The North-Carolina standard., 1844-10-16

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From the Albany Argus.
The Great Meeting
of the Campaign
The Capital Of the Empire State
Inundated!
| SEVENTH Thousand Democrats in the
FIELD!
We shall not attempt to convey to our friends
at distance, even a faint idea OF the stupendous
monster meeting of the Democracy of Central
New York, of which this city was the theatre
yesterday. Nothing like it was ever seen in this
section. or in any part of the State before. In
point of numbers, its strength was incaculable
1t was on of those gatherings which puts at de-
fance the process of computation and com peIs q
resort to the mode ofcaculation in vogue with our
opponents in 40, when men were computed by
the acre. There were acres of democrats in the
city and on the ground-and acres passing and
repassing to and from the field in counter currents
as unceasing, during the afternoon of yesterday,
as is the flow of the Hudson. To attempt to
speak of the enthusiasm, the energy, the devoted
and hightoned ardor which pervaded as with
contag gion this immense mass-would be equally
vain 1t was the buoyant spirit of men, " ho had
reason to be proud of their Canse, and proud of
their Candidates, and more than all, firm and
unshakcn in the belief that with proper effort, on
the part of the democracy Of the state and nation.
victory as signal and decisive as that of 800,
would give to their principles and measures the
complete ascendance in the state and nation Il.
was, in a word, that feeling of confid nee and
power, which must carry us through the contest
to result as brilliant il is destined to be cndur
ing, and benign to all the great Interests of the
country. II was feeling and tone that no party
every exhibited but on the eve OF we'll fought bat
tie and great victory.
from other places may be made, when we state that
there were SiG steamboat loads from New York
city aone-another from BROOKLYN another from
Poughkeepsic, another from Hudson, another
from Newburgh, one steamboat, and two large
harge-loads from Troy-many boat loads via the
canal-and FIVE heavily laden trains from the
west each with a locomotive. and long lines of
cars-besides great many rry large vehicles
from all directions within a circuit of thirty miles,
north, south, east and west. The steamboats, from
below were literally crammcd, and that from
Troy, with its two barges in tow, briStcd on
both decks with men, numbering several thou
sands. Many also, from below came in the rcgu-
lar line boats, in advance of those chartered for
the occasion. Three heavy trains from the wt:',
requiring three powerful engine s, bringing the
&" Tenth Legion" the Montgomery delegations,
the second battalion from Oneida, and many even
from Cayuga and Onondaga in all several thou
sands, came in just the end of the procession
reached the field, and did not join it-nor was the
Newburgh delegation here in time to add their
large numbers to the long array. By railI Dad
steamboat, canal and ordinary conveyanccs, the
gathering embraced the bone and sinew of the
democracy from Washington and Warren on the
north, to Suffolk on the extreme south, and Ca
yuga at the west-serenty thousand men, in all
upon a fair calculation.
Though under the conviction that no pcn can
begin 20 do justice to this impressive demonstration
of tne power, spirit and energy of the democracy
of the state, we proceed to give such details as
time and space will permit.
THE CITY. L
From an early hour in the morning, our prin-
cipal streets exhibited the stirring indications of
what was to come. Flags and strcamrrs were
suspended across Broadway. Market, State, Pearl.
Chapel and other streets, and from hickories plant
ed before the rallying points of the der ocracy
waived the stars and stripes, inscribed with the
names of the democratic nominees, state and ma
tional. Among these was the vast and beautiful
flag of the New ork Empire Club; and flag
from the knickerbocker politely furnished by
Capt. st. John. State-street, being the place OF
general rendezvous preparatory to the forming Of
the procession, soon presented living mass, each
separate delegation in its assigned position, and
recognizable by its banners, of which there was
an immense number. Some of them were Of the
largest, most costly, and highly finished grade,
requiring several men to carry them, and richly
cmblazoned with democratic emblems and cher
ished sentiments Conspicuous among them, and
legible from one end of the street to the other,
were the splendid banners of the Empire"
" White Eagle" and Ironsdes" Clubs of the
great city-and the scarcely inferior banner, in
size and execution, of our own Rough Hewers
Club" The movements of this great mass, as
seen from below, to the music of some Of the best
bands in New Y ork and Albany-as they march
ed and countermarched to the places assigned
them, was one of the most beautiful and exciting
spectacles that could we'll be imagined-and par
ticularly as exhibiting the deep and strong impulse
that is stirring the hearts and anmatng the hopes
Of the democracy
THE PROCESSION.
The procession, which did not include an i'm
mense delegation from Troy, nor the great bulk
of the monster delegation from Oneida, Herk-
mer, and Montgomery, nor the Hudson deIega-
tion full 500 strong, yet entire steamboat
load from Newburg (Which having grounded on
the overslaugh did not arrive until p. MI was
one hour and ten minutes in passing the Argus
ofice-and numbered, by count, 8,977 or nearly !
5000 persons-chiefy on foot There were,
moreover n preat number of vehicles IF all do |