The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-05-21
District Of Cofumb;,

The delegation of this state ,n,.
fresh iaurels, and on their princippp ila.sd rs
were the arms Of the State, and H. = sanaap
motto =" Hail mother Of anothe. D.. o'losa,
This delegation had banner vii,
OF the State, with the motto, On. S,,a .aes
And another, The Palmetto resis ssay, q
sion." fE >sN'u opia
Georgia,
Came next with banner, on which :,
ed '.Shc has reused from her lctbar,. ! Rab
Vermont,
! The Green Mountain Bows follo,
They hrd for motto, The Green NJ NJ ntit
Boys will do their own voting and ,,bboan''a
fighting" 'a 'nslr 0sl
~ szsi8G Tennessee,
The delegation had a banncr.
mourning, in memory Of the lamen s,s's 9 b
L. White. The motto was :" Not tha, i, haggh
Cesar less, but Rome more" 'ue o'a
Kentucky,
Had a very strong delegation.
Nextfollowcd a band Of music, and a..
the delegation Of '"'n cam
as Ohio, as54
Bearing banner, with the motto ,,s,,. =
her Cincinnatus to redeem the repnb" ssn ",
buckeye boys had many appropriate banner,
Louisiana
Delegation came next, with the mot,o.;r
- Sans peur ct sans reprochsn
Without fear and without rcproacb
-"8 @sl Indiana
Was represented by noble LOOKING h., \
Hoosicrs, with the motto "Shc will ehe,.s
her manhood the growth of her niancy.n
... Mississippi
Was very fully represented. The delec,,;.
had the motto, "Once more to the ns ss.S
we honor him who gave up Office for our uss /
~ Illinois,
The notices Of this delegation were sc
will teach ;he palace slaves to respect il, u
cabins" The Prairics are on Fire.n
Alabama
Had Cor Il motto, "Shc will soon rsno,,
allegiance to a King" XII
- .'@. ~ Maine
Was wellrcprcsented, so was
sf-A $500 .1.4 Missouri,
And even 555"sa 'ai
a. Arkansas. a3
The iip7ccanoc Clubs Of Iiaitirnore Nil
other friends OF Harrison and Reform. in Il.
respective wards, from ono to twelve irefu;s
Throughout the whole linc of march N
procession was welcomed and ssIn,.d N
chccrcG on, by loud p!audiis. clapnins
hands, and waving of handkerchief. from ram
doors, the windows, the balconies. The I'm,
houses, and stages erected for the occasrl
Flags, and banners, will, patriotic mo,,,.
were suspended aeress tie streets in ser~I
places. A finely executed painting of ;a,,s
Harrison was exhibited in front Of bou.s 1
Market street, surrounded with yariou, emil,
lishmcnts and insignia.
The Canton race course was appropritod N
the use of the convention. Al the en,,,n,I
there had been erected n triumpb,ut ,rs
splcndidly decorated, The difFercn, AIN
tInns, as they passed through, were susd
with the loud applause of the spectat9n MI !
side. A vcritabIc log cabin Of the Wa u, /
the first object that met the eye on ensIr
the next object, but at u considerable dshtt,I
OFT, was Il very good representation: Of orI
rcss, with the dread engines of war in n
port-holcs, and the National Flag strcamn}
above This WAS Fort Meigs, aud The thus.
der OF its lonacst guns was awakened, us M
procession passed.
The President, Vice Presidents and Scored
RIGS of the convention assembled on large ID.
form, which surrounded the Judges stand |
The invited guests, including u number oib |
most distinguished members of Congress. an
several eminent citizens from different sectasI
OF the Union, revolutionary soldiers, and gui
tlcmcn connected with the Wing press, we'd
conducted to another commodous platform
The several delegations, as they saccesivtr|
entered the enclosure, ranged themselves n
round these platforms while the arrival Of each
was greeted with Il roar of ARTILLERY from fGtI
Meigs. AS considerable time elapsed between
the arrival of the delegations which wercii
the head of the procession and those Which
closed it, an opportunity was afforded oar
Producing to the vast multitude several ck
most eminent strangers. Among those Na
presented themselves, after the repeated and
enthusiastic calls Of the asscmhlagc, were a
drge number OF the most distinguished states
men in the country.
The whole Of the Procession having cntei
I'd, and the different delegations having been
narsha!led into the places respectively trsss
latcd for them, the convention was called NJ
order by John B. Thompson, Esq, Of ha.
ucky, President of the Committee Of Chr
ncn ; and the proceedings were opcredRa
,Pproprlately, by. AN. earnest and elStss
'rayer, from. the Rev. Henry B. Basea, o.
The spectacle presented aiAs
moment to those on the platform, was one \
memorable sublimity. The moment the 5rct
,rend gentleman began his address 10 d
Throne of Grace, the whole Of the vast mol
itudc took off their hats, and the respectful
Stiffness, and manifest attention Of The in
ncnse mass. were most Impressive.
MIR Thompson then announced The iooF
ng nominations for officers, which had bets
greed upon by the committee OF charms
They were concurred in and adopted by "
with loud cheers.
Want OF room compels us to omit the mans
f the officers. John " L. Nc Mal,an Of A
yland was chosen president, assisted by iuei
v-six Vice Presidents, one from each Salt
here was also one Secretary from each STATE
After taking the. chair, the Prcsidcai, rose
nd advancing to the front of the rostram, no.
ressed the convention in speech cbafciat
zed by unusual fervor, energy and cioqucnaesi
which, by means of his sonorous and iortiis
locution, was heard with wonderful dis.fa'
ess, throughout the whole ground occuGr
y the members. Hc closed with presents
he following resolutions, recommended q y
ommittee, which were read by the chsirnaa'
nd unanimously adopted. -
We arc likewise Obliged to omit all puI 'n'
lrst and last Of these patriotic and tra'y 81
publican resolutions. They shall appear ns''
.fter. g .fsF rs s,;l
Resolved, By the convention Of the WI "
Dung Men, assembled at Baltimore, the -
lay OF May, 1916, that the nomination sos !
HENRY HARRISON, o. WV
or the Office of President of the United ss' v.
md of JOHN TYLER, Of Virginia. ief
'tiice of Vice President OF the United Fl
~ the late Wing con invention at Hafnsps
8 hereby cordially approved and ratihtsi%'s.
'arnestly recommended to the support =
United States q "A