New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-29
THE TRI BU n r
- From our Extra of Yesterday Morning.
,;,btr Ga. .theriug of The Whigs of The River
Counties.


af ,rc Stntc-Immensc Gathering OF
4 The Epaoplc ut the Cnpital-Wcbstcr, Ber-
~ granger. Van wagner, &c.-oo,-
nno wings in the Field.
iA The Mass Convention "i the "hlgs OF the XIV
| conrties. held Tuesday ct Albany, was wor
y. The Wings Of the Empire State and OF the
I 20, Cause in which they are enlisted. From
,s sou,b. West and North, the friends Of CLAY
"a Fas,1sGuuYsEN and of Protection to Amer.
+ %, Labor, and the opponents OF Texan Annexa-
-, gathered by hundreds and thousands, form
mo mighty host of true and devoted hearts, re
s,ivsd 10 save their Country and It's best interests
fom the withcriug influences of Loco-Focolsm
How shall VIC describe the anlmatlng scenc
=. q;ve to those who were absent even faint
idea of the noble enthusiasm that prevailed and
tho cheering hopes that gowed in the hearts OF
$4,000 devoted Wings The spectacle was one
which puts all ordinary powers Of description at de
fsnce The ground selected for the meeting was
admirably suited to the purpose. The stand ior
.be speakers was erected under the shade OF row
nj noble Gins, facing the Southwest, and large
rumber of seats were arranged in seml-circle
m the slope of beautiful hill, skirtcd by tlne
,,oves of young trees. On the summit OF the
- The American flag waved its graceful folds
g heads of the assembled throng, from the
highest rint of towering ash.
T,e rro. .ession was one of the grandest We
,,o oro- ,y;, ,essed. As it moved through the
r,uc;osl streets Of the city, with waving banners
and adorned by a. manner of ingenious sno
...,os, devices It WIS cheeled by the smiles OF
,ho0s,nds OF patriotic women, and the cheers
and pl.udi,s of nearly tie whole population
I, ,.,sed INTO the field under an arch, on wiiich
WAS inscribed the motto-" h'osrty anu o,''o''
Nav and Forever, Onc and !nseparaoie' over
The pillars supporting the arch were iii''ito''
"Clay and Frelinghuysen, the Peoples "s'ioi-
d.,es-wjth such Patriots and statesmen our
snccess is Cer,an.n Wings ever Welcome
TO the Capital of The Empre State" on inc
reverse was a lis, of the noble galaxy OF wing
States. -,
The following are few OF the mottos inscribed
on the banners:
@7he Doctrines Rednced to Practice the only
Guaranty Of Liberty and Prosperity"
g, lur Cause is Just-Our Union is Pertect''
.Jusne. to Henry Clay"
Ease vour Banner N the Outer Wall"
"Stop TAtef' Figure Oh c2rtaln Presidential
Csnd. date headed toward Te42s'I jimmy
PoH. the Nun ohat Stole Capt. 1yfers
Thundei.
g Hon ~ 10 the Patriots of 10"
"Clay, Tariff and Unioa-Polk, Free Trade
and TEXAS"
"Troy and Alban. !, Generous Ripnls for Local
Success, but q Band Of Brothers in the
lVhig Cause."
"Tro a, the Wing Gibraltar.'
"Uncon& ,uered and Unconqucrable."
"Fearl css, Faithful and True"
"U noe cannot find Markets abroad, toe can at
least make one at Home by protecting
4 ,nerican Iadustry"
Let the Locos go for Teras-the Wings ''iH
90 for The United States"
Troy good for 600 Wing Majority.'
True TO the Man .oho has alpays been true
to You."
It is not in our powel to designate in order the
various Clubs and TowL represented III the flo'
cession Albany turned out en- massc OF course
and Troy sent 5000, while nearly or quite
3.OOO were present from this City and TO
crown the whole, The Farmers and Mechanics OF
ali the various River Counties came up III strong
array. In the procession was one large wagon,
containing score OF so of ladies, and drawn by
six eie CANT white horses. But we have no time
for further description.
Jouy GRogssEcK oNicia,ed as Chief Marshal,
assisted by Henry B. IIAswrLL, CHARLES Van
Z.Npr. RnBERT H. PSuYN, JOHN d. ELLIOTT,
RicHAxD }. GRANT.
SAMUEL STEVENS, of Albany, presided over the
meeting, and, immediately on the arrival OF The
procession introduced Mr.. WEBSTER, whose en-
tire speech we present below as reported by IL }
RAYMOND, Esq, one of the editors OF the Courier
Il Enquirer
MIR. wEBsTER'S SPEECH.
REPonTED ~ MA. RAYMOND.
7 l;,,-, ,,f Stsics and uf Governments.