The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-02-29
THE ENTHUSIASM OF THE DEMOCRACY.
The Convention described below was the largest
ever known on the Continent Of North America.

The Convention described below was the largest
ever known on the Continent Of North America.
From the Ohio Stale Journal Of Feb "a.
THE GLORIOUS TWENTY-SECON
The twenty -second of February lS40 has come
and gone, but its glorious recoections its moral
sublimity, its triumphal display, abide with us. 1t
was the proudest day that Ohio ever saw. More
friendship around The Altar Of American Liberty.
Upon that Altar common offering was made OF all
dsuniting and disiracting influences The shout
went up, and the song resounded:
"HARRIsoN AND TYLER, FOREVER"
AND
HUzzA FOR Tom CoRwIN!"
We have been asked to describe the operations
and display of the Convention. II is impossible for
as to comply. On Thursday evening, we took our
stand the angle of the National Road, Just where
IL breaks from Columbus to the east Far as the
eve could stretch into the distance we the dense
and unin,ermited stream fthe real Democracy pour
ing onwards. On flowed The stream Of human be-
ings-countless and descriptioness Our tablets were
ready, pencil was newly pointed-but, the task
Of description was beyond the power Of mere NOR
tally Banners, flags and escu,cheons, and mot
toes and all the grand gala of patriotism swept by us
like the magic transitions of drama Onward
poured the stream-and we said, in our heart, this
may be rELT-bu 10 DESCRIBE it requires the compre-
henson and the ubiquty OF something greater than
human intellect. The mass moved on, and our la
bets were rejected. One magnificent band of mu-
sic, (from Newark, we believe,) Just as il wheeled
into High street, struck up the Marseilles Hymn
That was enough-no man, who has music IN his
soul can bend his Find 10 dull description while
that air is falling on his ear.
The next morning (Friday) was one OF rich and
Joyous beauty. The sun was shining in clear and
gorgeous sky. A thousand delegates from Ross and
Pike and Jackson we're vending their way into the
centre of Columbus. From the West another column
was advancing on the National Road. From the
North came the Jolly Yankees preceded by full
Lr.- t..k. ANA rsa tAuI
who seemed TO be at home with his Cleveland ac-
quainlances, however much he may have suffered
from the ISLANDERS OF the PATENT DEMOCRACY of the
Ohio House OF Representatives At this moment.
the city Of Columbus presented one dense crowd OF
men. The military corps were unobtrusively filing
out through the lanes and alleys, TO find ewsquare
feet of vacant ground which TO practice their evo-
lulions. Splendid banners waved over all the prin-
cpal hotels. More than twenty bands OF music, in
richly ornamened cars, we're vending their cautious
way amongst the crowd, ningng to the breeze strains
OF triumph that caused the heart OF the patriot TO
leap with Joy. There was one banner, whose de-
vice no one, who il, forget. 1t represented
the Farmer Of North Bend, with his plough and
team halted in the midway furrow, RECALLING himself
with cup Of his tavore hard cider. Wherever
that banner moved, thousand throats gave manly
testimony 10 its fidelity and the righteousness OF its
artist.
section Of the crowd, about midday, assembled
near the northwest angle OF the State House Square,
and was addressed by Messrs. Murphy, Ewing, and
others, in terms Of glowing eloquence Next morn
ing the clouds had usurpcd the sky, and the rain de-
scended in torrents. Nothing dauned. the friends of
Harrison and Tyler filed into the grand procession,
and celebrated the one hundred and eighth birth day
Of Washington, by declaring, in the face OF high
Heaven that they would longer be the slaves and
serCs of Van Buren,
We ought to have mentioned the fact, that mag
nifcent illumination got up on Friday evening,
which lasted for two hours-and we ought, also, TO
STATE that the ladies Of Columbus were amongst the
on m getting this brilliant Dapeant
But, these and thousand other matters, must be
left TO the imagination. 1t was season of glory
an epoch in the civic history of Ohio, unparalleled
| scene that may be fancied, but not painted