The North-Carolina standard., 1844-10-16
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points, and fom, wagons throughoat the ground,
some Of Ihe ablest champions 81 the democracy
addressed attentive andssarnes lisle1ers- land the
shouts that went un from time to time, ali over the
ground, told with effect, truth and force the
good old cause, was ,vihdicated and the war car
ried into the camp of the enemy. ..What was said,
Iand how i was said, at some Of thess points, we
shall inform our readers as soon as braciicabie
L is enough pew to say thai the speaking, so fat
as we were able to hear it, was in the bcst temper
-unmingled with violence or abdse towards op-
pOnents (any pf, whom, might havs heard il with:
out offneeJ But indicating aid enforcing demo-
cratic truth and doctrine with ability, warmth and
ieffect %
tqf Mr.. Websters " seas Of up.turned faces" Pelet
Cagger, esq. Chairman Of the Albaay RepubIi
can General Committee called to order, and OH
MS The %e'1an, Hon. Samuel Young x,,sil.a i n,.:
side by reclamation, and briefly returned his aet
acknowledgements. :
On mo!iQp of f. H. Van DycE, esd, The fol:
lowing gentlemen were appointed Vice-Prcsid, ns:
Robert Fl. Morris, N.Y. Jas. Powers, Greene, !,
r. +. PuEdy, i. Seth Hastings, RRnsse'f
f. 5. Kinney, Kings, Eli Nj. Tood, Saratoga,
H. Z: Murphy, ' J. Houck jr. SchohaTie,
A. Ward: Westchester, JIDe Grsff. Schepet'dV:
~. Benthuysen, Dutch DAVID Sprsker, MonIg'y
J. +. Beekman, Colum. SMpner, HerkimeI,
Jas. G. Clinton, Orange, Ward Hunt Oneid.,
Iheo. Ross, Rockand, Nathan Brown, Fulton,
jeremiah Russell, Ulster Verplanck, Geneses.
On motion, the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed Secretaries:
b L Seymour, RenssePr WIN. GrSndia, N. York;
P Potter, Schenectady, B H Maae- Orange.
Jeremiah Russel, Ulster, Thos D james, Albany.
The Hon. Michael Hoffman of Herkimer, was
then called out, and addressed the meeting in his
usually able and effective manner, calling out fre-
|qucnt and vehement cheering. Mr.. r., in tls
IF -l.o Ill, Il
sophistry of tthe gentleman from Massac husetts"
(Mr. Webster on the subject of the tariff, in his
speech at the Albany whig gathcring-and wifi
great effect =
Robert Tyler, esq, Of Phifadrlp the son oF
the President, then came forward, under repeated
and urgent calls and spoke warmly and eloquent:
ly on some of the grent questions at issue in The
approaching contest-dwclIing chiefly upon the
subject of annexation. and glancing over its as;
poets as connected with the grasping and selfish
designs of England. and of other European minon4
archics, and their invetcrate hostility to the pro-
gress of the principles of free government. Mr..
Tyler was listened to with great interest and was
warmly cheered throughout
The Hon. A. c.. Paige Of Schenectady follow:
ed in one of his most able and convincing arguc
menta1ive speeches, which was received with
marked attention and interest, with cheering.
The Hon. H. K Smith, Of Erie, was nexl call;
convincing speech, and held the large audi,nce
together undiminishcd in numbers, and attentive
listeners for about an hour.
Plat Potter, esq, here read letter from Mr.!
Van Buren, who had been invited to preside al
the meeting, which was received with great cheer
ing.
AbIesnd eloquent speeches were deliy1crcd from
the other stands-at the norherfY, by Gen. John
A. Dix. of Albany, Hon John W. Edmonds Of
Nayu Vork Rsody, oeor of No,, Vo.l.s
and William Knickerbocker, esq, Of Columbia!
The speech Of Gen. Dix reviewed the state polI
cy under the democratic and whig administrations;
and was a mastery exposure Of the hllacics OF
ex-Comproller Collier. :.
At the southern stand, the Hon s. S. Bovine OF
Otsego, the Hon. Robert Mcclellan of CoIlrp-
ba, Fl: +. Barber, esq, and Mr. WaddSll, Of n.
York.
At the western stand, where were collected d.
mong others the German Democratic Association
of Albany, there were speeches il the German
Language, by Mr. Jacob RosrnsliCn and Rev 10!
seph Markell of New York, Mr.. Frisbee of Al
bany, also addressed the audience from this stand
in English.
H. l. sicEES esq, of New York, editor Of tho
:" Sober Second Thoughts" J. c. Smith, ciq, and
s. n. Cant, of Michigan, and Charles Hughes,
enthusiastic audiences from another part OF the
field
R. S. Church, esq, and, Judge Dean of Brook!
lyn, and Mr. William BeacbIy, Of New York;
also addressed large audiences
MIR. James KiIbourn, of Albany, was twice
called out, and addressed immense crowds ia cIo-
quent and effective speeches Mr. j. &. Albert
son of the While Eagle Club Of New York, also'
made an admirable speech. B..
Alexander Wells, esq, Of New-Yors; Edward
Palmerton, esq. Of Rhode Island, Edward A.
Dunscomb. esq, of Kinderkook, and Mr. ShuItz,'
of New, York, also addressed large audiences;
with power and effect
At one of the stands, Coroner Mash, of PongF:
kcepsie, sang with great ctsverhess, turning the
whig melodies npon themselves, with irresistible.
humor and effect The Juvenile GIee Club Of
GTecnbush. also sang some fine political songs.
After adopting series of resolutions, reported
by n committee, the meeting dispersed
The duties of Grand Marshal, were performed
by Gen. JOHN TAYLER CooPER, with his prac-
tlsed ability, precision and order, assisted 81 a
large number of citizens, as aids and as acting
marshals and all the details, as well made BY the
committee Of arrangemenis, were carried on.rwilE.
out confusion and with admirabIe eTfcL
The delegations left the ground by detachmrntS,
and with music, ~Trdking the streets vocal with
martial airs and cheers long and loud TLeSe
continued during the evening, with little intermis-
with The addition of illumination s at
various points, kept the city in lively stale of
until iafa hoTJP The ID kc,v6,,or