The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-01
"Polk em Wright. 4"

Polk weed Is sure death TO cOOns.
On the reverse
Clay TO Frelinghuysen'"
any Fienghuysen, tits provoking
That we should take 80 hard Poking,'
In the back part of the wagon there was onother
platform, on which a small, neatly constructed
log cabin, upside down; resting on this was small
barrel of hard cider either side Of the cabn
coons poked &C., with the inscription
Wing Principles in 1910
Then another large banner
% Polk and Dallas, Truth and Reason"
against
| Clay and Frelinghuysen
| Falsehood and Corruption
| Freemen, choose ~
There was ten horse team from Stockbridge, on
which noticed banner with
"The Wings may croak;
Wen go for Polk,
And beat them like smoke !"
On one banner was eagle dissectiDg coon, and
enchanting
/" I've got him"
There were, we may safely say, hundreds Of ban
ners that had not time to note. One very large
banner was stretched one Of the principal
streets, with the inscription
Equal Protection 10 American Industry
Polk and Dallas, Wright and Gardner F"
About halfpast one, the people marched into a
field prepared for the occasion, but reaching the
stand found that not a tblrd of the audience
| could hear word, great was the crowd. So a
new stand taken in the centre Of the village,
from the piazza of the Arcade, where we think the
| la gest meeting was held.
The meeting was called to order by Curtis Porter,
Esq, whose motion the following officers were
appointed:
E. MASON President.
Vice Presidenis-P. B. Havens, Thos. Wylie, Ham
iton Daniel Barker, Madison; Otis Hunt, Gaze
novia; Samuel French, Sullivan; J. NJ, Messenger,
Smhfeld; Sardis Dana, Fenner Ira Grain, Brook
fe II. r. Suuner, StocAbrldge John M. Mott
and II. q Everett, Oneida county; Merit Clark,
Chenango county T.. Chamberlain Otsego county
Stephen &. Sears, DE Ruyter; Horace Hawks,
Georgetown G. G Gray, Lebanon Benz. Turner,
Ne son Charles j. De Ferriere Lenox
Secrefariss--H Il. Green, Lewis Wlckwire, Smith
Mott, f. X Barker, Edmund b. Wynn
The President introduced to the audience the Hon.
Michael Hoffman, who received with great ap-
plause. MIR Hoffman addressed the multitude for
two hours IN speech every way worthy OF his great
reputation. II was while he was speaking that
many, finding themselves unable To hear his speech
drew around the village stand, where they were elo.
quenly and effectively addressed by Gen. Nye, +. u
FeDno Esq. OF CheDango, and others. After Mr.
Holman had concluded AT the main stand, Hon. SIS
Bovine, of Osego, followed in a searching review oil
candidate the great ''imbodpment." Hon. Henry A
Foster, of Oneida, proceeding address The
crowd, when il commenced 10 rain quite violently
and growing late 10 the day, he meeting was sd
journed at ,he main stand. But the gathering at The
village stand kept up until nearly dark, with III,
utmost enthusiasm and spirit. When they bad n,
speakers they sang, the whole mass joining in thu
chorus Of sob poor cooney Clay"-which, by tn,
by. has become, as much Of natona! cong, a. IA,
caused this great commotion &c
, OF the numbers present, think we are s,ifed
IN saying there were from IL 90 to Is 900 say a.
, 900, medium. A violent wing who was with u
, in the course of the afternoon, remarked that h.
would give II up that the meeting yesterday wa
four or five times large the wing mass meetn,
the other day, which was claimed by the by whil
organ IN this place TO number 600 though the hon
est portion Of the federal party claim but from $500
to 1000. From the elongated vsagrs of the few
coons VINO were proving around, would sup
pose they estimated our number by calling it lie
gon."
The day passed off without any accident to mar tn,
hiarity and enthusiasm that prevailed if we may ex
cepi the hrawling Of an old federalist around th,
streets and on the ground We had nearly omitte,
to mention that the fine band Of the Cooperstowr
Philharmonic Society, and who most sterling de
mocrats, played Tor the Convention, for which the,
are entitled 10 our warmest thanks. There were
four brass bands, and four martial bands on III,
ground who "dscoursed most eloquent music" w,
|, may have omitted TO notice some Of the numerou,
delegations, who were present but so great the rush
the crowd and Jam, that il was utterly impossible fol
us to notice all the teams, flags, sc.
Thus has ended by far the largest political meet
ing ever convened IN Madison county. II was a da,
that will long DE remembered IN the annals of Ham
iton. As goes Madison, so goes the Union
Young Hickory Raising.
The democracy Of the town Of Bethlehem held a
meeting at the Inn Of Mr. John l.. Leedings, Sertrm
Der 26h, and under the command Of Mr. Pete,
Frank, raised fine a hickory as ever adorned for
est This beautiful tree, seventy-six feet in length
the largest diameter eight inches, was furnished b,
Mr.. Henry Vanderzee a sterling democrat of IN,
Jefferson school, and conseq entity firm advocate
for Col. Folks election. After the raising, three
hearty cheers were given for he Hickory Tree, IN,
emblem OF Democracy, and three for Polk and Dial
las, the guardians of liberty, and three for Wright
and Gardner, the undr waiting friends Of equal rights
The concourse then retired TO the Hail. and on mo.
ton OF Mr.. Richard Kinney, chose Mr.. Michael Nj
yer, Chairman. n. G. NsndeTzee and Hiram Inf
ford were chosen Secretaries The meeting was nd
dressed by Col horne, IN an eloquent and spirited
manner, and by Benz. Mott, Esq, who solved the
great political questions of this nation in such logi
cal and convincing manner 10 leave no doubt m
the minds Of honest Of the fitness Of James X.
Folk and the total unftness Of Henry Clay for the
Presidency. The moral and political character OF
Henry Clay, black as is, set orh candid, and
could no fail 10 shake the confidence OF honest wings
IN their twice-defeated candidate.