Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-05-14
BALTIMORE CONVENTION;

paper, to enter into detail of the various interest
ing proceedings at this grand Convention of the
People. The American Sentinel an adminstra-
ton paper, states, that "History mentions no such
gathering of the People, since that in the Camp
de Mars, to swear to the Constitution" From all
accounts, it must indeed have been a most thrill
ing demonstration in favor of "HARRlSON
AND REFORM"
The numbers present, of Delegates, exclusive
of Spectators, must have been considerably mo
than TWENTY THOUSAND. More than
One thousand delegates went from Massachu-
sets? Pennsylvania and Maryland three thous-
and each; and others in a similar proportion. At
ter the Hotels were all filed the Wings of Balti-
more threw open their Houses, and a committee
of reception directed delegates from abroad to
"ffee quarters"
The Maine Delegation was quite respectable
as to numbers, and exceedinly SO, in other re-
spects, and made choice, on their part, OF VIM
WILLIS, Esq Of Portland for one of the Vice
Presidents, and Moses S. .4pPLEroN of Bangor,
Secretary JouN V. l.. MsMAHAN of Md. was
President.
Speeches-brlliant and enthuastic, were
made by Messrs Webster, Clay, Preston,
Southland, Sarge ant, the President, and nu-
merous others.
We shall publish the most interesting
portions of the proceedings and Speeches
hereafter, as we find room.
We have compiled from various sources,
the following particulars respecting the
Outrageous murder of the unfortunate
Laughlin and, one or two others, by in
.furiated assassins, whom we fear, were in
-.tigated to the act if we may rely upon good
evidence, by the locos.
FATAL aFrRAY.--The Baltimore Sun gives
the follow ing account of shameful act of violenc'
by which young man who Marshal of the
procession, lost his life
DEATH Thomas II. Laushn, carpenter, re-
siding on Federal Hill, and Of the marshals of
The eighth ward was killed yesterday morning, while
marching in the procession, bya blow from some
person unknown The particulars Of this melan-
ehoy and disgracefu affair, Theses As the pro-
cesson we're proc eedng down Baltimore street,
gang of desperadoes were marching up, carry
ing on the top of pole stuffed figure, represent
ing General Harrison as pettcoat hero, and when
they arrived near Howard street, they attempted to
form in with the procession; Mr.. Laughlin stepped
out Of the ranks with the view to stop them, when
he received the blow the head from Il stick
which deprived him Of life in inquest was held
the body by the coroner, and the jury retu rned
a verdict, that he ''came to his death by blow
from a stick, in the hands of some person unknown
TO the jurors"
But the murder of Thomas III. Laughlin is not
the only atrocity of that eventful day Others
were brutally assaulted, and one other, at least,
has been probably murdered The following is
from the Baltimore American.
ISUrrosEp MURDER. The body of man was
found in the basin yesterday, who is supposed to
have been murdered from the circumstance that
stab had been received in of his eyes. He
had on Harrison (Batimore) badge. He was
not, as had been reported, member of the Maine
delegation"
A Ru6ian .4rrested We learn that the several
cowardly ruffians found a Connecticut Delegate
alone in one of the streets of Baltimore on Mon
day night, and attempted to make him tear off
his badge. This he refused to do, when three of
them attempted to him. He sue
ceeded in disabling two, and the third he arrested
and took to the watch house. He there re-
eognised as a miserable villain, who was some
years since arrested for robbing the mall and es-
capped the Penitentiary by turning States evil
dence
man named Ervne, convict, has been ar
rested the murderer of Laughlin.
"Mr. PEsRosE of Penn. offered the following
resolutions, which were seconded by Mr. MYERS,
of the same State, and unanimously adopted.
RESOLVED, That the Delegations from each State
represented in this Convention be, and they are
hereby requested to raise by contribution of not
exceeding one dollar for each person, a sum of
money for the use of the bereaved family of
Thomas II. Laughlin, carpenter, of the Eighth
Ward of the City of Baltimore, and member of
the Convention, who was killed in the Procession
Of yesterday, while in the exercise of the I'M
doubted right of freemen peaceaby to assemble
and deliberate upon the conduct of the officers of
Governmental right inestimable to them, and
formidable to tyrants only
Resolved, That the sum raised be paid to the
President of the convention, to be by him applied
for the relief of the widow and children of our
deceased fellow member, to whom we hereby ten
der our coincidence for his death in the glorious
cause of his country.
At the close of the addresses, the Convention
snAo, rously resolved TO attend the funeral of the
a,mentea ,.aughn at four o'clock in the after
noon.
The solemn cerenionv of interment is thus
stated in the Baltimore American
"The Funeral of Thomas Fl. Lo,%shhm' Inc
solemn duty of committing the remains Vi Hlr
Laughlin to the grave, yesterday perfol ueu
by the Delegates to the Convention in a body. \
The procession, accompanied by Band OF Mu-
sic, playing a dead march, moved from the late
residence of the deceased at the corner OF Light
street and Guilford alley, between four and five
o'clock, P. M. to the burial ground of the Metho !
"A E,,;o The Chief Marshal /.