The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-08-01
WING MASS-CONVENTION.
1000 WINGS IN COUNCIL.

.oEstration on the goth ultimo; and she "a
woke like a Lion, who shakes from his NAME,
the dews of the morning. The evening pre-
ceding a Liberty Pole had been erected 1872
feet high, and from its %lofiiest point stream
ed the stars and the stripes, the earliest OBJ
lect to welcome the light of the coming
dawn. The morning rived,-auspicious-I
clear-the herald of a bright and beautiful
day; amid the discharge ofcannon and tothe
r~eyielle ofmusic, the citizens awoke 10 more
than realize the expectations they had form
ed of this wished for event. At an early
hour the thorough-fares in every direction
were crowded with the eager multitude
Bands ofmusic which had reached a point
near the village now commenced arriving
That from Mount Carmel, Illinois, came
first, the vehicle containing the musicians,
s%urmounted with banners, and in the midst
a small tree on which was posted ''that same
old coon," not a pictorial image, but i'll ma
lures Just proportions. The Evansville Band
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was the next to arrive escorted by a caval-
cade of citizens who had proceeded a mile
from town to receive them-from an oppo-
site quarter came the Band from Vincennes,
followed by a train of four or five hundred
in carragies and on horseback; when the
head of this procession had arrived in Town
IFS heightened line was still lost behind the
hills that rose in the distance. The torrent
now swelled amain,carriages of every des-
cription filled with gay and happy faces,
horsemen and pedestrians, added to the gen.
eral concourse that crowded and overfilled
the public square. The Ladies wore theil
brightest smiles, and animated as they were
with the interest Of the. occasion seemed the
guardian genii of the Wing cause. A
no O'clock a procession was formed undel
the superintendent of Col. Cockrum a.
Chief Marshal, assisted by Capt.. c. War
rick, Gen. w. EInbree, A. G. Mills Esq
Gen. w. Daniel, assistant Marshals. The
Ladies and music were placed in font bear
ing their own banners, and followed by al
others over whom the Wing spirit or gallant
ry held sway.
The procession marched to a grove cont
puous to the town where seats had been pre-
pared for the audience. 1t wOuld be impossible,
TO convey an adequate idea of the spectacle
10 am. one who did not witness it. Ever
delegation marched beneath its W banner
The most gorgeous was one displayed b.
the delegates of Dubois county, it presented
a likeness of Clay surrounded by objects ant
Inscriptions expressive of the principles am
measures Of the Wings; protection 10 home
D industry and a scroll on which was emblazon
ed sBehold the Constitution, Wigs do quo
: duty.n The Banner from Vanderburgh ais
presented a likeness Of Clay with the inscrlp
ton
"Doat you see the Peoples risin!
: For Henry Clay and Frelinghuysen"
b The banner from Cinthyana gave TO tn
: light Clay and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pro
: lection and a Wig Legislature" The Bar
e ner from Owensville displayed a sentimen
a deep seated in the heart of every VIII
: "H. CLAY, the Nations Aope!n "W
h kaop in irhom ne trust ~ The banner born
5 by the delegation from Mt. Carmel was re
markable for its neat and tasteful beauty,th
national stars and stripes with the inscriI
ton Clay and Frelinghuysen on n sid
on the reverse, Agriculture & Manufacture
Old Gibson that day displayed her banne
in the field; on one side was r~epresentedth
Mill Boys home-the birth place of Cla!
on the other the great wing ball with a VIII
from before it were seen flying fat office ho
!. ders and lean expectants, whilst a solital
abolitionist was freed; on the ball was il
scribed the Wing creed-"Tarif, Bank
Distribution" Other banners cleaned bright
Il " in the sunlight, all appropriate and nea
4 and beneath their folds marched from 6
# 1000 Citizens! The Ladies were estima
: ed between 1900 and 2000i! After their a
rival at the point Of destination John
Breckenridge of Warrick, was appointed Pre-
ident John Brazelton Sr. John J.Neely,Joh
Milburn, John Hineman, w. Reavis, ST., !
Mcconnell, James Shelton and A. B. Ha
!, per, Vice Presidents and Doct. w. Wallin
Secre tary.