The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-03-20


were made for the occasion, out large trees cut
down and dug out, holding30 and 30 Delegates
William Nal, Esq, had boat from large syca-
more tree 10 feet long, and large enough e hold
Soto go persons The delegation from Wood
county. brought with them very handsome re.
presentation Of Fort Jaeigs. Il Is placed upon
wheels, and drawn By horses, Ii was large enough
to contain hundred delegates within the pick
cts Guns were mounted on the fort and
large banner, with Harrison's reply to Proctor,
when he demanded the surrender, and also the
motto, s1Dont gire up The ship.a
A very neat, small, bur well made steam-
boat Mas brought by portion of the Itching
county delegation. Il, also, was raised on wheels
and drawn BY horses. Il was called the sFarmer
Of NORTH Bend.n The motto on the banner borne
ssSkip COsasiitation,'-- " Our Fleg.'
An old man came in with aportion ofthe Wood
county delegation, bringing with him a live EA.
GLE, caught few dayssince, on the battle ground
of Fort Meigs.
A delegation of old hunters, from Champagne,
came, in curiously constructed, boxed-up wa
gon, with the name, in large letters, on the side,
ssyhGd Rirer IFGppers,' with coon skins, etc.,
hanging about the wagon, and all the delegates
in hunting dresses.
Old hunters on horseback, large Conastoga wa
CONS, go and IS in some of them) small wagons
and carriages of every description, and horseman
and footman have thronged these streets to day,
without number. The name of HARRISON has been
shouted & re-shouted, throughout this whole day.
The excitementis very great, and the enthusiasm
past all bounds. As have before said, it is not
possible to describe the scenes of this day-no
can do tit isl beyond all descrition.
The Convention organized at two O'Clock this
afternoon, in the public streets, there being no
house in Columbus large enough to hold one
| twentieth of those present. A stage was erected
at the corner of Main and Broad Streets, at the
| junction of the fence enclosing the State House
| yard, for the accommodation of the officers. At
| ter the Convention was organized, and the trans
action OF some preparatory business, Gen. MUIR
PLY, ofChillicothe, and the Hon. THo's EWING, OF
Lancaster, addressed the assembled thousands
composing the Convention.
| am this evening half crazed with the unceas-
ing shouts and huzzas of the people, for Old Tip
| pecanoe and the moment am writing, the side
walk and streets literally crowded with living
forms.-It is indeed almost impossible to crowd
through this great mass OF people, even to reach
the end of the single square. The City is ilttni-
mated, and presents a beautiful appearance.
All is life and Joy.
| The very lowest estimate have heard from
any one, of the delegates present, is ten thousand
many say $4,000, and some say 10000. 1t is
said to be the largest Convention that ever assem-
bled in the United States.
The convention has adjourned to lIseaeIock, to
morrow, to hear the reports of the several COM
mittees, etc. Col. Pendeton aud Judgey4AAE right
are the committee from our delegation to report
resolutions.
SATURDAY, EvENING,l
22d Feb'y. 1910. {
The Convention has adjourned, Thomas Coz
WIN, is to be our next Goyernor-nothing but
| death can prevent it.
! A grand procession was formed this morning, oil
the entire delegation-Col. Noble, of this city
Grand Marshal, with deputies appointed by the
several delegations Geo. Graham, ESQ is the
marshal from our delegation. The procession, al
you may we'll imagine, from the immense con-
l,or Df Lei oro ivbIr
following is the order:
i Military procession in front-a band of music
Soldiers Of the Revolution, with the Marque Flag
saddle housings and holsters of Gen. WASH
LfGTON, worn in the days of the Revolution. A
canoe drawn by six horses-The Convention De
legates, in Congressional Districts, numbering
from right and left to the centre-Log Cabins a
regular intervas-A steamboat drawn by horse
: Canoes at regular intervals-Music of each dis
trict, with their Delegates-Comm;ttees in orde
Strangers visiting Citizens Of the State-Citi
zens ofthe county-Citizens of the city.
The Housings and Holsters Of General Wast
ington, were placed on horse which was led b,
the old Soldier of the Revolution, from MAN
county.
There were uniform companies from GAINESVILLE
t "a German uniform company from Chillicothie
and an Infantry and Cavalry company from Co
} lumbus. These companies were very handsome
indeed, and with their various bands of music
added much TO the-splendor of the procession.
+ The The Brig, from Cleveland, the Steam boa
from Newark, Fort JHeigs, from Wood county, tht
four Log cabins, the Mad River TTappers' Gam,
CART and the canoes were all in procession. In ad
dition to the old soldiers, noticeda company 0
about thirty, marching by themselves, who wer
soldiers under Gen. Harrison at Fort Meigs. Thei
Marshall was an old man of go or 20 years OF age
: dressed as an old hunter, with a knapsack on hi
: back, tin cup, etc.
The Eagle from Fort Meigs was borne in a bas
I ket, raised on the top of staff. The Eagle ha
this evening been presented to our delegation t
convey to Gen Harrison, and will be taken dow
by Ma. Ciarkson, and presented in the name 0
the donor, to the General.
One delegation had an old TIN PAN, with tn
bottom torn out,-raised on pole with piece Q
Grape on top, representing the tin pan bursted an
r dead
A delegation of about thirty by themselves
from one of the Northern counties, had each on
large corn broom, with the motto, sHarrison AM
Reform" was told they were men who had un
f til very recently been locofocos.
The citizens of the state of New York, who hap
pened at this time to be in Columbus, Joined til,
: procession; they numbered, should think, fort,
or fifty; they too, had their banner; their mottl
was-ttF From the West The Star of Empire takes Il
rise, Nec York halls it p and tour suferings is
intoLerGble.''
Mr.. Neil was in procession with his long canoe
drawn by eight beautiful white horses,--he wa
himselfthe driver. Icounted So in this canoe; il
: the stern OF the Doat, ne had very large tul
length portrait of GEN HARRISON, larger than life
supported by Buckeye tree.
2 There were four or FIVE other canoes in process
sion. The motto on the banner carried BY tht
: delegates in the canoe from Newark,wa 6 Harris
on tie Farmer Of North Bend'' The Newark dele
I cation also brought with them splendid band o
music.
The Greene county delegation pledgedon thei
banner majority Of 1900 next fall. In 1886, the,
gave Gen. H. a majority of 1905.
Delegates sOere procession today and aolV UNI
ting heart and soul nth Ns,Gt acere here as dele
gates to tie Pan Buren, Convention on the 8tl
Jan. last Mr.. White, Of Licking county, is on,
of them
cessio to.day Or of he ent5nsasa everv vber
manifested throughout the city. No man eve
witnessed the like, before, and no man viii eve
witness the like again. A description of wha
we have all seen IN this beautiful capital of Ohio