Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-08-16
GREAT MEETING AT SPRINGFIELD

GREAT MEETING AT SPRINGFIELD
The Springfield Republican comes TO us with .
very full and interesting account Of this great gath
erne of the people, part Of which we transfer TO
our columns, --preferine. to any account of'our
own, although "all of il we saw and part OF It we
were "
TheWhig Mass Convention,
FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
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The Convention is over. All its glorious
scenes are passed, and ms we sit down TO give
our readers some account of them, we hardly
know where to begin or what TO notice first
The incidents Of yesterday, (Aug' 9ih,) the
eloquent speaking, the waving banners, The in
spirinq and sou-stirring music, and the long
files and dense masses of Wings, true-hearted
Wings, who thronged here yesterday, are still
wildly written on our memory, and pass again
in beautiful array before US.
| The meeting OF yesterday was one OF those
occurrences which are rarely witnessed, one
which cannot be described. II is impossible
for va to do Justice to it. IL was emphalically
meeting OF the People and was not without
its causes, and will not be without its effects
The masses cannot thus be drawn together
without some great, moving, all-pervading
cause. They came together on this occasion
to express their strong love of the country,
and their strong, untiring love of Wing prin-
ciples-the principles for which our Revolu-
iionary fathers shed their blood, and which we,
as the descendants Of those patriots, have no
idea of giving up either To an external or in
ternal Toe, come in what shape il may. They
come too, 10 express their love for and their
confidence in the Wing candidates for the high
est Offices in their gil-lheir regard for Henry
Clay and Theodore Freling The eff
fects of this Convention can but be salutary
for the good of the Wing cause, and for the
lasting good Of our country.
THE GATHERING.
Strangers began to arrive on Thursday, and
considerable numbers, including the principal
speakers, came in by the cars in the evening.
Court Square and number of Stores and PUB
lie houses were brilliantly lighted and two bal
looms were sent off adding much to the bril-
iancy and interest of the evening which pre-
ceded the day on which the greatest meeting
ever known on Connecticut River was to be
held. We also noticed some fine Wing song
singing, and music from the Kindefhook Band
which accompanied the delegation from that
town.
On Friday morning, however, the people
poured in from all quarters. Long trains of
wagons and other vehicles poured ia from eve
~ direction. The boat from Hartford artiv-
ed at Z, bringing about 100. The extra cars
from the West and East, came in filled TO over
flowing. A low estimate makes the number
which arrived in the western train l5O0-in
the eastern, al0O The different delegations
were then formed in the streets assigned to
them. and soon after 10 O'Clock the grand pro-
cession was put in motion.
Then follows full description of the several
delegations, banners, moitos, &c, for which we
have no room.l
The vast procession marching in close order,
six deep, aud extending from Court Square to
the Convention ground, "a mile and quarter
at east) made most beautiful and imposing
appearance. The Man-street was thfonged
on both sides with men, women and children
gazing on lis varied aspects with DELIGHT and
interest Every window and yard were filed
with Ladies, who waved their handkerchiels
and small banners at the different delegations
as they passed, and who were rapt1rously
cheered by the latter, in return. One little in
cident seemed 70 please the delegates more than
any thing else. little girl dressed in white.
stood near the walk, waving beautiful flag on
which was portrait of Henry Clay. Larce
flags were swung out al several positions on the
route, with the names of "Clay aud Frelinp-
huysen'' inscribed on some.
he procession arrived at the ground "A beau
tilul spot on the northwest corner of Round
Hill, about IL O'Clock. The scene here was
most beaulilu--suTpassing oil attempts al de-
scrpiion. We stood as the procession came
up near the Speakers stand, near the base of
the hill which rose 10 front in a rather bold am-
philheatre form. Seats had been arranged up
10 the very top Of this hill, and all were full ere
hall the procession got on 10 the ground. A
large awning oi 10000 feet of canvass cover
ed the staging. and reached some distance in
front. So far as the eye could see in front and
TO the sides, all was covered with n dense mass
OF beings. IL was ''sea of upturned faces "
which 10 he understood should have been seen
as we saw il. Nearly 10 the of top The Hill was
broad, bright belt. formed by the light and
snowy dresses Of some 5000 Ladies who were
there seated forming striking contrast with
the dark forms OF the men above and below.
The mighty assemblage was called to order
by Hon. GFoRGE Bliss, Chairman of the
Committee of Arrangements, but such was the
confusion arising from the pressing throng, all
anxious TO get within hearing distance Of the
stand (now evidently impossible) that il was
some moments before business could proceed.
The following were chosen
OFFICERS OF THE MEETING.
George Ashmun Of Springfield, President;
George +. Rice Of Worcester CO., james H.
Clamp OF Hampshire, Polycarpus L. Cushman
of Franklin, Charles w. Hopkins of Berk-
shire, and Forbes Kyle of Hampden, Vice
Presidents.
William Stowe of Springfield, Liberty Bart
lett of Williamstown, Charles Devens OF Green
field, William A. Hawley of Northampton,
and Nahum f. Bryant of Barre, Secretaries.
Mr. Ashmun then announced that prayer
would be made by the Rev. FREDERicK A.
BARTON of Chickopee Falls, after which, the
President spoke of the occasion, and the causes
of it, in brief and eloquent terms.
The Committee on the Prize Banner then