Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-05-18
r. T@E nml a~Ne w-mWHgw "A
and Reform

! ~. we "cuul awarded 10 tne gallant Octen'
uero hls country, by grateful country's highest
legislative assembly. On The reverse of the ban
ner Tie epgranatic sentence, "The Administra-
ton say, down with the wages OF the lnboring
men The laborug meu say, down with the Adj,
minisration'"
ELEVENTH. WARD.
TIE banner represented the Goddess of Liber.
" extending scroll TO Gen. Harrison and point
ing to. The capitol in the DISTANCE, Motto, The
American Cucihna,us.' On tife reverse 'Uarri-
son aud Tyler No reduction of wages,
TWELFTH WARD.
y" ''ie manner The appropriate picture OF a wea-
yer III llis lnom, and around the painting the quo
ta''on Down with the wages, says the Admins.
Walon-Down with the Administration, say The
! working Men. On The back Of the hammer was
Inscribed First Baltimore Tippecanoe Club llar-
rison aud Tyler
as the Procession moved ou through the city
ana stretched 0utA heightened line The array wns
most imposing. Such an Immense concourse
moving like an army with banners' never before
on Shc'i All occasion thronged our avenues while
,ron one end OF the mighty column 10 the other,
loud arclanaions ran, renewed from rank to rank,
ana nesieaklng the strong enthusiasm which pre-
VaAed IN every henrf. Baltimore street was one
long gallery of beauty. Innlnlerable white hnnd
Nerchieis waved by fair hands greeted each nd
vanclng pennon, aud TO the waving OF hnndkcr.
Chiefs and Ia SMILES, and bright glauces from the
windo.vsi uIu Houng,Whigs returned loud cheers
%uli ts'lllled hats. it maybe safely calculated
tl"t Tor every three rounds given for the Whig
cause genera W. dne was especially devoted to the
LIQ!es Of Baltimore. From Baltimore street
bridge The view of the coming procession was in
The highest degree striking AID gave very cosn-
prehensIve sight of the multitude inaslnuch rs |
rom Cove street to this, point the apeiiIie is per.
iecty straight while slight elevation The bridge
afforded commanding vieay of the whole dis |
lance westward. The wide tloroughfare of Bal |
tlnoreSireet viewed from that point, seemed welg
Gu ny sisolid mass OF men, and RIO .end could he
seen to the heightened column. The extent of
HE procession could not have Ieen less than two
miles, dnafGllinEin patoois SIN totem abreast.
Throughout the vi hole course OF The procession
as lar as the extremity pi'tlIe city, The nos cheer
ing demonstrations were given from windows,
duors, and crowded balconies. In several of the
streets hags AMI II oitos were SUSPENDED across,
and On one house in Market street Z. T. n splaii-
did oil printing OF Gen. Harrison was suspended
amidst patriotic decorations. The procession loud.
" cheer'd MS it passed.
IN catering the enclosed ground appropriated
'or 'he'nleeihg of the Convention, the procession
lphSsedlihrougl triumjiInl ARCH decorated wild.
iiaBs Lids spot, known us the Canton rnce course
is even and smooth, and covered with rich,
grassy swar. On The right of tie entrance saoa,l
LOG CABIN, constructed in;the Back woods siye,
I'VE crevIces between the logs beiug>weli plastareca
VAN cay, SLICK chimney. at each extremity and
ihe door well provided with II latch and The stfherI
OUTSIDE. Across the lawn at some distance Il rep
fresen' alton of Fort MEias appeared in the shape
iot fortress, with port holes and eails, and tsir-
itnouhtedby The National Flag wavug gallant i'm
pune breeze asgM which reqiirebEO great streuls
oi ihhcy to bring 10 mind the thought Of the mean
orabe day when the stars and the stripes floaed
over 10 einblenatcal structure, amid The smoke
ana ronr OF artillery and the shouts of brave mem
lighting vaiantIy. towards the Western end of
me ground pavilion ros", enclosng the trunk of
l"rse tree, above the top OF w,,icii assembled II
large flag staff bearing the breit banner of the u
Mon.
The invited guests, Distinguished Strangers,
Cergymel, Members, Of Congress, several Revo-
lullonnry Soldiers ando hers, were conducted to
one oil ne Platforms, over which fioaed 'the stars
and stripes Of liberty The other WINS reserved
for the President aud Officers sr the Convention
| The various delegations, with banners flying nNd
bands playing, ranged themselves around amidst
sane OF twenly-six guns from Fort Meigs~
While the extreme ofhhe procession was draw
ing near, The distinguished strangers on the plat
form were severay introduced to'tie assembled
multitude, and greeted with long and dcafenug
cheers.
| Among those who were thus particularly dis
tinguishcd, were Mr.. Henry Clay, Mr.. Webster
MIR. Preston, and MIR Crittenden, Of the U. 5. Sen
ate; Montgomery OF Penn. Grapeseof Ky. Gushing
OF Mass. Grcnnell of MY. Fond Of Ohio, Penrose
of Pennsyl unia Monroe of N. York, Hoffman,
G urtis, Granger, and Fillmore o. New York
Corwin ct Ohio, Jenifer of Maryland. tx. Gov.
Howard, Col. g. C. Washington, and some others.
! No, the least Interesting purt of this ceremony
was the Introduction 10 the Convention from the
rostrttu, Of Mr.. Ely, ofPhadelIaAsa soldier OF the
| Revolution, now in the S4th yesreof his age. AS
ts venerable man, wii!an energy arising out 0t
the enthusiasm of the OCCASION, barred his whiteh-
ed head TO the multitude in approval OF the cause
which they had assembled 10 promote, trlnn
piani shout of applause s,owslii!ow much they
valued the presence and appreciation OF their ho'i-
ny headed fellow citizen.
The Reverend Henry B. BascoR, of Kentucky,
then fcrveny and eloqnemtly addressed the
Throne of Divine Grace, after which The lion.
I Henry A. Wise, OF Virginia, introduced john d.
Thompson Esq. of Kentucky, The Chairman OF
the Committee OF Chair,nen eitlte several delesa'
tons represented, by whom the Convention was
called 80 order. Mr.. II. Oh behalf of the same
j Comtitoe then announced the following nomih"
atoms for President Vice Presidents and Secreta-
RES which nominations were agreed 10 10y aceIa
nation.
,, ?RESiD ENT,
, JOHN VI. MCMAHON, Maryland.
; VICE PRESIDENTS,
. W. WILLIS, Maine
J. w. EMORY, New Hampshire,
, r. BABCOCK, JR., Rhode Island,
= j.. ELDRIDGE, Connecticut,
: O. p. CFIANDLER.'Veraont,
: THOMAS E.SAWYERrN Hampshire,
ID. J.. KING, massachusetts,
(, !. N. REYNOLDS, New York,
y J. NJ. KEIM, Pennsylvania,
: CHARLES Fl. BLACK, Delaware,
ri WILLIAM TRICK, New Jersey,
= A. WILSON, Virginia
J. EDWARDS, Ohio,
j. H.'CROZIER, Tennessee,
n q. r. CLARk, Missouri,
= }. DILLETT. Alabama,
4 G MASON GRAHAM, Louisiana,
: }. n. WRIGHT Indiana,
, }. CONSTABLE, Illinois,
y j. r. GILLIAN, N. Carolina,
n THOMAS ALLEN, District Of Columbla,
:, F. NJ. ROBERTSON, Georgia,