of knowing what were
his modes OF action in relation to the public affairs,
and the principles that governed him when he was
formerly in charge of this government. Aud beg to
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