The North-Carolina standard., 1844-10-16
Mass Meeting at Ransom, p,,,

Mass Meeting at RansOm's Rr,..
GIOrsous Outpon'ing Of the democrocv If ~
Ja1, Mash, Franklin and Warreny ~'
We learn from an esteemed Correspond dsr,,
the democracy had glorious day Of it on s,,'P R
day last at Ransom's Bridge. The Com,1i" '''
deserve great credit for their handsome orr.n"
ments and every thing went off in such q s,uI
cannot fail to have the happiest effect
Our correspondent says:
A large company assembled at an ea,lv /.
The Wings were greatly elaled by the ueiiGi,naOE nOE
OF the previous day from Pennsylvania. rhssSee
express arrived from Warenton with the %en cIlis a
changing the face of things. This new, MI olOOe
,eelved with loud applause, and our Who f;oIls ls
looked as If some dreadful calamity had befsmd'
them. N OeiaaeO
"The Meeting beIng organized by the sDroi,,
ment OF the proper of6cers-an accounr of fppUat pt
you will no doubt receive-the speakers rnO'LA winch
vlted on the stand. Mr.. VENABLE onr EIoe.A' A'
opened the discussion in a speech of two oiee0 TS0
lie made very happy effort, particuIarIv ~ ~Ous'
questions OF the Bank, Tariff and Veto I'll n! SGe
laets were clear his anecdotes appropriate and LIS
reasoning convincing. His speech was well daEl us
:. %"u received with the most raptuous appanso
ne meeting then adjourned TO dinnpr. "use' us;
alter enjoying an excrent barbecue, The sno,t anQ
again commenced. DIR. PRTrcuARp. our Assi,s iGaUus
Elec'or for this District, spoke for noora IS'Ian'
nour. HIS speech was cogent and eLoonont nan an
ne spared neither Henry Clay nor his leaders G1a M
plauded. U d" e4uehuy aP
The President next introduced Con G
who commenced his speech with some na...
proprIaie illusions TO The flags and rno,toaaJ sF
which the stage had been ornameutcd md s"u WIN
weil~meIIted compliments to the Ladies who Um was
IN attendance, and by whom the flag had been r,o
Senied; He passed rapidly over the Questions r' e
BANK, Iaritt and Veto, but spoke with feeIipq srJ
effect on the Texas question He held in hi. isa9 a%
beautiful dag, which he said had heen preseDnJ
TO him by Miss Jane Perry, Misses Lucy and Sa
Slamper, Misses Elizabeth and Mary Davis M~
es Martha and Caroline Aston, Miss Lucv Arr;ps
Ton, and others, (God bless them all y upon wLEt
had been handsomely painted an Eagle. with,
single star and the following lines:
Hail to the lone and trembling star
That gtters in the South afar-
Too fair prize too bright gem
10 grace foreign diadem!
Statesmen exert your we'll known Dover,
And South and West alike are ours y :
Gen. Saunders asked il any one with rhe sridt
OF man could look upon this bright and beauif
dag-coming il did from fair hands, and waited
10 the free elements by the prayers Of warm and
patriotic hearIs-and say he was unwilling 10
CePt VI 4tHds anu Stan0 DY her, though MeXIU
Sh0nid go to war, and Eng land should back be
II there be such a crGren spirit here continual
the eloquent speaker, let him speak out! Upm
which one loud and universal shout went up, NF
No! No!
"Grn. Saunders then alluded in the most AMI
mated strains 10 the noble stand which had ben
taken by the democracy Of Maine, PennsylvannI
Delaware, and New Jersey, for the county aaI
Texas, though here in the South, where The qurs
ton was one Of the very highest moment, we wen
divided. He alluded in terms of strong and bum
ing indignation 10 the proscriptive course Of The 3
Wings in Philadelphia and Baltimore and said
most emphatica!ly that the democracy would stand
by the Consultation as il is, guaranteeing freedom
of speech-freedom Of The press-and above all
freedom Of rrligion. This sentiment was received
with great applause.
" The speeches being over, Mr.. HUNTER Of
Franklin, came forward and said, that he had no
speech to make. but that he desired TO say he had
come there a Hhig. and ap0s a Hhig no longG Z:
He intended 10 go for Polk, Dallas and Texas
Other Wings were understood TO come out Iron z
he Coon party. and lake their stand under the f,:
IF Polk and Dallas. The meeting adjourned
he best possible feeling, and all resolved to do lLi
iuty. Hail TO The democracy. Their banner vii
again wave in triumph"