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New Hampshire Statesman And State Journal
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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A Whig State Convention in Raleigh, North Carolina, on the 4th instant nominated Henry Clay as the Whig candidate for President to succeed John Tyler. About 300 delegates attended from across the state. The U.S. Gazette expressed strong support for Clay's candidacy.
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The U. S. Gazette says in relation to this nomination, "Mr. Clay is therefore now in the field as the Whig candidate for the Presidency, and come weal come woe, his friends will nail his flag to the mast, and stand by it so long as a single plank of the ship in which they are embarked, shall float."
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Raleigh, N. C.
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On The 4th Inst.
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henry clay nominated as whig candidate for president
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A Whig State Convention was held with about 300 delegates from different parts of the State. Henry Clay was nominated as the Whig candidate for President to succeed John Tyler at the end of his present term. The U. S. Gazette commented on the nomination, affirming strong support from Clay's friends.