The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-08

| AN ASSEMBIACE OF FIVE THOUSAND Nv
THE VILLAGE or CHELSEA LAST EVE
| MING.
| The Boston Daily Tines says, the young demoe-
rcy of Boston turned oui last night in glorious mum
bers They formed in procession al tho inspiring
sound of music 10 State street, The "spot Of the
massacre" and with Torch Lights high in air, wend-
ed their way by our and other democratic offices,
cheering they went passed through several streets
and took their course through Charlesiown, by The
sacred battle field of Bunker's li where they were
| Joined by the Bunker Hill boys, and then proceeded
| TO Chelsea.
On the Chelsea side of the bridge the Mystic,
| the Boston and Charesown delegations were met Dy
the Hickory boys of Chelsea, under the martial lead
| np of Mr. Samuel circuit, and were escorted by
| them up Broadway 10 ShurtleH, through Shurtleh
street 10 Central avenue through Central avenue 10
the old county road, TO Winnismmet street, through
| Winnsimmet street 10 the Gardens OF the Chelsea
| House
| We will not trust ourselves to speak Of the num-
hers n the professionally it oil the largest
| that ever went out of Boston The numbers at The
| Gardens, which splendidly Illuminated ana dec
Grated must be reckond by thousands, and the sPi-
rt Of enthusiasm Of the most unquenchable KIND
After several prelimnaries, the following gentlemen
| were elected officers OF the meeting
| President RuecLEs SLACK, Esq
| Vice Presdents--John Pierce, John Wright, Ze-
| phenia Bassett, and Ralph Beatty.
Secretaries-Wiam .. Haskell and James Ger
| rlsh.
| The immense assemblage was addressed in eo-
quent strains by John G. Ward, Esq, OF Savannah,
| Georgia; Is +. iallett, Esq, w. j. Walsh, Esq, A.
! l.. Gushing. Esq and others, whose remarks were
received with enthusiastic cheering. Never did the
demonstration and the spirit OF political truth fall
| with greater effect upon the people
The following excellent resolutions were offered
for the consideration OF the meeting and unanimously
adopted
Whereas, We are firmly convinced that our enjoy
ment of the blessings of eisi socili, and religious
freedom bequea,hed to US by our fathers, can only be
secured to us by due organization and correct ad-
| minlstration Of government upon the immutabe dem
ocraiic principles imboded In The Decaration 0 hide
| pendence, and
Whereas, The old Federal or modern Wig party in
this State and in the Ma ion support principles entire
y opposite III their tendencies and directly contra
ry to those maintained IN the great Charter OF our
Liberties, making every exertioD by means OF the
frauds Characteristic Of tueir principles to deceive
| and terniy the people INTO support OF measure,
inevitably tending TO deprive them OF their epii, social
| and religious rights to impede the prosperity which,
the industrious nheritors of an extensive and high
y favored country, they right to expect, and
place the well earned reward Of their labors al the
mercy Of reckless and unprnepied SPECTATORS, there
| fore, by the democracy OF Chelsea he II
| Resolved That we still adhere to the principle,
which we have maintained, the cause OF justice
and u ruth, the sacred Of fathers that our
faith is yet strong in the msxims of those grea apos
ties of democratic liberty jefferson, Madison, and
Jackson, patriots, who, IN their day, were nuy
and THANKFULLY abused by Federalis,s aud Wings,
| the ofscournl of creation, but whose names will
! live embamed in the hea rts of their country men,
when their vile taducers shall be rotten and forgot
| ten.
aIt,d hat haaf. tlN md he. der
| cratic nominations of the Baltimore Convention,
feeling assured that in JAMES h. Polk we have
Young Hiekory--a tue cbp of the old clock, and il
elected T. the high office To which he been called,
we believe he uH foo,r IN the footsteps Of his ustri
Gus redscessr, Andrew Jackson, and ask for nothing
which IS not clearly right, and submit 10 nothing
wrong.
| ReSoIred, That regard the nominate of our
candidates as a tribute 10 personal worth and pure
republican principle, whose private characters ae
unlml cached and unmpeachable, and when
irasied with that OF Henry Clay appears only like
the brightness and light Of MONDAY, the blac kness
| aud darkness OF midnight.
Resolved, That the dangerous measures proposed
at the extra session Of Congress ty Henry Clay,
should be warning 10 the .iusrieGn people of what
may be expected sh. uld the Teins Of government be
entrusted 10 such leader his dIctatoria sprii his
repeated disregard Of the sacred rights OF instruction.
and his bold attempts TO destroy the checks Of tbs
Constitution IN the veto POWER are well calculated %
alarm the patriot and justify the efforts which
now made by all true democrats TO prevent his cleo
| ton.
Resolved, That the nominations Of our State candi-
dates for Governor and Leuten ant Governor me-,
with our cordial approbati that IN Geo Bancroft
and Henry ii. Chlds we hare good and true, ami
we will use our whole energies TO secure II possible
| their election.
Resoiped That we cordially congratulate our
De'noeraii ,nds N, oughota the country on the trium
plant prog Of their cause ~ all the recent cleo
uons that the Hundred Thousand Democratic Gain
| already achieved, is only hsrbinger of The still
better success which awaits tn m 10 the coming No.
,ember election therefore finally
! Resolved That ours being The hoe.t rause that
ever animated the soul Of man, we viii dtsdsin all
meaner weapons, and only with the inrincibis
srord qt,uh, ieih purify otpupose Jr shield aaI
here on the, banks Of old Mystic pledge each to the
olher 10 adopt for our mottoes-uaion, harmony con-
eess'on, and seLfdeHial every thing Tor the cause
nothing fyr men
After succession Of cheers for the democratic
national and State candidates and Thomas Wilson
! - RI the vast assembly at 10 o'clock broke ut-the
Boston and Charlestown delegations Ia, up their
| line Of march home, and, ailer some pretty lively
cheers when they Iched houe, retired TO the quiet
scenes of the priyae circle, IL glorious gath
erng aud will Tell upon the istarred Coons OF Chel.
sea with tremendous power. Hnrah Jor he Hiekosy
Boys Of Chelsea.
! THE DEMOCRACY AWAKE IN OLD NOR
FOLK, AND DISTRICT No EIGHT
County AND Dnrmcr CONVENTIONS IN OLD HoR-
roLE
The Democracy from the several towns In the
County OF Norfolk and District No. B. assembled 10
Dedham yesterday, for the purpose Of making the
usual nominations. The delegates came in goodly
nu nbers-epery o,on rtpresenfed-and the enlhu-
slasm was Of the most Inspiring character The
Conventions were holden in the Hall of the Phouir
! Hotel
COUNTY CONVENTION.
| The Convention was called TO order ut 10 o'clock
| A NJ, by w. "A. Spear, Esq of Dodhan, Chairman
| Of the County Committee. A Commiltee of five was
appointed to report officers OF the Conpeniicn, aod