New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-09
r,,. cr,o, New-Jersey Convention.

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witnessed IN this region. In addition 70 tie mas
ty sketch forwarded 5y our correspondent night
before last, which he was obliged to hurry for the
Philadelphia cars, We have the following from Inc
Tariff AGeocate. There appears to be TO doubt
that there were 10000 Wings on the ground
From the Tariff Advocate.
10000 WINGS ~ COUNCIL vt AiLLSIONE-
Tine fountain sen, or;h MI. the ALLEY us s'lesn ne
rcorn:ai- ;urren ant To- the avalanche oi 'ne 'e -
eted
Never has our hear! been gladtened, our con
fdence strengthened, by 50 numerous ana gai-
liant an assemblage of the Wings of New.JeFsey
as met Yesterday on the plains OF Somerset TO hon,
or. in his br,bp place, the SoS first IN the hearts oi
/ the citizers. ,.,a ,,r,
ia doubt of New.Iersey had ever crossed our
minds, this mighty outpourng OF the stfengua
and s;new of the State would haVe forever feni'-
yed i. ,,o,.n;c his
,,,o,,shoo the merchant his desk ana 'oge,'ie'
tbev rall;ed 10 support the old Wing cause Oh ''e
f,thers-,o give an overwhelming evidence OF the
power of Wing principles when aroused, and 10
extngush the i.st hope of Loco toro;sm in me
State they cherish None came SIMPLY to swe'i
the triunphal procession. bnt thr spilt aniistins
their bca!ts called them tru, th2if 'ioiIes 10 ACC
! TIER teeti..iJny Ia the onward career "i wing
principles. Let the memory OF yesterday iinger
IN the hearts o the people OF Somerset to the last
hour OF their existence as day consecrattd TO
the cause of Freedom. and clustering with thou-
sand proud and glorious sem2uolences
!, would &c OF course utterly lmPossb to make
any report which could be considered aushc"uc
as to the nupbcrs that were IN attendance, OUT
all unite IN SAYING that II was the largest ssseih
blage that ever took place i'll New jersey. 6eiofe
IL o'clock 1c2 wagons came over the allstone
Bridge from one direction, and from every quar-
ter they began to pour in delegation atier celega-
ton with shouts of welcome, until there were. BY
actual count, 4005 wagons III he village. bieh'
schooners and sloops now made their appearance
on the Delaware and Raritan Canal. crowded
with the delegations of Essex and MlddIeseI,
their thousand banners floating IN the breeze,
strains of vocal and instrumental music swelling
on the air, and all the regalia OF q triumphant
and victorious army.
Precisely at o'clock the meeting was organ
lied in spacious field By the appointment OF the
following officers:
THOMAS A. HARfWETL sfii'f:Ii: of somerville.
| Yi;s- Presidents. u.,.,,
PR FISHER Tewksbury. 7. ,XRrnESBrRS. .BrldgeTater
oa4sA of&%ai5f .na Mi1G5k L. S
DR.. J. w. CRAIG, Wa.ren. CoaSs VAN NuYs' ffahSii.
P. BrrkxAs. H,l!.borcpsS. J. w DuyKE VOORHEES,.
| 2. n. BARKER. OF franklin
The President then introduced to the meeting
Hon. WM. L. DAYTON, who made an eloquent
and impressive speech. We have taken full notes
of his speech as well as of the able effort OF the
Hon. SAMUEL a. FoorE, OF New York. who fol.
lowed him, and at leisure they may be written
out for the benefit OF our readers.
WM. PENNINGTON, Esq. OF Essex, was next IN
troduced who alluded to the leading points at
issue, and made an effective appea! to the farm
crs Of Somerset with regard 10 the Tariff.
JOSEPH HoxIg of New-Ycrk was also intro
duced to the audience and sung, "The Farmer
of Ashland" which was loudly cheercd. He
then addressed the assemblagc in his well known
style, rcpcte with wit and sound argument. He
reviewed the Tariff and Texas questions with
great ability-showed the utter falseness of the
Loco-F Foco claim of being Protection party and
entirely demolished what remained OF the Texas
humbug.
| Senator MILLER was then introduced, and en-
tered into thorough discussion OF the great ques-
tons before the people Of this State, and IN an
able and eloquent speech showed the great impor
tancc OF the struggle, and urged them by the
memory of former triumphs to strike home IN the
gallant contest before us.
The meeting was then adjourned amid the
shouts of lreemcn, enlivening music, and echo.
ing cannon To meet at the Polls in October to
redeem the State from its disgracelul lhraldom.
HISTORY OF ILLINOIS Winchester has published
under this title large octave volume, with finely
executed map. The history is from the pen OF
Henry Brown, ESQ. and is very ample and interest
ing. We assure our readers that, unpromisiDg
they may deem the subject, this is OF the most
instructive and valuable books of the season.
GIBBONS DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN
EMPiRE.-The last number Of this magnificent his
tory has just been published by the Harpers, SO
that the work is now complete. The great events
OF which il treats those of which no one should
be ignorant, and this history by far the best ever
written. The extremely cheap rate at which the
successive numbers have been issued, places them
within the reach of every class. They sold al
twenty-five cents each.
VERPLaYcX's SHAKsPEARE.-No. XIX. OF
Hewets illustrated Shakespeare is just OUT, con-
tanning the conclusion OF Romeo and Juliet with
five embellishments and c"pious notes.
'PEAcE.'-Wc have received The Advocate OF
Peace a small Monthly Tract published at The De-
pusltoIy, 10 lrrInOnt l.o", DOStOn. ne numDtf
Tor August contains the proceedings OF the Twenty
.lghth Anniversary Of The London Peace Society,
aud variety sf other interesting matter
ET'RAgBAH rAKks ; or the Theological Sys-
tenn OF Rev. Alex. Campbell examined and refutsd,
by Robert w andis,' is the rather formidable title
Of controversial work published in very beautiful
style by Mark H. Newman, l09 Broadway
--
g LIrrELL's LIVING AGE, No. l3, is just re-
ceived and for sale by w. H. Graham. Ii contains
wen,y-four choice articles from the British Quar-
teres and Magazines.
ET The lovers of Saratoga gossip will be glad
TO hear that letter from the n-ffable CHINA Bev-
erly, Esq appears in this weeks number Of the
New Mirror.
CALEDONIA SPRINGS We have received from j.
DisturneI, lO2 Broaway, little pamphlet setting
forth the virtues Of thsse Springs, situated in Can
ada-West.