Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-09-06


country in foreign courts with great honor
and advantage to. his country, to address
the meeting. He said he would introduce
a soldier who had broken his sword and
thrown il away in the las. war, when dull
made his cowardly surrender to the Brit
Ish in the Northwest, rather than lie. i! fall
into the hands of the enemy. lie then in
troduced to the meeting Gen. Lewis Cass,
Of Michigan.
We did not attempt sketch of the elo-
quent and powerful speech which was
made by Gen. Cass. for we felt that moth
ing short of its publication entire, word
for word and sentence fos-sentence, as he
uttered it TO admiring thousands, would
award to him full measure of Justice
We hope to be able to obtain a report Of
it. 1t was the master effort of a great
statesman and the popular thunders Of
applause with which it was received by
the FIFTY ACRES OF FREEMEN in attends
ance, rang through the valleys and rever-
berated from hill to hill unlike aught tina,
we had ever heard before.
The speech of Gansvoort Melville of
New York was thrilling, powerful, and
wi,hal beautiful. II was rich, racy, and
highly entertaining, replete with sound
doctrine, chaste pleasantly, and true elo.
quence. From notes taken in haste, we
hope to be able to present at least all out
line of Mr.. Melville's able speech. He
assured the Democracy Of Tennessee OF
the most hearty, jealous, and cordial sup
port of Polk, Dallas and annexation-,hat
he had come TO give this assurance and
pledge from the Democracy of the great
State in which Van Buren, and Wright
had their homes-and also to assure this
meeting Of the sincere, noble, and zeal.
Gus support which those eminent citizens
of the republic were giving to the repub>
ican nominees for the Vice Presidency.
lie further assured the meeting that there
was no division in the support of these
nominations among the Democracy of N.
York, whatever the voice of misrepresen.
tation might say to the contrary.
Gov. Clay, of Alabama Hon. Mr..
Bowlin. member of Congress from Mis-.
souri,; Gen. J. McCalla. of Kentucky
Mr.. Mcdonnell nf Ili,ne;a. I'll Ter
the Hon. E. Hise, Of Kentucky; Judge
C. H. Thompson, of Alabama; MIR.
Bright of Lincoln, Tennessee; and Mr..
w. Watson, of Alabama severally made
eloquent, able and heart-cheering address,
es. There were three several stands e.
rected, at suitable distances from each 9TH
er, and there was continued speaking from
each during the day. Such was the vast
number Of auditors, that Notwithstanding
this arrangement, all could not approach
the stands in convenient hearing distance.
In the progress Of the whole days pro-
ceedings, the utmost good order prevailed.
1t is true, that shout after shout, huzza
after huzza, a. every happy sentiment ex-
pressed by the speaker, continually rent
The air, but there was no disorder or COM
fusion, even at the tables during the time
of refreshment. No spiriluous liquors OF
any kind were permitted TO be publicly
brough, on the ground. Not the slight
est appearance or sign Of intoxica,ion was
seen on the ground. Such was the regu-
la,ion of the Peoples Encampment.
We are sorry that the Hon. Geo. s.
Houston, member Of Congress from Ala
bama, and the Hon. Stephen A. Douglass,
member of Congress from Illinois, were
both prevented by temporary indlsposl-
lion from addressing the meeting, as they
were invited and pressed to do SO by the
Commiuee of Arrangements. We hope
thew will both be able TO address the meet
ing and people a, large before they leave.
They are both able and eloquent speakers
Let it be expressly noted, and held IN
remembrance. and we wish the Wings
and Wing press to notice the fact, that ev,
erv one from the North, South. East and
West.-every gentleman who addressed
the meeting, or any portion of the people
since the Convention assembled. has re-
pelled the charge Of disunion against the
Democracy, or the real Democracy OF any
NORTON or section Of the Union. with IN
d;ona,ion and contempt. Every speaker
has pronounced the charge in any and ev.
erv sense as being false and untrue. The
Hon. President of the Convention first
renelIed it: then Gen. Cass repelled it /;
Mr.. Melville repealed it; Mr.. Hise repei-
led it; Gov. Clay repe|led it; Mr.. Mar.
shal repelled it; Gen. McCalIa repelled
II: and so did every speaker throughout:
and the whole mass Of the Democracy OF
The Convention repelled it. on the appeal
If The President, BY long. loud, ind,g-
a.. shout of ccademna.iun. Let the
MAN. wh;os s"a and WAfg press. we say again.
80 ,h;s N it they mayread their .sred
no.e aa sr and Of all who bar uA''1
20 !prbp Tpn. A. v. Brown. Hon. a. L
linn. and Hon Geo. ". JONES' s,;.hed CHI
, of CONFESS. and other DISTINGUISHES s. IN The
oens Of Tennessee. were presssa asr - ,hei,
a aens but preferred 20 near n .,d''