New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-20
,yniS Rising III st. Lawrence:
EI.onal Correspondence Of he KoehfsIeF Defnvtfar'

t,J.,roi F., ofrest.opdcnc- Of The Rochester Democrat
O6pE>sBuR6H, June 10.
| reached this place last evening, after uc-
rgh,iul trip on the Lake and down the St Law
renee. The weather was delightful, and the
scenery, alter entering the s.. Lawrence, Is RIOS.
picturesque and beautiful. The " Thousand
Islands With their hundred bays, covcs and
-avircs-slurnbering in the midst OF the clear
/ and transparent waters OF this majestic Trcr,
and .till wearing the quiet grandeur o. Primeval
ua,ure-form the mos; interesting views to be
seen in tins country Tn" scene at sunset when
he water IS untuted, ana the mIror-llAe stream
reflects back surrounding Objects with mage as
,inc,ness IS one Of the most delightful ever
r.zcd upon l.. alone, would be rch return
for a Journey from Rochester TO TINS place.
We arrived here at O'Clock. The Clay Club
of the town was in session. and, IN looking IN upon
them. | found some four hundred enthusiastic
Wings periecring their arrangements tor the Con-
venton of the next day. TINS number may souho
small To those living IN city o. ~ or 3oUVo III
h.bi,ants: but when it IS known that there are
but some } or 600 Wings in the entire town, 1t
will be deemed indicative Of proper zeal.
At o'clock this mo.ning the PROCESSION was
formed to proceed 30 Canton, the County ste
1t was headed by nine FOUNDER Inns was
followed bv fine Band of Music, the excellent
Glee Club, and some FIFTY four, two, ard one
horse wagons, containing about 5CG wings
More than halt the wagons had banner oi some
dcs ;rlptipn among Them was an exceedingly
rich one, wrought by the Ladies OF pgdenSourgh'
When the procession reached the tei!-gate, some
miles from the village there were . wagons
in !ine-averaginr SIX persons each Al every
1Ilf
fore We reached Canton, the number OF wagons
had probably swelicd to one hundred
When whin half mile OF the town, the sig
nal salute was fired by our babywaker,' ana was
responded to by the Wings OF Canton. Twelve
o'clock was the hour designated for the entrance
Of the several PROFESSIONS; and at that hour pre-.
cissly. three different lines entered the village
from as many diff; rent sonts-each headed by a
Band OF Music, and bearing innumerabe BAN
ners AS they descended from the hills, they
looked, literally, like an army with banners
and, as hey came into the town, they were wei
coined by the teafening shouts Of the hundreds
already assembled from various parts OF the
County. Those wccOmc-ShOutS were responded
to- and the beautiful valley III which Canton IS
located rcverberated with the glad huzZAs OF
THREE THOUSAND WINGS. 1t was Il
hcart-stirring spectacle--a sublime demonstration
Of the determined enthusiasm of aroused treemen'
The procession from The Eastern towns was
composed of tr0 hundred and MTty serea
wagons. One wagon WAS drawn by SIX horses
and contained twenty persons. There were guile
I, number of four horse teams, and Tie average
20 each wagon was at least Ers-inaklng an e.
orcuatc of nearly TWELVE HUNDRED. The
procession from the North was not as large; oul
ii was equally as enthusiastic; and | adopt the
I e.Nr tl,, thpTp "A
least THREE THOUSAND Wings in councl!
IN Ord 81. Lawrence on the 18th. As there are
but 5O0O " hlg voters in The county--And as 81.
Lawrence extends over 70 miles Oh the river by
% decp-with scattered population, and, III
many directions, bad rodds-lhe Wings OF Ola
Monroe may Judge Of the character OF the ma
terlal Of which their brethren III 81. LiWrence Is
composed They are noble spritS-lnuny ol them
having Travelled over ftty miles t" reach the
Convention. There is one fact which should
here be mentioned This Coareotioh TaS larger.
by some huRdredS, tran MatCf 1910! This Is a
syn winch cannot he mistaken. 1t speaks
volumes, and givcs promise OF Il triumph equally.
glorious with that achieved by the Wings OF tins
Loco. Foco Prize Banner - County III that year
The meeting was organised IN the Public
Square, by Inc appointment OF Hon. Mr.. I1or-
KIss as President Speeches were then made
10y lion. II Van RENSSELAER,, of thus county,
don. WI. DuER of Uswcgo Mr.. HorKlNS, o.
ST Lawrence &c. These speeches were well
rcccived-thc meeting was enthuSlastlc-and,
amid music aud song. cheers and shouts made,
the weIking ring agaip, at every alIusIon 10 the
nominees and principles of the Wing party.
1t would be impossible to conceive Ui more
gratifying demonstration of good feeling than
that witnessed upon tins occasion. 1t was hedrt-
cheering. \ Protective Tariff, and No Exten
SION Of Slavery were the idvOre watch words of
the thousands met here IN Convention. The
Loco tucos had up dag inscribed win Polk
and Texas" and another with the " Lone Star :"
but they wished them both down, in the after
noon, when the Intelligence arrived that their
townSInan, SILAs WRIGHT, had voted against the
T.eaty
At proper hour, the Convention adjourned,
with loud cheers for HENRY CLAY and Pro
recrWE TARIFF; and every man went home &C.
ternncd IL work until the victory shall be
achieved.
When the Wigs of Old Monroe shall be
called upon to meet IN Convention, will they
initiate the noble example OF their brethren OF ST.
Lawrence VIII they turn ont en- masSe2 |
believe so--for they Will not permit themselves
10 be out-donc by any other county in the
State Yours, &c.
IL We learn from other sources that one
GEORGE Dawson Of Rochester was on hand at
THIS meeting, and made L capital speech. The
Democrat should not have overlooked this.
Ed. 1fiJ.
CoNSEcrlcur.--The Connecticut Wing State
Central Committee have issued the following call
for Convention Of Clay Clubs to assemble at
| a. MI I'll.