Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-09-14

Since frat we heard his name,
Has been the ~faYorite to this day
or Freedom and Of Fame.
Hurrah, &c.
Our w%atchword is Protection
Our moral and our might
We pri2e--We know no liberty
But the Peoples chartered right
And lhusi as eagles haiti sun,
Oufbanners bail The day,
To lead IN light 10 ffeedon's height
The kindllng name of Clay
Hu rah, &c.
THE ROARING or THE CATARACT
The following glowing account Of lie pro
c~eedings Of the great WING Mass Meeting j
letkport on the 22d inst, we take from a let
ler III lie Albany Eyenlug Journal.
Notice was gwen some weeks since that
County Mass Meeting would be held here OF
the 22d, and though no extra effort was mad.
10 gain The attendance IT the masses, it wal
confidently expected that a respectable nun,
Der would get together. But The spectacle
exceeded all antictpations; Dothing Of the KIM
was ever Witnessed iii Western New York
Early III the morning two boats CAME III from
Orleans loaded with over s00gajaDt Wings
from that County With her GieeC Club singing,
banners flying add deep toned goiets cheering
FOR Harry oil the Westabd the Jersey Blue.
FIRST came the delegations from che towns ot
RoYalton, Hartland, Somerset and New Fame,
headed by their respective Clay Clubs form.
ing a procession-of about three miles in length;
they marched into The village and TUNED
South, and as the extreme end1eft Main.street
HE Western Delegations from Pendleton,
Whpatfeld; Cambria and Lewiston, aud the
Northern from Wilson and Porter appeased
ii sight aud joined the mass, so that q line,
was formed exceeding overtour miles 10 length.
exclusive Of the thousands OF people and hun
tlreaB of teams that we're stationary.
The most cheering part Of The display was
that made By our true hearted mechanics. In
one wagon was mounted a Printing Press,
With cases Of type duly arranged, at which
the eompositors were seen at work, their press
meanwhile throwing off md distributing j new
collection of wing songs then came a Black
smiths Shop on wheels, with bellows in full
blast, and a half score Of sturdy aruIs At work
on the anviis i carn!an with d load IF wool
IN bales, on the end of which WIS this choice
sentiment: g Wool should be admitted auty
free!! James II, Pok.' a morocco dres.
sing establishment then appeared, with work
men busy at their task, some pulling the wool
from tue skins, others packing il in bags, aud
others dressing and vanishing hides; next
came a car loaded with cotton bales; followed
by d large vehicle filed with machinery from
lie Niagara Cotton Mills, the loom intuli
operation and the shgtlles playing %rIerril
then an immense carpenter6 shop, filed Witlf
artisans, busy with their planes, saws, dc;
next a fine cabinet uiakerc shop, with their
beautifully displayed aud workmen all
engaged; then a cooper's SHOP with worknen
all busy !; then 2 large platform on wheels,
with men threshlng grain and these were
ed by athef mechanics and laEoFers en-
ina ike manner-and all these vehi.
cies were well manned; and carried beautiful
banners. badges, embiematic devices and ap-
propfiate notices, and were every where loud
" caeerad. 1t vas an indication that the
gr~eat.fnasss of our mechanics aud iaborers ap-
the blessings Of Tie Wing doctrine
Of Protection u Domestic Industry. As the
re-eulered the village preparatory
% their march, to the ground selected for The
speeches, tic ci0udg gathered denseiy in the
Wesl, and the rain soon poured down in tor
remit, and Continued hearty two hours, but it
did not cool the ardor Of the Wings
At about TWO O'clock p. N. the clouds gave
way, and as the sun came out, The multitude
immediately marched t. he ground prepared
ior tie occasion. & stand Tor The speakers
beenpreylousIy erected, and seals pFepar-
I'd for 1000 Peopie, lt was soon dlseoyered'
however, that the seats were not sutflcIent,
faii FIFTEEN THOUSAND Wits
<Inctudmg perhaps l,9U0 AIDES were III at
lbe asseiaDiage vas called 70 or
Ter, and Hon Washington ilnitj our worthy
and popular RepieseHtaltSet was caliea tolHe
and and atser short ~congratnlatofy ADDRESS
to the assembly TOD ilaWis
q Buifdio, ho ADDRESSED me aua.elee sg ~
lI9aFs' MS sPeecn was Z mastery eAoI,i
sl1qaee1, convincing ~ ls eohclusioHs' anu
"ea Eaaapte1 ~ sss ossosio1.
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Noftl part u inc 6foaAp1 alsI ~. Hoo4s'
iaataha' vas faisa ~ ~ ~ 800 sio ~
IoF lew MINUTES ~ g ~ sP'lseI
ne "ss 'olso''ea "
lhesteF'a Eets possftat NJ sitls1''
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q very han9z o't7 app0"t ! !. nts
anu vs. slesee4eu ~ liottt! ~ y
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enee Etsteisa Silh slSas pressure az lis
was althe seSelQ Slatu.
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