The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-09-30
From the New York Morning Post.
The Great Procession.

those magnificent "failures, winch az
ways take place when the people move III
a matter. A better day for the purpose
could not have been chosen. II was u.
lightfully clear and brilliant, nature l.Sei
seeming to smile upon the under'aKihg'
A. On e,rIv hour in the morning, little
pno,s of men and women began to assem-
hle in the Park, and before ten o'clock,
the steps and windows OF the City Hall
,ysro crowded with persons eager to see
,be Grand muster. From that hour until
twelye, military and fire companies, car
riages and citizens, continued to pour in
in streams. A little after twelve the
marshal, Major Hopkins, and his depu-
ties, set to work forming the lines. The
crowd, however, was so great, and the
number of persons wishing to JON In the
ranks so immense, that the procession
did not begin to move much before two
o'clock. First there came a band Of mu-
sic with the national banner. followed oy
several companies Of soldiers, IN their
oavest uniforms. 1t is impossible to par
ticularise among so many, but we cannot
refrain from noticing the fine and martial
appearance of the companies under com
mand Of Captain Schwartz and Captain
Wright.
Next to the military was hlpp q
Browns splendid carriage, the Edwin
Forrest, drawn by ten beautiful cream
colored horses, tastefully decorated WIN
rbbons and banners.
Then followed the executive committee
of arrangements, in white scaris, on horse
back. and as guard OF honor, too.
Twenty-six carriages, representing l''e
twenty.six states of the Union, bearing
banners inscribed with their names, IN the
order of their admission into the Union
each carriage containing four ladies' III
white, with boy bearing white banner
inscribed with the rejected toast "lhe
President Of the United Stales,' and ac
companied by two gentlemen IN WINE
scarfs. as an equestrian escort.
This splendsd array of loneliness an'
beauty was succeeded by number OF lhl
fire companies with their engines al
carrying appropriate banners ana en-
blems. After these were various cl''
and benevolent societies, with their Gus
tomary badges and decorations
Then came an immense car, drawn u.
four Pennsylvania horses, containing
printing.press, which struck OFT a palr
otto ode, to be scattered among the CIT
zens as they passed.
Hard upon this, tramped III SOLID pn'
lanx the Spartan Band waving IN III
breeze laconc and pointed parasrap
from one of Mr.. Tyler's letters 1t W.
led by its famous captain and champlo
Mike Walsh.
And finally, private carriages and c''
zcns in huge body brought up the re-
of the procession. The concourse abo'
the City Hall, and wherever the pasca
moved was immense. Passing up Cha
ham street and the Bowery, it turn'
down Bleecker street to Carmine, TIT
through Hudson street to Canal, and lro
Canal down Broadway TO the Park.
the Park the multitude resolved ITSELF IN
public meeting.
The meeting was organised by CALI
Mr.. Dan. Jackson to the chalr-who,
shor, but spirited and patriotic addre'
alluded TO the cause which called so VI
an assembly together, and paid HI
/. compliment to the genius and spirit o
unanimous and indignant people, who'
the person of the chief magistrate
themselves most grossly insu!led. \
Jackson sa, down amid the most rap
rous applause. The address and rsso
tons adopted will be found in ano''
column.
About the close Of the meeting n
from J. l.. Graham, Esq, announced
death of the wife of the President OF
United States, upon the receipt OF VIII
the chairman adjourned the meeting.
Thus has terminated one Of the lars
asscmblages ever seen III the ci'y'
was spontaneous outbreak OF ind'gna
against those who would insult our II
tu,ions. The four hundred banners, be
on Tire occasion, inscribed 1.-The lnsu
the President, an insult to the Matte
expressed the outraged patriotism al
whole community. The day. by
tunate coincidence, was the annlver
of the Battle of Baltimore, where
British forces were So signally ror
1t was suitable time for pn,,lns "Q'
V;c,or;,'s Men, through a similar G