Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-10-03

"THe BetAIem Clay Club OsssUavdeo
Reverse
Clay and FSelipghsysen--Li and Let Lsve! -
The ladies banner proclaimed them
d" Like the Ladies' ef'76-.dEscGys Rigke ?"
Promise as PROTECTION before y0aS talk Of
ANNEXATION %
| Another, true to the mark s.r....-
".N0t Coon can be PoKE'D IN Bethlem"'
Others bore the following inscriptions:
FOr oar cGuse-UNiOn, ErcytiOn, Perseverance;
| For oar cOuntTy-PeGce, Honor, Property"
CLAY and Protection fOrevey-
Polk and Free Trade neUev!"'
The ladies' banners from Woodbury. were beautiful.
ly trimmed with evergreens wreaths of dahIias, and
other rich-tinted flowers. One read
'' The Ladies say,
That Henry Clay
Must ecfn the day"
One load Of ladies from the wooden mills with
! the following banner, neatly printed on cambric-
] HOfchkiSsUiie-1h The Lords of the Loom prOteet
us; Henry Clay sUiV protect Mern." >
few banners from BRISTOL, read in this wise:
"1776, Old Zeke Polk sought British protection
j. X. Polk, chip Of the old block, seeks IL HOso.''
Another" Oar Country First, oar country
Gl,cays."
"H Clays Protection to .an,eriean Labor, W..
j. X. Polls Protection to Foreign Labor"
Above all waved the broad folds of the national
flag with Clay and Frclinghuysen inscribed, meas
| nrng "a feet length.
| The northern hosts mustered strong. First came
/
banner Of the Clay Club" Henry Clay: our cause
is strong, our hearts are true" Also-s Riga CLAY
Club-Clay and Protection against Polk and De-
I struction." "Clay, Frelinghuysen, and Our Conn
| try" "Union Of the Wings for the sake Of the
| Union" "Clay, Union and Protection, against
Polk, Texas and Disunion." 81.
salisbury Ore Hill" spoke thus" Miners un-
dcrstand their interests; they 60 for Clay and Pro-
lection"
More ladies again all the way from Salisbury, for
A AunkeA h.,k 80 ,,sk1> 80
doubted this -" Our influence is irresistible"
Another fraternal banner inscribed, "Agriculture'
| and Manufactures, they sink or swim together"
Then came elevated, patriotic CosHEN, always
so steady, sober, and just. She need not have told
us" Goshen always true" "Coshen saws NO
Texas"-and SO it must be, for Goshen il ever up to
her word.
| The Goshen girls, apt in hand and fair in face.
were on the grcund--going for Wing Principles
and the Maintenance Of our Rights" Wing boys
too, glad to be "Chips Of the Old Blocks.' AN
| other ladies banner, thus" Our Country, our
Watchword-Our Candidate, Clay" Who will
shrink from the contest when the ladies' are stand
ard bearers?
Besides these, there was an army of banners.
with glowing inscriptions:- 's Fearless, Faithful,
and True" "Clay and Frelinghuysen: we 60 for
them. and the Union as it is" "Goshen invinci.
BILE! Always Ready--Aiways Efficient" "Clay
and Frelinghuysen. the peoples choce--they are
bound to GO in" Another bevy of ladies' bore an
elegantly Wreathed banner, with this apoStrophe-
Lofty spirit! Statesman true
Here's wreath we Irvine for you"
Another" Thrice Is he armed who has his QUAR-.
rel iust"
NoRroLK, so glorious for 6rmness and consistency
IN the cause OF right. poured in her population
IT. ladies banner, modest like Themselves read
I" Our excuse is we are Wings"
The Clay Club with their ensigns; hear these,
their sentiments We go for Protection, but not
to the British like Uncle Zcke Polk" "Clay and
our Country. before Polk and Texas"
The hills OF CANAAN poured down their array,
headed with this banner-"T The Wings of Canaan
will do their duty" Another. We 60 for the
Tariff of 1912" ''Pok goes for Texas--Clay goes
to Washington"
One device represented J. Knocks Poke blown
SKY nigh by nice Saxon ram, as the former candi-
date exclaims-"In my opinion wool ought 10 be
duty free" the whole labelled sso rebuttcy"
Duchess ARMENIA had delegation with various
banners; one averring-" We can't be Poke'd"
CORNWALL had strong force. Banncr--"Whigs
of Cornwall in strength are waxing fast-thAy'l
stick to Harry to the last" Others: Don't Won
see the People rising, for Henry Clay and Freling-
huyseR"
ella! ha! ha! snch nominee,
As Jenny Polk of Tennessee!"
The procession from the west seemed without
end. hearing aloft hundreds Of beautiful banners
RoxBURY-Banncr: i" Few but Firm"
New MILFORD with her hosts-the ladies carry
ing this banner: g The ladies Of '76 were Free and
90 are WEI
WARREN.-A pretty ladies' banner" Annexa-
ton without Texas"
New HARTFORD delegation was headed by a
baad Of music and the New Hartford Grcaadiers
They displayed great numbers Of banners snd mot
toes. One Our ladies are for Annexation, but
not for Texas"
But need we dwell longer on particulars. The
Wings Of LitchGeld County have showedtheir de-
termination for the contest. The result will ap-
pear to their lasting honor next NovembeI. Never
did so large band Of freemen ever congr&ate upon
this soil--t was mighty host, and but asysapso,n
an idea ct grand and triumphant demonstration
soon to follow.
The regularity Of the various professions was
somewhat interrupted and broken by tle early an.
pearance Of rain Thousands betook thmaelyes to
more dry quarters, so that we found itutferly i'm
possible to get the inscriptions of hundeds OF BAN
ners. Companies of thousands assembled in such
sheltered places could be obtaine Mr.. Van
Wagner addressed the multitude from the balcony
ut the Mansion House. Mr.. White lae or Indiana.
Hon. A. B. Dickinson, Of New York, lessss Chap.
man, Eldridge, Boardman, and Others ave aGliress-
es IN the Court House during the lferneon and
evening. There was no dampness ithe heart of A
single Wing; the horizon was clear the prospect
exilerating. and all went away satisfied that Inc.
cause Of Clay and Prosperity, II Unon and EQUITY.
was onward-onward as il shall be.
Wings Of Litchfeld County. Trst not only in
the justice and magnanimity of yo,r cause, bat in
vigilance and peTsevering effort. Work At home
as well as in eO0ncil--6e faithfu and active in
detail. and You shall be efficient il every patriotic
purpose
ALL HAIL! LOUISIANA!