Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-10
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GUST. a.
This great jubilee Of Democracy came oil on ~
Thursday last in superb STYLE ana 'nat I'd. W"
ever be cherished in the mcmory oi our laui'o
citZers a of The proudcst III 'lie ann' en-
our local history. The lowering ci9'l,s; anu IAN,
ing mist of the previous evening pe,ohehihI ~
the apprehension OF many, that the glorious o'.
which had been DESIGNATED for the celebration OF
our Festival, would prove inauSp'ciou>' ".I
happily dispersed in the course OF me hi9nI anu
lis dawn burst upon lis in all The beauty ilcSh.
moss and soltness of TIE millcst anu ioVcllc>l
morning in the fragrant and lowering mon,h OF
MAY. lthad been set apart for the high ana holy
pur,!ose Of communion and fellowship between
brethren of the same grea; political family, ana
as il was 10 be consecralcd 10 NE ai.cuesio :"
topics involving the highest temporal ih'eics'> I"
man Heaven conM rot withhold lis approving
smiles, and accordingly a bright sun efnpeto,
(nu with forming cloudS) but win eooi anu
hracir- breeze threw is cnchanimeht over me
imposing scene Early in the morning, The I'M
Terrified veomanrv began 10 l'onE I'M" "'i ~" ~
from all the adjacent country, anu Nv ~ c'o. ~
The streets of Winchester. from che cha 10 me
other. and stretching far bcyohd 'hcir 'el'''i"
presented ore moving mass oi huiiia!i ocihTS' II
was indeed, perfect avalanche OF The Demo
cracv, and il came down upon Us so sndheuiy;
that Whigcery in all lis boosted confidence, s!ood
aghas and looked amazed, if not terrified al me
scene In the mids, OF such an as'cnibla"e al,
though the spirit Of order ard harmony rci@ned
over ii-who could pretend 10 DETAIL WIN any
thing like precision. the incidents o that glorious
day} Suffice il 10 saw that the various GeleSa-
lions, headed BY their respective Alarshai, WIN
their bands OF music, ani their banners @aily
heating in the breeze, indicating, in some cases,
The principles oflhcir political faith, ami IN others,
iEcir >corn of Cooncry and al lis Gaming hyro-
cri>y, marched into Winchester, rs near e. we
can rcco!lccl, somewhat in the following order ;
Fira cGmc OH Fcdrck
With her gallant and patriotic sons from every
precinct in the county under the command o! lhelr
respective Mar>hal> and took post OF Lodoun
street in pursuance Of Ike directions OF the pub
lishcd c-MlDDLETOWN,b bordering
on the Tenth Legion" and breathing an atmo>-
pherc which hes never been polluted by Federal
ism; ard NEWTOWN, lately overriden lay
Coonery from other precincts, turned out in their
inll strength and wiihihc brave and handy sons OF
PUGHTOWN, RUSSEL'S, SWITZER'S ana
SWHIGR'S, who have never quailcd beneath the
bows o. Whiggery. presented 4 spectacle Oh that
proud occasion which was a. cheering 10 The
friends ol Democracy rs il must have been alarm
in. To our enemies These delegations, with that
OF Winchester, ard The gallant corps of Young
IIichorics the future hope OF the nation, formed
on Main street and in their midst was hand
| somely decorated car on which were seated
TWENTY-SENEN Young Ladies Ga portion
of the Ncvtown delcga;ion) all dressed in white,
and hearing in their hands banners inscribed
with the names OF the States they respectfully r.
presented In the middle, and above The rest, WIS
seated on. OF the lovelie>t Of his lovely group,
.raceiu. wayia. in her hand the flag OF the
Lone S.ar,'' thus Significantly hinting-lot who
NAV he against H. she, and her fair compccrS at
least, were fully bent upon annexation. In adj
vance q these the Democratic Associations oil
Winchester and Frederick county, headed ~
their respective Presidents and Secretaries took
their POSITION in the line. About this time the ar
rival If the Cars was announced, and rs we were
one Of the Committee oi Reception, we had the
pleasure OF Witnessing i'll pcrson this splendid
exhibition \ train OF seventeen double cars.
drawn by two large locomotives came UP Iii gal
Ian. STYLE 10 the Depot, literally manHcd and
TANNED with passengers destined for the n5llcc.
Every seat or rather o'iod in the interior OF the
cas- was occupied. and the entire roof Of The long
,rsin was Stinglcd over with them. The crowd
of persons conveyed on this train greatly eXcecc-
ed thai which was brought 10 this place to at
r.rd The Wing Festiya! on the 22nd utimo and
that. in The opinion oi the Republican, lar exceed
ed any that had ever preceded IT. This convey
ance brought IN the noble delegation from Ere
derrick civ. Maryland, which consisted OF mp
warts Of one hundred of old Eredcrcks choicest
spirits. who We understand ''set ont upon sun
c dnDs no;tec. 10 Join in our celebration ol The on
ward march of Democratic principles. lh!>
sui,itcd corps OF Republicans attended with
splendid band Of music, WIS beaded ny Chailcs
Shriycr ESQ. who acted - Their chic' marshal
and by John w. Daughn"n, their SPOKESMAN, ana
the rrotd banner undo which they marched was
he American Earle We regret hat We have
not room for \ more extended notice ot this palri-
n,ic te,csat,o,. and OF their gallant mar-haS.-
L. ccr,,,anv viii, these. carrie the noble Gcicga-
tinn from old Fc,l,ral jefferson >h""'ng by the
cent OF lneir eye" well a. ~ the liin''ic>s "i
their tread that they too arc ready Tor the conflict
that is coming This delegation was headed by
Col. Robert Lucas who i doing ycomanS ser
vice in the glorious cause of his country. In
tb, delegation we had the qualification Of seeing
n rublc bard of straight cutters" who Joined in
the procession and marched unGcr the indcpend-
eni banner. inscribed w IIlC,S in ISOLDE
MOCRATS in 1874"
These delegations formed on Market street
Next in order, came up the patriotic Delegation
from Berkeley under the command ot their Mar
shal$. bringing with them stuffed ox hide, bear
nn The inscription ot <, day and roast beet, and
on the other WING promisc>--one instance oaiy
nj i;,, ,.;,a;..:-.4 If WHO nra:cssinns" This
appropriate emblem of Wing deception. wasvery
0dsssir. 10 the d.licotc nerves OF Nhi@gcry, and
accordingly il gave rise 10 many eoo3-nainycd
remarks from tha. quarter. The Berkeley Dclc-
aalion took position in Market street, with the
Jefferson and Frederick City Delegations
Next in order, came the splend~ Delegation
from our Young and spirited daughter, C!aIEe
noble anil heroic band who have never laltcrcd
in their maintenance of the principles Of Ieiicr-
eonian Democracy These took their position,
underline charge OF their patriotic Marshal, Jacob
I,cr along side of TIC Jefferson. Berkeley and
Frederick Civ Delegations, and formed on Mar
ket street.
Then came Warren. Page, and the left wing
of the aTENTH LEGION proclaiming 10 their
brethren. less fortunately situated, I've oi good
checr--wc bore The heat and burden ot the day
in lS;0--rcst assured VIC may be depended on
when the tocSin shall summons us 10 the ropFirt
again. Then Morgan Hampshire and Hardy
sent M their patriotic sons in go~iy numbers Ia
our feast. and under the lead OF their gallant
Captains they were duly mar>hacd for the anay.
Al 10 O'Clock, or perhaps somewhat earlier, Gen.
lanes Fl. Carson Chief Marshal OF the day,
commenced forming the procession. and such was
the admirable skill iisplayedhy that accomplished
di>cpnarian, in the arrangements OF tn" dv-
sions that the line was perfectly formed, and the
whole column under march al halt past len
o'clock; The procession being duly arranged in
line. they marched through the principal streets of
the town and as it moved along in lis vast length
and Great variety of elements. il seemed 10
ooker-on as if ii were impcllcdb BY an instructive
concert of sympaihies. The various bands OF
music were playing in different parts OF the line,
and the "wclkin' rang with the shouts of the 10y
Gus multitude as they responded TO The various
demonstrations OF respect which they received
from the doors windows and side walks. a. they
passed along.
Tie Organization.
A, IL o'clock the whole procession wiih the
{ tb,t,-opis at ,tlnrS who 10 the festival
reached the beautiful grove ol Mr.. VIM. A Baker
about half mile from Winchester, where the
table, seats, rostrum, &c, has been all elegantly
fried up bv the committee Of arrangements torthe
accommodation oflhi> vast multitude in style of
comfort and convenience for which they deserve
the highest praise.
President.
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