Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-08-08
Another forty Founder froIh
Missouri. |,
5000 FREEMEN IN CONVENTION.

we learn from the STUNT LOUIS papers, that, al
though the weather for several days previous to the
dov nr ,,ap,i,,, o,o, ,or, ,,C,o.obI FIVE
% i,or-Stvr y o'''''.,Do'e' ,,,-
nv ga VI '''e HcPuo'can' o' Nortnerh MIS-
souri, assembled at Hannibal on the 2Sth and 20h
ult. The Missouri Republican and Bulletin give
plowinp sketches IF ,be ,neo,ir, We ov,r,c, tho
cr,,,,;. s.. Il, p,,.e
'e ''''" '''' Nv p"''''o"'
THE HANNIBAL WING CONVENTION
The 2s,h md 2e,b Instant, u.ra ,,o nrond d,vs
for Hannibal and still nrnuder far tho ivbirs md
the cause of Reform Prior In tho Convont;nn o,v
nr to its spproy,pattnn 10 the election only f,pr
doys intervepinr between them, ho conditinn of tho
weather ana other causes we we're nren,rel 70 see
s,nsi goth.rip, cn,,rnr ad viii, ,ro as.or,hlr
VIC have witnessed at other places durina the nres.
cnt canvass But we were most green bjv and com
plctely disappointed. Notwithstanding nil The nd
verse circumstances, and the heavy rains of the
night previous. the WhrS of Northern Missouri
poured in by hundreds mill the haan vas s,vellad
to thousands. In St. Louis, at first, there was
good deal Jf disposition not to attend Manv
thought it unnecessary; and benp so near the cleo
ton, they believed it would be but a small nfair
However, when the time for leaving arrived. yerv
respectable delegation, numbering about one hun
dred and twenty, left for Ialniba the larper nor
ton Of them on the steamboat RoSalie the others
on the Tipperanoe We went in comnany with
that portion of the delegation which took pa sage
on the Resale.
The delegation LEFT the wharf at 81. Louis about
10 NJ Of Monday, and in due inc arrived at Alton
Here we were received by large crowd assembled
on the wharf who made the wekn ring with shouts
Of cordial welcome. The crowd having learned
that II. 5. Geyer, Esq. of this city was on board.
called for him Mr. &. responded 10 the call, and
| delivered brief address from the guards of the
boat. Here We TOOK board Mr.. Hogan Of ILL.,
nos.
During the night the boats, owing to the low
stage Ut water, tie darkness wind and heavy rains
! we're greatly retarded A large decoration had
! assembled at R4ilev'S landing and expected TO 90
| up BY the ROsae but owing to the darkness and
the bar in front of the landing She could not take
them on.
We reached Clorlsyills nb,ut 3av lirht. and tlor,
took on board d,'cration from ,ha. 1art of Pile
IF s....t -, a,g4,,d 4, Iouisi,n, snnfber doinr.
zion from ,i. s,~,a ,o,,.v more numerous than the
irst came .,- f,,,d AtSmiti'S LANDING SRv.r;o,
.nl o,t,r ,",;n,s n,b.r le,e1,,;nns rrnn pho ma
roiI. ,.o,. ~, bnnrd md bv rho limo va arriyaG
a.. Hannibal. wo Ind m hoard risinr oF fonr
bu.drad
| Annroorhing Hannibal tho scono was rheorip,,
Tho .iora IVA. E,od h., n Jorsa n,oos ~ noo-I, a.,
| ,nrd;np its yybola lenG,h. With H,rs fvinr music
pl,vinG. and cannon rnarinq, nrocIaiminr the ror
| iii ,,,I, ,.I;t, a,'itaJ ~ n, ,bo h,nl-,,i
vino rrn,,Jal ,%o hanks. several lundrei ladin,
,ra.a,, l., ,,rri,,s aud M tho dn,-. and yv;r,1,v
n ,a 20 Ike Sane i,s r,oS, Lri,Ii,r,
md oLoo-;,,,. go,
! rba loIa-,o.:n I,,lod ,b,r, % ~ md r...o
:. ,,,, W. * C,Iif UarsL,I N- r Kne,nla ,5n.,
~. ,St;ar ,InryI.I &c ~, Cn,ya,,;nr |, W.T.,
r. 'o,n'',naI ,boo, in n yarv h,nny ard nr',r,.
49, $50 -, ~ 49, n ~.
hLarc &c ~ Iara-atip, rrba p;ko cornt,.
j.raa,';na raxt fHrmoS h., ,hoir Chef NorSb,i
vi It r,t I'D rooaiad ~ IL, r,,,or ~,
~" TG'' a'd -asonnGad IN he q por,o
| r.
ooss;o, .os tho, f,rr,oa IF tho ss,sro, ds,.
,r,tinns booded hy tho snldiers of tho Revolution
"a ~. ,olIio Of ,l,, last IN ali apou sIx,y,
,vith nm onnronriate fac borne BY an old soldier
Next cnno The ST. Louis DELEGATION with their
hammers AZ these have been heretofore described
!, is unnecessary TO rive further descriptions more
Than TO remark iha, the large banner presented to
the St. Louis delegation at Rucheport, by the
WhigS of Laf,yette county held the mos. c3nspic-
uous place
Following St Louis came the delegation from
Pike. now greatly increased in numbers BY a large
delegation which had come in BY land. In this del
cgation there were a number Of banners, of whicl
we remember the following ONLY:
l,t. The National flag, inscribed on the one side
Pike Delegation" and on the reverse, "Harrson
TYLER and Reform"
ID A banner inscribed Pike Delegaion"-
Old Pike will sustain the honor of her name"
} 3D. A banner made of domestic manufacture
linen and bearing this significant motto: "Od Pkt
is not vet ready for the collar" al,udng to the re-
cent efforts of collar Boon, late Of Indiana; as h
has been often STYLED, to rcvolu'iOniZe the county
Underneath. the inscriptions "Grea! Revolution il
the Old Dominion"
7 4'h A flag. stars and stripes, inscribed. "Wm
II Harrison the Peoples choce'--on the reverse
mo prescription for opinions sake"
i, 9th. A banner inscribed 'Sutfrs ges aud testimn
ny of white men"-on the reverse. "Haryison