Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-03-14
MAUMEE CITY EXPRESS.
SATURDAY, MARCH IL, is4o.

| HE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II Is ra-
ther late in the day to attempt descrip.
tion of this great gathering of the people,
yet a short article will not be taken amss
especially as we shall speak but of what
we ourselves saw on the occasion.
We write with full heart, but we can
not expect 10 convey to our readers even
a. faint picture of the feeling, the burning
enthusiasm of the people as exhibited in
this, the largest convention OF the sovereign
people, for political purposes, that this
country ever saw.
The GATHERINa.-It seemed like the
breaking up of the water courses at the
fountain heads. The bubblipg spring
awakes and rlpples; at every turn, waters
flow into its channel; each wiley, noun
tam, hill and ravine pay in their watery tri-
butte; the stream flows ON and awakes it's
voice; it swells and dashes and roars, in
unison with its foaming tributaries; onward
1t rolls, enlargng its channel and deepening
the thunder of its voice, until it pudrs itself
in mighty tide into the bosom of the brim-
ming ocean. So did the people of Ohio
awake; the exciting cause was calm and
still as the sun that beams on the surface OF
the frozen tountein, but the effect has been
like the burstings of the springs, when the
waters cry out to the waters.
1t was cheering, in spiteof the inclemen-
cy of the season, to witness the cheerful
ness, the enthusiasm with which the people
turned out on this great occasion. Coming
as we did from the farthest corner of the
state, we had full opportunity of witness
ing the spirit that pervndes the whole
country, through which we passed. The
little company with which we left our
home, soon swelled to a crowd, anon it be-
came d multitude; Sandusky, Seneca;
Crawford and Marion counties poured forth
their population 10 swell our numbers; and
we entered Delaware in triumphal process.
sion, amid the waving of banners; the roar
of cannon, and the shouts of multitude
that threw its voice to the sky, and made
the we|kln ring with the name of HARRISON.
From Delaware, the march was continual
procession, receiving additions every mo-
ment; and on Friday morning, under the
smiles Of the sun and amid the cheering of
ten thousand voices, our cavacade entered
Columbus ina line more than a mile in
length, escorted by another from the city
longer still.
Nor did the way seem long, bad as were
the roads, and dsagreeable as was the
weather. Patriotic thoughts and recolec-
tions warmed the hearts of the weary, and
stirred up the spirits of the despondent. "It
is the militia turning out at the Call of our
HARRISON" said one. awe are not sub
ppngd to Columbus at the expense Of the
state" said another.
"The people are coming, Van Buren, is DOWN.
sings third, while Il fourth breaks out in dS
song that catches like fire over the prairies,
from voice to voice, until 1t resounds In a
chain Of melody along the whole line:-
"Then let us hang our banners out,
And spread them to the breeze;
The spniIers we will put to rout,
And do 1t too, with ease;
And lie, lis all like brcthers be,
And UNIoNlsrs our name,
Huzza IIuzza, for victory,
With the Hero of the Thames"
With such thoughts, feelings and spirits,
we entered the city of Columbus, and tohud
{ already running over with the sovereign
,ebple.
THE ARRrvAL.-The city was full to over
lowing. Streets, alleys, sidewalks were
,lack with d solid mass of humanity, swell
ing onward in procession and rending the
lir with their shouts. The buildings were
rally decorated with flags of every descrip-
ion and devids !, some raised in the air from
he tops Of the houses, others stretching
rom side to side of the street. Now might
,e seen the cavalcades of delegates from
arlous parts of the state; coming in from
fierent directions, and pouring their living
ides to swell the huge torrent that already
eemed too mighty for its channel. Onward
rom street to street they went; filling the
road valley of the Scota with the sound of
heir rrejoicing. Log cabins, filled with the
cal bone and sinew ofthe country; canoes
rawn by splendid teams of spirited borses;
representation of Fort Meigs, withlts tall
ag-staves and brazen cannon; beautiful
Ill-ngged brig from Cleveland; a steam
oat complete from Newark; broad horns,
oats, skiffs, elegant carriages with bands
/ music, companies of troops on foot and
, carriages, flags of every device, transpa- :
snces innumerable, portraits of the Hero
f the Thames-these, with tile spirit-stir-
ng music, the voice Of patriotic song, the
'aving of flags and handkerchlefs by the
.dies in every house, the sweet sunny day
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