Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-09-17

The Ohio delegates bore banner exhibiting 4
as q device the log cabin and bubkcye tree.
with the uotto, "The country will rest III
peace under the Shade Of the buckeye
The Young State of Michigan was fully rep
resented. There were ulso bodies from
Georgia and Mississippi, with handsome ban
ners.
The delegation from Maine was large ana
respectable. At It's head was borne ban
ncr With the arms Of the state, exhibiting me
motto "Drigv" ihad Another banner
near IL displayed a scene from the wild iorcs'
scenery Of the state, with It's bright SILVER
star rising above the mountains tho motto
TO this device being 4" The Siur OF the East,
while General llarrison's pnDe appeared III
conspicuous lctiors above IL. Both OF these
standards were executed with great care
aud good taste. A great number OF dele
gates appeared from tins state, aud the spirit
they displayed afforded great ground for en-
couraglng aniiclpaiions OF the result Oi their
II approaching election.
The Wings Of New Hampshire followed.
Il Besides the coat Of arms of the state, which
were elegantly represented, large number
| of ingenIously devised banners graced the
ranks Of the very full delegation. One oi
| these under an embcmallcal device bore the
encouraging motto borrowed from the well
known words of General Miller, Nav
Hampshire She'll try" The Portsmouth
and Nashua delegations were very large and
bore beautiful banners. =
II The recent highly gratifying triumph in
X Vermont gave particular interest 10 the dele
CATION from that State. This consisted OF u
large body OF men, each Of whom wore as u
badge sprig OF evergreen as token oi
their attachment Ia their native mountains
No part of the procession presented more
gratifying appearance than this. The vari-
ous banners spoke the cXultaton which The
/ Wings Of the state feel in their recent veto.
ry, and the universal feeling Of the specta.
tors was one of sympathy with them ut the
result Of their putrlotic eXeriioDs.
II The delegation from Rhode Island was
probably larger in proportion to the size OF
tho state than any other but that OF Massa-
chusctts. Several Of the towns had separate
banners, bearing generally some local allu.
sion. The Providence delegation, consisting
IN part of the Providence Tippecnnoc Club
was very large, aud by the variety OF it,
banners attracted great deal of attention
II The delegation of Connecticut bore q
banner bearing the inscription, We mnrcl
under no banner but the Constitution, We
own no sovereign but the peoples will."-
II A large delegation from New Haven bore q
standard, the motto on which was, Al
ready y the Students of Yale College VIII,
attended The Convention, marching together
bore a banner with the name Of iha, insiitu
lon upon IT. The citizens of Hartford car.
red a representation OF the charter oak.
II Next followed the delegations from differ
cnt parts of our own commonwealth. A
| the head of tins part of the procession wcr,
The banners Of Lexington aud Bunker Hill
which were Immediately followed by the nu
Incrous delegation from the county oi Essex
those of the several towns bearing :hcir res
| pcstivc banners, many Of which were hand
some, with appropriate and SNOWY dcvlces
aud mOttos. Among their insignia was &
neat fuIl.r'ggcd ship, borne ON light wagon
aud drawn by PAIR ot horses. Another wa,
leather flag, of the size and form ot tn,
hide, with appropriate inscriptions. AZ tli,
head Of the Lynn delegation was earring.
IN the form OF lady 5 shoe, ofihc dimension,
of an omnibus, carrying - or 20 men. Thi,
delegation bore number Of banners with
/ significant inscriptions. Among the conspic
|, uous banners of this county were those U
Gloucester, Marblchead, Rowlcy, Wcnhan,
Beverly and Amcsbury. On one Of thcs.
was the device OF u balance, in which Martin
Van Buren, was placed in one scale, md
Il puLlic opinion III the other. The former wa,
mounting very high, to the dIs,nay of those
about Inn. Another was view OF Sal,
River, with n number Of inscriptions.
II Worcester county followed. Aiming the
more remarkable banners was that Of il,,
town OF Leomlnstcr, exhibiting on one sd0 d
portrait Of General Harrison, wul, an appro
pirate motto; and on the reverse n picture q
GeLcral Jackson bearing Mr.. Van Buren, o.,
his shoulders. The town of Grafton bore q
well executed portrait of the President, will
The motto, ave will not have this man I,
rule over u.s." Almost every town IN Wor
cestcr was represented.
The other counties followed in the ordcu
which had been arranged. We canuoi Civ,
a particular account of the symbols which
they used to illustrate their zeal in the cause
Of reform. A very few instances must suf
licc. The motto, "Thcre is no pressure n,
which an honest inan would complain" illus
traicd drawing OF Mr.. Van Buren,, exposed
10 The action of cider press. The plymouth,
delegation, which was very strong, bore u
representation Of the landing ut Plymouth
Dec. s2, 1920. The inscription on the Co
hasset banner was, "Whigs VI CoIassct-
finn as her own rocks" A nulnhcr of BOYS
from Salem bore the motto, "Grcat oaks
from little acorns grow" The Concord del.
egation drew along an immense ball, inscrib
ed on which were The names Of remarkable
battles IN the revolutionary and late wars
The Bristol County delegation was attended
by beautiful whale boat, napned by cxpe.
renced scamcn from the sea port towns of
that county. The appurtenances Of the boat
were perfect throughout. For the following
particulars relative to this boat, we are in.
debled to the Nantucket Enquirer: II was
manned by experienced whslemen from
Nantucket, New Bedford, Fairhavcn, and
Marlla's Vineyard, and was one Of the mos,
beautiful models Of this kind of Graf, ,ba,
ever assolled monster on sea or land. II
was supplied with every description of gear
tor The pursuit which it represents, from The
harpoon that is launched in the oDse, of The
strife 10 the woif that announces the con.
quest. The boat was commanded by Can't.
Benjamin Worth, now upwards of 10 years
OF age aud hale, hearty, veteran Wnlo
OF The old school, who has probably sailed
the salt sea ocean for u greater length o,
time, and over greater extent OF space than
any man living.
Tins whale boat was magnificent affair
II was manned by experienced scn Captains
Il Among w whuu worn IN, IrIln,y,nu.