The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-02
GREAT MEETING on ME PEOPLE.


We copy from the Nashville Wing, the fol-
lowing notice of the meeting at Nashville 1t
acquires the more importance from the letters of
Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Clay, in relation to it:
cat ten o'clock, the immense procession moved
amidst the most deafening shouts ofthe multitude,
from the head of Broad street, through Spruce to
Spring, down Spring to Sumner, down Sumner
to Cedar, down Cedar to the Square, round the
Square to West College street, and through that
street to Walnut Grove. The Convention was
temporarily organized by DIR. Thomas r. Jen-
ming, the Chairman of the Nominating Commit
tee from the Stltes, who announced the follow
ing nominations for officers of the Convention:
For President,
HON. E. HFOsTER, of Tennessee.
Tice Presidents,
W. Mcpherson, Esq, of Arkansas, Hon. John
Gayle, of Alabama, S. A. Bowen, Esq. of Mis-
souri,, Carrot Duncan, Esq, of Kentucky, Hon.
Jas. Rucks, of Mississippi, John Hogan, of Illi-
nois, c. L. Ash, Esq, of Pennsylvania, P p.
Erkine, Esq, of Maryland, Hon B. Storer, OF
Ohio, A. C. Bullitt, of Louisiana, j. White, of
Indiana.
Secretaries,
w. Snethen, of Louisiana, r. Scott, of Penn
sylvania, C.. Scett, of Mississippi, c. C. Nor
we'll, of Tennessee, A. A. Hall, of Tennessee,
Arkansas, S. s. L'Hommedieu, of Ohio, J. r.
Blocker, of Alabama, J. H. Matheeyn, of IL
linois.
Afteran invocation ofthe Divine blessing from
the Rev.J w. OGDEN,
Mr.. Foster, the President Of the day, rose and
asked, why this vast and magnificent multitude2
Why this coming up from the valley and the
rivers, from the plains, from the hills and hol-
lows, from the counties near and the States afar
If Thav IL 4la RAIL- h.
before and round about him. They had come
together, because the mechanic arts had received
a severe blow, because commerce was PROSTATE,
because trade fourishes not, because industry
has not its reward! They were the great Grand
Jury OF the country, not a picked packed
Grand Jury, but an honest one that would rem
der verdict the thunder whereof would peal
through the whole length and breadth of the
land and stop not until it reached the White
House at Washington, and cause its presiding
iamate to cry out even in his midnight dreams,
like the Roman Chief, for the power which he
has lost, through his presumptive and over-leap-
ing ambition-unhl indeed, it caused him to cry
QUITO Chapman to eTos0 with more vehemence
and terror than ever.
MIR. Foster said he had been an old Jackson
man--but he had turned his coat inside out
though not single principle had he abandoned
mo, not one. He had no master but his God
and the People. To the will of the people he
would bow in submission at all times, but not to
the dictation of the cohorts of modern denlocTG-
cy, who pronounce every man Federalist, no
matter how many battles he has fought in, who
refuses to support Martin Van Buren,. Why,
sir, said he, pointing to an old soldier Of the
Resolution, ON the speaking stand before him,
you fought CALAMITY and gloriously for your
Goun1y-you were Wing of '76, and you are a
Wing of 40-and yet they call you FedeTqlistt
Mr.. Foster referred to the sacrifice of Judge
Ul,Ao IL Il "a
Quarters He pointed to the fu1l-length and
very striking likeness of that departed sage,
which was borne aloft upon one of the banners
near the stand, and bore testimony to his many
sterling virtues, to his Roman frmness, to his
intelligence, to his stern honesty and goodness
Of heart, and then called upon the vast multi
tuds there assembled to remember Hugh Law
son White, and those through whose instrument
atty Tennessee aye, the whole country, has been
deprived of continuation of his most valuable
services. Great, he proclaimed him TO have beenl
Not great like Cesar, with his hands drenched
in bloed-but great in the councils of the Ma
tion, great in his virtues, great in his honesty
and purity of heart.
Mr.. Foster said, in his denunciations of De.
mocracy, he made no allusion to the rank and
6le of the party, but to those demagogues who
assume its lead. The rank and file were part
and parcel of the great body Of the peeple,
alike honest and sincere, and virtueus and up
right with the rank and file of the Wings. But
the leaders Of the Democracy weres generally
speaking, vastly different set of persons. They
claimed to be Democrats It was an old and
true provcrb that a man was best known by the
company he kept He asked who were the true
Republicans, and who the true FederaIists, He
referred, in glowing terms, to the many brilliant
services rendered 10 the Republican cause. when
Republicanism, as well as Federalism, meant
something, by his distinguished friend then pre-
sent, (pointing to Henry Clay! The very allu-
sien made the air resound with the grateful
shouts Of tsn thousand freemenD He asked if
that great statesman was not a true republican
The multitude shouted-Yes, he is. He asked
If that republicans colleague, also present,
Qomting to John j. Crittenden,) was not true
rose quickly upon the breeze. Well, theH, SAID
he, let US look. at the other side of the picture
Go with me to the Senate Chamber in the Capt.
toll, at w Washington, and behold Senator Bucha-
nan, fine looking gentleman, and leading De
mpcrat, 50 called He opposed the last war, and
was furious Federalist. To the left Of him.
behold Senator Wall, an old gentleman, dressed
in the very extreme of fashion, en- 1nilikaiye.-
He is q modern Democrat, but boasted in the
Senate il 1888, that he was Federalist So long
as Federalism was known by Its proper name
Now turn your eyes still further to the left and
behold my cousin Of Buckingham, Senator Hub
bard, modern Democrat, who was SO violent
Federalist during the last war that he got up 4
meeting to send Delegates from his section OF N.
Hampshire to the Hartford Convention. Still
further on, you behold Senator Williams, of
Maine, great Van Buren, Democrat, but mo-
for1ous Eederaiist during the whole Of the last
waf But Democracy Of the present day made