The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-20
blage was organized as Convention by the ap
pointment of the following officers:

| Seabury Ford, of Ohio,
f. Bancroft of Wisconsin,
Thos. NJ Foote, of New York.
N. Gale, OF Massachusetts,
p. X. Zacharias, of Maryland,
NJ. Cooke, of Connecticut.
Secretaries
w. L. Carpenter, of New York,
S. +. Taylor, of Ohio,
Charles Noble, of Michigan,
J. T. Ainsworth, of Vermont,
G. w. Lyman, of Massachusetts,.
Committee on Resolutions
| Alfred Kelly, of OHIO,
Jas. Brooks, of New York,
Geo. Dawson, of Michigan,
j. Loose, of Maryland,
- Bostwick, of Indiana,
Geo. ID. Prentice, of Kentucky.
Soon after the organization had been thus
completed, Gen. Harrison reached the ground
and assembled the stand, where collected
many of the veterans of the Revolution and his
companions in arms under Wayne, and during
the last His appearance was greeted with
rounds of the most tremendous cheers. The
throne of Grace was then addressed in an affect
ing and appropriate prayer by the Rev. Joseph
| Badger, whose head was whitened by the frosts
of some 80 winters, and who nearly so years be-
fore was a chaplain in Wayne's army. The
prayer concluded, Gen. Harrison advanced to
address the vast assemblage. As we learn that
his speech will be published at length, we will
not anticipate by giving the meagre sketch of
| his remarks we were able to make. He spoke
| for nearly an hour and half, straight on, with
out moments hesitancy, and with force and
power not surpassed by one in the full prime and
vigor of manhood. We honestly confess, that
notwithstanding our perfect confidence in the
integrity and purity of his character and princi-
pies and with just appreciation of his emf
nent military and civil services, the attacks upon
him had been made with such boldness and per-
tinaclty, they had been repeated in so many
| thousand forms, and from so many sources, that
though we gave them no credence, we still had
misgivings, lest age, the responsibilities,
vices ana hardships of his eventful life, had
somewhat impaired his physical if not intellect
ual energies. But whatever misgivings we had
on that score, were dissipated after listening to
the first few sentences of his address. During
the whole of his long speech delivered in the
open air, under burning sun, not for one mo-
ment did he falter. The trumpet-like tones of
his voice rang out as clear at the close as at the
commencement and by all the mighty host
gathered round, not less than $4,000, every word
could be distinctly heard. We have listened to
many of the best public speakers in our coun-
try, and from none, either IN style, eloquence,
choiceness or fuency of language, did we ever
hear more effective or appropriate speech.
The topics touched upon were such as might
naturally be supposed would be the subject of
remark on such an occasion.
Time has touched Gen. Harrison with a leni-
ent hand. There is vigor and elasticity about
him, which, aided by his habits of strict temper
ance, promise to last these twenty years. His
eye yet sparkles with the brightness of youth.
From the stand, we surveyed the dense and
mighty crowd, all hushed into almost death-like
silence, or breaking forth in spontaneous and
thunder-lil1e cheers. But once in mans life
time can he expect to look upon scene like
that. There were the people gathered in their
majesty and might Some had come expressly
to be present, from Ia distance of more than 500
miles. They seemed to be composed almost ex-
clusively Of farmers and working men, the bone
and sinew of the country, who had met, not for
purposes of war or to repel foreign foe, but
on peaceful errand, to consult on the common
veal.
Gen. Harrison was followed by the President
OF the day, the Hon. Thos. Ewing. His remarks
were addressed more particularly to the men OF
Ohio, and were worthy the reputation of one OF
the most distinguished sons the Buckeye State
can boast Mr.. Schenck, of Dayton, was then
loudly called for. Mr.. S. enjoys an enviable
reputation in his State, as lawyer and
public speaker, and if we mistake not, his name
ere long will be equally well known throughout
the Union. At the close of his remarks, the
convention was adjourned for dinner, but though
thousands left the ground, the number seemed
scarcely sensibly diminished. Nay, speaker.
were called for, the appetite for hearing growing
by what it fed upon, and various gentlemen oc
cupied the stand until the convention formally
assembled.
1t is impossible to give the names of all tn,
speakers, but among the number who addressed
the multitude in the course of the day, were
Maj. Clarkson, Gen. Harrison's aid in the war
Messrs. Haddock, Love and Chamberlain, o
Buffalo; Taylor and Eleutherus Cooke, of Ohio
Dawson of Michigan, besides other gentlemen
whose names have escaped our recollection
To to the regret of every one, Mr.. Corwin, tn
wing candidate for Governor, was taken sick OIL
the road.
On assembling in the afternoon, the followin,
resolutions were reported by Mr.. Alfred Kelly
of Ohio, and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the achievements of our arms
and the reputation of those who successfully dc
Tended our country in times of danger, form tn
brightest gems in the crown Of our national glo
ry, and he cannot be a true friend to his country
who will dim the lustre of the one, or tanish tn
fair fame of the other.
Resolved, That the gallant defence of For
Meigs against the combined forces of the BIRTHS
and Indians, which event we have convened t
celebrate, is among the most brilliant efforts c
our arms during the last war with England.
Resolved, That we have abundant cause 70
the most fervent gratitude to overruling Pro
violence, as well for raising up an able and gal
liant commander, in the person of our believe
HARRISON, to restore to our armies the repu
tation lost by the disgraceful surrender of Hull
and to rescue from the enemy the fair countr
lost by that surrender, for preserving the life
the health and the strength of the Hero to joi
with the thousands of his fellow citizens, in cele
brating one of his most brilliant achievements o
! the spot where it occurred, and as we hope an
trust, to be the instrument of rescuing our revei
ed political institutions, from the hands of dc
nestle spoilers
Resolved, That the same increasing exertion
the same disinterested devotion to the publ
: good, which have been so conspicuous through
out the life of the distinguished Hero Of I'ipp,
canoe, OF the Thames, and of Fort Meigs-ar
now due from every true friend of his country
in order to regain our lost prosperity and to re
store glorious institutions to their primitiv
purity.
Resolved, That what we thus acknowledge