Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-08-06

~ The respective delegations came down m
The ears, aud nearly filled three lengthy trans
TIER banners, &c. we're numerous We give
the Inscriptions on such as met our eye "No.
i, Frederick County TiPpceanoe Assoeiaiion-
we come 10 rescue the Constitution and 10 do
justice to the man Who is too medes, to do JUS
iicr 10 himself" No. ., Frederick County
TiPpeeanoe Associauon-The Log Cabin Can
didaie'" With the representation Of Log Cabin
THE Union Of the " hgs for the sake Of The
Union --TiPPecanoe Association; For our
Country We siand-William Henry Harrison.
our COuniry's hope" No. 7 "Middleiown Tip
Pecanoe Asscciaiion--oldy Virginia Meier Tire"
No 4. "Newtown Tippecsnoc Association
Our cause IS our counir'ys--our candidate the
American CinennsiuS--S;nke for Retrench-
ment aud Reform" with The device Of hand,
hammer, and arm. Col. J. S. Carson was Chief
Marshal, and Samuel Henebower, A S. It'd
ball. j. S banner, J. wilkcson, and NJ. k
Richards, Assistant Marshals to conduct the FIRE.
derrick delegations. Standard Bearer Of the
Newiown detachment, James Chipley. Names
Of the other standard bearers not obtained.
From Hampshire county. too, there re-
sPse,sbie delegation, under charge Of Gen. Angus
i X
/ inscribed upon IL, North Bend''-"Tippseanoc
For, Meis.. Thames, 4" eneirsled With two ehapiets
Of laurel leaves. VIM. Armstrong. Esq, and other
prominent gentlemen Of that county, NC reeoS-
nizrd In the delegation.
The Wings Of Hsrpe Perry and vicinity came
IN procession, With . full band Of Music, banners,
&c. nc. aud inside an imposing display. William
Anderson. jane, .Bro~n, and Colin Peter, land
perhaps other,) MarshAls.
| The Junior Wing. OF Iiarper,-Ferry, came 10
procession, With a minis,urs Log Cabin, Cannon,
Se-ha'ing on their banner; Though We are
boys, yet ~e admire William Henry Harrison, the
gallant Defender OF our Country"
And the Juvenile Spesrnen' Ia new uniformed
company and the Junior wings Of ChArIeGtown,
attended in procession, With banners, upon which
we're appropriate inscription "Train u, up IN the
way se should go,"S
There were rnsuy banners the ground With
out any thing by which could ascertain their pro-
per locality. The inscriptions on sone ~e give:
"Ihe Peoples Candidate, the Poor Man, Friend"
l-"hEf oRAi--We have luxury, and aVsriee, pub
lie debt, and opulenee'-"One more firc, Bows.
and the day is Capitalization aud Tyler. Down
With Buchanan and his policy. No reduction of VA
ge'. Liberal credit. Economy aud lndustry. -
"Ailfo Harrison. The Hero Who conquered. be
fore his bright banner his enemies fc- Strike
Tor R,trenehnsnt and Rcform''-Onc With the To-
somotivcs (cgs) OF n Sub-TreSsurer, With the e.
cures ~ g25 76s 20 In the centre, and surround,
Nth these inscriptions "leg ITeasury-No stand
'ng Army-No reduction Of Nages"-And others,
~ bearing significant mottos aud devices.
The number OF persons Who attended tho Fes,i-
val has been ,Arously estimated az from Eve 20
ien thousand. Eight thousand, however, will per
hAps come nearest correct estimste-a number
generally conceded to have been there. Ind-ed.
good esleuStOrs make it much higher
Asau evidence Of tue great humber OF persons
Who mus, have been there, will state on the au-
thori'y Of respectable gentleman Who undertook
the task Of counting, that, beside, the thousand.
Who came IN the cars, wagons and on foot, there
were n carriages aud 2,6IO horses In rrquisit,on
for the Conveyance Of others.
We omitted u state in the propsr plaee. that
Mr.. MurdAngh. Of Norfolk, the accomplished GEN
tIemsn Who heads the Wing Electoral Ticket Of
tai, State. was amongst the many distinguish.
ed individuals who attended the Festival tie, rs
did Gov. Pope, aud Mr.. Puts, delivered au a,!drcs,
in the Court-Iiouse on Wednesday evenipt--snd
st the reques,of largo number Of gentlemen. Who
were shut out BY the immense crowd at the festi.
val from hearing the speakers the stand retired
to smother part Of the grove on Thursday, ADD adj
dressed an attentive crowd in n speech of consider
able length, eicitng throughout the most enthusi-
Asi'e plaudi,s Of the company.
We fsT that ne have omitted TO notice many in.
eidehi' Of the day worthy Of record. " so, no
one should be surprised, for every one present on
the occasion can resdily conceive how difficult i,
must be to give full aud faithful narrative of such
ad-y. To have done so, We should have had TWEEN
y eys' and as nsny cars
hi' computed that there were upW ards Of thou
'snd ladies on the ground.