New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-09-21
The Great Massachusetts, Convention on
Boston Common.

drop in, at their Mass Meeting. Need we say
that it was great, glorious gathering Let
the disparagemcnt of its opponents speak Tor 1t
The Bay State Democrat asserts that there were
only Nine thousand and odd in the Procession
Now wc have ihe count Of friend who gave us
the items and the actual number in The Pfoccs
sion Eel very few short OF Tuelve IhousdHd,
cavalcadc Of over One Ih0uSdnd
horsemen. This, be it noted, was for march o.
several miles through tie not, glazing streets, o..
as warm day as you would wish to find inJuiy'
About Ten Thousand of them were Massachu-
sets Wings the remaining Two Thousand
were from other States. The number on;
Of the Procession was as usual, many tlm5'
greater; and The Atlas estimates that at least
OsE HUNDRED THOUSAND participated IN the d.
ings of the day. The miles Of streets ,hrous''
which the Procession passed were adorned with
Wing aud National Banners, every window w@s
.adient with lovely faces, beamlng with enthu-
siasrn and low; the streets were full OF men, who
returned cheer for cheer with the various Dele
cations, and all bespoke the universal sympathy
with the Wing cause and its champions. Every
where was Order maintained while energetic Re
solution and undou5ting Confidence were dis
PLAYED, and eycrv thing concurrcd To maniies.
that the Men of 1910 had reassembled to com
plete the york which they then only failed IN CT
fec,u.lly performing through the visitation o!
Coo and the reachery Of chosen and trusted
agent oil the People.
The head of The Procession, returning, reached
the Common 1T ! (; the rear about hali-past Z,
before which time the Convention had been or
ganized by choosing DANIEL WEBSTER President,
with Vice President from each County of the
State After Prayer, by Rev. Mr.. Blagden, Nh
WEBSTER rose and delivered the admirable Ao-
dress of which we have copied the report ofthe B0S
TIN Courier es the fullest and best. Ittakes no.
BILE and Stetesrnan.like view of the Texas question
"a view novel on some points, but based on the
same old fundamental truths, which will endure
and be approved by the wise and good 50 long
as Honor and Justice are deemed more commen-
dable than Treachery and Rapacity. While 1t
s,ernly rebukes the infamous plottiDgs of the
it regards Texas per SC in coll
siderate and kindly spirit. 1t shows that Mr..
Webster at least is animated by no feeling hostile
or disparaging TO that young Republic in opposing
its Annexation to the Union in violation of our
solemn treaties with Mexico.
On the Tariff also Mr. Webster is able and
lucid, as ever and We ask every observing GILL
zen to note the difference in the spirit and the
scope of Wing discussions of this great theme
and those OF our opponents. One side certainly
does discuss this paramount topic in a narrow,
envious, captious spirit, seeking to array class
against class, interest against interest, and
neighbor against neighbor. Which is it?
Mr. Webster spoke an hour and quarter;
and when the cheering at the close had sub
sided, he introduced to the assemblagc Hon.
JOHN NJ. BrRRlEN of Georgia. He spoke very
briefly but powerfully, as it was near the hour Of
promising to speak again at bet
ter opportunity.
Hon JABEz w. HUNTINGTON, Senator from
Connecticut, was next introduced, and spoke
briefly of Connecticut, her glorious struggle last
Spring, and her readiness for one still more de-
cisvc in November.
CAssIus NJ. CLAY Of Kentucky (for whom
had long since caed) was next intro
duced and, as soon as he could obtain audience
through cessation Of the prolonged, reiterated
cheering, said-[as reported in the Atlas
MIR. President, Nien of Massachusetts, Americans
this is one Of the pr0udesl moments Of
my life, YET, however much may be my vanity, ]
AIN constrained 10 believe that not 10 me only is this
expression of cordiality and respect extended, bui
that by far the greaer portion Of the manifestations
of applause and appreciation is meant for that other
and greater fellow citizen, bearing my name,
HENRY CLAY, OF KENTUCKY, and for my own gal
liant State, which has ever now, stood firm by the
side of old Massachusetts.
must remember that | am here in the City Of
Boston, near the walls o! Faneu Hail. in the sight
OF Bunker Hill whose very name is unspeakaby
illustrous, and in the neghborhood of Lexington.
These associations ] claim as my property and
come up here, in unison with you, TO offer up my de-
votion 10 those sacred principles which we all cher
ish and which are consecrated 10 remotest postery
| have said before to-day, and now repeat il here
that there never has been and there never can be
witnessed in the Old World, pageant like this
Accumulate the property of ages and all the patents
of nobility, and you cannot spread out such scene
ms has been exhibited 10 dav. Look al the men who
have sweled out the immense procession. their
tbut that is but tre) look at the Mteli
gencc and true manness they display. Look at
them, and which OF you will say that Liberty is no,
indeed boon 10 man And ii we nation, are
peculiarly blessed-if more distinguished
than any other-il, indeed, we in many respects
the first nation the globe it is TO Liberty and to
Liberty alone, thai we owe the pre-eminece.
have travelled five hundred miles since Monday
from Niagara Falls, 10 attend this great gathering
nd ole ,ub Of III h
FINEST character were excited in my breast by the
view oil that stupendous scene. yet the strong and
iron chain of Railroad, on my journey here gave
rise 10 more and greater emotions than that mighty
work of the Deity. TO what are owing these sub
lime manifestations Of mans power and genius .
To FREE LABOR. prolonged aud vocifsrous
cheers.) To Free Labor, | repeat, the legitimate
consequence of freedom of thought! And 1t is 10
this development OF mechanical labor, resulting from
freedom OF thought aud freedom of action, tina, this
Gonor belongs. Bur must be short. "a general
cry of 90 on go on! 60 on,) have come TO
you as All American ciuzen, Us Wing, If Wing
means what ii did in Seventeen Seventy-Six; hu,
i it do not mean that, then do not come rs n