The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-12

JuHN JUL iCtV.
Geaiicme2: The great day of the Wings has
passed-the canoes, carts and log cabins, banners,
devices, boys, girls, men, women and Children
vanished All again is comparatively quiet and,
astonishing as it may seem, there are some of the
wicked Loco-focos yet in the land OF the living.
The Wing boys of all oses from ten years old
to sixty, who paradod IN the procession on the 4th
of June have had rare sport during the great car
nival. They have had dancing and fdding-
songs and 5tories some pretty good speeches of
their kiad, and great many POOR ones OF all kinds
Tbey have had hard cider 10 drink and ginger
bread to eat:-mint Julcps, champaign, and old
whskey have flowed in torrents down the Threats
of the patriotic Harrison men; and wine and was
sail, shouts, huzzas, trumpets, drums, cannon,
sky-rockets, and everything that the ingenuity OF
the Wings could invent, to excite the passions
drown the voice of reason, misead the ignorant,
decei. g, the unwary and dazzle the understanding,
have been the order of the day. Calm, sober
thinking men have been COMPOUNDED at the I'M
parralleed cxertions of the leaders and prime
movers of this humbug convention, to drive reason
from her throne, and to mislead the people. And
do you ask how this is to endl what will be the
result of all this parade and show! whether an
intelligent and patriotic people can be led astray
by all this glare, and drawn into the support of
man and party who have no principles in COM
mon with the principles of democracy and reasonl
will answer they cannot. All will end well.
This excitement will subsde, and the 'sober
second thought of a sober people will discover
nothing in it to convince the understanding or
to satisfy the judgment
The Dcmocracy--and there are hundreds of
the bone and sinew of our land in attendance up
on the United States Circuit Court and the State
Supreme Courts,-are all alive and in the highest
spirits. They have been witnesses of the scenes
of the 4th of June, and they will carry home with
them the high hopes which the folly of the Wings
have INSPIRED, and will tell the peoplc--the real
Jwcllers in log-cabins--that their liberties arc in
danger; that there is coalition OF all the unholy
and disorganizing factions of our country formed
to overthrow the democratic party, and with them
destroy that fabric which they have toiled since
tho days of Jefferson, TO erect; that there is an on
ganized determination IN he Wing party TO SIP
press all Inquiries TO declaue no principles, 10 per-
mil no answers 10 be girea TO tie iatG7qgaioies Of
a free people ,cho hare a right to PROFOUND hem
10 pwpoSeIy keep them IN ignorance cfhieir poicy
aud their schemes, and 70 move upon the passions,
the prcudccs, the fears and the cupidity of every
and all classes, and ovcrturn by storm the demo-
cratic party.
There was meeting of the Democrats from
the different parts of the State, casually assem-
blcd on business and by accident in Springfield,
a, the second Presbyterian church on Thursday
evening, and a committee appointed to prepare
and draft resolutions and an address to the Demo-
cratic party, setting forth their views and princi-
PIES and to present them at an adjourned meet
ing at the same place on the next evening.
On assembling at the adjourned meeting the
house was crowded with enthusiastic democrats,
who were ready and willing to do battle in the
good cause. The address ard resolutions were
read by Judge Smith Of Chicago, in loud and
distinct voice, and We're adopted with ucclamaton
After their adoption Col. Gaewood Of Gallatin
county and Stephen A. Douglass, Esq. Of Spring
field. addressed the meeting in strains of eloquence
and patriotism which fred every bosom with zeal
and which called down thunder after thunder Of
applause.
The resolutions and Address are TO be publish
cd in all the Democratic papers that can convent
entity do so, and also ten thousand copies in
pamphlet form, for distribution throughout the
State.
You will doubtless see flaming accounts in the
Wing papers, of the Convention, the enthusiasm
which pervaded their ranks, and, from what have
heard here, statements in regard 10 the number
assembled, have no doubt will be made, which
will far exceed the truth.
II is impossible to calculate with any certainty
how many there were assembled in Springfield OF
all partics---but tho number in the procession was
counted by five different persons (myseli among
the numbcr) at five different points, without pre-
concert, and the five counts did not vsry four
hundred; and the highsstcouni (Which wasmnc)
including men, women and children--,and there
were hundreds Of the two latter,---was Just 1906,
But this is Of no consequence, only SO far as ii
COOS to counterfeit pisshtemcnts. for had there