New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-27
,y,,. alvin Southern Oneida.
Editorial Correspondence.
Clinton. Oneida 20. July 2ith IsH

yyhiS Rally In Southern Oneida.
Ei!.ori.l Correspondence.
CLISToS, Oneida Co. July 2ith lsa
The whig meeting at WatervilIe yesterday
was indeed Mass Meeting, as Wing gatherings
are az. 10 be this season. AZ Il O'Clock the
wagons began To pour into that pleasant village,
and they continued pouring in, almost IN unbro-
ken succession, til nearly or quite l, when there
must have been 5000 people assembled Con-
sidc,ing that this was in strictly Farming
region, with no large village nearer than fifteen
miles. and that the skies threatened ram from
daylight TO dark, l think VIC may call this good
rnee;ing. Many came twenty. five miles to attend
it, although such meetings have recently been
held at Cherry Valley, at Mouisville and at
Syracuse. nearly all around. MADISON County
must have sent One Thousand here, to assure US
that she is Wing, and will give Clay and Ere
inghnyser a majority in November; OTsEco
had at least Five Hundred, to say that she will
4iye 4 hard sweat to the advocates Of Polk, Texas
and Wool duty free. All hear and sec conspHes
to convince me that Otsego cannot give 500 FOR
Polk and may go for Clay. HERKIMEH and
you'd give good account Of themselves when
the day arrives I believe, from what | have
heard since left New-York, that Herkimer Is
doing well, and is likely TO Go better than my
estimate.
As to oxEIpA, If she don't go Wing this Fall,
!, viii be because Inc Wings fail to do their whole
duty. Intelligent and thrifty as she is, peoPled
by enlightened, independent Farmers, dotted all
over with Manufactures and whitened with sheep,
it is only by internal mismanagcmcnt that she
can have been kept SO long in bondage to the
enemies of her interests. To suppose that she can
vote for Polk and Texas, is 10 declare her bent on
suicide But if her Wings every where make the
right effort in the right way-an effort worthy of
the Cause, the Time and the Man-they will
carry the County triumphantly. Let US see it
done.
/ have little taste or memory for Banners, Mot
tos, sc. but some of those borne on the wagons
which were carried i'll the procession at Watervlie
were very at. Several Of the carriages filled
with Lacics bore flags inscribed, Union, but
not Annexation (" Annexation, but no Texas"
&c. &C. The most tasteful and superb banner
present, however, was one wrought for the occa-
sion by Mrs. MoonE of Watcrvillc, under which
the Ladies Of the Tom marched in the process
sion to the speaking ground. 1t is rare that any
thing so elegant is seen in procession OF any Sort
1t was nearly 2.p'clock when the people all as
semblcd in d beautiful grove hundred rods
South of the village, where stand and seats had
been prepared. JOSIAH Bacon was called 10 pre-
side. and returned thanks for the honor in brief,
pertinent Speech.
HosAcg GREELEY of n. Y. next addressed the
meeting an hour and a half in exposition and ad-
vocacy OF the Protective Policy and the present
Tariff, closing with arcvlcw of the origin and his
tory of the present Tariff, showing from Inc record
which party is in favor OF Protection and which
opposed to it.
b. F. CoorER of Utica next spoke an hour in
searching exposition and denunciation Of the Tex
as iniquity in all lis shapes and phases.
Hon. JOSHUA A. SPENCER of Utica closed in an
elegant and forciblc appeal, exhibiting the i'm
portancc of the principles and measures involved
in the present contest, and exhortng all to ide-
ty and zeal in defence Of The truth. He spoke but
three quarters of an hour, as it now late, aad
many had a long distance between them and their
homes.
- Let me here entreat our friends every where
who take the lead in getting up Wing Meetings,
to consider the ntstimable value Of time. Here
were Five Thousand People assembled, while Sc
yeral had come from distance to meet and adj
dress them. If the meeting could have been
at O'Clock, the hour thus saved would
have been great relief to the speakers, each OF
whom felt constrained and hurried in view of the
approach of night. Mr.. Spencer ough, to have
had an hour and u half to himself; and there
were other good speakcrs-IIon. A. LAWRENCE
FOSTER for one-on the ground, who would have
bec. heard with pleasure and profit We ought
to get at least six hours speaking out of each Of
these all.day meetings Let us profit by past
errors, and resolve that it shall be so hereafter.
Make your speaking ground the goal of the pro-
ccssion, and when the last has arrived organize
in five minutes. Let dinner take care of itself.
The Mormon Ou;rages.