The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-19
From the Cincinnati Republican.
THE GREAT CONVENTION.
CoLuMBus, FRlDAY EVENING
Eehl:uaru Oh. l21n.

February 81, 1910.
1t is not in the power of man to de-
scribe the scenes Of to-day. The as
isembled multitude did not appear to be
| delegates of the people, but the People
| themselves, for they came in compa-
MES of hundreds and thousands. /
wish | could give you list Of the mot
tos, on the various banners that have
pissed through these streets to-day.
They were lnnumerable, and of eve
lry Investigation. On one,
"FIRsr IN WAR, FlRsT IN PEACE
and ssFIRsT IN THE HEARTS OF HIS CouN-
i TRYaEs.;'
Another:-.'He is honest, he is ca
pable, he is faithful to the Constitu-
/ ton
! Attached to country wagon, filled
/ with delegates, was a small banner,
/ with the abbreviated motto of 'sI'ip.
/ and Tyler
There were more than twenty BAN
] ners with the appropriate motto of
'sThe Log-Cabin and Hard Cider Can
! didate."
1 A log-cabin was painted on many
of the banners; on the one brought by
! the Ross county delegation, Gen.
I Harrison was represented standing at
) the door of the cabin, in the common
working dress Of a farmer, with his
coat off, and mug Of cider in his hand;
) and on the other side, he was repre-
! scented in full uniform, at Tippecanoe.
i Motto: -ssLog-Cahin Candidate
I On another:-.One Presidential
! Term, and the Good Of the People"
i On another-"Clar' the Kitchen for
! Old Tip
! On the banner Of the Scioto dele
} CATION, the motto: clog Cabin
I "The People are coming On the 9th
! er side, "The People have Gomez
;. Another: snti-Mat''--sOld Fash
: toned Democrat.
!, On one of the burners of the Guern-
: sew county delegation--mott,.:--s. 1.-THE
$ Constitution, ''-ssOne Presidential
i Term Harrison and Reform" An
J ti-Sub- Treasury ---Tlis delegation
: had five banners.
> On the banner of the delegation
from Pickaway county, was a repre-
|, sentation Of Gen. Harrison standing
\ with one foot on, and in the act of.
: setting in motion large ball, and Van
y Buren,, running at full speed, to keep
= from being ovcrtaken and crushed by
; it. with the motto, ssHarrison setting
+ the ball rolling
!. With hundreds of other mottos on
! the various banners, Of the delegates
: from every quarter of the State.
: Some of the banners We're very.hand-
: some. But the banners are not the
/ most interesting of the sight to-day.
e Regular built Log Cabins, with chm
= nevs, doors and windows, and well
' rooted, mounted on wheels and drawn
e by horses, had been brought fifty and
e hundred miles. with signs. at the side
/ Of the door, Of "IIurd Cider. In some
V of them, fires were burning in the
t cfimneys ,-twenty and thirty dele
J gates rode into the city in each OF
: those houses. There were four.
d The Cuyahoga delegation brought
s with them a very handsome full rig
Il ged Brig from Cleveland, a distance
81 of $50 miles. It was on wheels draWn
by six white horses a hundred dele
81 gates came with it. They have beer
a week on the way encounterinl
d rain storms, and bad roads, 50 bad oc
II casionally,as to sink the wheels il
e the mud to the axles !; they, however
& pressed forward, determined toreaci
q Columbus in time, they came in q
d bout l o'clock, and passed through
!. the streets amid the shouts of the as
k assembled thousands.
$ Large Canoes filled, also, with del
If egates, came in from Licking, and 9th
le er counties; these boats were mad
i for the occasion, out oflarge trees Gu
IS down snd dug out, holding 80 and q
o delegates. William Nal, Esq, had
= boat from large sycamore tree z