The Arkansas banner., 1844-09-04

cession formed in the city arrived, and the meeting came to order, Maj. A. J. Donelson, from the Committee of Arrangements, an- nounced the following appointments of off eers of the Convention, which were ratified by exclamation
 Hon. CAVE JOHNSON, President.
 VICE PRESIDENTS.
 Maj. THOMAS BROWN, of Roane,
 Col. ROBERT B. REYNOLDS, of Knox,
 Maj. ISAAC TAYLOR, of White,
 Gen. NM. MooRE, of Lincoln,
 Dr. WALLACE EsrlLL, of Franklin,
 Maj. ". G. CHlLpREss, of Williamson,
 CHARLEs BRADLEY, Esq, of Wilson,
 CoL GEORGE ELLIOTT, of Sumner,
 CoL EpwARps, of Dickson,
 Dr. WE BUTLER, of Madison,
 Col ]. M. JovEs, of Fayelte,
 Col. J. W. DEWITT, of Henry,
 Maj. MI. LOWRY, of Warren,
 Gen. PRIrcARD ALLEN, of Lawrence,
 Col. EAsoN JONES, of Haywood,
 Maj. " P. OLDHAM, of Shelby,
 Gen. G. j. PILLOW, of Maury,
 SAMvEf. VANCE, Esq, of Cannon, GEo. c. CONRAD, of Robertson,
 Gen. ADRIAN NoRrHeuTT, of Grundy.
 SECRETARIES
 Col. SAM'L H. LAuGHLlN, of Warren,
 WM. L. BERRY, Esq, of Lincoln,
 D. c. GAsKrL, Esq, of Sumner,
 c. ]. DICKINSON, Esq, of Maury.
 The Hon. c. Johnson on taking the Chair, delivered an eloquent and digniied address, thanking his fellow citizens for the honor they had justeonferred on him. He expressed himself most happy in seeing the present vast assembly of his fellow citizens, including so large a share of ladies-se large portion of the youth, beauty and matronage of Tennessee and neighboring States-who had come out to honor the oecasion by their presence. He said that he was proud to see the great number of friends from other States, who had met their Democratic brethren of Tennessee here, and all for the purpose of giving hearty re- sponse to the Democratic nominations for the Presidency and Vice Presidency He said that he felt more pride on being able to say, that this meeting purposes and objects the feelings of all present as testified by being here--enahled him on this occasion, and in presence of this great assembly, to give di- rect contradiction to the false charge of dis union, and wish 10 dissolve the Union, which had been propagated by the whig press of this and other States, against those con cerned i'll calling and getting up the present meeting. He said he would now, once for all, in the presence of this assembly and Heaven, say, on the part of the whole De- mocracy of Tennessee. and for the Democra- cy of the South and Southwest, and for the Democracy of the whole Union that these charges were wholly untrue-ihat there is no ground or pretext, in truth, upon which such charges could rest-aud that he appealed to this whole assembly to testify for him, and the Democracy of the Union, that the ale gallons were ialse He said he felt fully au- thorized to say, for himself and this whole assembly, in the language of the time honored inmate of the Hermitage, here in the imme- diate neighborhood of that great citizen, that "THE UNION MUST BE pREsERvEp"-and, Mir. J. added, that THE UNION SHALL BE PREsERyEp. These declarations were re- sponded to by the shouts, applause and ac- fclamations of thousands upon thousands of voices.
 NIr. J. concluded by saying, that the scene before his eyes--the news from every direc- tion--the daily evidences of our own senses, all serve 10 assure us of glorious victory in Nov. He added that he would not detain the meeting, but would call upon distin- guished soldier Of the last war--a ripe states man, who had stood with Gen. Jackson in his administration--and who had represented his country in foreign Courts with great honor and advantage to his country, to address the meeting. He said he would introduce soldier who had broken his sword and thrown itawav in the last war, when Hull made his cowardly surrender to the British in the N Northwest, rather than let 1t fall into the hands of the enemy. He then introduced 10 the meeting. Gen. LEWIS CAss, of Michigan.
 We know not how to arrange and describe the incidents of this great and glorious day. The following is a copy of an extra slip issued from this office on yesterday: Fif7y tsousdaa .4asrican fyeemea assembled ia coaacl on tte 6anks of tRe Cumberland, ia ite ralfsg ef aie .Hississippi, and ia the sgigadoeaood of the Hernlitage.
 We hasten to announce through an extra slip that the grea, Central Mass Meeting yes- terday, al Camp Hickory in the vicinity of Nashville, was one of the greatest and most brilliant popular gatherings ever known.
 OaWednesdav Nashville was from sunrise to sunset as a Military Camp. On every road to the city was to be seen approaching companies, banaions and regiments, mounted and on foot, wishstheir bands of music, their banners and their notices, on their way to- this great encampmcntof the sovereign people. Their reception by the city escort; the loud. continued and almost deafening huzzas with which they were greeted by our citizens who surrounded the Public Square, and literally craInmed the balconies of the Nashville Inn. far surpassed anything of the kind we ever witnessed. The ladies, too were, there.- Their white handkerchiefs waving from al- most every house, and their bright smiles beaming from every window, in approval of the magnificent display All who could not be accommodated at public and private houses within the city, repaired to the En- campment oi the People, and there pitched their tentM
 After the lightiug of candies for tl,e n;oht