Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-12-15
For Hs nna-rrl.
Fer tHs Democrat.
THE GREAT STATE RIGHTS WIG
AEETINGuI


Court House % SaiaiI,y last, have no deub,
you would ike to hear I,w tho thing went ar; /
viii therefore try 10 give you fint idea ola scene
that beggars description, a,l Of nh,h was a
spectator.
During tho whole week previ,us to me affair,
all the corners Of the streets were 70 crowded with
balls Of the most ample dimensions md -four shed
borders, on which was inscribed "Wijgs ai,end,''
&c. &c. and which any one who d.l observe
closely, from ther fantastic appearance, might
mistake lof notice OF a rarHiRi st0s, Dat was
expected 10 arrive Bul even those Who s.ould
think so, would not be 50 much mistaken alieiall,
for the only mistake would br, that in place Of ne
animals being expected u aGye, We have then
permanently located and as motley political sci
rs there IS in any Hing .neaagsiis belonging to
any little town this side OF Mason 8 Dixon's lne.
Although examined the contents Of the alofe-
SAID bills when they FIRST made their appearance |
entirely forgot before the close of the week, that
Saturday was the suspicious day, so pregnant
with the fate Of the GREAT WIG CON-
NENTI0N | was sitting leisury in tho Office
ola friend, about ths hour Of eleven o'clock, A..
NJ. on that day. conyorslng with him on matters
and things IN general, when, 10 such a ringing Of
bells as met our astonshed ears Yes, there
was Lisingston's bell, Brackcn's bell, Jones bell
tho irec-schoo bell, aud n church bell, all ringing
at one and tho same lime; any one who heard
can never forget, for il perfectly astonishcd the
natives! My friend, like myself bad forgotten
all about che meeting, 50 lha, the ungodly sound
took US all aback | VIC both rauscd for some sec
onds after il commemorative broke silence first
by saying, What's tho maltcr--insuuecto or
fire Fire, fire, suys let's see where it is; with
that wc both rushed lnio The street, no, waiting
even for err hats; when IN The middle Of it, we
looked up and down, saw no SMOKE = no fire.
What the d. can il moan said my lrend I'm
stumpcd, was my reply As | made tins remark,
tall ganl looking man, who has reiy open
couaienaaos and who speaks with kind Of
drawl, say. come along Uncle Kyo, and hear our
talk at the Courl House. Oh ID your lab.
benng, says Uncle kye, I've bad too much oft
This brought me TO my senses the great whig
meeting burst upon my recollection; We got back
TO the office, as soon as the nature of the case
would admit After talking aud laughing over
Our mistake, and the awkward figure we must have
eut in the street, for some half an hour, propos.
cd walk to the Court House. When we arriy.
cd at the front door, wc found It blocked up with |
bunch OF blank looking customers This must
he an in,,,AS..~o tag observed I, fiut, tilv I
rdrd appearance let's try to gel 10 At the back
door, rs by this means, we will avoid interruntnr
tho conversation OF these gentlemen, who were |
evidently saying something reJy interesting, from
the low tone IN which il was communicated and
the outstTeiched nCcks of the listeners When NO
got to the rear OF the house, we found no d1icul.
~ in approaching the door on that alde, but when |
we arrived at the threshold, what wM Dur astoniSh
lnonl to find the inside Of tho house full guess of
what; no more or less than emptiness, save
squad Of five or six in a corner, holding caucus,
aud Just as many inside the front door, as could |
be kept comfortable by the rays the sun admitted |
through il. We sauutorcd abtal some timc and
began to feel like quitting the place, whcu one Of
the en"e"s squad IN the corner, asked long slim
chap whose height not only rendered him more
conspicuous, but got him more Of the sunshine
at the door than any Of The crowd about--Afc
they come yet! No was the rcply but see
MIR. Sn,pes, one Of the committee Of five we sent
10 gather them, coming; rs he made this remark,
heard some thee or four voices outside tho door,
ask N one and tho Same time, Arc they coming
What's keeping theml Oh, d--n them, SAYS
Snlpcs, don't believe they caro- much about il
no how ;Snooks said he'd come, and Blldle
sad he'd come after while. Is not this too bad |
says one lar day, no excuse in the world -
Whit Will the Democrat suyl Well, | told you
so, and after all, you'd ring those bells, which is
enough to mako the meeting ridiculous any how,
II tho party did turn out. After some more spar
ring between these worthless about ringing the
bells, heard printers devil say, never mind, our
paper will make q big crowd out Of this any how.
Whether tho remarks Of the devil the time Of day,
or tho peculiar feeling Of the gentlcmons gastric
regions, induced one Of tho caucus squad to make
the following remarks ! am unable to say; he,
however spoke as follows, first pulling out his
watch and holding il to public view. Gentlemen,
it Is now twelve O'Clock, which is one hour after
the appoiated time let's organize the meeting.
With that, The vast multitude poured into the house,
aad Whist they were settling proliminaries, was
lndnslrously employed in forming an estimate Of
the probable number and variety Of the political
hues OF this immense concourso After close OBJ
seryaiIon and calculations, found them to consist
Of TdrihhcS, inieraal Enforcement men Bankiles
and occasionally stray .NulGfer. From aecu-
rate calculation, ascellaincd the number TO be
torly-seren, and tall, bul almighty slim lawyer,
who wears pretty broad brmmed hat, and who
could not get any insurance office IN tho Union 10
take the risk on his understandings, who, if you
viii count. makes forty eight, all told
Alter had done making tho computation Of the
numerical strength Of chs vast assomblage my
attention was attracted by the mounting Of thee
men on nj elevated place AZ the east end Of the
house, allotted during the session of the court, Ia
the Judges. From tho great concoulso Of peo-
np and tia COusaouent nnphI ohnnt az The mass
could not get a sufficiently fair look at these
men, from where was standing, 10 say who or O
wha, political stripe they werei and rs natural
ly have d curiosity TO see how men look when ii
high places, hustled through The crocd, until
obtained situation that gave INC full Wow Of til,
three Presidents, :. sitting uIoil ia awful state