The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-27
GREAT GATHERINGS

RHODE ISLAND-PsouDsscs.


Island is aroused, snd viii give good account Of
themselves At the great contest which Is near at
hs md and, II we do not mistake the signs Of the
times, Federalism WILL in this State, receive such
blow that it will be impossbis to rssusc,ste T. or
gather together the scattered remnants oil Whggery
sftsr November. The Providence Gazette says tho
Democracy of Providence turned out III full numbers
last evening. When tho Democrats undertake TO
have meeting, even In Rhode Island they have one;
yes, though they may be watched by the military
force of the State under arms. The hall was densely
filed the orchestra was occupied too; and large num-
bers were Obliged to leave for want of room.
John 8. Harris, Esq, called the meeting to order.
The meeting was then organized by the election OF
the following officers, viz;
BENJAMIN COWELI President.
Walter r. Danforth and william simons, Jr., Sec
retaries.
The President after stating the object Of the meet.
Jog, and abiding TO the Democratic prospect, inform
ed the audience that Benjamin +. Halletl, Esq, Of
Boston, and other gentlemen, had been expected to
address them that night. He hoped they would still
be here but unfortunately the cars had not yet ar
rived, sunless within very short time. Ceres Of
"He's here! Mr.. Haeu is come He's in the house,
"nd will be in in few moments" followed by loud
applause)
Gen. 4 Thomas F. Carpenter was called upon to sd-
dress the meeting. This he did and, as evsry one
who heard him must acknowledge, in a very happy
manner. lie had been travelling in the State Of
New York to considerable extent Democrats here
might desire to know what was the prospect for The
good cause in that State. He could assure them,
after the most careful survey which he had been able
To make and after forming his judgment with the
ora afEai nnd. tkath
constrained to believe the Empire State TO be safe
for the Democrats (Cheers) Here Gen. C. relat-
ed some anecdotes of personal adventure and CONVEX
saton Illustrative OF the state Of political feeling in
the State.
When he went into the State, along the line of ira
vel he saw at frequent intervals, hickory poles, and
other Democratic emblems. He saw no ash poles
although he told that there had been one or two
seen somewhere in the northern part of the State. CA
laugh) He met an old friend, violent Wing who
said to him, Gen. c., ave shall beat YOU in New
York by 10000 majority for Clay and Frelingh
SEN" When asked 10 give the reasons for his opin.
ion, however, he appeared to be somewhat at loss
This friend having occasion to 60 TO Buffalo, said on
his return that he had travelled the same route lust
before the election of 1910 Then every thing was
for Harrison. Now il was all for Polk and Dallas
daughter and cheers) He then said, "We must
beat you; but will take $4,000 off of the majority
which claimed, and call it l,000.' He had made
his journey to the West by the railroad he had come
back by the canal route order to escape the man.
estations of the Democratic spirit but on his re-
turn he had found it worse yet (Applause) Both
the friends being about to to Albany, General
Carpenter proposed TO make the journey by STAGE and
in such direction as would be likely to prevent the
fewest annoyances to his Wing friend. Still hickory
poles, banners with "Pok and Dallas" inscribed upon
them, and other silent but uneQuvoca indications OF
the course IN which the popular sentiment was set
ting, met them AT one place, Schoharie the resid.
ence OF Governor BUuck, they had beheld no hickory
POLE Asking the reason Of this of an old man yhom
they met at the public house, they received the an
swer, we have one great one; a very great one;
good long one 1t lies out yonder, (poin,ing to the
place,) but there have been many raisngs of hck
DRY poles all about, that can't get any men to help
raise ours applause The poor Why finally
SAID, know you have brought me this way on pur.
pose to nortiiy me-" Gen. c. protested he had not
General e. then proceeded to state that he had
passed through some Of the middle counties where
much OF the wing strength supposed To lie II
the parts of the State which he had not visited cor
responded TO those which he had seen he felt salts
he'd New York would give her vote by a most decls-
i've majority, Tor the democratic nominees Gen. c.
then proceeded to mention the States which he be-
lieved TO be certain for Polk and Dallas. He asked
the audience to mark his predictions. The States
named were sufficient TO elect Polk and Dallas
without including several for which our chances
were much better than were those of the wings
Mr.. HALLEr having come in was received with
loud applause. He spoke Of his early and steady
attachments to Rhode Island, and of the causes OF
those attachments. After dwelling for a while On
the affairs of this State he proceeded to give some
account Of the wing demonstration in Boson and Of
the impression it apparently made He pronounced
II poor show indeed and utterly devoid of enthusi
asm. lie called attention to the remarIahls fact
that not one of the wing orators smoke as Though ne
expected his party would gain the victory in the
presidential contest Mr. Webster had LOST an ,h,,
confident tone which he had in 1870 and in conclu
sion, only begged the Wings of Boston and of the
Union not TO G,noiy n ausb,e, and oha.r,N
mr. II. proceeded 10 give some acconp, If IN,
wing banners, devices, notices and other thing.
which puported to exhibit their nr;nc;nIes ,nt
hopes He did this in a very amusing m,nns,1
The ex-member of Congress from This S,,,e mir
Tillngbast1 was the ony person who ,ro,n;s, ,hs,
his State should 90 for Mr. Cjav Tba o,ber dele
gates from the other States onlv said &c WIN ,v "
Mr. Hallet discussed the sub;ec, of NJ 1orr,,
Imprisonment, and in short the history ,nJ char,c.