The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-05-21

their pre- erisfing rights"
/ here dismiss The subject. satisfied lhs
neither ealumny mr. ignorance. can mis
represent or be deceived - 10 the opini
ons Of General Harrison on this ques;luL
Great National Convention
l or YOUNG MEN.
Tie Proceedings Of Tuesday. hay 5ih
\ IN Monument Square.
Pursuant 70 The adjournmsntsof-s ts
ierday, ihoussnds assemhled 10 hear III
further deliberations Of The Convention.
j The crowd was 50 great. iha, il wa
impossible lor those on The outskirts d
hear The speakers from The rosuum eie
waited in [rnnl,of The Court House, an
separate roslfam being erected. sewers
distinguished slXhigs came 10, ward al III
call 0f The reSple and addressed Thea
/ from IL.
| NJ. M.Mshnn. President of the Con
! seniion. announced that IN fur,hersnc,
of the resolution adopted Yesterday. III,
several sIre presidents. Or other persons
representing them from the several states
would inform them Of The pros prcI 0f III,
Wing parry in The states from shene,
they cam; and he accordingly inirodu
ced.
Mr.. Dillen. Alabama.
MIR. Thnmp.nn. Delaware.
Mr. S,anly. Nurh carulIns.
Mr.. Willis. Maine.
Mr.. Graharuy I..uisiana.
Mr.. Wickliffe. Kentucky.
Mr.. Allen. Dislrici &c Columbia.
Mr.. Robertson. Georgia.
Mr.. EmMy. New Hampshire.
Mr.. Profit. Indiana.
Mr. Dawson. Michigan.
Mr.. Bryan. South carolina.
4 Mr.. Tyler. "a grandson OF General
Putnam.l Connecticut.
Mr.. Rhode Island.
Mr.. Wise. virRinia.
Mr.. Siannard. Virginia.
Who addressed the Convention with
great poser aud effect. Their speeches
were responded 10 BY repeated cheers
from The assembled multitude. who pre-
se0,ed o living mass. covering q large
space Of ground as Ear as The voice could
reach. and whosemaIned npnn The ground
from early in The morning until The Con
senu"n adjourned for dinner
) Among ,he members Of Congress we're
Henry Clay aud WIN. e. Preston. Of The
Senate.
Both Of these distinguished gentlemen
spoke with that feeling Of popular rnthu-
siasm To be expecird from Tie cheering
signs and congratulations around them.
Mr.. Clay was received With enthusiastic
demonstrations "a applause. and his stir
ringsppesls and forcible pictures of the
sad experiments brought upon lie coun
Try. prompted a response IN every bo-
som.
Mr.. Preston Of s. C.. was hardly less
eloqnrnl Than an Monday. aud none The
les Interesting To those v hp heard him.
i"r many now heard him for the first
time.
Mr.. Legare. Of South Carolina. We are
told. also made an eloquent and spirited
Address Few men in The country have
more power 10 interest. and no one has
! more brllIisdt imagination with which
10 lllosiraie.ihe good or bad principles OF
! Government
Mr.. SianIy. d ". c.. spike eloquent.
y also from The Court House rusirdm.
and sfer a stirriag address Of an hour,
The cry was " On. Soniy, on"
Henry A. Wise. Of Virginia. was also
called for. and introduced to The Conven.
lion by Ore President. The appearance
Df the bold and talented Virginian was re-
'ponded To by the thousands present il
bud and repeated cheers. Mr.. Wise,
housh much indisposed. spoke with
great energy and power. and especially
IN reference Ia The many nslinnaI pecu-
isritIes Of his own district. uue of the
most national in the Old Doninion.
There Harrison and Tyler both were
'"rn. There. too. Old Ben. Harrison.
me Of the Signers Of the Declaration Of
Independence, aud OF Patrick Henry. the
champinn OF our National In.
dependence. had their homes. 'rhrrs also
vas fought the last naval battle Of the re.
and there sprung Up Bscon's
sbellinn. The history Of The district was
'vea,ful. and il was a Wing districl. |
The Old Dominion. God bless her, had |
low joined his district. and Virginia was
Wing state. ready to give her electoral
tote TO WIN. II. Harrison and John Ty-
ar Mr. Wise spoke eloquen,ly. and |
si'h grfa' elect. recurring. he was greet.
. with The hearty and unanimous ap-
linse Of the Convention.
M. Rsvnalds. of New York city, de-
GIFTED his hearers with sensible and
rseIicsl address upon the character and
np0usDce Of The contest. ....
Nj Robertson, Of Georgia. . kus