Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-13
DENOMINATION

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| Our Sl"rous Con,eniion--how shall we describe
li-whete shall we hegin-wherc cnd-ho~ paint by
mere Moids the enths.iasm-,he 10Y. and the fesvid
la'r'n'sm OF the innunerabe hot OF Intelligent flee
men present M this city. the 90 be remember
ell SIXTH Of October In the very vortex ofthe whtl.
wind which u sweeping the land and with the
tones oi eloquencc yet ringing in ears. and the
Joyous faces ofour country friends momentary pre-
sening themselves, find IL impossible. to-day. 90
achieve any thing like n worthy description VI the
greatest ouipourrg OF the people that has taken
place m Pennsylvania. We pass by. for n
neni OF more leisure the delegations the banners the
SPEAKERS, and The speeches. few items CLEANED
ir"r varions sources must suffice for ioduy.
vi the outward appearance of the sister cities
conception may he formed from the following words.
taken from the Pusburgher. Van Buren, paper not
a" all gwen TO overestimang the displays OF oppon-
enis Indeed IL Is matter of marvel to us that any
'hig so near the truth. spperianing ention
should he found IN that paper ut ell. But truth
says -
fesierjay aflenoon. the cities Of Pittsburgh and
Allegheny looked like couple of spacious harbors
IN which the hulls of ten thousand ships lay almost
invisible amidst forest Of masis adorned with cider
" barrels. s,reamers and flags"
And ~ in Truth they did more gallant displov 4,
was never our forrne tn witness Aud whnt is more
almost every fig. and every banner. bore an inscr
ton that gave the lie The charge that the whig. ha
| ro principles. And if may Judge from the cross
oNs :" 'he van Dsren leaders, they Tell the rebukc
severely.
OF the numbers present there are of oourse. variou.
| estimates Our Van Buren, neighbor OF the Mercury
says that the whole procession men, women and child
| rem. numbered but 1900 This n the lowest e.ii
| maie OF which We have any authentic accounts, II
must OF course pass for what worth As We were
ourselves IN the procession. can form no opinion
OF tho number 1t contained. But a gentleman OF un.
doubted responsibility and veracity cou, the bro
ccsson as II passed The Bridge the city Of ALE
gheny, and be informs that IL numbered upwards OF
291OU In addition, large numbers crossed the Old
Bridge. and very large numbers remained on the
Allegheny side and there joined the Procession
| Tho coneourSe upon the ground Inns been ,arsoul,
estimated al from 80 10 10000 or those who found
Their esmnies on actual measurement Of the ground
some say there were present As 900, Others sc 900
The weight of evidence 10 lean to the latte
humble. Gent, men from Wheeling state that IN,
numbers here, more than doubled those who conyc m
cd nj that place Others who were at Erie siae,
that our numbers more than doubled the whole mum
Der oi Wings and Van Buren, men who recently as
sembied here Another gentleman who saw tn,
great meeting on Bson Common pledged his y-racii,
To the fact that the dense mass on our common VA
more than half the size of the Bunker Hill eniior
which was counted and measured at between Is aus
100 thousand. BY the way. dues the Mercury menr
To pledge It's veDeity to the 4.200l
We have heard of no accident, nor Of any one who
was not amply provided for As many more nigh
have been accommodated if ~ had been necessary
The day was most lovely one and the noble am
phItheare ON which we met unsurpassed for the min
gled beauty aud grandeur OF lis scencry.-Pin,bsr,
Advocate