The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-18
THE GEORGETOWN MASS MEETING.


multitude into convulsion and walked an echo OF
shouts that rent the very heavens.
Bordering the crowd all around, successive
tiers OF numberless carriages grooming with argoses
of the bright and beautiful, whose diamond eyes and
rosy breaths shed over the scene atmosphere of
light and fragrance, like the enchanting eexir of the
Roscrucian. Some two or three hundred yards to
the right from the rostrum in the valley, TO med as
il were, by the parted lips Of the woodlaId, was
sprea d out in exquisite order the immense board,
where the rich banquet forth it. inviting sayors
if to compete With the orators OF the day in elo-
Quent appeals to the audience. This was The board
for the masses Of gentlemen in general. On the top
Of the right hand slope prepared table and
feast adapted to the greatest convenience and more
delicate palates of the ladies'. Scattered at variou.
fastenings, far the eye could reach were .one
five or six thousand horses, whose FESTIVE NOV ements
and camorous neghing gave additional life TO the
scene Such are the main features OF the spectacle
that presented itself TO view when we reached
the ground.
The proceedings of the day were opened by the ap
pointment Of the following gentlemen as officers
Col. JOHN DUVALL, President.
DR.. J. b. ENGLISH, of Owen,
SADRET OFFurT, of Scott,
Gen. JNo T. PRATr, do. Vice Presi-
JET. PEAKE, of Galatn, dents
Capt JHo. Conn, Of Bourbon,
WILLIAM ToDD, Of Fayette,
A.. D ~ I...,n Secretaries.
Col J. M. LINDSEY,
JAMES WILSON, , Marshas.
ii. z. HAUN,
A handsome flag was then presented by the dele
gaIion from Bourbon, bearing the glorious stars
and stripes" appropriate tribute from her gallant
democracy, whose faithful adherence through sun
less adversely to the cause of which it the immor-
tai emblem, gives them peculiar right 10 walk be-
meath its fods.
Next came the most interesting pageant of the day
The owen county delegation, cayalcade Of be-
tween three and four hundred Of her sturdy democ.
| racy, the ever true and faithful mounted on fine
horses, and led by Captain White, an old soldier of
the revolution, arrived and paraded around the stand
bearing several handsome banners and devices one
OF which told the proud story OF her 49S majority for
Butler in August The csvalcadr having halted w.lh
their venerable leader in mont Of the stand they were
welcomed IN handsome manner by Geo. w John.
son. Esq TO whom the old soldier the part of the
delegation, responded, sealed upon his horse. in a
sho't I, uDstudied speech which, for pure eloauence
we have heard surpassed. Captain White
vas soldier throughout the Revolutionary war.
fought under the immediate command of Wishing.
ton AID afterwards served : a captain in WAYNE,
campaign. The aged soldier with his silvery ocks
streaming over his SHOULD ers, with an eve vet up-
dimmed by time, and a voice yet clear with the un.
decayed tones OF the hardy patriot and hero. as he
cratic party were the that the soldiers of '76
fought and bed for, and urged his rising countrymen
10 sustain them, d witness from the past hose
words were no speculation, and an exhorter whose
| sublime moniion Impressed itself with an eternal
trace upon every heart that heard II.
The company was addressed in the early mart of
| the day by Joshua Cunningham, Esq. eaior of the
kentucky Gazette In iorcble and effective speech
| When Mar Cunningham sat down. the Giles Of the
immense assembly called up JAS Gu hire, f q of
Louisville, who enchsned the audience till Dime r.
IN speech If extraordinary eloquence and ability
during which be reviewed the tariff and the Te,ss
| question with a statesmsn's power and effect In
the midst OF Mr.. Guthries address, the Lexington
delegation arrived at the head Of which the Hickory
Artillery, beautiful corps commanded by Can't G.
Y. Rogers, and stretching quarter of a mile with
a tram OF carriages, wagons and vehicles of all
descriptions, filled with ladies and gentlemen. and a
splendid band Of music, together with large num-
Der OF horsemen aud men on foot, all beating ap-
propriale and beautiful banners and devices or be-
decked with those glorious emblens the poL, s,olt
and the hickory Dough. As they deploytd around
the stand with their rich psgeantfy successive peas
OF heaven-re ndng shouts for near half an hour wei
coined them to the ground when they were for
maly received In a handsome address by Alvin
Duvall, Esq, who responded to by Captain
Rogers of the Hickory Artillery in an equally hand.
some style.
After this agreeable interruption. MIR. Guthrie
I
eoquence that showed that he had caught fresh IN
spirston from the patriotic pageant which had lust
trsnspired. lie closed amid the prolonged appsp.a
OF the multitude, when the chief marshal of the day
announced dinner whereupon the multitude pro.
ceeded, IN admirable oder, aud TO the sound OF mu
SIC, to the tables, and RECALLED themselves with a
feast, that, from its exquisite richness seemed 10
have been prepared for mass meeting of bons
rirans
After the repast, which went off with excellent
gee and spirit, the company returned and the crowd
having become large that scarce half the assembly
could hear the speaker, il was found necessary TO
erect another rostrum and divide the multitude into
two audiences; which being done, the afternoon was
occupied at the two stands by Elijah y Nuttall Esq
Of Henry, Major William r. Willis, Dr. Newton
Lane, Of Oldham, and The Hon James c. Sprgg in
glowing and effective speeches The company retir.
ed late from the ground, all in the best spirits and
without any accident event Of any kind TO mar the
enjo, ment Of of the happes, days we ever knew
Thus passed of the Georgetown mass meeting, an
occasion that does honor to the hosptabe democrac,
Of glorious old Scott, and will be long remembered
with pleasure by all who present at it, II told
tale inspiring and suspicious OF the spirit that now
animaes the democracy Of kentucky and gave pro-
mise Of the golden fruit which November will gather
TO the garner Of democratic success and republican
liberty. The ball Is rolling onward in Kentucky
and freedom with her magic scroll Of "Polk, Dallas
Texas, Oregon, and the Union" has already told the
fortune Of the Anne lean democracy.