Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-15
OBSERVER
vHlIdcu Es:rysa County.

NANNNlLlE,J July 20th, lSit.
Mcssrs. CnArMAxs; The z cat Wing barbecue IN this
county on Saturday last ha> al length passed oil, and things
appear 10 have assumed then wonted cllmness once more.
1t Is asserted that there were m attendance, deicg,t ties from
SIX counties, which fact very much toubt. Can Only say
# such wee the fact The delegations were very small. The
dinner was prepared at the salt well, on the bank IL pigeon
creek, (callci Clay grove for that oCca>lon0 aud IL at out
hall past eleven O'Clock the procession having been formed
with the font resting on VI ain sticci, Just above the Court
House, took up the line of march lof The salt well. In front
OF the caiiages a crowd Of men and loys numbering about
MY, were arranged on foot, with j. j. Chandler E~q ia the
front TOW, singing " ilu/za ft Gay &c. SC" As the pro-
cc>>ion passed by, | oagoiully counted tn, ii numbers and |
also counted the persons gnIhs, a. supposed. 20 the dinner
NJ after the procession ND passed and tie following i the
computation thin m,dc. 1t was confidently cx. cclei that
this would be an Unprecedented gathering, as The facilities
steamers from up aud 10 IN the iivcr is un.ur, ~assed-ihcy
wonder what has become OF the clay men.
Here FLOWS a list of tie number If carriages.
the number Of persons, and the number of voters
which they contained, which we omit, with the
exception of the total, 10 wit:
81 carriages, 365 persons and i32 voters. There were on
foot and on horseback two hundred AID one persons men
aud BOYS, not more than one half II which could possibly
be old enough 10 vote, ~hich would leave the following as
the result:
Ia Carriages 800 persons Is, voters
On horseback and on foot 20l " l0l "
Total 500 233
noticed a great many boys on horseback and On foot-in
many instance, thIse boys were a>treie one horse. Others
counted the train, one Ierson | not cci made The number SIX
less than did
several instances occurred dunn. tho day worthy Of
ice, and IN perfect keep : with the character Of thc
Win; and with that Of their caudidl'e Henry Clay. In
font of o.'e house, in town, >pfnC SIN ~ boys had erected a
uoke I'm i. at some other boys attempted t. pull 1t down,
irt the little ir'lows defended IT Ike a band If little
SparianS. When ID procession passed, an old man with gay
locks, walked cut Of ~ oio'e,S'on' pushed The boys aside,
pulled down tn, bush, stan ei upon IL AMI mashed II 10
pieces on the pavement. Oh NV patriotic In passing
another house, IN town, whee 4 l., n cat was >t'nli'g on
tie pavement. they shouted " Iluzza fI Clay, the Demo-
erat, 10 show ms courtesy returned then &C. 'teMi"'y "a ulc
y IA lI.tIH IfnyZa IF PAX A.. nm IL ltpI II a. n lt O
TUNED 10 ham and SAID, +" ! wish | had a rope ar IA your
neck, I'd d-n you"
The Democrat were most I" respectfully . invited 10 come
and . break the tread Il fI niShip with the NhisS-cOn-
>tquenily a number Of The d. H1cri is. went to the dinner
and one II them h ppcnet 10 stick some hickory bushes up
IN his wagon, winch appealci offensive 10 them honorS;
consequently t1cA made an attack u,O1 him and gave him
quite = pomneIns, but be iunuphauty >aii after the
c.nnict tat he hid light hickory bushes IN h> wagon, aud
although there were fifteen on hum at once, they weie only
allie 20 get one fiom HIM.
You may expect the following results ftm Nandcrhnr.h
Joseph Lane. elected 10 The senate hy about twp hundie ri
and fl y majoIty and thc whole Democratic ticket viii lie
Gained BY a maj Iiiy # som, thing like fifty votes,
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