The New York herald., 1844-09-08
Winchester, Va.
Correspondence of the Herald.]
WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. 2, lS44.
Political Movements.

]. q. BENNETT, ESQ.,
! gave you some account Of the Wing mass
meeting of Thursday week, and strict justice to
both parties requires that the Herald should be
furnished with an inkling of the Democratic mass
meeting here on Thursday last.
The day was fine. AT an early hour in The morning
the town wasin commoton. The democracy of the
10Th Congressional District came pouring in from
every quarter-nlen, women and children. Tri-
umphal arches had been erected across the streets
in the route appointed tor the procession. The
democratic houses streamed with banners. At 10
o'clock, the procession, mile in length, from
upper Frederick, Warren and Shenandoah, came
pouring in-ln the front attended by band OF
music; car loaded with "a ladies dressed in
white, 26 bearing each white flag with the name
of State, and the 9th blue flag endorsed,
"Polk and Dallas, Texas and Oregon" mis-
cellaneous collection OF wagons dearborns, carts,
sorts and qualities chiefly filled with ladies', with
a long line behind OF men on horseback, made UP
this detachment Of the grand army. The whole
procession numbered 600O and upwards, by actual
count Major DdveZac estimated the number oi
persons the ground at 10000, the ladies at 5000
II was great throng-and the dinner prepared fol
10000 people, with a subsequent supply tor 5.0Ot
more, was Tapped up to the fragments by 3 o'clock
and by even the fragments were devoured.
Among the regal,a were couple OF stuffed
coon skins, each borne IN car In a standing pos
ture, as if eating from trough. aud labelled
on their sides" Wing Promises IN lS4O-Two dol.
lars day and Roast Beef" A coon hung up in a
cage-two live coons sentenced to be hung-a
banner with coon opened and labelled upon his
heart, liver, lights, and lntesines, with whg prn
ciples, according to the dissection OF Dr. Duncan
"a tremendous big ball endorsed with democratic
mo,toes-a wagon painted with Polk juice, with fit.
teen men inside with Polk stalks and man named
Chapman for a driver, who crowed Justify all the
day loDg-and vast lot OF banners and flags, ex-
ceeding any whig exhibition. perhaps, of the cam.
paign, in quantity, variety, and significance.
Hon James M. Mason OF Winchester, presided
The speakers were Gen Dawson, Of La, who
spoke chiefly in praise Of the ladies' and he spoke
like book-Major Davezac, Of New York, who
spoke chiefly Of the battle Of New Orleans, and
General jackson, and promised, also, that New
York would go for Polk and Dallas by 10000 ma
jority-Hon. VIM. Smith, Of Va, (known all the
world over as Extra Billy who, in very practica
way,reviewed the measures OF Bank, The Tariff
Texas and Oregon-and Mr.. Stewart, of Baltimore
Ga Harrison man in lS40) who spoke very forcibly
upon matters and things in general, when the meet
ing was dismissed and the crowd dispersed in every
direction like routed army, invisible in the dust
singing and shouting on their way The speaking
was kept up in town during the night, and 4rginia
is going for Polk and Dallas by 900 majority OF
we are no judge of the phase Of popular opinion.
Truly, Bon