The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-08-22
FsLOoMsBURG, C0LUNGBIA COUNTY,, PA. SATURDAY, AUG


fected, whore addresses were delivered by
CHARLES Brown, Esq, of Philadelphia,
H. H. VAN AMRINGE, Esq. of Allegheny,
Col. JAMES NJ. PORTER, of Northampton,
]. K. KANE, Esq. Of Philadelphia, and r.
M. BRoADHEAD, Esq. of Northampton.-
Col. Porter's speech was excellent, partic-
ularly in that part in which he pledged him
self that Old Northampton would give a
majority OF three thousand for Van Buren
and Johnson. "Do you hear that boys"
The morning Of the glorious FiIth broke
in upon a clear SKY, while the extreme heat
of the sun was tempered by dcllgh!lHl
breeze from the northwest. From until
10 o'clock in the morning the delegates
from the county and the state, by hundreds
and thousands. poured in by carloads, by
wagon.loads, in gigs, carriages, sulkeys,
carts, on horseback and OIL foot. We new
er saw such a spectacle 1t seemed like
gathering of the inmates of every hamlet
in the commonwealth. Every ten minutes
an engine with its immense cargo of human
being--their gay banners floating from the
cars, and their thrilling music pealing aloud
the note of iriumph--came snoring and
pot. Thirteen trains from one section OF
the state alone are estimated to have arriv-
ed, each one made up Of fifteen Or twenty
cars, and each car capable Of holding sixty
or eighty passengers. The population Of
Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware 6Montg0m
cry seemed to be all here. The avocations Of
life seemed to have been laid aside for the
day, and every democrat to have reused to
the work. From Lebanon, Northampton,
Berks, Cumberland and other counties, the
delegates came in carriages; moro than
two hundred alene came, by this means,
II from Lebanon while from York, Adams,
Franklin, Dauphn. the river counties, the
counties TO the north and north west, the
representation was countless--it defied hu-
: man ingenuity 10 master. Like the unrum-
bered masses that followed tho fortunes OF
Peter Hermit to leave their bones bleaching
on the plains of Nice, (though animated by
, different and less infatuated zeol,) they
were bent TO achieve one end-tO compass
one triumph--lo throw one enemy.
f "Each valley, each sequestorcd glen,
Mustered its little horde of men,
That met as torrents from the height
In highland valcs their streams unite,
, Still gathering, as they pour along,
= voice more loud, a tide more strong"
"From winding glCn, from upland brown,
&, They poured each hardy tenant down.
=. Casting our eyes up the main street from
= tho court house we observed sidewalks ant
S street swarming with masses OF people,
Q one end the county of Lancaster SplHlns
: out her population, and at another the state
s pouring in her most liberal contributions. =
S The false prophets of British Whiggery
: stood at our street-corners, bling their fin
d GERS ends, and wearing most yard-long IA
r ces, or peering, like peeping Tom. of Co
n ventrv, from some convenient nook. away
d from "ths public eye" Queer things are
@ reported Of some OF these gentleman
: Ehler is said to have sworn that there was
not more than 5000; Franklin, that he hac
S addressed many loco loco meeting, anc
: abnsed General Harrison, when the GROVE
G was greater; and the ial chap of the Union
+, that it was a decided fgilure The grea
/. body of the party, however, agreed that the
5 oro focos did pretty well-they had filter
d thousand present, which, coming within
b one-haf the distance of the truth is wor
h thy of record. We have spoken to dozens
y Of such.
: About 10 o'clock, the vast numbers be
e gan to form in procession the delegates
n from the state in ORANGE street, and those
Y from the county in East Vine street. From
o Lancaster county alone, there were over
o four thousand delegates, while from the
e state So universal was The feelings and the
+ enthusiasm in favor of the good cause, tha
n far Erie caught up the spirit and stood frs
,r in the ranks! The numbers were so grea
- that. for some time, no arrangement could
Y he effected. Al last by the vigilance and
a promptitude of Capt, Findlay. the Chie
5 Marshall. and his staff, the line OF state del
ega,es was formed, and was soon joined by
1 the immense division OF the Lancaster coun'
It ty democracy, under Col. Frazer and hi'
i staA. AT one o'clock the whole line NOV
h ed of.
y Here follows lengthy description o.
+ the different delegations, and their banners
. which we are compelled to omit.
: The procession was between two and
three miles long, formed in plaloons of eight
j. and consumed precisely one hour in pas
:. sing. There were in procession one hun
r dred and sixty banners, besides innumerbIe
n flags. We cannot pretend 10 give the one
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