The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-16
From the Claremont IN. H.) Eagle.
EVEN NEW HAMPSHIRE


The Grand Council of 10000 sovereigns.
The 18th Of J,tne, l775-l7M of
June, l64O-7he first great dag for
the 'aation-the last a great day for the
State.
!" They come as the winds conc, when forests
| are rended,
They come as the waves come, when navies
! are stranded.
Gould this voice be heard, 1 would speak
| till it reached every LOG HUT beyond the
mountains" Fisher Ames.
The Wings of New Hampshire as.
sembled on the heights Of Concord on
the glorious 18th Of June, to pledge
themselves anew to the great cause of con-
stitutional reform. They went up with
the same determined spirit, the same
zeal, and the same consciousness Of right,
which animated their fathers sixty five
years ago on the heights of Bunker Hill.
They mustered ten thousand strong.
Like Harrison with his Log Cabin Boys
in the frontier battles, they encamped un-
der the very batteries Of the British To-
ries at the capital. May we not con-
fidently predict that the latter are destin-
ed to as inglorious defeat as their name
sakes at Fippecanoe and Fort Meigs
"Ay-Ay !''-will be the cheerful, en-
thusiastic response of every true repub-
lican in the State who composed one of
the vast multitude assembled at Concord
on the 18th.
BANNERS, MOTTOs, LOG CABINS, &c.
The whole number Of regular banners
in the procession was one hundred and
thirty-nine, besides numerous small flags,
Tippecanoe handkerchiefs, &c. 1t is of
course impossible to notice them all, or
give the mottos and devices which they
bore. Such as we have been able to col
lect from different sources we subjoin,
without any regard to order -
Portsmouth.-First came the full rig
ged ship, the Constitution under the
command Of Commodore Seward. Swi-
vels mounted on the side of the ship were
discharged at starting, and from time to
time as the procession moved on. At
the mizzen-mast head, she bore flag
inscribed, HARRISON AND REFORM On
board was also brass drum, taken by
Gen. Stark at the battle of Bennington,
in 1777. The barge Tippecanoe,
drawn by two horses, containing crew
at their oars, dressed in tarpaulins and
man of war frocks. One of the crew
bore standard containing picture of a
Log Cabin, labelled To Let'-Harrison
moving to the White House---Van Buren,
and Woodbury. retreating as Seminole
sets a couple of Cuba blood hounds upon
them. One Of the banners, presented by
the ladies, was very beautiful. 1t bore
Agriculture, Manufactures and Com
merce'-sStrive and Thrive Another
Honor to whom honor is due. Har-
rison, Sullivan, Stark, Cilley, Scammell,
McClary, Miller-BRoTHERs IN ARMS
Another---sClam shell corner is coming
The Portsmouth delegation numbered a.
bout three hundred.
Dover. Represented by about 900.
They were accompanied by the Cocheco
Band in full dress. Mottos--.'Old CO.
checo---3O0 majority for Old Tip
8 The first in times Of danger to come to
the rescue One banner represented an
arch supported on two pillars, on one Of
which was inscribed, The People, on
the other, The Constitution ---Under the
arch, Harrison and Tyler.
Somers,oorth. The delegation from
this town made an imposing appearance.
They came in an immense wagon, con-
structed something in the shape of gal.
lery, the seats rising above each other
all around, SO as when filed, to present
the appearance Of perfect pyramid Of
men, upon the apex Of which was an ex-