The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-28
THE "KEYST0NE STATE" IN MOTION.
E'cnnsy lynuiu spending through TWENTY
THOUSAND o: her Sons.
UNPRECEDENTED RALLY!


PENNSYLVANIA speaking through TWENTY
THOUSAND q: her SOUS.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania are now in
motion and are moving in solid mass. The
convention which assembled in Lancaster city on
the 9TH inst. is represented as "haying been the
largest gathering of the people, on similar occa
sion, ever held in America" The number est-
mated TO have been in attendance, is from 10000
to $4,000. The Lancaster lntclligCncer holds
the following language in reference to the con-
vcnton.
"The gathering of Wednesday last was
emphatically the rery largest political
asSembiage that ecer came together IN
the Union! 1t was old Pennsylvania
herself! 1t was her democracy in lis true,
natural, unadorned garb her steadlast
mechanics and farmers and workingmcn
were here, and there was not one eye
that did not flash with enthusiasm as the
word Of rich promise came rolling from
their lips. Every county spoke, through
her assembled delegates, in bold, unsha-
ken confidence, of the part which it in
tended to take next fall i'll behalf of our
eternal principles, and every delegate had
some especially glad tidings to add to the
glorious prospect. Nothing married the
harmony of the whole, but the great mass
moved on to It's goal with smiling faces
and laughing eyes, the blue wellin fairly
quivcring to the laundering shouts of a
free, harmonious, but insulted people,
God bless their honest hearts! the coun-
try is in no danger while they stand, like
a wall of fire. round its institutions and
its laws.
"The morning of the glorious Fifth
broke in upon clear sky, while the eX-
IRENE heat of the sun was tempered by a
delightful breeze from the north-wcst.---.
From until 10 o'clock in the morning
the delegates from the county and the
state by hundreds and by thousands, pour
ed in by carloads, by wagon-Ioads, in
gigs, carriages, sulkeys, carts, on horse
Back and on foot. We never saw such a
spectacle. 1t seemed like gathering of
the inmates of every hamlet in the com
monwealth, Every ten minutes an en-
cine with its immense cargo of human
bengs--their gay banners floating from
the cars, and their thrilling music pealing
aloud the note of triumph--came snoring
and putting, under its extra weight, to the
depot. Thrteen atrains from one section
of the state lone are estimated to have
arrived, each ono made up of fifteen OF
twenty cars, andeach car capable of hold
ing sixty or eighty passengers. The pop.
nlation of Philadelphia, Chester, Della
ware and Montgomery seemed to be ali
here. The avocations of life seemed tc
have been laid aside for the day, and ev.
cry democrat to have reused to the work
From Lebanon, Northampton, Berks
Cumberland and other counties, the dele
gates came i'll carriages mere than two
hundred alone came, by this means, from
Lebanon. While from York, Adams
Franklin, Dauphin. the river counties
the counties to the north and northwest
the representation was countless--it def
ed human ingenuity to master. Like tn
unnumbcred masses that followed the for
tunes OF Peter the Hermit to leave thei
bones bleaching on the plains of Nice
Though animated by a different and les
infatuated zeal, they were bent to achiev
one end-to compass one triumph-t
overthrow one enemy.
each valley, each sequcstcrcd glen,
Mustered its little horde of men,
They met MS torrents from the height
In highland wales their streams unite,
Still gathering, as they pour along,
voice more loud, tide more strong.'
"From winding glen, from upland brown,
They pour each hardy tenant down."
"The procession was between two an
three miles long, formed in platoons G
eight, and consumed precisely one hou
in passing. There were in proccssio