Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-24

sectional platform Thev had found a man already
nominated that knew no North nor South, and for
him they pledged the Wing party. am not here
to address you to pight, as there are other and
ADLER speakers present, and shall take pleasure in
introducing them to you.
After Mr. SehleV sat down, the Band played
Hail Columbia, and the Glee Club under Professor
Hrwit, sang beautiful campaign song to the tune
Of "CoIumha the Gem Of the Ocean"
Mr. Schlry then said "a Virgins the fr-t
State TO suggest the assembling OF the Wing Ma
tional State Convention, he thought il due to that
noble commonwealth 20 give her the first honors OF
the evening He then introduced To the meeting
the Hon. William L Goggin. vino addressed the
immense mass for over half an hour 10 a most ele
CANT manner The speaker here to endorse
the nomination of Willard Fillmore. man who
knew no platform but his God and his country -
Mr.. Goggin gave history of Mr. Fillmore from
his early struggles against poverty to his present
exalted position in the hearts of his countrymen
Hr. G. concluded by saying be would return to old
Virginia 10 work and vote for Fillmore and Donels
son.
At the conclusion Of Mr. Goggin's speech, the
Band and the Giee Club favored the meeting with
more music.
Mr. Schey then introduced the Hon Francis
Granger, of New York. At the of this old
veteran whig, the tongues Of the crowd were loos-
ened, and Que general shout up for this old
war horse OF conservative principles
Mr., Granger was understood TO say that the last
tmo he mad the pleasure of addressing the people
OF Baltimore in 1874, during the campaign OF
! glorious old Harry OF the West, when the masses
assembled to cOu6rm his noninatiOn-a nomination
not made by ballot, but bv the glorious uprising
OF the people of the United States. Here, of all
places in the nation, should speeches be made for
the perpetuity of the Union. Maryland held the
ashes Ui tine last surviving ssnsr OF the Declaration
| OF lndependrnce-it the home OF Carroll OF
CsrrolltOn-his cradle and his grave Freemen
who guard the grave of such man, need not be
! told where TO be in such time this. When he
heard that the old line wings rally here, he
was glad vi ia more fitting place could not have
U,en selected
| Is the WING party dead? No. There is a party
in this nation that will rise superior to all secuon-
alism, Be not afraid. The speaker came not here
| TO speak particularly of the candidate nominated
| to day. lie came not here 20 say ne mem
Der OF the American party, for he was not He
was wing, old line wuig, but would shake
| hands with any and BODY who would keep
step to thu music OF the Union He believed that
| Daniel OCOnneii right when he said that
| Irshmeu Should rul- Ireland, and he differed from
no man VINO says that Americans shall rule Ameri
| "a.
he eloquent orato' spoke ior an hour in strain
! Of impdssOned eUqu, nee, in which he paid glow
lug tributes 10 the candidates endorsed by the con
ventiOn.
| AT the conclusion Of the speech Of Nr. Granger,
Hon. Alexander RV,s, Ui Virginia, Mr. Warren, OF
Massachusetts,, a descendant at General Warren,
who ted at Bunker NH, GtO Graham, of North
| Carolina, Georgr Washington Hunt, OF New Y ork,
! and 9th. IL, d .dr ssed the meeting.
We regret tuat TIME and space precludes US from
ven giving d SYNOPSIS Of al their speeches. We
| may do ~ hereafter
In m-rulg was large that speaking took
! place from tie otter stands
| o. tue east side OF the -qutre Messrs Banks, OF
| North Ga.Uiia, rhoma>, OF Virginia, and Bokee,
| O N,w Ya,k, made aDc aud fective speeches
From ihr porch OF the Gilmore House Mr.. BY the
| O Indiana, Others spUkr.
| When LIT the meeting (halt past eleven o.
! lock- addresses still being delivered
| Upon the whole, it Was the largest, most order
~, aud most enthusiastic pubic meeting ever held
| H. Baltimore