Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-05-21

that threatened 10 overwhelm them. The
names of the Speakers were
Mr. BABcocK Rhode Island.
Mr. ELBREDGE Connecticut.
| Mr. HOPKINS Vermont.
| Mr. KING Massachusetts.
Mr. REYNOLDS New-York.
Mr. BRADY Pennsylvania.
Mr. WILSON Virginia.
Mr. EDWARDS Ohio,
| Ma HuMEs Tennessee.
| Mr. CLARKE Missouri
| Gov DUNCAN Illinois.
Nh SoUrHARp New Jersey.
Mr. EMORY New-H ampshire.
We cannot make room Tor the remarks
Of the speakers, though some Of them
were most happy Connecticut" said
Mr. ELBREDGE, in responding to the call
for that State, CONNECTICUT is small
State, but she is chock full of Wings.
They stick out all round"
ed attitude of Old Massachusetts, There
had been some family quarrel about a
Fifteen Gallon jug, which he was asham-
ed to tell of, that had thrown her into
disgraceful position. 1.-The jug is broken"
exclaimed some one in the ssenblage.-
EYES," said Mr.. King, "thank Heaven,
the jug is broken and Massachusetts is
now right side up by at least ten thousand
majority"
MIR EDWARDS spoke for Ohio. II will
not say Ohio will vote for Harrison" said
You all feel t-you know it--there is no
need of words about it. But will bet
barrel Of Hard Cider that Ohio gives Har-
rison a larger majority than any other
State in the Union"
The day was cool and bracing, and
rain the night preceding had put the roads
in excellent marching order; but a strong
wind marred the efforts of the speakers.
But how, at any rate, could one man speak
so as to be heard by twenty-five thousand
1t was impossible; so, while the regular
speakers were addressing the vast assem-
blage at the Judges stand, Senators Clay,
Webster, Preston, John Sergeant, Of Pa,
and Graves of Ky, were successfully in
troduced at another stand, and addressed
that portion of tho Delegates nearest to
them.
MIR. PREsroN's speech is characterised
by those who heard it, 1--WE were at the
other stand) as one of the happiest efforts
of that distinguished orator. A single
specimen must suffice: "Mr. Chairman"
said Mr. P, "ihe spectacle this day presen-
ted brings wildly before me the 4th OF
March, lS4i. see that prince Of modern
Democrats, Martin Van Buren,, drive sad.
" away from the White House, with his
English coach, four blood horses, and liv-
cried out,idns. Behind him come Amos
Kendall, without single mail stage at his
disposal. That financial prodigy, Levi
Woodbury., comes plodding next: he is
Invested even of his empty money-bags.
Still succeeding these worthless, comes Mr.
Poinsett the giant Of the War Department.
with his project Cor standing Army of
two hundred thousand men, and his regi-
ment of blood hounds. They roll mourn
f.lly through Baltimore--they are at Fell 3
Point--and now they have reached Can
ton; when some one stirs up .mnurnful
"reminiscences in their breasts, by remark
inc-'Here is the place where met the
great National Convention last May,
As the Convention was first organized,
some confusion occurred; Mr.. Clay being
| at that time speaking at the other stand.
His voice made no difficulty, but the We
hement shouts and cheers of his hearers
did. "What is this dlsturbance:" irnpet-
uously demanded Henry A. Wise from
the officers stand. "Mr. Clay is speak
ing below" was the reply. "Go TO MIR.
Clay" responded Wise, "and tell him he
must not interrupt the proceedings OF the
National Convention"
"Wise! Wise! WIse!" was repeatedly
shouted from the sea of men, as the
person of the intrepid VWginian was
visible on the platform. "What do you
want of Wiser" demanded the shrhl voice
of the meteor of Virginia. ga Speech
A Speech" rung from all qearters. 81
cannot--I must not speak to you, said
Wise. IL have no lungs-no voice;
have worn out the best pair of lungs
Heaven eyer gave to so narrow chest IN
exposing and denouncing the corrupiions
Of our Ubiquitous Federal Administration
How canyon ask me,ill as am,to address
twenty-five ihous sand people in the open
air, cannot"
/ The Convention adjourned at O'Clock
I TO meet the next morning at at Monu-