Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-05-14
From the Baltimore Patriot May
The Great Nyhig CONven-
ton.

--ior Mdrylapd-iur tue Union. IL was In
day on winch the young Wings Of all tn
States were TO meet IN grand Convention
Never be fore was seen such an assembling
of the people in whose persons are conccn
iralcd he.soverelgniy at the Government
Ia the language Of ihe President OF the Ga
--EU.ry p,o,a.iain S.m It's rW-EvfRY VAL
,rY iTs srREAM-And 10! illE AVA
IANCHE OF THE PEOPLE ARE
HERE!
We feel, when we take up our pen to a'
tempt To record some Of the events OF tho
day, that we enter upon task 10 " Inch NJ
pen can do even partial justice, 10 penci
adequately depict. The feeling left OH the
mind of all who beheld this mighty gather
ing is one of wonder At the magnhcenc'
and sublmlly Of the scene. We hardl.
know not where 10 commence q description
or where to leave OFF.
The duy was all that could be desired
the morning before was cloudy and sul,ry
aud towards evening rain fell iorebodIng, a
some supposed, a dlSagrecable day. Abou
twelve at mig lit tremendous storm came on
aud IL ralned with great violence. BciUrt
daylight broke, the rain ceased, the cloud
vanished and when the sun rose, not spccl
was To be seen IN the clear blue sky, whIcl
for calm bcanty might have rvalled The
famed sky Of Italy. As The day advanced
fresh wind sprung up from the north-wes
light clouds hOated through the atmo
.phere, occasionally passing over the face
OF the sun, aud ltssenIng the force Of his
rays, which worid otherwise have been in
tense to degree beyond the requirements
uf comfort.
From dny light, till the hour Of the NOV.
ing Of the procession, Baltimore street,
from one extremity ~ the other, and indeed
along the whole route, designated for the
procession 10 pass over, presented spectacle
beyond description, animated aud exciting.
70 say that the stects were crowded Is to
express literal truth. From corner to cor.
ncr they presented one living mass OF hu.
man bcngs-every window was alive with
fair SMILING taces--trom the top To the bot.
tom every house was crowdad-sasbes were
removed, houses with ballstrades were crow
ded un the roof. The whole city was out
the whole country was here.
AZ day light National Salute WINS fred
Several delegations arrived during ihe
morning, and we're conducted to the points
Indicated by the Chief Morshal. When al
was ready, The discharge Of cannon aud the
blast of a single trumpet, rcsoundng through
the streets, announced the moving Of
THE GRAND NATIONAL PKOCEs-
SION.
Ii is impossible 10 convey even tho iaint-
est idea of the sublime spectacle presented
by The procession AS 1t moved through the
CITY. All that pom could write, all that the
mouth Of man could speak, all that the ina
gluation can conceive of beauty, grandeur
and sublimiy, would fall short, far short, oI
the reality. The excitement, the joy, the
enthusiasm which every where prevailed
lighting up the countenancc ot every man
III the proccsslOn--thc shouts, the applause
the cheers, from those who filled the side
walks aud crowded the wlndows-thc way.
ing Of handkerchlefs by the ladles-the re-
sponsve cries Of the peopIe-the Haunting
banners-the martial muSic--the loud roar,
nj intervals, OF the deep. p.inoulhcd cannon
oil these and more, much more, must be de-
scrlOcd, seen III the minds eye, v,bratc
through his frame, ill hls heart, before the
reader can approach 10 any conception ol
The reality and when all these are done, II
they were possible, he still has but a ialn,
uud meagre impression Of the scene that
was presented In no country, III no time,
never before IN the history of man, was
there spectacle so full of " natural glory
The aged veteran, whose declining years
forbid hls Jnlnlrg the procession, looked on
his I, eblr voice went 10 swell the general
shout that penetrated even To the blue vault
Of heaven his hand waived above his head.
whilst down his iurruwed cheek rab tears
the overtlowlng of u heart full even to burst.
ing with joy, and happiness, and gIadness,
ot all that goes 10 make up ltc's best pleas.
ures, aud were crowded, as IL were, luto one
moment. The father, who brought his
children TO see the patriots of the and--the
mother TO look upon her son, one of the pa.
trio! ctcw-ihe sister to behold the brother
give vent TO his youthful aud cxtruvagant
joy-were all there, and all went Ia make
up the spectacle. Standing on an emnence
commanding a view OF the line OF the pro-
ccssion iD the whole extent of Baltimore
street, you beheld Il moving mass OF human
beIngs--a thousand banners, FURNISHED by
the sun, floating ~ The brccze-tcn thoussnu
bIpdkerchlcfs waived by the fair daughters
of the city, gave seeming lfo and motion To
the very ara hundred thousand faces were
before y"u-ogc, manhood, youth aud beau
~ tsd .,cry place where toot-bod could
he got. or any portion Of the procession be
seen; and you gazed Oh the pageant with
faded To express what your heart felt or
your eyes bche,d. Nuhlng was wanting
nothing left t. BE- d,srcd- the cup of hu-
man Joy was lulI. he ireencn of the land
w.rc thcrc-ihe sturdy yeoman OF the
Nurlb The fiery sUn Ot The SouIh--thc sub
stantlll eitIHrns at the East the hardy
pioneer of the West, we've all there. #
was the "plloinc Of great naiOn--In itself
rccf4ng, tilIug up The luugtnings, aud may
have bvcn tiir tcii picture which The poet
Grew whru he 0,scribcd our county, our
institutions aud uuT people us 81" land be-
\ ond fhc uc, ans 81 the Wrs',' where free
,l"m and truth NJ" ~or,Inpped," by "people
mighty ~ their youth
Z hat lsud u ike an Eagle, whose Young gnzc
leeds on Tie Lopu-idr bean wlOsu tlden plume
huais Iius rlrss uH THE storin. H,i in the blaze
Of sutshi.r gtnns, when earth N wrHpt ~ glJom q
Au tbttaph ut giurs tut tie tomb
~ uiugtlsrrd Lurupe na. IA! itnp be BIadc,
Great Truplr !-As rus ~tNus -nALr fiiut nLroIL!
ihy sruw "a T. swim when NIGHT niusi tadc
he hslihudibou- earth shall shep b,uIa th! shade.
Thus u'lcl We may ray. ~ rcierrhcc TO
What ~uids can describe tlic procession to
M, not what u was. For ile reality We
lust give the day details Ol the programme