Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-07-06

N4Nf EaNf NINtfAIfF ff aNtHNf aNt.'A " fAt'
sslscttu,a q ,i,c ,hzfFe II imicci'ny and Dc
spaiaas, whirh iho ieeS- IA. - III 'ohraP
,t,,.a an, vo,,i,f ,spilsf H. gestures, 800
were graceful sad fsli u eHcTy aa5 sitoE
bat !, vas The ssstlcr fsihor Than thr ~ ssacf
sl the spec "a. - hch was nssssi rSasils .ae 10
,hs thousands ufla heard H. " ablssisr-
~ esSrr ,uli Of soun1 arrumsn. fluctsing
senissa,cnl fufoe aDi clgpcnte. IL proved
han o. o. 4 man ~ YER snpeuot powers of
m,sf. still capable % hiling any pps, IN the
cir q ar Txcsfk. u was speech which
would haze adisd fanlc 20 = Preston, Web
sfxf on t-iAy indccd. oficn - VIC have
heard thosr distinguished orators speak. We
have never beard thsm deliver more eio-
s,usni sprrrh than that which gcn Harrison
delivered q, For Mcigs lidisspFs4nted irie,pd
and zoe. Tor whie hts friends knew the charge
of in,beciliiy against hiai 90 ~ false they were
many Of iiRm willing "a ronccsic that age had,
greatly hlun,e,l his energies but the speech
moved 10 them that. crea Is this admission
iley had dane lho Old hero injustice. and that
- Ear from becoming mentally or physically
insisccilc. vet he possesses mind as ful ~
strength and ,tgor a. that Of any statesman
living And his foes who heard him were
Disappointed because his speech gave the lie
direct 90 all their silc ISLANDERS. and would en-
ahle more than twenty FIVE Thousand witnesses
70 cas-, the We back into tic teeth Of the vile
slandefefs who should dare continue TO utter
u. Ia every toin, Of view this speech was
fortunate. II was highly creiiiablc 10 is au-
ihor--grotfsing 20 Isis Notwithstanding 20
his eiscmies--fortuna,c for the cause. II will
DO more 30 secure the election Of Gen Harri-
son than any single event which has happen-
ed--cscep,, perhaps, the slanAcrs OF the loco
foco press Nothing which the Wings can do.
will advance the good cause 50 rapidly as do
those SANDERS
After the General had concluded his speech,
the vast ,irong were delighted with a number
Of speeches from gentlemen from Ohio, New
York, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Connecticut,
Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Tom Ew-
ing was the principal speaker from Ohio.
Those who responded 10 the call from MichI-
gan. were, George y. Bates. who spoke brief
IL, but eloqneniy, Jacob NJ Howard who
spoke with that strength and power peculiarly
hts own, and our humble self, who did as well
~ we could, of course.
The speeches were intersperscd with songs,
In the choruscs Of many Of which. more than
ten thousand participated. The effect OF those
popular songs was ele the. While being
srng, perfect tumui, Of enthusiasm seemed
10 Pcwa1e III. entire mass u people present.
The speaking and singing was continued,
with a brief intermissiol for supper, until 10
o'clock az night, when tho Convention ADJOURN
cd siae die
The rcsiiu Of the hight, until late hour,
was occupied as mos, of the fore par, or the
evening had been, with the explosion Of fire.
works, prepared for the occasion The effect
was very brilliant, and added an additional
reason 90 the thousands before existing, why
the thanks Of the Union should be given TO the
indomiiable Wings of Pcrrysburgh for their
zeal and Industry in getting up the Conven-
ton, and for their generous hearted hospiiali-
" 10 lis members after il convened.
A. o'clock the next morning all the tents
werc struck, and. as the delegates mlrcLed
homeward, Fort Meigs was again left solitary.
Many an old soldier, however, before he LEFT,
dropped tear over tho graves of his brave
companions, whose bones siil lie buried there,
while all firmly resolved To labor industriously
IN do honor TO the man whose name is mo ),
closely associated with lis history.
While passing the lodgings Of the General,
preparatory to em5arkng, The Michigan dele
cation halted and gave the GA General three
cheers. lie Immediately acknowledged the
compliment in a brief speech, in which he
spoke OF the people Of Michigan in terms OF
the warmesi friendship Three cheers were
sgain given, when our delegation 10 The num-
her OF more than four thousand, prepared TO
embark.
As delegation after delegation left the docks
IN their respective boats, the farewell cheer
was given from the heart. All seemed To re.
grct 10 part 50 soon from a spot where so ma
ny new friendships were formed and so much
happiness enjoyed The General himself
having departed IN tn Sandusky for Cleye.
land, the Michigan delegation followed-beinp
the las, who left the docks,
The Adrian, and other southern county del
egations, To the number of nearly thousand,
landed at Toledo, and proceeded homeward
IN The cars. The Munfoe delegation, 10 the
number Of some 600 wen, home as they came,
by land while the delegates from the north
west, and centre, came home in the Wayne,
Ere, Macomb, Huron, Vance ami New Eng
land.
And thus terminated one Of the most splen.
did conventions ever held in the United States
The fact thar twenty-five thousand freemer
coo'd be induced 10 leave their homes and
travel hundreds Of mes-lnany OF them thro
The wiiderneSs-to attend a convention, i.
e'nphaticaily Illustrative Of the enthusiasm
"aioh Is up among the people, Such con
ren'ions, until now, have been unknown. II
was leit for this agc-for lsi0-to show %
The world what fec people are willing 10 do
when their cd1niry i 10 danger
THIS convention has been peculiarly benz.
hcial 10 Michigan. Her Character has been
hlaekcnea by the mos, infamous calumnies.-
The political integrity Of her cilisens has beei
lmPugned, mi their homes, pride humble1 b,
the provoking siniisaol, by mJms Of thei
dOuh'ing friends ahrnii. that Michigan was
doab,fal State We dem,ni, ia behalf OF he
POUR THOUSAND SONS who have offer
ei Up their vows upon the sicrel altar Of fee
dom AT Fort Meigs, thai this iaslli upon ihei