Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-03-24

and passed through the streets amid the shouts
of the assembled thousands.
Large canoes filed, also, with delegates,
came in from Licking, and other countless
these boats were made for the occasion, out of
large trees cut down and dug out, holding 30
and 40 delegates. William Mai, Esq, had a
boat from large sycamore tree 20 feet long,
and large enough to hold so to 60 persons
The delegation from Wood county, brought
with them very handsome representation OF
Fort Meigs. 1t is placed upon wheels, and
drawn by horses, it was large enough to con-
tain a hundred delegates within the pickets. |
Guns were mounted on the fort, and large |
banner, with Harrison's reply TO Proctor when |
he demanded the surrender, and also the motto
" Don't give up the Ship
A very neat, small, but well made steam
boat was brought by portion of the Licking
county delegation. 1t, also, was raised on
wheels and drawn by horses. 1t was called
the farmer ofNorth Bend" The motto on
the banner born by this delegation was Sup
Constitution Our Flag"
An old man came in with portion OF the
| Wood county delegation, bringing with HIM
| live Eagle, caught few days since, on the bat
tie ground of Fort Mcigs.
A delegation of old Hunters, from Cham
paigne came, in a curiously constructed, box
ed-up Wagon, with the name, in large letters,
on the sides {" Mad RiUer TrapperS," with
coon skins ETC., hanging about the wagon, and
all the delegates in hunting dresses
Old hunters on horseback, large Conastoga
wagons, GO and % in some ofthem) small
wagons and carriages of every description and
horsemen and footmen have thronged these
streets to day, without number. The name OF
HARRISON has been shouted and re-shOuted,
IL al: tom VNf
! is very great, and the enthusiasm past all
bounds. AS have before SAID, tits not posi-
BILE to describe the scenes ofthis day-no man
can do tit is beyond all description.
The convention organized at two O'Clock
this afternoon, in the public streets, there be-
ing no house in Columbus large enough to hold
? one-twentieth of those present. A stage was
erected at the corner of Main and Broad street:
as the junction of the fence enclosing the
State House yard, for the accommodation o
the officers. After the convention was organ
4 lied, and the transaction of some preparatory
|, business, Gen. Murphy, of chilicothe, and thu
a Hon. Tho's. Ewing, of Lancaster, addressed
the assembled thousands composing the con
vention.
am this evening half crazed with the I'm
!, ceasIng shouts and huzzas of the people, 70
r Old Tippecunoe and the moment l am wri
i. ting, the sidewalks and streets are literal,
crowded with living forms. 1t is indeed almos
= impossible to crowd through this great mas
: of people, even to reach the end ofthe singh
square. The city Is illuminated, and present
a beautiful appearance,-all his life and Joy.
The very lowest estimate have heard iron
any and one, of the delegates present, is tel
thouSdnd-many say $4,000, and some say 90
e 600. 1t is said to be the large convention tina
| IN 7
! The conven ion, the next day, nominated 70
" the Office of Governor, the Hon. Thomas col
: win, and selected very strong electoral tick
. eft, at the head of which is the name of GeI
: Reasin Ball, the companion in arms of Harr
son, and VINO was IN the thickets of the battl
fought by General Wayne, 1894, at the MAI
NEE.
How IS THIS ?-The Register, on the al
, thority of the Ohio Statesman says that b.
:, sides eighty.eigh Van Buren, Postmaster
/, there were in the (Ohlo) convention 53S bar
kers and dependant Officers-S46 Lawyer
and Doctors--740 Ofice-h holders of all sorts.
q Well,--ifthe ofice-holders are deserving tn
: standard of MIR Van Buren,, and rushing in sue
4 crowds to the banner of old Tippecanoe, it
= overwhelming proof of the popularity of ii
a " Peoples candidate. Mob. ADJ. d. Chro
= correspondence of the charleston courier.
= WASHINGTON, MARCH 7.
Z, The Senate adjourned, at late hour la
= night The debate was continued with gre
: spirit. Mr. Preston and MIR clay both declare
that they had always believed that the obie
- of this administration was to destroy CONNER
- PROSTATE credit, establish metallic currenc
= abolish the banks, &c. and they had unde
stood the measures to be advocated by the q
:, gans of the administration. MIR King, of Al
y, bama and Mr. Brownof Nc. disclaimed Il
policy, and declared that the Senators had
: warrant for imputing it to the administration.
M Mr. Benton and Mr. Allen, who were part
~ ularly alluded to by Mr. clay, made no explain
y ton. Mr. Preston endeavored to bring the
IF out as well as his colleague. Mr. calhoun sal
To- he would suffer no one to say for him, WI
~ his principles were on these subjects. Lo
experience had shewn him what was the CHI
- acter of these institutions. He made no
,od upon the banks--but they were perish1ng
- se'f-slaughter--a train of moral and polite
m Developments was in progress, which wor
lead to their complete overthrow. They c;
md ried with them, the seeds of their own destrI
- ton. He would never assent to the doctrir
or propositions of the Senator from PennsyI,
. is MIA, (Mr Buchanan) in regard to the contir
ance of the banks and the recognition of the
de Ny the ueherd government. he differed
re cdelO, from the gentleman on this subject.
was opposed to his proposition to amend
18th constitution with view to regulate the ban
mi because that would necessarily enpraft tho
upon our constitution. After Mr. calhoun h
an expressed these views, Mr. clay, of XIV. excl
ntv med" that is manly--that is candid--opc
tod The intimation ON the part of Mr. clay ;
~, others,.was that these radical projects w
off forwarded by many who did not openly av
=" them.
,rO, The Senate finally adopted, by strong n
~ jority, the resolutions aud report against
assumption of State Debts-so that matte
- ended.
-" The Senate did not sit, to-day.
M The House has again been engaged
W" whole day, on knotty point of order relat
.ho to the presentation, by the Speaker, of SO
. nn documents relative to the Jersey case.
&c There is aprospect that the Jersey case
be settled, for the present, on Tuesday next
mod the admission of Messrs. Vroom, Dickers
'H0u &c.
- VIRGINIA WING CoNvENTIoN-This be
, I'D says the Richmond Wing of the 27ult, aft
,aio brief harmonious and enthusiastic session, '
terday closed its labors-which were labor
81, pleasantness and delight. A Ticket of e
10 tors, reported by the committee, embrac
: a.. gentlemen of worth and intelligence was az
W. a. ted by unanimous vote, and without II
ha Eur of disapprobation. A long and
otto, anJ Sne 5oO.u " luil 81
and nar.., l.