The Arkansas banner., 1844-09-04
on Thnrsdav morning, at day-break, a na-

the streets were soon crowded, and the road to Camp Hickory was filled with passengers, who continued 10 move in that direction until eleven or twelve o'clock, when the great grove of that Camp, fifty acres in extent, was as full as it could hold
 There were two miles of table on which the GREAT DINNER was served
 Gen. CAss made the first speech; and Ii was one of unsurpassed eloquence and power
 Mir. MELVILLE, of New York, followed with thrilling, edifying and instructive speech-elciting the most rapturousa applause at the turn of every period.
 MT. HIsE, of Kentucky, addressed the multitude with great ability, and so did Gen. McCALLA of the same Stale.
 Meantime Gov CLAY of Alabama, Judge Bowlin of Missouri, and Messrs. Terry and Thompson of Alabama, were addressing im- mense crowds at other points of the Encamp- ment.
 There never was any thing like this in the West before. We have neither time or space for another word on the glorious subject to- day.
 We did not attempt sketch of the elo- quent and powerful speech which was made by Gen. CAss, for we felt that nothing short of it's publication entire, word for word and | sentence for sentence, as he uttered it to ad- mring thousands, would award to him full measure of justice. We hope to be able to obtain a report of it. It was the master effort of great statesman; and the popular thun- ders of applause with which it was received by the FIFTY ACRES OF FREENEN III atten- dance, rang through the valleys and reverbe- rated from hill to hill unlike aught that we had ever heard before.
 The speech of GANsEVooRT MELVILLE oi New York was thrilling, powerful, and with al beautiful. It was rich, racy, and highly entertaining, replete with sound doctrine, chaste pleasantly, and true eloquence. From notes taken in haste, we hope to be able to present at least an outline of MT. Melville's able speech He assured the democracy of Tennessee of the most hearty, zealous, and cordial support of the great Empire State i'll support of Polk, Dallas, and Annexation that he had come to give this assurance and l pledge from the democracy of the great State in which Van Buren and a Wright had their l homes-also to assure this meeting of the sincere, noble, and jealous support which those eminent citizens of the republic were giving to the republican nominees for the Presidency and Vice Presidency. He further assured the meeting that there was no dlvis- ion in the support of these nominations among the democracy of New York, what ever the voice of misrepresentation might say to the contrary.
 Gov. c. CLAY, of Alabama; Hon. Mr. BowrIN,' member of Congress from Missouri; Gen. McCalla, of Kentucky; Mr. Mcconnell, of Illinois Col. N. Terry, the Speaker of the Alabama Senate, the Hon. E. Hise, of Kentucky; Judge J. c. Thompson, of Ala bama Mr. Bright, of Lincoln, Tenn; and MT. Watson, of Ala, severally made eloquent, able and heart-cheering addresses. There were three several stands erected, at suitable distances from each other, and there was con- tnued speaking from each during the day. Such was the vast number of auditors, that notwithstanding this arrangement, all could not approach the stands in convenient hear ing distance. lrthe progress of the whole days proceedings, the utmost good order pre- vailed. Ii is true that shout aftershout, huzza after huzza, at every happy sentiment expres- sed by the speaker, continually rent the air, but there was no disorder or confusion, even at the tables during the time of refreshment. No spirituous liquors of any kind were per mitted to be publicly brought on the ground. Not the slightest appearance or sign of n- toxication was seen on the ground. Such was the regulation of the Peoples Encamp- ment at Camp Hickory.
 We are sorry that the Hon. Geo. s. Hous- ton, member of Congress from Alabama, and the Hon. Stephen A. Douglass, member of Congress from Illinois, were both prevented by temporary indisposition from addressing the meeting, as they were invited and pressed to do by the CommVtee of Arrangements. We hope they will both be able to address the meeting and people at large before they leave. They are both able and eloquent speakers.
 Let it be expressly noted, and held in re- membrance, and we wish the whigs and whig press to notice the fact, that every speaker 1 from the N orth, South, East and West-every gentleman who addressed the meeting, or any portion of the people since the Convention assembled, has repelled the charge of disunion against the democracy, or the real democra- cy of any portion or section of the Union, with indignation and contempt. Every speak CT has pronounced the charge in any and every sense as being FALSE AND UNTRUE. The Hon. President of the Convention first repelled it; then Gen. Cass repelled it; Mr. Melville repelled it; Gov. Clay repelled it; Mir. Hise repelled it; Mir. Marshall repelled it; Gen. MeCalla repelled it; and so did every speaker throughout; AND THE WHOLE MASS oF THE DEMOCRACY OF THE CoNvEN- TIoN EXPELLED IT, ON THE APPEAL OF THE PRESIDENT, BY A LONG, LOUD, IMMIGRANT SHOUT OF CONDEMNATION. Let the whigs and wEig press, we say again, note this. In it, they may read their own condemnation, and of all who have dared to propagate the slander.
 The Hon. A. " Brown. Hon. A. Cullom, and Hon. G. W. Jones, members of Congress, and other distinguished citizens of Tennes- see. were present on the occasion; but pre- feTed to hear their friends from other States