The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-07
THE MADISONIAN.
WASHINGTON CITY.
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1910,
THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JOHN TYLER.
THE HARRISON NATIONAL CONyEN-
TON OF YOUNG MEN.

The National Convention of Young
Men assembled in Baltimore, on the day
appointed, Monday the 4th of May, and
adjourned on the following evening mot
SINE DIE, however, for, we perceive, that
the members are, in some sort, pledged
to meet again in Washington, on the 4th
day of March, 1S1l, to attend the inaugu-
ration of PRESIDENT HARRISON.
1t was an extraordinary GATHERING
OF THE PEOPLE absolutely unpa-
ralleled in this country, whether we regard
the numbers in attendance, the perfect har-
mony and high-wrought enthusiasm that
prevailed, the novelty, variety, and splen-
dor of the spectacle, or the great and diver
sified interest that characterised the pro
ceedings from the beginning to the end.
Anxious to present to our numerous
readers here and at distance a description
of the scenes and incidents of these memo
rable Two Days, and unable to give all we
wish within the compass of n single paper,
we must defer all comments, and many in
teresting details, and sketches to another
day The subjoined account we have
made up from the Baltimore Patriot, and
American, and our own observations on
the spot
1t is impossible to convey even the famtest
IA r,f oil tod Tho
procession as il moved through the city. All that
pen could write, all that the mouth of man could
speak all that the Imagination can conceive OF
beauty grandeur and sublimity would fall short,
far short Of the reality. The excitement the
Joy the enthusiasm which every where prevailed,
! lighting up the countenance of every man in the
procession---th shouts, the applause the cheers,
| from those who filled the side walks and crowd
ed the windowsthe waving of handkerchelts
by the lades---the responsive cries of the people
the Haunting banners-the martial musc--the
loud roar at intervals, of the deep-mouthed can
non---all these and more, much more, must be
described, seen in the minds eye vibrate thro'
his frame, fill his heart before the reader APP
proach to any conception OF the reality and
when all these are done, if they were possible he
still has but faint and meagre impression of the
scene that was presented. In no country, in no
time, never before in the history of man, was
there spectacle so full of natural glory" The
aged veteran, whose declining years forbid him
joining the procession, looked on; his feeble voice
went to swell the general shout that penetrated
even to the blue vault of heaven; his hand waiv-
ed above his head, whilst down his funowed
cheeks ran tears, the OVERLOOKING of heart full
even to bursting with joy, and happiness and
gladness, of all that goes 10 make up lifes best
pleasures, and were crowded, as il were into one
moment. The father, who brought his children
to see the patriots Of the and-the mother TO lool,
upon her son. one of the patriot crew---the sister
to behold the brother give vent TO his youthful
and extravagant joy--were all there, and all went
to make up the spectacle.
Standing on an eminence commanding a view
of the line of the procession in the whole extent OF
} Baltimore street. you behed moving mass OF
human beings---a thousand banners Furnished
by the sun, floating in the breeze---ten thousand
kandkerchiefs waived by the fair daughters OF
the city, gave seeming life and motion 10 the
very ARA hundred thousand faces were before
you---age. manhood, youth and beauty filed
every place where foothold could be got or any
portion of the procession be seen and YOU gazed
on the pageant with renewed and increased de-
4 light---your words failed 10 express what your
heart felt or your eyes beheld Nothing was
wantine-nothing left TO be desred---the cup of
human JOY was full. The freemen Of the land
were ihere---the sturdy yeomen of the North
the fiery son of the South--the substantial citizen
Of the Eastl-the hardy pioneer OF the West,were
all there 1t was the epitome of great nation
in itself realizing, filling up the imaginings, and