Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-22
MASS MEETINGS;

The Convention ri Jerusalem, III he county OF
SOUTHAMPTON. OH "Wednesday ami THURSDAY lasi.
consisted OF about 1000 icople, intending many
ladies. We hay received 10 II 1ular description
of The proceedings: in; We under, t:ni tat Il has
left The most favorable impression npon lie poo
pie ard liza; our cause i. - stchu@ EDWARDS. Ouf
Gtalor, lar outsiIrp"d those oi lhc Wings
DaveZac. S,tion and MillSon, wrfc loo l.ung
for Withheld and Cherry al North Carolina
And the victory was complete. We shali reap
il, glorious conScduc.ccs q the lli.c. NG""fnhrr
The VIII" Convention Oh the !.rh ol No
vcnbcr IL lofn. has been vario l,ly estimated
One n! tie mos candi; oi The " hss ha~ stated
j, a, from - 10 1000 According To HE hipI /
accounts, j. did moi exceed 2.mo. Who. aad how
,nanv tool; the slump. 80 have MT understood but
We learn. tina; The Iiot>pnr, 81 Charleston ana OF
Kcn'uckY addtcssc them-ncn. who have 10
cungcnial syupa'hics with lhc Nrgia.ans--
whose tastes ale nj our tastes, ani w6osc pr'n-
cip!cs aIc dianciricalIv opposed II TIE great III
>iracr;on." 81 he Virginia >ChCo'. The Whi9>
will not reap nanny llur'l> from long expected
and olaboratciv prepared meeting - the national
and the glorious anniversary battlefield which they
hav, desrcraei .of their panr purposes.
The Abingdon Barncr give, descriptive &c
count of hc Coon Rally al Abingdon oh The .'h
inst?nl l. YVES magnificent failure. I'll nc
sale Ia The ;;eakins "rcand. was only ! TOO Tie
Banner SAYS there were nci more rhan ;!oo0 III all
The orators were ut ihe Gimiautvc orjer--Nt-
Elcclor Nelson ot Tennessee, Ihcn Aiken. OtLcr
orators succeeded the next day--and TIE Tanner
assigns the paln Ia Gen. Leslie Cooln''> ol Nell
lucky. who wa the biz gun ot the Ma>>-bul
who though very agreeable speaker according
Ia he Editor seems born for The Stage, ana mol
for the army"
The Lexington "VaIlcv Star also amuses us
with description Of lac Wing Rally 4. LeE'rs-
ton on The 10Th and llth in>Ianl-General Dol
man in the Chair. They were addressed ~ Nm
Ballard Preston. the Wing Elcctor ior the Dir
ric;-and Nj. Go9gin ot Bedford, and Alr rr-
rill fBath and Mr.. Burton OF FredtiicS, and ihen
Mr. Lacy. The star gives rather nlcrouN
account Of the scene and The >pcakciS-hnl The
curtain has fallen, and he players have repaired
20 other theatres.
'rhc mails have not get brought us IN accom-,
Of the Grand District Mass Alcei;n" oi thc Demo
cracy. which was 10 come oil on the l1s instant,
al the Chilhowc Shriiis>, in Smyth county
and which he Abingdon Banner expected womb e
the largest ever assembled in South Western Wiz
GINA
i ycrv enthusiastic mccin" al The frcencn of
Indiana tool, place III Orleans Tn the 9TH instant
Il or 1.onl present The N,w Alhany Democrat
describes The animated scene. We are confined
Ia one or Two sentences: "Ducamc an army oi un
bought and invinciblc Democrats. enthusiastic tor
their country and their couniiyS cause. On came
rhchorscmcr, the wasGnsan carriages, Numbering
hv. with their llags and lhcir banners streaming
in The air. Al halt after II o,l lock procession
was formed, and tie multitude healed ly the
Paoli band, moved towards a beautiful grove in
sight ol the village where arrangements were
made To accommodate the crowd. Amer arriving
thele, HEY were addressed in a spirited and able
manner bv r. u. Owen, T. l.. Saith, DR.. Sher-
riih. and Nathaniel Alhclison."
The Great District Mass Meeting OF Hampton
comes OIL tomorrow, (thc 23j)