Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-05-23

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IN front was proud one:
Pronounce what sea, what shore is this
The Bay, the Rock Of Salams.
! Next came gallan, RBoDE ISLAND
Nor, small though she be, was there
any State insignia which produced /;
deeper impression, or any delegation
received with more respect. Her moi.
to was
''As prompt to maintain her fundamen
tai law against federal interference, as
against domestic instruction
CONNECTICUT next; proud both from
the strength of her delegation and the
Wing victory SO well and so lately
won. This Delegation attracted at
tention every where, and in front was
borne her beautiful banner, with the
significant sentiments;
! Connecticut has said it.,
Connecticut has done it."
New YORK headed the Second Di-
vision. Her representation was large
anu the long array of her sons, with
pennons and standards, suggested her
mighty power, and the remembrance
of her glorious worth in 1910. Nor
did her motto dampen the expectations
which rests upon her in 1874. On
her standard, borne in front, in plain
letters, there was written in letters Of
gold;
l. l.
Tyrants shall believe and tremble.''
Now stood up New JERSEY. the
sons of the men who could speak of
the revolutionary fields of Trenton, and
of Princeton, and of Monmouth, and
they came-these Jerseymen--as if
they had anew consecrated themselves
to honor and to victory in linking the
name of FRELINGnUYsEN with that of
CLAY. The motto on their banner
was:
"When e'cr we tread It's haunted holy
ground;
No earth of thine is lost in vulgar mould. :"
Then followed PENNSYLVANIA
some three thousand strong, her dele
CATION crowded with farmers, ariizans,
manufacturers; her pennons emblazon-
e! with devices Of home industry, her
devices referring to financial abuse al,
home, and National abuse at Wash.
inglon--and as significant of their de-
termination, having OIL their standard
the motto:
"Think through whom
Thy life blood tracks It's parent lake,
And then strike home
DELAWARE with its strong delegation,
and lis appropriate motto:
"Say,
Is not this Thermopy.p -
MARYLAND, with lis host; OLD VlR-
GINA, proud as of yore in her bearing;
North CAROLINA, firm as modest;
South CAROLINA, telling her story in
a few words; As in rs, SO in If
few, but faithful; GEoRaIA-which
s. Hath hearts and hands and arms and hosts
To bring against oppression;
and, as the last Of the Old Thirteen,
came VERMONT; a strong delegation,
their motto:
"Thus do our Mountain Boys respond to
| their country's call"
Now came TENNESSEE; then KEN
lTUcKY, well represented, and proud of
her position-with this sentiment;
The master mould Of Natures Heavenly
hand
Wherein are cast the Heroic and the
Free
and at the head of the Fifth Division
stood ONO. Her delegation was mar
shalled by F. Shultz, each man wear
ing in his hat sprig of the Buckeye
Tree. The flag presented by the La
dies of Columbus, and made of Ameri-
can silk, placed in the centre. The
motto was:
.O'er our brave Chieitain's grave
We pledge ourselves to day
In veal and woe, no change to know
Till trium phs HARRY CLAY"
INDIANA followed, her motto, Press
on strongly plumed! on tireless
wings springing. MISSISSIPPI next;
then ALABAMA; MAINE with signili-
cant sentiments;
Here lies the East,
Doth not the day break here,
Missouri; Chief Marshall, A Light.
burne, Esq. The delegation from
Missouri came next in order, preced-
ed by banner, having the arms of the
State and the following motto:
Cassius from bondage shall deliver Cassius.
then came MICHIGAN and last ARKAN-
sAs.
The streets along which the process.
sion passed were decorated with MANY
elegant and appropriate devices and or
naments temporary platforms
were thrown out from the second and
third stories of the fronts of houses
handsomely decorated--and at various
intervals elevated ropes were stretched
across the streets from house TO house,