The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-08-01
vANDERBURGH COUNTY
M.4Ss BARBECUE.

Inc Mass Barbecue Convention of
Saturday last, the inclemeney of the wealth
er and other adverse circumstances taken
into consideration, was undoubtedly one of
the most decided popular demonstrations
that ever occurred in The. county. During
the whole of the night previous and until
eight O'Clock in the morning the rain poured
down in torrents, thus preventing hundreds
and perhaps thousands who had made every
preparation for the occasion from being in
attendance. Nevertheless when the signal
was given about ten o'clock to form the line
of procession, it was found that rain and
mud were as nothing when opposed to deep
seated ardor and enthusiasm of the wing veo-
many of our county and neighborhood.-
They had resolved TO do one good days work
for the glorious cause in which they are en-
gagged, and they were not to be deferred by
%trifles. Our friends from sold Gibson'' num-
beaing near five hundred, accompanied by
a most efficient "GLEE CLUB,'' and bearing
aloft several beautiful and appropriate ban
ners-a very large delegation from Posey
preceded by the HARMONY BAND (whose
stirring notes added perhaps as much as any
thing else TO the interest ofthe occasion) and
other large and respectable delegations from
democratic Warrick," and from Henderson
county, Ky--had already arrived, and were
making the welkin ring with glad shouts for
Clay, F~relinghuysen and the Union.
The procession, mostly in carriages and on
horseback on account of the diSagreeable
: state of the roads, was formed on main street,
under the guidance ofJamcs 6. Jones, Esq,
) Chief Marshal and John S~.ockwell, G. Ba
5 ker Esq. Abraham Gumberts, Thos. Stinson,
: Jas. Laughlin, Jr., L.. d. Smith, H.J Boffan-
dick, assistant marshalls, and moved thence
up End and Walnut streets TO the Methodist
church, where their further progress was f0
: a moment impeded by a formidable troop OF
ladies' who rushed from the body 10 the from
Of the church, and presented TO the Clay clut
Of Yanderburgh county, a BANNER, the wori
Of their own fair hands. We have seldom
seen any thing of the kind more chaste il
: design, or perfect in execution. On the
, front side with the appropriate motto "UNIoN
AND DOMESTIC PROTECTION" was a G0LDEP
HARP, with the single word"CLAY" stand
, ing boldly prominent from IFS shalt. The
Harp was emblematic of the soul thrillin!
enthusiasm which ever animates the heart o
true wings whenever that proud and illustri
Gus name is spoken or heard; it was also in
:. blended, as we were told by the young lad
who presented the banner that, Gas some cor
! ISOLATION to the wings for the disfayor wit
which their opponents look upon their mu
steal propensities and efforts"-as an assn
rance in fact that s'IF THE Locos DON'T Liz
THEIR SINGING THE LADIES DO"
On the reverse side the % Stars of on
re glorious Union, worked in silver by the fai
z. hands of the donors, shone brightly fort
e from their azure bed, the whole being SUI
i rounded by a wreath of evergreens and flow
IN ers. James e. Blythe Esq, received tn
I'd Banner on the part oil the Club, and III
IN short but pertinent and eloquent address e,
pressed the pride and qualification with wfilc
it was hailed by the glad hearts of the wing
ne he represented. The line ofmarch was the
z' resumed o r.the s'Pigeon Springs"
Having arrived on the ground the CONVEX
at ton was organized by the appointment {
81 John A. Breckenridge Esq, President ofth
,s day; Gen. Hopkins Of Ky, Capt. C. Wa
rick of Gibson, N. G. Netleton of Pose,
", and DR.. Mathewson of Warrick, Vice Pres
ra- dents; and Joseph Wheeler Jr., Secretar,
During the day it was addressed by Mr.. AZ
~. Ter, an eloquent young German from Loui:
vile, Tom Towles j.. Esq. and Gen, HoI
for kins, from Henderson KY, and others. M
IS, Adler also addressed his German friends dl
ring the evening in their own language
another stand prepared for the purpose, al
OF we were glad to see by the countenances
ler many of his auditors that'he was ably refu
the ing the foul SANDERS with which their ca
I'm had been poisoned.
ihu We are sorry that we have Mother tim
iei space, nor health, 10 give to-day an adequa
the ou
of the day. We are still in very feeb
u"i bealth-scarcely able indeed to hold our pt