Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-21
MORNING HERALD.
New York, Friday, August FL, is4O.
CeIebraoa of the Battle Of nj aumee-Pre-
semtatioa OF the Tippseanoe Flag--WhiS

CeIebraoa of the Battis of nj aumee-Pre-
sentatios OF the Tippseanoe Flag--Whia
Procession, &c.
The wings of this city are glorious fellows-no
doubt of it. They give splendid dinners, drink rich
wines sing fine songs, give capital toasts and hight
like devils ON paper. They get up magnificent
professions, display the most appropriate banners
deliver speeches that astonish all hearers and al
last 60 the polls ard get licked Brooks OF the NIX
press, heard by accident, while he was boring Ola
Tippecanoe at North Bend that the battle OF the
Maumee was fought by Wayne on the 10th OF August,
some fifty odd wears ago. and he seized upon that
day to present the hard cider boys of this city with
battered flag which was borne at the battle Of Tip
pecanoe by Ensign Upton, who was subsequently
governor Of Indiana. Brooks has been sent TO CO.
yentry by the clique Of which the Courier is the
gan and some of that threw cold water the pro-
ject; but finding that the thing must go of at any
rate they undertook to assume the manag and
made Reynolds grand marshal of the day, and turn
ed out all they could in order to give eclat to the
occasion.
About o'clock in the afternoon, while the burn
ing sun psrching every body but politicians,
whose blood was abave fever heat, the Tippecanoe
Clubs from of the upper wards turned out, and
marched down to the Battery, with drums beating
and banners waving.
The clubs in the llth, 18th. 7th, ard 10th wards,
assembled at the corner of Grand, Essex, and Lud-
low streets, and marched down Grand to the Bowe-
ry down the Bowcry to Chatham, through Chatham
to Pearl, through Pearl TO the Battery taking in
the 18th ward clubs at Franklin square.
The German Associat and the clubs Of the
l7th 18th, and 9th wards. with the Sh ward clubs,
assembled at the corner of Broadway and Grand
street, and marched down Broadway. The "a ward
E..Ns1
but their banners were lent, and they hung FIRE.
The clubs in the 18th, 9th, and 18th wards, met at
Washington Hall, corner of Thompson and Fourth
streets marched through Thompson to Canal, tax
ing the 9Th ward clubs and associations at Canal
thence down Canal to Greenwich, through Green
wich to the Battery taking the Sd ward at Warren
street The 18th ward club to have assembled
at Washington Hall, with the others, but the mem
bers, having no particular fondness for Reynolds,
and disliking the manner in which he was foisted
spon the Central Committee, refused TO go.
By the time the clubs had reached the Battery,
the people began to assemble in considerable mum
bers, and they now came thicker and faster. Mr..
Marshal Reynolds Gu, conspicuous figure
mounted on his Rosinante, which he bestrode with
Undesirable grace and skill he rode from end
of the Battery the other, with great precipitation
aad bravery, and gave his orders with pronptitude
and propriety
The number OF persons present was variously es
timzted. A whig computed the number at 10000,
and democrat at 1900 Which was nearest the
mark, we unable to say, for we had not time TO
count them. There were considerable many there,
if not more. There small sprinkling Of loco
focos the ground, we gathered from the warm
disputes that frequently took place.
.Yea remember" said fiery and classical Demo-
80 L.. L..
confused AID whose mode OF illustration little
peculiar that in the days of Cesar. in the fights Of
the gladiators, Of the parties always carried
net, and when he got an opportunity, he threw it
over his antagonist, and then despatched him at his
leisure Just so it is with the id Wing party.
know 'em well. They have got cursed net all
eady, and if they can catch the honest Democrats
in its meshes, they viii kill 'sm off without ial.''
This discussion put an end to by the arrival of
Brooks with the flag. A platform was erected, and
about fifty Tippecanoes mohnted upon it, In the
midst of these stood Brooks, flag in hand, " Fell
low citizens" said he, this flag, cotted with
blosd slashed by the cutass, and bored by bullets,
you see tive could not the blood, but the
slashes and holes were plain enoughl-was borne
the bloody ground Of Tippecanoe. ] was
charged by the wings OF the mighty west, to bear
this flag to their brethren OF New York, a memo.
rial of the valor OF those who won the battle, and
ss an earnest of wha; they Intend to to in Novem-
Der"
He was interrupted by occasional shouts Of APP
plause, but the wings never cheer with zeal Com
mend us to a locofoco meeting for a good hearty
cheer, especially IL the beer has circulated in pro-
per quantities. They throw their whole soul into
the thing-it begins with shout, soon grows into
. yell, and finally ends in a tumultuous roar.
The dag presented TO Mr.. Reynolds, who is
sort Of Caleb q Iotsm, and had trans formed himself
from Marshal to Pre-. ident in no time at all On re-
ceiving it he madea small speech and the multitude
made small shout This over, he became Marshal
again, with great dispatch, and organised the pro-
cession in the mosi approved fashion.
BY this time the crowd had become immense and
very orderly, decent looking set OF men they were
too. There was no boistersssuess, and very little
intoxication. One poor Wing was lying on the
grass, refreshing himself with nap, after the ia
tigues Of the day, and, little distance from him,
w"a Locofoco. snoozng ofthe effects Of his pota-
ticns IN the most luxurious manner possible They
looked quite rural and comfortable, and many Of the
spectators appeared to regard them with envy.
The procession finally moved up Broadway 10
Chambers street, down Chamber. TO Hudson, up
Hudson 10 Canal, through Canal to Bro ldway up
broadway to Grand, through Grand to Bowery,
down Bowery TO Chatham street, through Chatham
and around the Park TO Broadway, up Broadway to
the Log Cabin, where the Clubs took drink Of hard
cider round and separated.
Every thing went Oft very well, hut John Osar-