Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-03-07
STATE CONVENTION.--PROCES-
SION FROM CLEVELAND.

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| The Cleveland Herald of Monday, tn
18th, gives an animated account OF the Pre-
cession which started that morning for Col
umbus,-The procession was headed by
carriage containing a banner, inscribed
" Cuyahoga Delegation" Then folIowe,
the brig Gen. Harrison, drawn by fou
beautiful horses.
"Her jIb, topsails and gallant sails wert
set--streamers were flying from her mas
heads and peak. On her stern was large
representation of the Farmer of Nortt
Bend, holding the handles of ploagh BY
which are produced the materials of com
merce. Her Captain stood at the poop; al
either gang-way was Lieutenant, and hel
Boatswain at his station on the torecastle
through halt-closed port hole one could
almost see long Tom putting his muzzle
as she moved along she carried a bone in
her mouth that made every Loco turn pale
Then followed an elite Of horses-nexl
came team after team, long string of wa.
gons, bearing the bone and snew OF the De-
mocracy. Over some were flags waving
on others were fastened notices, the SOU
expressions oftrue hearted freemen. as eve
know no master but The laws &c"
Painesodle Telegraph.
The following account of visit to the
brig above described, is in Mr.. Harrs's best
vein:
CLEARED.-The new and splendid brig
Gen. Harrison, left her moorlng at an earl !
hour this morning, and sailed Tor Columbus,
She is completely new, and has splendid
ont fit and gallant crew. The list Of Ler
officers is as follows:
II. b. Hawley, Commander.
r. q. Winslow, lst Lieutenant.
E. st. j. Bemls I'd.
]. d. Steurns, Sailing Master.
G. p. Sheares, Purser.
She takes out as Ambassador to Colum-
bus, l.. M. Bayard, of Newburgh.
AT the dawn OF this morning she fred u
gun and raised u signal at her loremast
head, for every officer tv return on board
as she would soon sail. Being just up and
at lelsure, we determined to 60 On board and
wish the Captain happy cruise. So we
caabered up the side, and the first person
that met US was the Captain himself, with
a welcome. What Captain said we, all
hands stirring thus early? 'Aye yes, said
he, the true friends of liberty must main
tain sleepless vigilance. Casting look
alott and then about the ship, we asked him
how many guns he carried. 'We carry
but one gum, said he, 'and that is u twenty
SIX pounder-step and see it, and as we
came to it, he slapped his hand on it, and
the thing fairly moved with emotion at his
touch. 'The powder we put in this, says
he, lis the sober second thought of the pco
pie; and the wadding we use, is strips
from the 'gold' profession and bank prac-
tce OF the Locos, and it makes ball tell
home among them. When she goes off
says he, tine thunder she makes, is the
voice of the people,. After this we asked
him with regard to the provisions for such
ships company. 'Come below said he.
And we went down below the berth deck,
to the bread room that was slowed full.
There was the Declaration ofIndependence
and the Constitution and Laws ofthe United
States, snd the Bill Of Rights and Laws of
the different States. 'Ghls, said he, lis
the hard tack that is the staff OF our ships
company's life We told him we thought
it was very wholesome food. AYE said
he, shaking his hard fist, If this won't make
a true Wing of man, we don't know what
will 'BuL Captain, said we, 'What do
yon use for Salt Junk and Fresh Grub"
For salt Junk says he, I'VE set befOre our
ships company, Bunker Hill and Saratoga
and Monmoth and Yorktown, and the Po-
iltlcal life OF George Washington; and for
fresh Grub we set before them Fl. Mcigs
Tippecanoe. and the Thames, and the civil
career of Gen. HARRISON. We then asked
MIN what he gave his people for Grog.
Grogj says he, 'they have nothing but The
pure spra of freedom mixed with little
hard CIDER
We then went on deck, and he spoke of
he uniform Of the ships company. 'All
Of u.s. said he wear the same uniform. 1t is
9ne Presidential term--the integrity of the
Public Servants--the safety of the Public
the general good of the l'eo,
he. And every man, said ne, is girted with
stout belt, that is called the Union AS
bout TO leave him we passed on the deck,
owards the gangway, he poicted with me-
ancholy silence to the starred and striped
lag that lay on the hatch. The stars were
lin with treaclIery to Oseolu that had soil.
ID them.