Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-01
Tho Lancaster Convention.


UPWARDS. or 40 600 FREEMEN ASSEM-
-BLED!t'
The PEOPLE are coming from plain and iron mountain
IL JONI me SraVe basd h,nesi and Tree.
"hi'h grows. as the stream itOm the leafshel'sei
fountain.
spr~sjs broad snd mare b-oal MI 1t reaches the
" force can restraint. no strength can retain it
"htrer mG rsstst. 1t hteaSs gallant, though
Nod b'n's oy ~ nv dion. a. = ship "n the ocein.
:. seeds On "a hts glQry oiD TIPrEcA>oE!
Tia" inon-arned soldier.
The trae-heared soldier.
The gallant old soldier al 1iprecanoe.
WY the great HARRISON Convention 1t L1ncasirr
has hctn held; and sach. an ouipouring OF Tho people
ha- never before been seen in Eastern Pennsylvania.
We nave not heard the number present estimated b.
any one at less than TWENTY THOUSAND. aud
some u'ssi thai there were upwards al thirty. BE
te number as Al may. The Van Barren gathering oi the
t'urh al August. MAS at le rt quadiupled. THE
PhOPi.E sccm TO br ppurn; in from
all points Of the compass. they came on io,i-on
horselack-in eaniages-in wngons-tn canoes on
~heels-in rsilrad ca-. and indeed by all means ot
travelling uiat could he act IN operation. The wea-
ihet was exceedingly unptOpiIious; it commenced
tanning un Thursday evening. and continued With but
bnci Iniermis-'o's~. ull the afternoon ofFriday (; bat all
euuld not damp the spirits. however damp IL made tho
ehiies oi the people. A determination Was rvineei
~hieh nothing could chil-toihing daunt. A. Was
remarked by n wag nj the Bunker Hill Couv eniion.
when a smart shower bryan To isll-"iI hadn't ought
10 ram. bri ] can stand any rain hut The nsiya of Mar.
TN Van Barren = And this reign the peo,lc have ful.
" determined % bear no longer. Tins wa, the sen.
tsnent at Lancaster. Physical Inconvenience were
-dcsli.ed-c"ntOri was 10 goticH-anJ even the pre-
cautions necessary 10 preserve health were disregard
ed-so intent were the hardy ycominry there assem-.
bled upon the grci, business which had called them
together. that of redecming their country.
The bInnors ard decorations were splendid AMI
had the day been fine. the Prore--rn would have
eIualleI IN numbers and far exceeded in migniiiccnce
the great pn,ccsSion at q iltimorc on the oh of May
Many ofthc banners had been presented To tho Il Her
ei delegations BY the LADIES. who take an active in
teresi IA the snccc-s olihe I"ople's candidates.
We have not nom this week ir the detailed az
count OF the Convention. which We find in the Ian
easier paIers. IL shall be given IN our nsNt W,
have ouls roo'a now To notice oar own good old
DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Upwards OF FORTY wngnTs AMI carriages. log cabin
, baud ofmusic. and ELEVEN HUNDRED HONEST
HARRISON DEMOCRATS Appeared iVu, this coun
Iy There were bInns = IN abundance. Tho Susque
hanna township delegation c AIRED a beautiful ,aiii
hammer. which hal been presented by james NJ iuin
The design was excellent, and the painting execute,
IN the most superior style. The Harrisburg dcl.gl
lion carried a banner Oh which a FOX, large as life, wa
G ,tcscnicd rInnins At full speed. surIn Hn. ell with
the significant .inscriptIh-"fH hole IN KipiorLo.k.
In addition 10 these there wcTc a number uf oihe
banners. all well got up and suitably in cribcd will
the watch words ct the people. Upn the whole ",
. may well bc proud Of the turn out from this county
y at a season Of the year when the business of The far
mer' 80 iInperLiivcly requires their presence at hornc
But the Dduphin county Farmers arb honest and iniell
genta ri hence they va 4 day ojtwoii their cuunrr
chccrul'y. in order To rcsisre pubic Joa.sdcncc an
prosperity.
The Hon. Jehn Sergeant. Of Philadelphia. was PFC,
! dent ofIhc Convention. Among the Vice President
was Thomas Elder. Esq, of this borough, ior Da,
! phin rouniy--Ind anon, the Secretaries, A. Ramsey
4 E-l.