The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-04-04
MASSACHUSETTS ALIvEi
From ihe Northampton Courier.
GLORIOUS CONVENTION
5000 Harrison whIgsi or whom 1000 were
DEl.EGATESi

see them on their winding way,
About their ranks the sunbeams play,
Their loiiy deeds and daring high
Blend with their notes Of FStory-
And waving hags and banners bright
Are glancing In the ss0Dy light
Again, again, with peeling drum,
The clashing horn, they come! they come!
Through rocky pass, DER wooded steep,
In long and giIiering files they sweep.
With thrilling fife and peaiing drum,
The Whigsl the Wings! they came they come !
Last Wednesday was proud, nay, glorious day,
Tor Northampton. The County Convention which
mad been in contemplation for some time, TO respond
10 The Harrisburg nomination, was held in the great
church IN this town last "Wednesday. y was The
largest, most imposing and respectable assemblage oil
farmers, mechanics, manufacturers, and working
men ever held, we suspect In Massachusetis and oul
rev II any, have excelled In numbers In New Eng
land. The day dawned In clouds and storms, but the
sun shone ciousy at noon-day The travell-
ing rendered wretched BY the snow which Tell the
preceding day and which continued TO fall through
The night with great violence Yet the Wings, I'M
dauDled by tempest and unawed by the extreme difn
cuilies Of travelling early arrived in town In pro-
digious numbers, and crowded our immense church
| almost 10 sufocalion.
THE PROFESSIONS.
About 10 o'clock the delegations from South Hadley,
CRANKY, Becherown end Ware, arrived foot by way
Of Hockanum. Il was most cheering, sprit-stirrng
spectacle. They came up Pleasant street in solid
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msst inspiring melody, and were welcomed at the door
Of the Log Cabin in front Of the old church by rounds
Of enthusiastic cheers from multitude Of people
Very soon the Delegates from Hsdley and Amherst
were seen approaching in the direction Of the Great
Bridge, forming procession Of immense length, with
days and banners and inscriptions, one Of which was
surmounted by broom" the staple Of Old Hsdley
Easihamplon and Southampton delegates came in
sight, and the blue vault rang with the enthusiastic
acclana.ons Of the multitude as each procession fled
through the Log Cabin into the church in admirable or
der The lond cheering drew attention westward, and
= supurb. but huge Log Cabin on wheels, drawn by
eigh. horses, approaching from the Factory
Village filled with people The delegates from Will
hamsburg and other western towns followed and they,
too were received by laundering acclamatlons such as
true Log Cabin Wings will always giyefor the Farmer
Of North Bend" Various neat inscriptions and devices
emblazonsd on the Cabin, and its matched roof
was surrnounied by the stsr-spangled banner Dele.
gates came in smaller bodies from every quartet, and
by o'clock they oil comfortably seated and in
perfect Order although the crowd was almost sufo-
eating. The number inside Of the walls was varously
estimated being from tico thousand fpe hundred TO
THREE THOUSAND!
SPECTACLE IN THE CHURCH.
We have seldom beheld such dense mass of human
beings crowded into any public building The gale
res filled almost the ceilings, and the body OF
the church presented of living heads, vast
crowd Of intelligent, determined unconquersbe Wing
Freemen. The Convention called to order by
Samuel F. Lyman, Esq. Of this town, when Edward
Dickinson Esq of Amherst chosen President pro.
tenn. committee Of seven was appointed by the
Chair to nominate officers, who reported Hon. LEWIS
STRoNo Of this town President, FIVE gentlemen a.
Wee PRESIDENTS, and four others Secretaries The
President upon taking his seat, addressed the
ton with few brief, but highly impressive remarks.
which told with great power upon the audience. Ano-
Their committee OF seven was appointed to report Con-
nd he Hicar Of n mimi ia
ton A committee Of seven also reported serles Of
powerful and caustic resolutions all Of which were
adopted by the deeptoned and powerful response Of
Aye" by the convention
Charies r, Huntington, Esq. Of this town, in pre-
senting the resolutions OF the committee Of which he was
Chairman, made some caustic and pungent remarks
His sales Of wit convused the audience with laughter
Hon. Myron Laurence, Of Belchertown, followed with
speech OF powerful and droll description,
showing up spurious democracy and Bancrofls "pract
cal christianity IN way which should make that cer-
ical swiss soldier" hide his diminished head. Hon.
George Ashmun Of Springfield, delegate the Harris
burg convention, made some judIcIous and eloquent
remarks, touching the condition Of the country and ts
travelling political Custom House officers and also
powerfully sketcled the candidates Of the Harrisburg
convention. Hon. Isoae c.. Bates Of this town,
ceeded HIM aud gave lucid and powerful sketch Of
Wing principles. He went into exposition OF abuses
the Wings believe that Government was instituted for the
good OF the people, while the spurious Democracy Of the
present day declare by their conduct and PRACTICES that
ofpubc trusts practsed by the Loco Focos. showing
they believe is instituted for the support Of the office
holders. His speech was strongly characterised by
research and political science, and there were some
splendid bursts OF eloquence and deep political ndigna
tion. He sat down amidst thunders Of applause
Gen. James Wilson, of Keene N. H., tall, tough
looking, powerful minded son of the Granite State,
was then welcomed by the audience with bursts Of
tremendous cheers. He spoke nearly two hours,
with great strength, cogency and eloquence, and
after running through the abuses of trust and shame
less mendaciiy of the administration, he described
in most graphic manner lwhy Gen. Harrison hap
pened 10 be nominated by the Harrisburg Conven-
tion He then demonstrated to certainty the just
ness Of his belief lha, the Hero OF Tippecanoe"
would be the next Fredericksburg with an impas-
stoned appeal 10 the of the old Bay State, not
to relax their energies suffer themselves 10 be
distracted BY petty party chickering's He was cheer
ed with IRE mendous applause at the close OF his re-
marks and the Convention adjourned after prime
Wing song elegantly sung, and three dealening
cheers for the clog cabin candidate !" Gen. HARRl-
SON The standards and banners and motos dis
tribuled about the church were numerous and some
OF them highly hgurative especially one represent
ing the Farmer Of North Bend" thrashing wheat
out of The jacket OF a loco-ioco.
THE HARD CIDER" DINNER
The Northampton Wings provided refreshments
in the town hall for their brethren from abroad; and
after most patient sitting OF seven hours in the
church, the way they took hold of the cold ham and
beef and eggs and Crackers and hard cider, was
"caulion." Provisions in abundance were provided
= families as well as individuals sending in every
kind Of material capable Of consumption. Some
thing like hundred loaves of bread, twenty hams
and other cold meats in proportion; barrels Of crack
ers, four bushels OF nui cakes, with other matters
too numerous in kind and quantity TO mention, were
served up both ia and out oi doors, to the hungry
people, Not less than thousand hearty men were
led in this way. Alter the banquet was over, pro-
visions by the basket full remained for distribution
among the poor. The whole OF this part OF the
festival after the true democratic "og cabin" way
Of taking" In provisions. Nobody thought OF set
flhles n,ed those Instruments feed himself with