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COMMUNICATION.
Essex, n. Y. Sept. 9th l8li.
Mn. STACY Since Witnessing the triumphant sue.
cess of Wing principles in your town, have had the
pleasure Of attending Mass Convention Of the wings
of Essex County, and thinking that some notice Of
the affair might be interesting to portion of your
readers have taken the liberty of sending you such
account, will oXh it in some delrce the interest
manifested by your political friends this side of the
waters and which you can appropriate should you
see fit. A. b.
On the morning of the fl TIL, being the day appoint
ed for the meeting, took an early start for Pleasant
Valley, with the view of being on the spot when the
several delegations should arrive and Of making such
an estimate of the number, as circ instances would
allow. The conditions Of time and place were well
circulated to excite wholesome enthusiasm and to
create lively sympathy among those legitimate de-
scendents If the wings Of sevcnlysiy, who w.ra thon
coming together to sanction and enforce the enlarged
and Ii eral views of their tocfathers.
The county OF Essex Is one Of the most irregular
and hll|y ones IN the State, and therefore had made
but little calculation upon Witnessing n very large
collection, when most who were TO he present must
necessarily come from great distance and over very
uneven roads. But was soon compelled 10 ac-
knowledge that had formed too dsparageng an
opinion of them, and Of tn power and importance of
the principles by which they were ac,ua'ed. For at
an early no IF large process ons began to arrive from
the several districts, with their accompanimcn,s of
music and banners and enbierns and notices which
served to add much TO the clarrucs Of that little vail
ley, which is only in name butn re11ty pleasant.
The time until two O'Clock being taken up in rere v
ing and providing for the DEL cations, we had ample
time to examine and enjoy the items Of interest which
| each was contributing to the common sock; and |
was particularly struck with the compreh MS ycnCs
OF the idea as shaioWad birth upon very large ban
ner, born IN front OF IarI" delegation from San y
!, Hill The device consisted Of pair Of scales, by
means OF which the tw" parties were beng weighed
IN the persons ot thoW respective leaders. Henry
Clay had borne his extremity to the ground, Will,
Polk standing upon the other platform WIS lifted ID
, the air although old Hickory was hanging ontol
bneath, and Van 3nron also, hrwalng ina pu.u
= manner disqualification OF his Texas letter Polk wa
!. holding in his hand ti11, on which was writer
Annexation or dIsunion' also, ''woJl should be do
~ free, and mot nctarthng for protection" whlc.
were IN fact his own words whist little above hin
was as could judge, a very GOOD rtprcscu
taon of The Devil with hi, uncourh wings and sea
: ly body and pushed tail, Kissing forth as the pori
4 cll adviser of Polk, "Nuljf,aton" "aaarchyn an
war The banner IN the hand of Clay had IN
scribed upon it, "Prota,tipn to American Industry.
d distribution of the funds arising from the sale c
# the Public Lands" and "no annexation" while owe
his hand flow Dove bearing in its bill an DIV
Branch with the motto Peace" There was a arr
o proce sion from the valley of the Ausabe consist
?. ing of 1867 and rolling in front OF hem ball lively
i feet in diameter, beautifully moulded on winch wer
written the leading measures of wing policy and tn
y states which the wings claim for themselves in tn
a pending contest.
e II was certainly mast snlondid affair both in desi
6 and execution and indicated wcI far the mechanic
of our land who need but the protection and patron
Z age OF government to enable them to compete sue
cessfy with those of any other country under heav
&c en- Morah also furnished a large delegation with
q good band of mus in front followed Immediately b
large Wagon, in which w re twentv-six beauiIfl
= young ladies, representing the States of the Unor
= nor fighting with each other mind you) but sngin
l. tremendously the patriotic songs of their country
20 Another delegation. arrived, headed by team con
>isng of . yoke of oxen, drawing load of hun
u dred persons most of whom were smiling ladies', a
+ heartily responding 10 the motto on the banner way
ID lug over Their heads, VIZ The ladies' all 90 for uno
to man, but not to Ttras." And comprehensiy
one It was too IN that involved not only one of til
C. most Indispensable conditions of our national pros
is perty but the ground also of our social existence
An encouraging idea 1t was indeed that the female
OF this rugged region would then come together in o.
der to sympalhze with us IN our audable etots, It
" h"na'"s us OIL 'he lhdomlabe spirit OF the Sparta
r.. Games, VINO l'Imel DOW strings from Their flown
curIs ior. Their lighting heroes
v At about two in the afternoon the Convention OF
#, gained under the direction of Hon Henry Fl. RIOS
e. as Chairman, and was a addressed by Gen, Roger
10 Messrs. Northrop and Colver by all of whom til