Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-12-20
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"En qurer," containing Mr.. Csihouhs spesch,
but the copies mailed al the same .ifDe iof my
friends here, having wholly failed TO Iurnup, ]
am lesrfu you mover got it. was very sick eom-
ing back and am now only as far conva lescent as
to be able 10 walk little.
The convention was rich affair in numbers and
talent. may not 90 as far as DR.. Overton, Of
Nashville, who in his speech declared it wns lhe
most talented assemblage he erer sa,c-yes, said he,
the mos, talented assemblage that ever had mel in
the United States. He went further and CALI ed
il the most talented assembage ihatssuev md
raei in The o,id and for fear that he had not y4t
cut it fat enough, wound up BY saying il was the
most talented asemblnge that erer Doud meet IN
the world. We had Jno. e. Calhoun, and it was
worth riding that far to see him-Gadsden, too,
was there. From Alabama, DR.. Thos. Fearn,
Gov. Clay, David Deshler, Judge Wye,h. and 9th.
ers. Mississippi had any quantity, Gen. Dave,
Roger Barton, Col. Bingaman, Gen. Bradford.
Judge Clifton, Maj Hurst, and other distinguished
men, to say nothing of the man "who was LOST in
fog, and run, by the ringing of the bell" Lou.
i,iana was there Gen. Gaines heading her forces,
with Lun.den of the 'Pic.' Ohio had among her
delegates, the talented and hat radical qua
kcr, ElIwood Fisher. with her ripe scholar, F. B.
Drnker, editor of the official organ at Cincinnati.
Indiana and Illinois. were ably represened-so
of Pennsylrania. Missouri had a host among
them Chambers, of the Republican, Shad Penn, Of
the Reporter, Mat Field of the ReveiIIe, with
Lucas, Glasgow, Allen, founder of the Mad-
.onan J Judge Wort, and lots Of good fellows
Kentucky had WcisiDger, Speed Bouk. Levin Saun.
dcr., Trple,t, and tho pride ofdemocracy, Guthrie,
who by the bye isl tall gobler and no mistake,
The saved the St. Louis harbor, and she had many
other noble sons there. old Virginia was "some
punkin," When 3. B. Minor, editor of the s.
l.. Messenger, who was one of the Vce.Presidents,
rose for the first time and commenced talking
about the rights of the 'Oj Dominion there
were many who thought they had dicoyerei !hal
sardent Virginian." OF whom old Tom Richie dis.
coursed so feengy, but before he got through
Old Virginia in her best days would have acknow.
lodged him. The Ark made respectable figure
though she came very near showing herself twice.
She got through with her "sklet." but il was by
the skin of her ,ceth.-IOra had Dodge, chip OF
the old block, and who though young, has seen
some service in the indian wars, Reed and 9TH
crs.
Tsnancssce cut the tall figure. Sbe had Jno.
Bell, Jimmy Jones, Ephroim Foster. Bill fIaskII,
Cen is Gallon and y h,csides, Miltor Brown. Z.
Shields, and lots of other magnificent wings
while Levin Coe, Jndge Brown, David Craigheod
Sou ,hali. Andrew Ewing. and other of the dem.
ocracy were there. John Bell, nfier Henry Clay,
is i'll my opinion at the very top notch OF great.