New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-10
.OId Kentucky, NYhigs.

The Wings of Louisville had glorious meeting
and procession by torchlight on Saturday week,
preparatory to the grand demonstration on the
Fourth OF July. The Journal says:
The Wig procession on Saturday night was be-
yond aIl comparison the most magnificent and Clio.
rious spectacle ever presented III this city. Zach
ward, each street. poured forth lis hundreds and rs
thousands to swell the mighty mass OF noble and
enthusiastic Wings who we're resolved on that night
to give such an evidence OF their strength az should
forever silence the caumnioua tongues that dared
speak OF the approaching contest IN Louisville rs
ore which admitted OF d0uHt. \ very large MAJORITY
OF all the voters OF the city in The procession.
which, although it iour deep. extended from
street TO AZ least mile. Never before did We
behold "a spectacle so beautiful, so grand, inpG-
sing, we'll fitted 10 cheer the swelling aud bound
ing heart OF PATRIOTISM and IL extngui-h the last
spark oi nope in the breasts Of our opponents. II
spectacle which, seen, eau never he iUr-
gotten. IL was scene. which, like the tempest oi
meteors in 1888, will forever dwell with fiery VIVID
ness III the memory OF every man, woman and chlld,
That had the good forum To gaze upon il.
AT half past 8, the thunder Of cannon doomed
far and wide over the City, announcing that the time
had come for the various wards TO form in process
sion. As the CLAW Clubs Of the different wards
came marching up in their majesty 10 the appointed
place with heirvvid torches, neutrality-suspicious.,
and beautiful banners, with bands of music, enthu-
siasiic sons and deaienDg huZzas, every heart in
which patriotism hco altar quickened its pusa-
tons and swelled with the widest enthusiasm The
main procession was soon formed and began lis
march. The Heavens and the earth presented Al
this moment the most extraordinary sympathy. The
lghinings flashed from dozen different clouds in
all directions, and The sublime Of the artillery
Of The clouds hurst forth, while hr reports OF the
cannon sounded like the earh-respOndiug echoes Of
the majestic lhunder-god. The Loco-Focos were
clad for n moment for they expected a stormy night.
But their CALCULATIONS were shOrtlived. The clouds
with their storms ragged on all Sides almost up L"
the very zenith, bnt still the sky over head was
clear, and The round moon looked down with ma es
tic tranquility on the hronged streets Of our City.
TO crown the scene with unparalleled splendor. and
to fill every heart with confidence as il from Heaven,
A MOST MAGNIFICENT LUNAR RAINBOW, the first and
only one we ever in our lives spaniel the dark
bosom of the Western cloud and there sat like II
beautiful angel for half an hour, transcendently
glorious sign on high, directing the congregated
;. higs to march To victory under the suspicious
smile OF approving nature. 1t was beheld b: thou
sands, and never before did an omen produce so ex-
raordnary an effect. Ii was il the words Vic
tory 10 the Wings" had appeared written in letters
OF lightning upon the broad sky.
A word 10 our country friends: You will per
ceive that the Wings Of Louisville are fully organ
zed, alive TO their duty, and determined TO give
"Owsley and Dixon" tremendous mt jority in Au-
gust. Are you less patriotic Than they! IL You
will exert yourselves Us our citizens do, and tho
roughly organize and discipline your forces, Ken
lucky will be this year what she was in 1910, the
banner State We have the happiness Of informing
YOU that our zeal is contagious. All around us thu
Wings are wide awake. In our city, every day
brings converts TO our principles. The noble cause
is progressing. We will do our duty, and if our
brethren throughout the State will do theirs, Ows
lev and Dixon will be elected by n majority OF AT
least twenty thousand. Rally then, fellow Wings
and let US for ever extnguish the last Pickering
hope that now animates Loco-Focoism on The Clio
rous soil of old Kentucky.
DICKINSON CoLLEGE.-We learn that The annua!
commencement of this institution will take place on
Thursday, July llth. On Wednesday, the day be
fore the Trustees will meet at half past eight o.
clock A. NJ. AtlennclOck the same day the ora
ion wili be delivered before the literary soceiies