Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-18
OLD BOSTON AWAKE.

Glorious Rally Of the Democracy
N crowded at esFy s Ths meeting
was called 10 order by Col. c. A. Macomber and the
following gentlemen elected officers:
3 F. Halle,t, Esq President. Vice Presidents
Bradford Sumner, Joel Thayer, Stephen Child, George
Hills, Isaac Emery John Smelling, Thomas Radd'n, Jf
and Sas Pierce, Esqs. Secretalts-Colonei VIM
Mitchell, Major S. A Allen, and Mr. E. e. Wei
lington
On taking the chair Mr. Hallelt addressed the meet
ing in a powerful and eloquent manner tie alluded 10
the great popular revolution that had swept over the
Uuion-to the manner in which the new books OF the
present Administration had been opened-to the crea
ton of national debt Of twenty SIX mil!ions-to The
struggle which Jackson and Van Buren's admn'sira
ton sustained SO successfully with the tremendous mo
MED power of the counry-and 10 the firm mud noble
manner in which the favorite of New England bore
himself in it, After abiding to the greeting that was
coming from the Empire State he introduced to the
immense assembly
Hos LEVI WOODBURY. This firm and able cha
pion Of Democracy received with dearning cheers
He enchaned the meeting with speech OF great force
and elooue6ce. IL wns, indeed, q mastery argument
He arraigned the conduct Of the party now in power
with point and strength Of facts rarely heard by
Boston audience
He spoke at length Of the attempts Of the Clay lead
ers to abolish the veto power-of the preences set up
by them TO justify it-of The nature OF this power-o
lis necessity to guard the rights the people. He then
spoke of The bills upon which this power had been
exercised by the Pres,denl-He dssectcd the late
moth Bank scheme, and xpained how the Federal pary
expected put the bank in operation He then passed io
the Distribution scheme, and exposed the whole policy Of
this absurd He demonstrated how the public
lands like our foris ships or capitol, should
be kept for the purposes with which they created
and that to divert them from these purposes would be
unconstitutional and corrupting He then passed u
the Tariff, and handled this point in the same mas;ery
manner that characterized the rest Of his speech
Would that every merchant, mechanic and laborer IN
massachusetts, could have heard this eloquent expos
ton! Having dwet at length on this topic, lie alluded
to the Rhode Island question then 10 the broken pro-
misses Of the Whgs-then to the duty Of the independ
en-, fteemen of Massachusetts, on Monday next.
His peroration was q splendid appeal, and met
in manner worthy of The Democracy of Boston. Mr
Woodbury. closed amid lhunders of applause.
Mr. Bancroft followed in eegan, and stirring ap
peal to the Democracy Of the city TO prove themselves
worthy Of the cause on Monday next. He spoke ably
on the subject Of projection. He alluded, in a most
thrilling MANNER the great question of free trade that
our gallant ,ars commended for upon the and the
land in the late He described the battle between
the Constitution and the Guerrero when the prize
the FREEDOM OF THE SEAS. lie then passed to the
victory ofN Orleans achieved by Jackson and his aids
ono of whom, the gallant Davezac, was present =
Here the cheers were deufening MIR. Bancroft re.
marked that The old soldier Too fateued with his
New York campaign TO speak then; but Maj Davezac
srrang the desk and cld the audience that his shear
| would burst" did he remain silent upon snch reesp
lion. Again the wslkin rang With applause.