The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-10-03
PHILADELPHIA,

PHILADELPHIA
There WIS an extraordinarily largo meeting of
Wings in the city of Philadelphia on Tuesday.
The eastern counties of Pennsylvania were fully
represented, and the whole number of Wings pre-
sent was estimated at from forty to sixty thou
sand The u S. Gazette of yesterday has up.
wards of eight of its capacious columns filed with
the details of the procession, proceedings, and
speeches. That paper says:
Philadelphia has been the scene of many gal
liant dlsplays-heart- cheering, and evincing the
iullness OF enthusiasm-brilliant professions have
swept through her streets in the pride of magniti-
cence and the confidence of strength. Shouts
have risen from living masses congregated TO
evlnce their attachment to some favorite princi-
plea or men, and multitudes have gathered to lis
ten to the inspiring eloquence of the orator.
There have been great occasions and great dis
plays in honor of them, but in the retrospect of
all, there is not one which, in grand and IMPOSING
effect, as an evidence of attachment to great prin-
ciples and to the great men who advocate these
great principles, can al all compare with it.
Never before have we seen Philadelphia so
literally emptIed, either into procession or into
the streets through which it passed. Business
was completely at stand, for the time had come
when 1t was necessary to make sacrifice for the
public good, and the good and true fastened will
lIngy to join in the offering thousands upon thou
sands were congregated to offer.
The evening previous gave lively promise of
me stirring interest of the coming day and when
the morning dawned,o its beams fell upon the
busting knots Of people earnestly engaged in the
work OF preparation. AS the heur grew later,
the streets began to fill; horsemen decked with
various insignia dashed hther and thither In
many streets banners flags, and streamers were
stretched from house to house Market street
presented forest of gay flags and pennons ;
Fourth, Front street and the wharves were like
wise decked in proud regalia; and upward, above
all pure as the blue eye of infancy, and smiling
in the undimmed brightness of the sum- the sky
stretched over all, as if in love with the occasion
NO cloud came to depress no accident marred
the procreant pleasure; and light and sunny
smiles upon the countenance of every Wing,
spoke the happiness each one felt in his heart.
The crowd increased to throngs houses be-
gan to NIL, windows were tenanted by fair ladies'
who waited the arrival of the procession, and
cheered 1t as it passed along. Dense masses
lhronged not only the Sidewalks but so encountered
the streets that it was difficult at times for the
line to make its way. Cheer after cheer went
up to the vaulted heavens kerchefs were waived
ana wrcaths were cast from many fair hand.
From the beginning 10 the end of the route
at last the procession poured into The field of meet
ing most magnificent spectacle was presented
Banners were scattered over the field, flags were
waving in every direction. Shout after shout
Durst forth IN the expression of enthusiasm, and
when Inc meeting was organized there was host
gathered into the broad area which has been com
pued at from Jfiy thousand, upward. There was
not less than that number, there may have been
more.
The Hon. Jos. r. Ingersoll was Grand Marshal
Of The day, and the Hon. John Sergeant was APP
pointed President Of the Convention.
The proceedings were opened by an appropri
ate prayer. After which the meeting was ad-
dressed first by Mr.. Sergeant, and then by the
Hon. Daniel Webster. Gen. Marke, the Wing
candidate for Governor, was among the distin-
guished persons present.
Speakers were addressing the meeting stimuli
taneousy, from eight or ten stands, 50 immense
was The crowd
The U. s. Gazette concludes its account by
saying
Thus closed one of the greatest and most graf
lying spectacles ever witnessed in Philadelphia
II was Impressive IN many respects, and the good
it created will be lasting 1t was proud
lay for the Wings, and exulling Joy properly
belonged to them as they witnessed the great out
pouring of feeling-n favor of Wing principles,
md of Henry Clay, Theodore Frelinghuysen
and Joseph Markc.
The New York Tribune says that ISAAC HILL
50 long prominent in the politics of New Hamp-
shire, now lies seriously i'll, and is not expected
o recover.