The New York herald., 1844-09-06
ADOPTED CITIZENS
They helped US in adversely
We wont desert them now. I

Several very laughablc and amusing devices were
borne on some Of the banners. Amongst them the
most remarkable were, one representing Mr.. Polk
mounted on fine white horse, cantering gaily to-
wards Texas, with Mr.. Clay endeavorng, like the
witch Of Alloway, when pursuing Tam O'Shanter,
to seize the tail of Mr.. Folks charger. Another
was rooster with the face of Mr.. Clay, turning
north and south as the passing breeze dictated.
Magnificent wreaths and huge bouquets, presented
by the young ladies of several of the Counties to
the Delegations, were also borne in the procession,
and added much TO the general effect.
When the almost interminabe line of the process
sion had at last fled into the State House ground,
and the numerous bodies composing it had taken
up their respective postionswe surveyed the ground
with the view OF estimating the number assembled
which we set down as about fifteen thousand.
A great degree Of enthusiasm appeared to ami
mate the multitude, and amid loud cheering the
meeting was organized by the nomination of EBEN.
EVANS, Esq. as Chairman.
On taking the chair, Mr. EVANS said cannot
but feel proud in being called to this Office If
commit any errors, / must only throw myself on
your indulgence. From my boyhood have been
democrat. took part in the election Of Thomas
Jefferson, and have always adhered TO the same
faith. / have mesely to add that shall endeavor
to discharge to the utmost OF my ability, the duties
of this position to which you have called me.
A Vice President from each of the counties in
the State was then chosen, as also number OF Se-
cretaries.
Here there were loud calls for "Silas Wright" !"
which were only sienced by the Chairman inform
ing the meeting that letter from Mr.. Wright had
been received stating that it was utterly impossible
tor him to attend This announcement appeared
to create a strong feeling Of disappointment.
An aged revolutionary soldier named Stephen
Berth was here brought on the stand, and introduce
ed to the meeting by one OF the Vice Presidents.
q eta Rnrtt, 49,
years old next Saturday, that he had fought under
Washington on the adjacent battle ground, and
like the old cred cedars" he still in the line
he was still faithful TO the principles for which he
had fought in youth under the banner of the illus
trious hero OF tie Revolution. loud cheers.)
Herelone of the marshas ofthc day rode in front
OF the platform, and announced that Sas Wright
had received the unanimous nomination for Gov
ment was received with loud and long continued
cheering.
Loud cries now arose for Captain Stockton
"Captaln Stockton on which the Chairman stated
that the gentlemen resident in New jersey who in
tended TO address the assembly, wished to exhibit
proper courtesy TO the strangers who honored the
meeting with their presence, and that if they would
but exercise little patience they would soon see
the Captain. (Cheers)
JoHN NJ REID of Philadelphia was then introduced
and SAID that was encouraging to behold such large
mutndinous and highly respectable assembly ly-com
posed Of persons entitled to vote in the State Of New Jer
sey. II was the nrst meeting held under the consti
frase to ALL without exception. Under the called
upon ior re u, '~c 70 choose their Governor no
to belong 10 t ppcss of which he had the honor e
be member tor by tae constitution 0f l776 indvi
dual could be Governor OF the State of New Jersey
less he was lawyer. Without intending to dsparags
his profession, he would merely say that better
the regulation sood-better that they should be
to choose their Governor, whether lawy not Or
the various osal subjects agated in New Jersey, h,
would not take on him to speak but then other ques
tons which belonged to every State in the Unon to ev
cry State Of the twentysix which compose this grca
txnen h~I -.
few years Others coeval with the constitution Of
One Of those which had been agated had been declared
by Of the great Whg statesmen an obsolete idea
Yet that question was now again brought forward, ant
they then again to decide what had already been
cded by the people, that there should be Bank Of III,
United States That was an appeal from the people to thu
people, and democrats they ready to meet III
the great essential question OF the present contest
which the Tariff not There two parties at Is
was on one side and for the constitution and for 1.-THE
wings the other and against and against the consttu
ton (cheers) It was question Of no ordinary moment
not question Of to dayit of history and which
would come home to every man in that assembsgs, snt
statesman of the north had two months before delivered
speech whg meeting and he said the There could
no mistake would look At the inscription
on the banners could not be decevedthey there saw
"No u. Bank" The democracy of the country were
pledged against IT. as UNCONSTITUTIONAL unwiss
and dangerous They know well, tso that Henry Clay
with that frankness which usually characterised him
had said that az as he into power, there shall
be Bank Of the United States and that the sam,
principle o the two ormer ones, with capital OF fifty
millions Of dollars intended crush the liberties Of the
people and put an end to the democratic party Cheers
On that they had to meet the whg party and he asked
all present would they be turned away In favor o the
tariff question, under which they all groaned He would
ask them to read the history Of tho late bank and that
rennsyxsns and say il any would support such In
stituon III the constitution Of 1880 there such
word a. u 8 Rank and the men Of the greatest ex
rcrience in finance OF that day found II not in the cons,
ton but in various parts Of the constitution and
induced by sxPedency, to press II on the policy o
washington The argument Of Hamilton in that
day as well as that Of Pinckney in 1918, the "a
this day Then compare all that be said the ques
nothing be added-and on these the IT, s. Bank
must stand or fall would however, he easy 10 show
standing their eminerce their day that the very
cAidren Of time know from the experience
the last - years than Andrew Hamtos, Of this question