New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-09-20
Tremendous Gathering Mt National Hall.

National Hall was held last evening under the
auspices Of the Sixth Ward Clay Club, and
glorious rally it was, 100.
Al an easIy hour the Hall and every avenue
leading thereto were censely thronged with
enthusiastic Wings, ell anxious to listen 10 DIS
cussicns Of the great question: at iFsue. The
meeting in the Hill was organized by calling l.
J. DoYLe 70 the Chair. Tine bal! was opened by
q patriotic song by those charming Giee singers
Mcssrs. Cook and associates. Df. Bacon then
came forward and presented beautiful Bsnnerto
the Club, and spoke IS follows:
Nv flop Rhss. end fel0 a5ere-s in The cause OF Henry
IS.Se Tut r csuiy returned frnn series oLrey' ovs!
the Interior OK state extending Though The ,at mr.
which II ihe'e Grant snd eiciina .I.'po gu
'h-se ana OF love- 1ive PISSED aw1y NE Dim VIZ
cd .octoa.. met me pe"oi- IN ine cnoo
Esve iouhd snona Whss w-icone 81! have ft Ia Gany
place beio's unknown 10 ms thn' "h.le'el NJ -,
connect NJ r,e as itoy DO v n that poiIc< c''nmuni'; al
.aisn mn 4 constituent remind tat ch,E=su IS nHy
be NJ; life my tue nome the place whee Eate M ~
yJts Vice an 10 rive 10Y i.t vote 70; I.ESRY LAY
The !einocruc Clay Cubs Of tfls y. orsanzs, " ~
led STATES Th.if osina a the NINA; on
Of HENRY CLAY he candidate OF the W nig pai'y tu
fmn aci.on OF III. Nstona Convention. tbee assvelatos
were this year re0rganzed With the new ana st' ',e
ant puru-e securing ELECTION oil lhut cadae aiu
m common with s.nGr associations IN every SAL arc +
most every County 10 the UnPn sp j.; iba bi.
tory OF peaceful political contests 1ney rave become
tie. io the d.lon Of USEFUL political Knowledge br tract
addresses cnavernIon and e IIeahs ney nave
bcome schools OF pUical 10 the young Deuucracy
new lssus OF their power their duties, They are already
dnle and ciceicd companies ana 0ntaoas Vi te mighty
with HIo. military orfer and Discipline. are oVas pn
with singular ino,iGn and concentration oil ierfe 10 s
4I..i IN
of Liberty law purity aud Truth against the hosts OF coiiu'
'lq9 nnaIhy and cneanent Gr aG we
i"rh WIKI many OF N: characeristcs oil ihy us
he sound OF trumpet and ensign Md pennon nna
expressive token Of discipline and force we maisn our
thousands hee night. b.nen, such eo.ems us h's 10
Clay Of the ,1th Ward L. presenting You this stand
gaudy ,ken whose gay colong and giid
cd W are to charm ;he o eye Of ppe
hat .ye have pepured and bring forth Tor your &C.
pspartop. for this great contest and contest ve
did military ensign to host IN actual afn-as ever os
the snrs and stripes the battlefield the ocean-as ever
did the golden eagles Of Persia Rome 10 their conquer rg
eglos the same enbles TO ne victor hosts OF MapoIs
d n9e' se p OF % ny
- What all this worth !'-To what pnIpos. y
lavish display Of coor. nnd insignia and ornaments with
which and sy sa m gee e
employment OF music either IN natal OF civic parade Hhy
50 sce.ned 10y the practical common sense observer IN
the application OF these and embems to our great enter
On, communion CT BIS in this city the noble with
VIII faternize present the public gaze many magn
which have been displayed mere and elsewhere
and enthusiastic admiration. but nj cost wllh
winch we canno compete Our comparatively
n'tedou preiensons proportional Tnd 1t te l,ildous o
the wealthy incline 10 slight this humble manifestation OF me
sp q. rather the means OF the haLd,oTklns " ngs Of me
could :" and if will say for us-let those who seek
higher praise. get 1t. # they can. H.
from, OF cur banner for Would seem that patriotic invention
has already exhausted tel ~ me th9qan ana zen
fore We content TO our Wing feeling and our
appreciation Of The character Of enterprise and us oros
gable. and, plain that he who run may read
The Banner supported by staff cut from IN a1 tree &c:
the flag nrrayed blue and buff the original Wing colo un
der winch one h ps drove ns 10 hep u"
PERPETUAL exclusion and nmy and under which another
bs e"oSa donns hey ar. he ccfs worn By sgd
aud Russell ard other Wing martyrs Of liberty beyond The
aud the Wing army OF our Revolutionary War UNI
formed and which We assume by virtue oil community Oh pui
The figure OF Justice explains itself. with its accompan
md position motto The sentence IN which Hen
party knew his faith in God the people and his
confidence N the ultimate victory lhsn distant now ssna
TRUTHIs oaSIr0TENr AM PUBLIC JusTick ckkTAiS
There spoke the sou OF HrhRY CLAY his whole public HE
; but repetition Of that sentiment.
The revere viii EXHIBIT Ia you device which. though To
you novel aud striking. u.s. ~ taci old th= ensign nnnef
which they ced The veteran nest, Of ies Bntn before the
and Stripes invented embazoncd 10 be the ter"r
which Young Amerca rst against the armed bee, oi
British raised TO crush It, slaniyns thereby ho"
political beng 50 long unn"ced III It's silent devenpIent
IS the ame lnnd IN The same c"oIs which the Nmss OF VII
OF Put'ick Henry To the aud their brethren IN the MOTH
US he te "%"T se undr
which hould hnye celebrated our Independence to THIS
later invention Ind not suppanted 1t by the everrO
Our a,hes in cocevnr this National Device rejected
ms ps enf t o he New "i-oae Hose nae
,hut Ia, these four nube characteristics hnt II never
strikes MI nroeed-n.v.r strikes without giving notice 20
The ard strikes but with a effect AVID never
surrender, while life recain For scunI End t.inco,y
thu for h. dnctye emblem aud nccordlngy now present
10 yon copy Of the fir.t American Fins and Motto
tere MIR 3. read the following extract from newspaper
- Extract from The London Chronicle JrOr. Thursday. JUN
2-h 10 y tp-- az. JUS 2tr, no
Thu American Stan Is thus described;
a. ne cOiors &c tina American fleet nave snake with th
teen rae The fourteenth budlus described IN the attitude Of
rue IN heraidr, ,hst worthy properties Ihs the
bDe shall he considered ami the base ones cannot be 10
,.nded The ancens snuA. serpent emblem
wdom and IN certain attitude. of endless Duration. The
properly representative oil America rs I'M. mt
lounn other OF the world The eye Of the
creature exce in that Of any other animal She
has eye IDS and Is therefore emblem of vigilance She
an enbsm OF nsnim,y and true couars Wkonriared
III danger Of hens Injured he never wounds I'll she has
given notice To her enemies OF their dange NO oher OF her
md shows ,uch generosity When undurbed and L. peare
he does rppear be furnished with of any kind
they lue the lcot of her mouth and even when ex
tended for her defence huse who not acoauned
small decisive ind fatal She solitary and ass'c
ates with her kind only when II necessary Tor heir pescyA
Her poison the means OF digestns
hr food and certain destruction to her enemies The power
OF attributed her BIZ constructions re-
sembies America. Those who look eadly on he are delight
Cd and inyuunarly advance towards her mo- having once
approached leave her. She frequently found with
thirteen ra,lcs and they increase yearly. She beautiful IN
youth, and her beauty Increases with her Her tongue
blue, una ioIked US the lightning.
The deeply significant: and repeat it.
will lind meanings - Do Mt TREAD ME-. II
squads first like quiet caution nconsd-rae sggreSsnr
IJuuf IN mt I d
spir which prefers suDpllcGOn violent and deadly
of eence against threatened injury. And ngan. II as
the toe ri cOnsc,ous destructive powe- and vndctiva
menace. do NJ TREAD uN Me- Caucaat mOn
You, fellow. Wings of other Wards. have long know
the name of THE BLOODY SIXTH rs hT word Tor hopeless
and proagate Loco Focon rampant in It's stronghold. oi
and an rearing It's oahsome form is charac'e
filth. RIGHTEOUSNESS brutality and violence We take This
who rally under this banner, and will make ther voes
good tor HksRY CLAY the proud Fifteenth Tnr
of hem have hitherto done the good The eff
service o and hardened hands when The
dainty dcrizen Of favored sections have shruns
from Whist the whole duty of true Whs-PEOTEC
rIoN-Proteciion only the aboTer but The
peaceful and lawful And these The who
the motto OF this banner TO ihse who have often
planned and effected the violation of the elective franchise
To them. plotting peJures. frauds. and bloody
assaults their dens Of inamy. We now say DO ut tread
me-
Under this conquer yet: and under it
march shoulder 10 shoulder with fellow Wings To the field
whSe victories Tor well you, WHOSE benefits
hall shun M