The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-06-03
The Great WESTERN Reserve
Convention,


.,,C Stat. to which brior allusion was made last
Il ,.,,,,, 4 at length in the Cleveland Herald
,t%. ,Oh rl,-,be GeN.' day after the adjournment
(. ,r,ho Convention. The Edisor o. the Herald csti-
n,,es the number of Wings in atteid lance ut fifteen
hoasand- while others were Of opinion thns TWEEN
\ ~ THOUSAND would scarcely tell the story. ITO
u Herald says "The Ratification Of the nomination Of
u Wig National Standard Bearers in the coming con.
n test was cordial and enthusiastic, and the Wings of
The will put their broad seal 10 that ratifica-
lon 10 October next with the impress of triumphant
a Htrty al the balot-hox,"
Wednesday CONTINUES the Herald1 was a lovely
dy-cOO clear, and eXhiIarating. At an early hour
The Wings were astir,a and at o'clock considerable
pOlinOG the great Summit avalanche reached our
city, Ere long the Lal<ers and Ashtabulas entered
the city an "army with banners,'' and were met in
aO'VUs% the long procession of "Lorain Sweep.
II err 'HGnn and gallant Wings OF Erie. The noble
U1gy Of Euclid formed procession of imposing
EeirONce, and the great Newhurgh car Of hardy
asOns doscNedly attracted much attention. But
we have neither time nor room TO properly notice
ae arrival Of delegations, Many Of the professions
were very long, the wagons and vehicles crowded
with people bearing banners and notices, and even
their teeds proudly tossing small flags and inscrp-
sDH Indicative Of the general impulse for Clay and
FreMtnysen
AdsapiCn Of the various banners, Sc &c. in the
grand procession, we Of coarse are precluded from
giving Among otter appropriate devices and en-
hems however, we cannot help noting the follow
ing:
lne last and most attractive demonstration in the
procession was an immense workshop fiom New
OOtsh township drawn by thirteen yoke Of oxen
IOee were Carriage Makers, Backsm tbs and others
O0sy plying their trade and over their heads banners
"a'ng with Inscriptions Or"IIenry Clay and a Pro-
~c''e Tariff '-"llenry Gay terror 10 evil doors"
-"oar principles, our Counrv's rights in their
champion Henry Cay.'
@he Herald thus continues its description
in' procession marched down Superior street in
""o many flags of the stars and stripes were flung
" 'Ne breeze, and spanning the whole width of the
'"ee''Om the American House, was a banner with
"' "OOe saying Of MIR Clay inscribed-sT HAD
""rhER DE RIGHT THAN DE PREsIpENT.'--
'"' superior street the procession moved into Wa
-, '"''' "hefe another immense banner bearing Mr.
"''S"'s new motto-"OUR CAUSE JUsr, OUR
UNION Is PERFECT" extendinp across the s,reet -,
..s ~" Su''e'eht to enable the procession to pass
''', u'a yet where all could read. The line of
=, "'''n was continued amid cheers and waving of
,4D1'ecn'es and hats through Water to Lake street,
~ Lake 10 Erle through Erie TO ST. Clair, down St.
70 Seneca up Seneca to Superior, up Superior
"u' raOllc Square, around the North and Eost side
WV square TO Euclid street, up Euclid street to the
r."%s ground. Here large stage was erected,
NJ, n,' ""'ch hoated a banner with these words
'N'FIEs CANDIDArEs--CLAY AND FRELrNG-
AuYsEN."
AM ''e"t'on was called to order by John w.
p. ',' VINO said he should move the appointment as
' &c Of the Convention Of an em;nen, faIlov-
u.,1, ""n whose name all were familiar-a Wing Of
vor,a guest sect, who always had been and always
WI. wing, come what might, so long as the
man continued true to its principles, and that
,Trr,~n ELISHA WHIrTLEsEy, of the County of
and NJ. W., Inc motion was adopted by reclamation,
-" "HIrTLEsEY took the Chair
,, NE 0FganizatOn of the Convention was then COM
and d. "' appointment Of twelve Vice-Presidents
'Du SIX Secretaries 90
sey msds co urgnnlzatlon completed Mr. Whitte-
The Obiao sumo very pertinent remarks in regard to
H0 Os's o, the Convention.
Conrenion thanked the ladies for honoring the
could no ho WIN 'her presence, and said that men
sisters, and wrong when they had their wives, and
The Ds uou aaughters,and sweethearts with them
ent at spoS thought women should not be pres
tho eav aD SsSSembages, but it WAS not so thought in
GroRer wv w better days of the Republic When
"N"sHINeroN left Mount Vernon to go