Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-05-10
THE GREAT
WING YOUNG MEMS CONVENTION.
Ferry Thousand Wings in Council!
Correspondence of the Tribune.

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Never was there seen such crowd as filed
every street, lane and avenue OF the proud Mon
umental City this morning. The meetings
which we're organized last night scarcely even
adj burned. 81 late as O'Clock last nIgif' or
rather cary ms morning, crown 0. reopI'
numbering some Two or ,hree thousand were
s'anu'hg opposite barnu'h iio,e'' listening 10
addresses rom Deicga'es from hch'uchy' oh'o'
anu ".her sec'lohs VI we county
ms morning ,ne o'here"l oanus were ou,
anu ha'Ieo 'ne rising 81" WIN the i'at'o"ai
oruni-oeat' we turned out ear'N ou. every
street was SO ,uii that Ioco'no.loN was next 10
i'hp'ss,oe' ihere is ho 'h's'dhe aoo"t ,"e
no'u ".'eh any man must nave upo" '"e a'ec-
t'ons OF ,he reopIe' 10 orIhg suc' large masses
from such great dls'ehcesIh SOME cases. at
''ost as TAR as 10 EUROPE IN 'ac'' TWO OF tnree
nu 'ePnrt themselves as De'ega'es from ire
't'.' larry VI Eng' a"u' ''c o''"''""s ' 'c'or
he'i'cour'' a'ler nc came 10 me years OF man
''ooa anu u'sGrel'on' 'orsakIrs me 'orues OF JUS
Vou,n' gained snch hold upon inc aHnct'ons OF
MS reoP'e 'ha' 'he ohaHsPears 'el's us That
! All me youth OF England was on IRE
Ell soiu .ne pasture men 70 r, pny ne no,se
,a .La,,,;.,.s WV '''''0'
anu o"o"'s'
~; ~ r n.9 mode' 10 my inward greatness
NV .,'' oou' WIN, "'s".' "'''''
A'u So :. appears 'o'uay as !, a'' our Ooun'ry
was on 're III support OF the Mrror OF all MOI
cru o'a'es'',an-reauy 10 answer III tne a'lir'na'
i've WEI ,,'''r sal'a'' To'''','a''uer' 'of ''e go
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once more unto The BREACH dear friends once more!
we cannot doubt that the games afoot." nor
can we suspect that the Wings will not follow
their fortune and upon the charge, cry "God for
Harry and Tor Theodore ! The people have
been canvasslng the merits OF our candidates.
ana various omens OF good have been found in
their names. Mr. Lumpkin, OF Georgla, hailed
ina meaning OF our Wee Presidents name.
Ihe0dore, The gilt of God while the second
name, Frelinghuysen, contains thirteen letters,
corresponding with the glorious Old Thirteen,
tor which his father fought ST. nobly on the bat
; te'iieIdS of his native State. "where every sod
beneath your feet has been soldiers scpul-
chre. Gays name, whether we take it in the
use to which it was applied IN Scripture, llsto.
ry, or as the article from which the great agri
cultural portion OF our people derive subsistence
is full of Luck and Poetry. while his name in
full, Henry Clay of Ky has thirteen letters
p corresponding with the Old Thirteen and Ere
llnghuysen. But enough of augurIes lest after
$ we have extracted sweets from these names
5 Amos Kendall should come after us like the
wasp, and extract poison from them
The immense assembage of people canset
F, much delay in the organization of the process
o sion, but the whole distance, from the head o
Baltimore street 10 Canton, was an immense
possession, before the regular Delegates begal
to move. The place chosen for the Convention
f was Canton, about three m les from the centr
OF the clty,ln the beautiful Canton Race Course
y very appropriate, too, malgre Amos Kendall
+ Tor opei ing The Fail Races) Opposite Il stand
4 on the other side OF the harbor, Is Fort M'llen
a ry, where Francis ). Key looked on from HI
Prison Ship to see If the Flag of his Countr
h still tinated over the fortress. So we, Ionkn,
from the stand, and catching glimpse Of thu
o'ars ana S'rlpes' see by the dawn's earl
''@ht' ater a night OF Lnco-Foco darkness, tina
d "r he Stnr-spanged Banner for ever shall wave
oer tue Land oil the Free and the Home OF the Brave!
At the corner Of Baltimore and Calvert stree
, near Barnum's Hotel, magnificent arch span
i ned the street, with two lesser ones on the side
walks On The outlresses were printed
# Wing Principles with the various notices in
llcatlve OF the measures we advocate-whil
the arch was formed OF 70 "stones"-PennsyI
wanna forming the Keystone. Busts and por
traits OF Clay, HARRISON, washington, &c. an
:. splendid wrca'hs, decorated the different part
ut the arcL--"hlIe over all the proud Bird c
: JoVe the Eagle Monarch OF the skies, sat cloth
ed with power to crush our foes, and holding
ont the ollve-branch OF peace to our friends
. me arch was illuminated during the evening
WIN llghts lnside.
,,w JJonse had fne of,c, ,inn,, h'' u ,"e ~,
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