The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-09-04
The Great Nashville Convention.

From the Nashville Union of the 18th inst. we
have the following short but glowing account of
the greatest assemblage Of Democrats ever held
in the Western country. Never were the De
moeracy of America in spirits-never were
their hopes Of success half so sangune as at pres
eni. Union and order and harmony and energy
and life and fire every where peryade in our ranks.
All our meetings are Overwhelmingly large and
unboundedy enthusiastic. The federal party,
with all their aristocratical and monarchical doc
trines, can never again obtain power in this glo-
rious Democratic confederacy.
Be of good cheer, brother democrats The
skies are bright--the work goes bravely on--the
federal cooes are chopfaen and deected--we
are beating them-every where-and even in
Kentucky, the mill boy has been deafened by
democrats thunder!
Fifty thousand American Freemen As
sembled i'm Council ON the Banks of
the Cumberland, i'm the valley of the
mississippi, and in the MeighbOrIlOOd
of the Hermitage!
We hasten TO announce through an extra slip,
that the great Central Mass Meeting yesterday,
at Camp Hickory in the vicinity of Nashville,
was one of the greatest and most brilliant popular
gatherings ever known.
On Wednesday Nashville was from sunrise to
sunset as Military Camp. On every road to
the city was to be seen approaching companies,
battalions and regiments, mounted and on foot,
with theiI bands of music, their banners and their
notices, on their way TO the great cncampment
OF the sovereign people.-Their reception by tae
city escort; the loud, continued and almost deaf
ening huZzas with which they were greeted by
our citizens who surrounded the Public Square,
and literally crammed lhe balconies of the Nash
vile Inn, far surpassed any thing of the kind we
ever witnessed. The ladies' too, were there.
Their white handkerchiefs waving from almost
every house, Il thoir bright, smiles beaming from
every window, in approval ofthe magnificent dis
play. All who could not be accommodated at
public and private houses within the city, repair
ed to the Encampment of the People, and there
pitched their tents.
After the lighting of candles for the night, the
Hon. L. F. Marshlll of Kentucky, addressed
thousands in front of the Court House, ON the
annexation Of Texas.
On Thursday morning, at day break, nation
streets were soon crouded and the road to Camp
Hickory was filled with passengers, who contnu-
ed to move in that direction until elevenor twelve
O'Clock, when the great grove ofthat Camp, fifty
acres in extent, was as full as it could hold.
There were two miles of table on which the
GREAT DINNER was served.
Gov. CAss made the first speech; and it was
one oiunsurpassed eloquencc and power,
Mr.. MELVILLE, of New York, followed with a
thrilling, edifying and instructive speech--elcit-
ing the most rapturoas applause at the turn of
every period.
Mr.. HrsE, Of Kentucky, addressed the multi
tude with great ability, and SO did Gen. McCALLA
of the same state,
Meantime Gov, CLAY ofAlabama, Judge Bow
lin of Missouri, and Messrs. Terry and Thomp-
son of Alabama, wore addressing immense crowds
at other points of the encampment
There never was anything like this in the Wes
before. We have neither time nor space for an
other word on the glorious subject to-day.
GTTENNESSEE is SAFE!