Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-14
FORMING. SEPTEMBER ID, 1910.


been labelled since his appointment, thus" please
not to handle any article here also looked mar
rowly for my other moral friend. Colonel Stoue but
l could not see him. | understood that on the
evening before he had been making one of his mira
cuous speeches at the Log Cabin in Charles street,
which by new process of reasoning, animal magre-
tic, l suppose-he proved that he was a " British
Wing" every inch of him-and that the locofocos
used to water hickory trees with barrels of beer,
pouring the liquid round the roots instead of down
its legitimate road, their own thirsty Threats.
On the whole, the New York delegation present
ed very respectable appearance. But what sur
prised me most was the number of the delegation
from Louisiana The other states followed-but the
most numerous was the delegations from the towns
of Massachusetts.
AS the procession passed before me, made cal
cuation as to the numbers, and comparing it with
other calculations, believe il is near the mark
found by my watch that about 200 to $50 men passed
me every minute. Deducting for stops,-carriage.,
and oneand the cavalcade three or four abreast
fair average would make 200 pass each minute for
the whole time occupied by the line Now as the
whole time occupied in passing was one hour and
three quarters, of course the number of the whole
procession would reach f,centy thousand, and be-
lieve this is within fraction Of the truth. Among
the party prints and politicians, there is ridicu-
lous tone Of exasgeration to numbers and some
have estimated the to contain from 30 600
10 oOWW-but such estimates all fancy and no
TACT Even at % OC0 have no doubt il is the most
numerous procession that ever was got w. in this
country.
Before the tail Of the procession reached the mon
ument, Daniel Webster organised the vast assem-
blage, and set the mass of human beings in motion
AT this moment, Bunker's Hill presented a mos
sublime spectacle. The whole mass of human be-
iDgs, crowding round that glorious obelisk-the
sides OF the hill around, covered with spectators in
their gayest drapery-the avenues, bridges, hills
at distance, all alive with life and nature-the
vast column rising out of this mighty mass, and
unfurling, it were, the broad banner to heav
the shining in his brilliancy from between few
thin, heecy clouds in the high western .ky-the
immense mass of big, black, BLACKBOARD looking
clouds rising up from the east, with the shadowy
| spirits of lecofocoism riding them up TO Bunker,
Hill, like so many representations of "Death on
the Pale Horse"-and the wind beginning to speak
frcm that direction, if these spirits were saving
-"We'll be id il we don't wet the jackets OF
them ere wigs that ere HILL before an hour. -
And so they did-for soon after Mr. Webster had
opened the proceedings about three O'clock, it be-
gan To pour down IN perfect torrcnts-accompaned
in some parts with thunder and lightning. The
dread OF getting wet jacket had greater effect
upon the vast assembl,gc than il they had been at
tackled by an army with banners. They ran in all
directions for sheter-the young, athletic fellows
being the most afraid of the elements The old
seventy sixers' laughed at the scamper. They
stood the weather without finohing Running
away from Bunker's Hill, in consequ of a
shower, was a movement unknown in military
tactics.
The rain continued for couple Of hours-and in
that time the various delegations returned to the city
perfectly drenched to the skin but full of songs, re-
velry, hurraing and mirth, in spite of all In the
evening every public place crowded to suffoca-
ton. Mr.. Webster opened the meeting at Fanueil
Hail. and MIR. Leigh of Virginia, spoke there with
great power and eloquence. This morning the
weather is again clear and Leautiful-the city still
gay-thc Ladies' Fair open-and the last meetin 2
holding in Fanueil Hall to bid farewell to the Dele
gates.
The next great, mighty, nunberless Convention
is to be held in New York, on the 9Th Of October.
Prepare for that grand finale