THE JOURNAL.
HUNTINGD.ON, PENN'A
TUESDAY,• JUNE 6, 1848.
Once more our glorious banner out
tJpon the bree;e we throw;
Beneath it. folds with song end shout,
Let's cheTite upon the foe!"
FOR PRESIDENT :
N IMOUART TAYLOR,
QF LOUISIANA.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT :
HON. MILLARD ruaavzoßzi,
OF NEW YORK;
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,:
NMI ISCIDDLESWARTU,
OF UNION COUNTY.
TAYLOR•ntiII FILLMORE.
By the proceedings contained in an•
other part of this paper it will be seen
that the. choice of the Whig National
Convention has fallen upon General
ZACHARY TAYLOR, of Louisiana, the
Hero of Buena Vista—the gallant chief
who never suti'inders,
Although many of the Whigs of this
county; are ardently attached to General
WINFIE.I.D.SCOTT, and have repeatedly
expressed their preference for him ; and
although HENRY CLAY, the faithful and
true exponent of Vi big principles has
numerous warm and admiring friends,
we know the patriotism of the Whigs of
Old ,Huntingdon" to be such as will
warrant us in saying they will come up
to the rescue manfully at the calf of
their country. Mr. Clay will ever hold
an enviable position among his country
men, and although denied the boon of
the highest office in the gift of the peo
ple, his name will pass down to poster ,
ity as one of America's best and most
devoted sons, victimised by the most
cruel and vindictive partizan persecu
tion. The claims of the friends of Gen.
Scott have not been repudiated, but
postponed. He has rendered his coun
try much service and must have his re
ward.
The delegates selected and appointed
to represent this wide-spread republic,
from Maine to Texas, assembled for an
interchange and comparison of opinion,
and after mature and careful delibera
tion, have agreed upon Gen. Taylor, by
a large majority, as the proper standard
bearer in 1848. It therefore behooves
every Whig—every friend of republican
liberty and political integrity, to yield
his individual and personal preference
to the judgment of the majority, who, it
must be admitted have equal interests
at stake—equal honesty of purpose—
equal means of judging of the fitness of
men, and who are equally desirous of
success with their fellow citizens. This
is the proper, the true and the democratic
method.of ascertaining the choice of the
whole people (and this practice has been
sanctioned by all parties by long usage.)
And when the public will is so ascertain.
ed, it is the duty of all to go, heart and
hand, for the nominee of the Conven
tion. The friends of Clay had a right
to expect this, had he been the nominee.
The friends of Gen. Scott would have
looked for the same support had he been
the choice. And this may be said of all
other candidates. The friends of all
the respective candidates would have
expected unanimity if their respective
" first choice" had been successful and
cy would hare received that support at
Cr.o.: hands of their Whig brethren!
Our chief standard bearer is worthy
of the support of any party. His whole
life has been devoted to the most ardu
ous service of his country. The "stars
and stripes" have waved in triumph over
every battle field under Gen, Taylor,
even against the fearful odds of four to
one. But he is not only a brave and
skilful General. He is more. He is all
that the American people admire—he is
the " noblest work of God, an honest
man." Interested politicians, demo.
gogues, an army of office holders, and
pznsior.ed p•esscs w I no dot bt assriled
and traduce nim—the persecution which
sought to sacrifice him upon the bloody
field of Buena Vista will, no doubt, be
renewed ; but all in vain.
MILLARD FILLMORE, of. N. Y.,
the nominee for the Vice Presidency, is
in every way worthy to be the associate
of Oen. Taylor in the administration of
the government. He has for years past
ably represented his state in Congress
The Popular Peeling.
We learn by a letter from Philadel-
Just fall he was elected to the responsi-
ant posts by his fellow citizens ; and
phia, under date of the 10th, that the
1
ble office of Comptroller by an over-
Convention terminated gloriously. "1
I never, not even in ls4o, witnessed such
whelming majority—a fact which shows
a burst of enthusiasm, says the Writer.
the estimation in which he is held by
those who know him best. "No man in his senses cad do'ub'tthe
and been entrusted with other import.
We have gallant and worthy lenders. election of Taylors"
An important contest has been en- THE RATIFICATION MEETING
tered upon—a contest which will deter- ! Which assembled in Philadelphia, to rat.
mine the progress or the downward ten- ify and confirm the nominations made
dency of our free government. The by the Whig Convention for President
country is in the hands of the spoilers— and Vice President, was probably the
it must be rescued ! The Constitution largest meeting ever held in this country.
has been violated and trampled in the Early in the evening Independence
dust—it must be vindicated and restor- square, and all the avenues leading to it
ed ! Then rally, friends, to the stand. were thronged with one solid mass of
and of "Old Rough and Ready" and human beings. Wm. F. Johnson of Pa.
present a solid front to the enemy, and presided. Every thing passed off well.
give them "a little more grape." Alrea. We have not room to say more about it
dy are-they dismayed and in confusion. this week, but hereafter we shall have
al little more grape, Capt. Bragg," and much more to say about the proceedings
they will vimpudiate or surrender, and 'in Philadelphia, and the candidates pla
the Republic will be safe ! ced before the people.
Cot.. RICHARD M. JOHNSON is on the CANDIDATE CASS !—Locofocoism
stump for Governor of Kentucky, deola- cannot seperate itself from Old Federal.
ring that he will not give way to the ism :—lf the old federalist Buchanan
nominee of the State Convention, Mr. could not be nominated, it was only to
Powell, and that he should consider it make way for the old federalist Lewis
no disgrace to be beaten by such a man Cass! Lewis Cass entered public life
as John J. Crittendea. !A FEDERALIST, and as the reviler of
He is thankful for " small favors." Jefferson in the New Hampshire Patriot !
Of course the more com letel he is 'His family ie n s m i s n one the of e the etr oldest ie fe t, d .e e e r- t
beaten, the less will be the "diegrace!" ! to Ohio m at an early age and . soon after
lie may depend upon the Kentuckians ! entered the army under general Harri•
showing him lots of honor in that way! son, but was in no battle, we believe,
Pa. Telegraph. but that of Hull's surrender at Detroit !
In 1828 lie left the federal party to get
ID— With a narrow spirit s and also ye- on the strong side, and this principle
ry much to the detriment of the public ! has governed his life ever since. Gen.
itterests, the Canal Commissioners re- Jackson sent him as Minister to the
fuse to allow a reduction of the rail road ; Court of France, where he played the
fare to the crowds who were anxious obsequious sycophant to the recently re
to go to the Philadelphia Convention. I jecteti monarch, Louis Phillipp.—ln
Carlisle (Pa.) ]Herald. Mr. Cass' time Americans were first
Well, so it is. The only chance the obliged to appear in Court Dresses, at a
Whigs have for justice or favor from cost of several hundred dollars ! He al
the Canal floard, is to obtain a majority ' so wrote a highly eulogistic book on the
by electing old NER MIDDLESWARTII next King and his Court. Since his return
to this country in 1841, he has shown
October. Col. POWER is nort absent in himself weak, time serving and unscru
the west, or we would hope to have sour- 1, pulous as a politician ; for lie has never
thing done as it is. If a Locofoco Con- attained the rank of a statesman. He
vention were about to be held, we should has been both for and against the Tariff,
soon see that the "case being altered; the Wilmot Proviso and Western im
provements ! He only needs to be shown
alters the case!" lin his true character to be shorn of his
fancied strength, and the flag of TAYLOR
or Sco-rr will rally thousands of honest
democrats who can never support the
mercenary land speculator and scurvy
politician ; Lewis Cass!—Carlisle Her
ald,
THOMAS GaMIMI, of Company C, 2d
Pennsylvanian Volunteers who went to
Mexico a warm friend, of National
Administration,
and in '44 was a warm
!supporter of Polk, writes to his brother
at Bellefonte as follows;
"I think it is high time that the people
were getting TIRED OF THEIR POLKISM.--
Tell T- that it is high time for him
to leave that Polk notion, and GO a
WITH THE COONS."
This, says the Whig, is the disinter-
ested opinion of one who is not seeking
favors of the powers that be. lie may,
very likely, be ranked by his former po
litical associates, as a .Mexican Whig.'
GEN. CASS'S CHICAGO LETTER.
There is a general desire, now that
Gen. Cass is nominated, to see his letter
to the Chicago Convention. It is sub-
joined; and its perusal will excite as i ti - In 1844, the Whig National Con
much contempt among the people as it vention at Baltimore, held their sessions
did at the, Convention, where it was re- !in the same Church just occupied by the
ceived with hisses and derision : Locofoco Convention. Then, as now,
DETROIT, May 9th, 1847.
I there was a crash, which gave rise to
2
Dear Sir:-1 am obliged to you for the fear that the galleries were giving
your kind attention in transmitting me • away. Sonic people are inclined to think
an invitation to attend the Coniention that the alarm in 1814 was ominous of
on Internal Improvement, which will
Mr. Clay's defeat : and by similar rca
meet in Chicago in July.—Circumstan
sing'they predict the defeat of the
who has been taken up by the
er to be prese
ces, however will
at t will put it out of my pow-
candida te lLocos. At any rate, we wish the Locos
I am, dear, sir, respectfully yours , the the same luck that our nomination, com-
LEWIS CASS. , ing from the same Church, had !
W. L. WHITTING, Esq. 1 BETTING.—There are bets :flaking in
--• ' Albany that Gen. Cass will not carry a
majority in any one county in New
York.
We hope it is only the Barnburners
who are betting—that the Whigs are
not engaged in so impolitic a course.
OrFICERS CONVICTED.—The military
commission which sat at Mexico to try
Lts. HARE, DUTTON and others of the
Pennsylvania Volunteers, accused of
burglary and entering a store in that
City, has found the defendants guilty,
and sentenced them to be hung. These
men fought bravely in all the battles of
the Valley of Mexico ; and no doubt
were compelled to commit the crime by
licentious indulgences and various prac
tices so apt to betray the soldier in the
inactivity which follows active service.
Hannibal had his cap us ; and these Pa.
Volunteers no doubt became victims of
similar enticements. It is hoped that a
regard for their gallant services in bat
tle may save their lives, though it can
not redeem their reputation.
Since the above was written, we learn
that the sentence passed upon Lieuts.
HARE, DUTTON and their confederates
has been approved by General BUTLER,
and that they were to have been execu
ted on the •25th tilt. It is said that no
sympathy was felt for,thembythe army.
Tbe fate of these young men, who both
exhibited distinguished eourage iu bat
tle, and received honorable mention in
the reports of their superior officers, is
a pregnant commentary on the demoral
izing influences of War.
(Lewis Cass when at the court of
France, wrote a book in which he lau
ded Louis Philippe to the skies. The
Whigs of France have expelled him and
his dynasty. The Whigs of the United
States will not be less Republican than
their ancient ally, and the expulsion of
one Louis will soon be followed by that
'of another. The banishment of Monar
chy in the one country, cannot otherwise
than be followed by the banishment
from government of Monarchists in the
' other. The NV hig feeling pervading
Europe will be responded to by that of
America.—Pius.
WE ARE soon to have a new edition
of CARS'S eulogy upon the "King and
Court of France," according to the Al
bany Journal. His letter to the Chicago
Convention will constitute the preface,
and his letter on Slavery the Appendix.
The frontispiece is to be composed of a
"Dough Face;" surrounded by a border
of snags, sand-bars and dilapidated har
bors.
ED —Louis Philippe has written to
Lamartine, that if he does not restore to
him a reasonable portion of the fortune
he accumulated while King, be will dis
grace or at least mortify the french na
tion, by opening a sausage factory at
Dover.
ED -The Buffaloe Republic, a radical
' democratic organ, runs up the name of
JOHN A. Dix for the Presidency—" no
lens volens" the Baltimore Convention.
7 -The Locofocos have had two Rat
ification meetings in Harrisburg—both
of them miserable failures.
PEACE.—The Mexican Senate has
concurred in the ratification of the trea
ty of Peace by a vote of '23 to 5.
vvnia- NATIONAL OONVZIN•
'PION.
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 1848
The elected representatives of the
Whigs of all sections of the Unidii
sembled at noon, in the upper saloon of
the great Museum Building. Such was
the excitement of the public on the tie ,
car•ion that at a very early hour in the
morning every avenue to the building
was densely thronged with people, and
the streets in the immediate vicinity
were absolutely impassable. Impatience
soon manifested itself in shouts and, at
length, when the audience doors were
opened, the galleries were filled to over
flowing in an astonishingly short space
of time. The arrangement of the floor
c►f the Convention was in admirable
taste, and reflected much credit upon
the Committee who had it in charge.—
The number of reporters, correspond
ents and editors in attendance was very
large, and every available seat was oc
cupied.
An elevated staging was erected mid
way on the north side of the room, some
four feet above the floor, and thereon
were the President and Secretaries.—
Above the platform was a large gilt
eagle, with flags elegantly draped there
from. The tables for the press were ar
ranged in front of the staging, and along
the north side of the saloon.
Henry White, of Pennsylvania, called
the Convention to order, and nominated
JOHN H. COLLIER, of New York, as tem
porary Chairman, which was confirmed
by acclamation.
Mr. Archer, of Virginia, moved that
the roll of delegates should be called.
Mr. Houston - , of Kentucky, moved
that Mr. James Harlan, of Ky., be ap-
pointed temporary Secretary, which was
adopted.
The Secretary proceeded to call the'
roll of delegates.
The President then remarked that
had been suggested that the Red'. Dr.
Brainerd who was present should be in
vited to address the Throne of Grace
and implore the guidance of Divine
wisdom, previous to proceeding to the
business of the day. Is it your wish,
gentlemen, that he should do so. fYes,
yes, yes.]
The Rev. gentleman then came for
ward and pronounced the following
prayer:
Almighty and ever-merciful God !—:
Thou that boldest in thy hand the desti
nies of nations, as well as individuals,
thy kingdom is a universal kingdom,
and thy dominion bath no end. Noth
ing is too vast for thy power, and noth
ing too minute to escape thy regard.—
We thank thee, 0 God, for the mercies
by which we are surrounded, for the
day and the place in which we have our
earthly being. We thank thee, 0 God,
for our civil and religious privileges ;
we bless thee that we are allowed to se
lect our own governors, and to appoint
those who are to rule over us. We bless
our Father in Heaven, that from a little
one, our country has become a great and
mighty nation ; that the prayer which
our fathers made to the God of nations
and of armies bath not been in vain.—
In all the perils of the past Thou host
protected us, and we have faith in Thee,
that the same Providence which bath
guarded our liberty and our institutions
in the time gone by, will protect them
I in ages yet to come.
0, God ! it is our prayer this morn
ing that thou wilt bless thy servants as
sembled here to take counsel in regard
to the rulers of this land. We bless
thee that thou bast preserved them as
individuals through the perils of their
journies. We bless thee, 0 God, for the
privilege afforded them to take their
own counsel according to their own
judgments, with none to molest or to
make them afraid. 0, God, wilt thou
rule over their deliberations, that all the
results may be for their honor, and for
the peace, the order and the happiness
of this great country.
We pray thee to bless their families
in their absence, to watch over and pro
tect those they have left behind, and to
restore them to their homes, their du
ties here discharged, laden with the
rich experience of thy goodness. Hear
our prayer, and accept and bless us
through Christ our Redeemer--Amen.
After which, Mr. John Sherman, of
Ohio, was appointed additional Secreta
ry, and Mr. Secretary Harlan proceeded
to call the roll.
\Viten Texas was called for, Mr. Con
rad, of La., arose and stated that in case
the delegates from Texas were not pres
ent, the delegation from Louisiana were
empowered to cast the vote for Texas.
The following resolution was then off.
ered by T. Butler King, of Ga., and af
ter unsuccessful attempts to amend and
lay on the table, adopted.
Resolved, That the delegations from
each State select one of their number,
to compose a committee of States, to se
lect a President, Vice Presidents and
Secretaries of this Convention.
Mr. Secretary Harlan then proceeded
to call upon the delegations from the
several states, to appoint one of their
number, to meet in committee, for the
purpose of nominating officers for the
i Convention.
The committee was then appointed
and retired. On this committee thh
name of James F. Wray, of Texas, ap
peared.
Mr Fowler.—Mr. President; there is
a member on this committee which has
just retired, from Texas, that has no rep
resentative in this Convention, thEit has
no delegation Ott this floor. Whether
this State is to be represented by Louis
iana or not, is a question fur lila com-
Mateo on Credentials to inquire into.
I ivould therefore move that the name of
that member be withdrawn from that
committee.
[Cries of question on the adjourn
ment.]
The President.—Are the Convention
ready for the question on adjournment.
[Cries of no, no.] The question was
put and lost.
Mr. Fowler.— I move you Mr. Presi
dent that that name be withdrawn from
the roll of the committee: The question
hether Texas is to be represented by
Louisiana is still to be decided, therefore
the appointment of that member of the
committee was premature.
A debate here sprun g up. The chair
man interposed and decided that the mo•
tion is out of order, the committee being
already in session.
A motion to adjour was again made
by several members, some proposing 3
o'clock and others 4 o'cick. Five or
six gentlemen commenced debating time
question, when the President declared
the motion undebateable:
Mr. Sacket, of New York.—A motion
to odjourn to a particular time is debate
able.
Mr. Fowler made another motion for
a committee of thirteen on credentials,
which was not taken up.
A Member—ls a question on the hour
debateable"!
The President—l think it is best not
to debate it.— [Laughter.]
Mr. Archer of Va.—Mr. President,
parliamentary rules require that when
two hours arc named for adjournment,
the question shall be taken first on the
longest time.
The gentleman who proposed three
o'clock withdrew his motion, which was
followed by the withdrawal of the mo
tion for 4 o'clock.
On motion of Mr Franklin of Pa., the
rules of the House of Representatives
were adopted as n guide for the preser
vation of order in the Convention.
It was then moved that the Conven
tion adjourn to meet at three o'clock.
An amendment was offered to extend
the recess till 4. The amendment was
accepted. The motion was then put,
carried, and the convention stood ad
journed to 4. o'clack
AFTERNOON SESSION
The President called the Convention
to order at 4. o'clock.
T Butler King, ofGeorgia—Mr. Chair
man, I hold in my hand, sir, the report
of the committee, I propose the resolu
tion, which 1 will send to the Chair,
may be rend by the Sectetary The
Committee reported the following:
The Committee on the selection of of
ficers respectfully report, that the com
mittee met, all the members present,
and they unanimously resolved to rec
ommend to the Convention the follow
in gentlemen as officers thereof :
FOR PRESIDENT—Ex-Governor JOHN
M. MOREHEAD, of N: C.
This nomination was received with
loud applause, and unanimously confirm
ed.
The Chairman appointed Mr. KING, of
Geo and Mr. Fuller, of New York to con- ,
duct the President elect to the chair ;
which being done, Mr. MOREHEAD ad
dressed the delegates as follows :
. . _ .
Gentleman of the convention.—l do not
possess language adequate to express to
you my grateful feelings, and to return
to you my profound acknowledgments
for the .distinguished honor conferred
upon me by selecting me to presideover
the deliberations of this Convention. If,
gentlemen, I possessed qualifications,
either by experience or otherwise, for
the distinguished position— us I urn con- ,
scious I do not,—the obligation that
you have imposed upon me would be
far greater than they would deserve,
and therefore do I consider my indebt
edness to you, at this time, still the lar
ges 2.
The purpose for which you have as
sembled here from every part of the
land, uniting in common counsel and
deliberation, is that of bringing relief to
our common country, and devising and
executing such schemes as are necessa
ry to her prosperity and happiness. Or
der, wisdom and decorum should char
acterize our deliberations, and so sure
as we do, success will attend theta--
Applause.]
We should yield, fellow-citizens, on
this occasion, all our peasonal preferen
ces. Let us bring forward, for the good
of our common country, our united coun•
sels and our united wisdom. Let us
rear our standard with the full determi
nation to carry it on to victory. [Ap
plause.] All we have to do is to se
lect a standard bearer who will secure
the hearty co operation of all sections
of our country in the common cause of
our country's welfare. Let us have in
scribed upon our banner, "the prosper
ity of our country." [Applause.]
It has been asserted that " to the vic
tors belong the spoils." . Let us deter
mine that wo will be victors, and when
victorious, if spoils we must have, let
them he the redemption of our country
from her present embarrassed condition,
and replenishing her exhausted treasury,
ad restoring her lb that flourishing and
happy condition friim wliteli she has
fallen. Let us endeavor to !pread over
our land industry, peace, Old plenty,
which shall give to every !offerer ade
quate employment and remunerating
wages—which shall cause every sea to
be whitened with the sails of our com
merce—which shall make the produce
of teeming fields spread plenty over
our own land and enable our people to
extend to others that bounty which a
kind Providence has bestowed upon us.
[Great applause.]
Fellow Citizens: If our deliberations
are conducted with that ordef and love
of law which characterize the constitu,
cots who sent us here IVC shall have lit
tle cause. to fear for our eventual tri•
umph. [Applause.] And if our spoils
be such as I have de: c iced, spoils which
will bring prosperity to every door, and
cause the land to teem with the blessings
of a wise legislation and well directed
industry ; if, gentlemen, the results of
your deliberations shall be to restore to
our country peace, harmony and pros
perity ; to restore to the constitution its
violated rights arid powers; and ttf re•
store the administration of the laws of
our country to its pristine purit3i, if .
such should be the effects of your hat•.
monious deliberations and your patriotic
counsels, I shall deem it the proudest
legacy that 1 Can hequeath to my pos:
terity, that I had the honor to preside
over ; tharcouncil of, sages whose delib
erations produced these happy results:
[Great applause.]
The President stated that the next
question was on the adoption of the re
port of the ComMittee nominating Vice
Presidents and Secretaries.
VVe omit the list of names as sninter•
eating tootir readers.
Samuel J. Peters was on the list as a
Vice President, from Texas.
Mr. Stanton, of Ohio. I would take
occasion to inquire if the Vice Presi
dent for Texas resides in Texas. If be
does not I would request a division of
the question so that action may be ta
ken on all other Vice Presidents except
the gentleman for Texas.
After some debate, a division ,was
made and the Vice Presidents adopted,
Mr. Peters and all others.
Upon motion of Mr. Gentry, a com
mittee to inquire into the credentials of
delegates was then appointed, consisting
of one delegate from each state.
Mr. Baker, of Ohio-1 move that the
Convention adjourn to meet to-morrow
at 10 o'clock. [Cries of No, No ; 9
o'clock.] Very well, then, 9 o'clock.--
The motion was then put, and the Con
vention adjourned,
SECOND I:MY-MOANING SESSION.
The Convention reassernoled at 9
o'clock, and was called to order by the .
President, after which it was opened
with prayer by the Rev. A:NTIIONY AT.
wool), of the Methodist Church, who el
oquently invoked the protection and
guidance of the All-Wise, upon the de
liberations of the body, after wiiios the
minutes of the previous day were'read,
and approved, with some unimportant
amendments.
The list of delegates was then called,
at the suggestion of the Peesident, who
desired those not entitled - to vote to
withdraw from the seats of the body,
that.those entitled to vote and take part
ill the business of the Convention, might
be more conveniently situated.
Mr. HARLAN, of Ky., then moved that
the address of the President, on taking
the chair, be entered upon the journal,
which was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT then repeated his sug
gestion, that the alternates present from
districts otherwise represented, should
withdraw front the seats upon the floor,
and also, where a single district had
more than one representative, that one
of the delegates should be chosen to
speak and act for the district.
Mr. MEREDITH, of la., said that while
Indiana had sent a large delegation to
this Convention and expected to be
heard, she asked only her 12 votes on
any question that might arise. It might
be that she had shown more zeal than
wistletn in sending so large a delegation,
but they asked and thought they had a
right to demand that their friends be
permitted to occupy seats with them
upon the floor, to consult and advise
with them. Indiana, although she had
sent here about 40 deleg'utes, expected
to be heard only by a single man from
each district, and he had no doubt oth ,
er delegations would act similarly. He .
made this statement, which had already ,
been made by his friend;the day be(ore,
in order to quiet the (ears of those gen
tletnen w•lno might possibly entertain a
diGrent view, and he trusted that no .
alternate would be required to leave the•
seats of the body. Should however,.
the Convention regard the matter in a
different light, then the del t egaes from
Indiana would withdraw; but he thought
there was no necessity fur such a step„;
Here an animated discussion ensued,
which continued till the Convention ad
journed.
AFTERNOON SRFRION
Upon the re-assembling of the Con
vention in the afternoon, the following
resolutionsOwere o ff ered and adopted , -
after much discussion : •
Resolved, That the Convention will,
at 15 minutes peat 6 o'clock, proceed to
the choice of candidates for the . offices
of President and Vice President of the
United States in the fallowing roannor,
viz:—
The authorized delegates from each