The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-04
MOVEMENTS OF THE PIE-IMM ENSE
WING CONVENTION OF THE SOUTH
WEST


Mr.. VAN buren, has looked to the South and
Southwest as his stronghold. He has endeavor-
ed so to shape his policy as to secure the CO.
operation of such Of their leading statesmen as
could be seduced into an alliance with the "most
corrupt and profligate wretches that ever crawl
ed into power The result proves that the
Coalition has been mutually mistaken. Mr..
Calhoun has taken the administration for better
and worse; and finds il much worselthan he
took il for. Mr.. Van Buren, has discovered by
this time that Mr. Calhoun could not con-
tract for himself and Mr.. Pickens, throwing in
Mr.. McDuffie; he has been unable to fulfil his
bargain for the sale and delivery of the whole
South The splendid Opposition victories in
Louisiana and North Carolina, with the unex-
pected Wing gain in Alabama, have inflicted
blow on the Coalition from which it will never
recover. The revolution of Dixon Fl. Lewis's
congressional district in Alabama, by wing
phaanx of seren hundred majority: and of MIR.
Fishers district in North Carolina by a Wing
ma ority of three thousand three hundred, have
to all ntents and purposes extinguished Mr..
Calhoun. We must now make room for Geor-
gia and Tennessee to follow in the track OF their
Southern sisters.
Our strongest hopes of the South and South
west are confirmed by the decided demonstra
tons of the great Wing Convention held at
Nashville, Tennessee on the 18th instant. The
passing any thing that was anticipated. Mr.
Clay remarked, incidentally, in his speech that
the meeting of the seventeenth Of august, 1910,
might be regarded as par ercefidnCe, the me-
morabe convention of 1910, since it exceeded
both in extent of numbers and the magnifcence
of its procession, the great Convention OF the
Fourth of May, at Baltimore. We are inclined
TO agree with the Nashville Wig, considering
the relative location and population of Nashville
and Baltimore the South Western Convention
deserves to be regarded as much more striking
evidence of the extraordinary zeal and enthusi-
asm that now pervades the friends OF Executive
Reform, than the meeting of the fourth OF May.
The morning was one OF uncommon brilllan-
cy. AT day light three guns were fired from an
emnence above the city, known, since the cele-
bration of the triumph of the Wings of New
York in 1887, as Wing Hill. At sun rise gun
was fired from the Log Cabin on lower Market
street, the signal for the meeting of the different
delegations clubs, and military companies. AT
o'clock, two guns were fired as the note OF
preparation for the formation of the procession.
On forming in line, il ascertalned that four
teen states were represented some OF them quite
numerously the delegations from each being
preceded by general State banner, besides the
insignia of the various town and county clubs
and delegations, an infinite variety OF which
decorated the line and impaired unspeakable in
terest TO the pageant.
A band known as the Straight Onfs, des-
cribed by the Wing as the representation OF
hardy race of Log Cabin Freemen, led the way.
Their banners were plain, but bearing appropri-
ate and significant Inscriptions; the first, with
plain white ground, inscribed, I" one Presi-
dential term and fair ,eages for labor" The
second spread eagle, on white ground bearing
in its talons. g Harrison and Retoron," and
underneath the watchword of the Emperor
Constantine, -" IN hoe signo rinces The
third game looking Chandelier, on blue mus
lin ground, with the inscription, "a loud cror
Cdpmdn-4th.of March, 1s41"
The Committee Of Arrangements followed,
succeeded by the delegates from Arkansas, Mis-
souri, and Alabama. The general banner OF the
Alabama delegations was inscribed -" rom
gears, long enough for a GOOD Pres,dent; TOO
long for a RAD one" The Madison county
DELEGATION displaycd beautiful fancy banner
representing the goddess Of Liberty looking
down upon Old Tips cabin, with the inscription
expressive OF the recent immense gain in their
State Day is Farming
ILLINOIS bore magnificent satin banner, with
her broad seal Mississippi bore State banner,
inscribed, "7fs Ours 10 rectify mol 10 orer
fbrolgn The banner of Indiana represent
ed huge ball, inscribed The ball in
motion Indiana 10000 majorty.n Tho
State banner Of Louisiana represented the Bal
lot Box-Ihe treemdns srord and shield
Louisiana $500 Majority" Ohio was repre-
scented by a small, though spirited delegation,
chiefly from Cincinnati Her banner represent
ed spread eagle, bearing in its talons, /" fo'
President, The Farmer Of North BeRd," with
the inscription above" Ohio Tip and Iyfer;'
Kentucky was out in all her strength Nearly
all the Southern counties had Their separate dc