Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-08-24
Fer President,
: JAMES X. POLK,
OF TExxEssEE.
For Vice President,
GEOKGEM. DALLAS
or rrSxsYLvAxiA.

or PENNSYLVANIA.
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we Great Meanwhile convention.
jtffS erYes Of dtMorrats osse,..blef IL, .Hass
80 Akxiing.
,Tas< cs:itor Of the Gazette returned yes
tcrdsy trsana short but mes. delightful visit
u Nashville, Tennessee, al Which place
he s7saA. Tie l4l., 18th and 10th Of the
in4,ntt. s.ad had the qualification of witness
sing the splendid pageant briefly alluded
u in the sartiSle below. from tie Nashville
Urioslr Tie inpres ion which The reader
Will receive from the ne;gre description
ofths Cunrcn&isss here i..n, will TALL im-
nIeasuraDly short Of The realty; Er with
osit i.aAinx been present upon the occasion
nssaiag Ike correct idc. en- possibly lie
faraaod u the extent of the Inner Sc multi
tudsin attendance, or tic arelor and enthu-
sistie confidence which prevsiled. All
rsans for computing or estimating numbers
wese set II distance, and The asscmblage
ceasd only be oonhtaa By ACRES. "A beau
tiful grove, about two miles from the city,
said - sinbrace some City acres, was WELL
nigh 6lled; 50 that il may by said, with
hfd kttlc variation from truth, that FIFTY
ACRES OF DEMOCRATS were ia al
tendance It the convention. They were
rsiucipally from Tennessee; although Ken
lucky, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana,
,sers respectively represented BY very
large dsl.xsiiona, amounting in each case
te hundreds II not thousands. The militia
~ NADIA splendid show, and numbered
several thousands. One end Of the grove
presented the appearance Of an immense
military. encampment, which in reality it
was, there being some twenty five hum
died tents pitched upon the ground for the
accommodation Of those under arms.
Fewer distinguished men were present
than was anticipated, in consequence Of
,ao,k Of them being actively engaged in
conducting The canvass in the States in
which they sevsrally reside. Mr.. Nc
DusrlE had made his arrangements to be
present, hat return Of his disease about
the time he expected TO start Frustrated
him on the bed Of sickness, and thus dis
sppoiuted those who expected to listen to
his burning eloqaence. Gen. CAss was
aa the ground, and delivered most clo-
qaent and patriotic speech, although pub
lie speaking has never been his trade
TaoAAsF. MAasRALL, Esq. Of Kentucky,
famed or his eloqaencc and talents, and
who MAS elected to Congress fr.m Mr..
Chy's own district as wing In 1910,
made three speeches, in all Of which he
more than sustained his reputation. We
haze noa time now to sly more Of Mr.. M.
hut shall do 50 in our next. Suffice it ia
sly, he denounced and renounced Mr..
Clay, openly proclaimed his separation from
the wing party, and avowed his de.ermin-
.a:ioA to give Mr.. PoLk his support in the
present canvass.
II our next we shall give faither and
fuller details Of the proceedings of the con-
vcnlion, and the incidents connected with
il. We paid visit to the Hermitage, in
company with the Illinois and Missouri
dsiegation, and had the heartfelt gratifea-
tion Of taking lis venerable tenant, the old
Hero, By the hand. and listening to hin
converts. The old man is iniirm If body
but strong in mind, and IN every word h
uitcss is Swallowed forth his love Of eoun
x=trY. His heal,h was too feeble to allow
him to ~ present at the Convention.
Mr.. Polk, though not present 1t tn
camp ground, where the convention wa
held. was in Nashville, and we also Ia,
The pleasnre Of an introduction 10 him.
Ills personal appearance is prepossessin
and much in his favor; and all who GALE
upon him were delighted with the plain
ness and simplicity Of his manners. TIL
county in which he resides { Maury) ser
adeIekalioa - 1860; and il was gratifying
% zee tlle allachmcnt cvinced towards hin
b these, Ms ncighhors.
We echo lie words Of the Nashvill
Unids-7 G,asssss sat! Such conf
denos, ssd and enthnsiasism. a. pervade
the d<mccracy IL that Sts.e al present, car
MOI b defeated.
Frou fk< NasAriLie Ua;oa. Ing. Is
F.7y 7,Aossaad .amsrioaa Free.4a. essen
Did IN Council on The banks Of HE Cum
bArl@.d, - he Ealley IF the Mississippi
NJ - Ae neigborhood u he Hsrmiiags
We hasfen 70 announce through an extr
siip shst ~ great Central Mass Meeeting
viS.esdsy, = Camp Hickory in the yicinis,
q Nashville, wss one Of Tie greatest an
,uosG brilliant popular gatherings in III
World. - :
On Wednesday, Nashville Was from sun
~ lne<aAas<t - ., -AJitgy CxmP. q
every sasl - ne city MAS 70 Be seen ap
psoochine su.mpsniss, h.aaalious and regl
s.%1ss.~--ex,~l I'D - c,<f with fkai