Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-03


The procession being formed, will move uD
M" lGg swat Mste. f. ai:' Of Monc x Campbell
where the Convention will be called 10 order by
the President of the democratic Association,
when the REGULAR officers will I've appointed, and
the Convention proceed 10 business.
Addresses will then b. made By distinguished
speakers.
AT o'clock, dinner will be Oh the tables in the
Warehouses of Alc>srs Gorman X Richardson,
and J. NJ. Field, when the Company will be in
vilcd by the Marshal.
Atthc same lime, dinner will be ready in Mi.
Ross Warehouse for the ladies', and gentlemen
accompanying them.
Alb o'clock. the Company will again assemble
at the Speakers stand, in Moullric < Campbell :
Warehouse, and other addresses will be made.
During The day, the Committee appointed Tor
that purpose, 10 wi, Col Campbell oi Bibb
Gen. Goidon of Jones: Gen. Tarvcr OF Twiggs;
Col. Kelly OF Houston; Col Hunter ot Craw-
ford: Ju.lrc King of Monroe. ana Mr.. Purse oi
Savar nah, will meet and decide upon the county
entitled Ia The Prise Eancr and NJ III close of
.hc speaking in the afternoon The B,arr viii be
presented from the sland, with IN appropriate adj
dress. To the Delegation entitled 10 receive il.
AZ sunset another National salute Of III guns.
Cbief .1MrsiGl-J. w. Armstrong
issiNGR's-Gcn. ~ y. Saith, Col. l.. p
Cook, Col Bass, Co. J. Ct. Coleman r. W
Jameson. B. Adams, G. A. Els, w Hughes
Samuel Cove A. c. Bats. Samuel T. Row
land, f. Mccarthy, VIM. ID. Minis, and Cicero
Ba'Ige Of Chief 1Mrsta'-sword, Sash and
Scarf
Or Aaiaaais-Sword and Sash, all Mounted
In conformity with tn. above order ol arrange
ment. III. procession was formed al th- Court
house SQUARE under the direction OF Ma )rJ j. w.
Armstrong. Chief Marshal The forming OF
The procession having consumed considerable
time. an opportunity was given 10 survey
the mn,ituoc assembled, AMI now brought
, OIL, into Mulberry street. II was Obvious
that no, half the persons present had entered The
procession Yet it filled the whole stree, from The
Court house To is upper end, and thence, by a
countcr-march. back as far As Washington Hall
before those in the rear had united With the line.
This procession formed a body OF men marching
in files averaging from 10 to ID abreast, for more
than n nile in lengih-it having been Impossible
for the mar>haS 10 preserve The order oil i9r!nin"
the columns of eight. During the progress 81 the
PROCESSION The heat and dust became 50 opprcs-
ive that vast mul,i;udrs refused 10 Join il; and 1t
became :: question whether hall that were present
we're in il, and how MANI, from time 10 tune, lei'
and entered the line during lis progress Macon
and East Macon were literally hives 0f men. The
/ sheds and HORSES were c:ammcd. and the SIZE
ways tarongcd from end 10 end II was soa =
an ocean Of men, women and children. Still
there was preserved something Ike ORDER and The
osscmblag. PROCEEDED to the stand which had
been provided. Tor the meeting; which was called
! To order lv Col -. c. Campbell, and Gov. Me
! Donald appointed President with the following
! named gentlemen as Vice Presidents. 10 wit
The Hon. Thomas Spaulding, oil Mcintosh
! pe,,.r ShicL; Esq. of Chatham: Hon. jos Day
of Jones. John IT, Howard, Esq, Q! Mascogee
Dr. James Troup, Of lIcIEto>h; Gen. Eohcr
Bled>on ofPunaln Or David Kendall, oil Epson
Isaac Minis. ESQ Of Chatham; General q. a
IIendTick. of Butts: C0oael q. Greer, Of Coweta
General H. If. Tarvcr Of Twiggs; Colonel Jas
NJ. Kelley. Of Hous;on Col. \. Cochran, 0! Mon
roc: Col. L. VI Adams Of Meriweher; Col. \
II. Anderson, Of Burae; Gen J. w. A. Sanford
of Baldwin: Peter Northern, Esq, OF Greene
I. II. SatIold, Esq, of Washington; J. ". Jack
son. Esq, of Chatham; Colon~l Joseph Riley
of Talbot; Mr. Varnum of LnmpSin; Captain
Jcscnh Jones. of Liberty; General ii. Love, O
Harris; Rober, c. Clark, Esq, OF Richmond; Col
John +. Walker, of Morgan, and {. D. Cook
Esq OF Troup.
The following gentlemen were appointed Sc
crctarieS 10 vii:
YIN. Ii. Balloch, Esq, of Chatham, Gen. I
~ Griffin, OF Coweta and William Cine, Esq
OF Pike.
The Convention being organized, was brief
addressed b. he President.
The Rev DR.. Leland, OF Columbia. Sou;h Ca
rolina. was then called on TO open The proceed
inss with PRAYER An eloquent and appropria'
prayer was offered up By this distinguished ii
vine
William F. Sanford, ESQ, one OF The Demo
cratic candidates for ElecIor was introduced, an
delivered an address reple,e with the power all
cloquence for which he is so remarkable.
Col. John Lamar, to disahuse the minis Of tn
peopleof Georgia in relation TO the position whic
South Carolina occupies, introduced to the Cor
vcntion VIM A. Havne son of the lamcn.e
Gov. Hayne, late OF tina, State, who read in
distinct and beautiful style, series OF reSolr
tons passed at a large meeting Of the Dcmocrs
tic Association OF Charleston, on the Monda
preceding: which breathcd spirit Of pure p;
triotis.n and ardent devotion 10 the Union, worth
of The palmv DAYS of Jefferson and Madison.
Gen. James Hamilton, who came to the Coz
vcn.ion as delegate from South Carolina, ne,
addressed the meeting: his able address occnpie
their attention for about two hours
James Rhei:. Esd 4 delegate from the sam