The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-27
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WORCESTER COUNTY GLORIOUS MEET
Friday last l6ih) was grand day for the Demo
lcracy OF Worcester On the preceding day Tram
OF urdy yeomanry from sod CouiburI'sp marched
INTO Snow Hill, eseor,ing p1r Young hiasores,
which were prepared aud raised under the direction
OF Col. CHARLES PARXEa and CHARLES DALE Esq.
Early on Friday morning, the bone and sInew
OF the county began 10 pour INTO the town IN crowds
by 10 O'Clock, more than thousand mad assembled
all anxious TO hear the great principles oil the party
discussed. From the top Of The latest hickory
streamed CALAMITY large dag, bearing the glor-
Gus stripes and stars.
The speakers stand was handsomely decorated
with appropriate devices and notices
The meeting was called TO order IN the Court
House, by VIM. d. FsssIit, Esq, for the purpose oil
dominating four candidates for The House oil Dele
gates. LAMBERT L. AYREs, Esq, was appointed
Chairman, and Col VIM. p b Coitman ard Robert
Pitts, tsqs Vice Presidents, and VIM Siurgs and
llltleton q. Dennis, Esqs, Secretaries. On motion
OF Dr. Guessed Purnell, committee, consisting oil
three from each election district was appointed 10
nominate the candidates After n short recess the
committee reported the following gentlemen
CHARLES PARKER,
PETER WHALEY,
JAMES M. HOLLAND,
PUkNELL JOHNSON.
| The report of the committee was unanimously
confirmed by acclaim ation. This is strong ticket,
and the first that has been regularly nominated in
this county for a Dudber OF years. On il are some
men who would not consent run when we had the
ma jorty in the county, who have cheerlully ac-
ceded 10 the wishes of their friends. | mention this
to show the spirit that Is abroad among the people
the fires of 2S are refunded and burn with increas-
| ing brightness
At half past eleven the assembled multitude gather
ed round Il e festive board and RECALLED thense es
with ITS inviting load. After dinner DIR. CatheIl
Humphreys of Somerset, was conducted to he stand
in the COURTEOUS yad and introduced to the meet
log by VIM. l. Fassitt, Esq. The Doctor entertain
ed the auditory, by an able, eloquent, and argumen-
tative speech Of about hours length. Next came
the Hon. Thomas p Chopper, of Virginia, who spoke
aboul Two hours. lie Told Us he was a Wing in 40
and that he still held the principles that the Vrg MIA
] Vhigs then proessed-and while he had stood still
tho body of the party had gone with Clay IN port
of what they formerly opposed He gave a mastery
account Of The wanderngs and Inconsistencies of the
! Wing party, and demonstrated that The hopes and
prosperity of the country were only TO be attained
through The ascendency of Den oclatic principles.
Mr.. Chopper, you will remember took promne mt
par, in the Tyler Democratic Convention which as
sembled in d fillmore simultaneously with the Ma
tonal Democratic ConvsD ion, in May lasl--he de-
c'ared himself sui Tyler man-and that he and all
other Tyler Democrats would use their utmost nHu-
ence to defeat Henry Clay-and to accomplish hat end
Would all 90 Tor TOLh and DhLLAS. Wecannot
speak TOO highly OF Mr.. Choppers efort-it full
of TRUTH energy and eloquence, and has made last
ing impression
rhe Hon. VIM. A. Spencer el, ctoral candidate
came forward af er Mr.. G. had closed, and for two
hours occupied the attention of the assembly in q
spirited and powerful address in which he complete
y demolIsh'd the Lreensons Of the tsnerant Guber-
material candidate, and proved that he whole policy
of the w hg party is Ut us and oppressive hat the
present Tariff has reduced he price of all agricutu
raj products and enhanced The value of every hing
the farmer has TO buy-that it makes the " rich rich
or and the poor poorer" Mr.. Prat's inconsisten nj
course on internal improvems nts was held ap TO me-
rited reproach-and his position TO reform to the
condemnation of the people.
In conclusion, may say that ii is admitted on all
hends that this was the largest meeting ever held in
I Old Wo ster, as The Wings love to style her II
hos inspriied the already aroused Democracy and
Given another blow TO the trembling edihce OF Whs-
lgey. The Wings had no idea that such a large
meeting could be nssembled-more especially after
their meagre show TO greet Mr.. Gov. Pratt
i cannot omit 10 mention circumstance Mr.
Elijah Shnckley the first man in Worcester county
who voted for Thomas J, herson, old mao over 70
years of age wasd uptrards Of II miles to attend our
meeting BE assured that the right feeling is here
and that will do the very best that we m in Oe-
tobsr and Novembef-ior Carroll, Polk and Dallas
A DEMOCRAT.