Litchfield enquirer., 1844-09-12
[From the New Haven Herald, Sept 51 NeW.kAayen County COMvcAtiOaR--. 10000 Whigs i'm tsae Field!

The Mass Meeting of the Wings of New Haven County yesterdayw of those gatherings evin-
 cvc of the spontaneous and patriotic feeling which
 pervades our counties. our towns, parishes our
 workshops, and our firesides. It was part and
 portion o the resstless current which pervades the
 land-not confined to any locality but as broad and expansive as the principles of liberty, which, tenn
 pered by justice, should pcryade all the corners of the earth. aF.-
 At an early hour in the morning, the delegations
 from the several towns began to appear. First came in the delegation from East Haven typfying the succession which followed them from every quarter of the country. In numbers they were
 e1dal to the highest expectation, and in spirit they
 were not to be surpassed Among the en.blems of
 their procession they carried actual ''lve coon
 who took quite an active part in the proceedings, having possession of fine ;yatcrmelon in lis op- erations upon which he gave slight illustration of the way in which locoiocos in office enjoy "the spells" s.,.r.s '.,.... The next train was from Madison, which turned out over hundred delegates, "good men and true'
 of the real old colony brced,-six feet aud half in the physical and ten in the mental stature filled small space either in the line of the pro- cession the estimation Of their associate friends Next came the Waterbury, Naugatuc, Hum
 phreysville, Middlebury and Southbury delegations with splendid bands of music, banners and badg-
 es. fully representing the spirit and character of these manufacturing towns. These delegations
 were supposed to comprise at least 1900 persons,
 the hone and muscle of the workshops, where the Whig forces lighted by the terch of protection | and Clay. They made beautiful array, and form
 ed large portion of the pageantry of the day. | The delegations from Derby, Milford, and Dr. fange soon followed in the train, each adding new
 vigor and beauty to its " illusrious predecessor till our public grounds were filed our streets were
 thrnged till they almost appeared like inextri-
 cable mass. .-t,
 l At half past fen the train from Hartford, Mefi- N- N cent region, together with considerable delega-
 ton from Middletown arrived, and were met at the
 railroad depot and escorted to the ground by the | New Haven Clay Club They were attended by | excellent bands of music, and came " like an army
 with banners" .. -E s,r.
 The Waterbury delegation had their old banner
 of Clay and Van Buren, representing the effects of
 Whig and Loco principles. Poor Van has now the
 addition of Polk on his neck, which he wears with as much grace as could be expected. They
 brought another banner, representing Polk and
 Dallas engaged in fishing excursion. These two
 worthies have their hooks baited with Texas and Annexation, and have almost succeeded in hooking New Hampshire and South Carolina.
 We observed with pleasure, "Georgia Delega-
 tion in the procession not the less honorable for
 being few, and the regarded Illustrating the
 principle of our national Union" one and insepa- rable :" - .S.--- 1n s4 g. at N-n. e.. At ii o'clock the procession commenced under
 
 man Prescott. Esq. with upwards of twenty assist ants Marshals on horseback, under whose excel l lent arrangements order was drawn from the cha
 otic mass, and the whole proceeded by the route prescribed, and were finally concentrated at the sneakers stand, in the rear of the Centre Church, which had been handsomely fitted up for the occa-
 sion. Seats had been provided for the ladies, both | in and outside the State House, which were fully
 occupied by goodly array of old and young, all
 equally engaged in the cause of their husbands fa
 thers and friends. -,. 71.,ss- i- go.
 The procession reached the stand a little after | i2 o'clock Among those who took seats on the platform were several distinguished Clergymen,
 and venerable men of the Revolutionary era. The
 stand was erected over the Regicides' grave
 l Tn organizing the Convention, John S. Rice, Esq
 the senior member of the County Committee, an-
 nounced the following gentlemen as officers of the I ]. M. L. Scovill, Samuel c. Johnson, Medad W. 1 Munson, Walter Johnson, Vice Presidents; Ed.
 ward N Shelton, John Burns, jr. Secretaries. .'' | Affer few remarks ftom the President, the meeting was addressed by Judge BERRIEN, in an animated speech of about two hours duration. He was followed by J. L. White, Esq of New York, in most effective and thrilling speech, succeeded | bv Cen. LESLIE CooMBs, of Kentucky, who drew loud ula,dith from the large and attentive audi- ence until late hour of the day. Joseph Hoxie, Esa., of New York, filled mp the intervals of the aae with some excellent Whig Songs. and conciu-
 dea the services on the Siandwith some aPProPri. afe Fsgpafks. q!
 ehangs saloon and ih the Temple, which were ad- dtess.a.by VI: Van wasnsr, fcs Nsw feFk, Isqg9 bizsea and 6feFs. and the proceedices elosel VII
 AnsElS chem ioE CLAY and EhEhiNehUxsEN.