Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1849-11-30
Great whia GatherInr.

1BtGrent WING Gathering.
The New Orleans Bulletino of the 30th
ultimo contains thrilling account Of the
assemblage of ten thousand Wings at a
barbecue given at the residence Of Judge
B. Bermudez, in the parish of Jefferson.
on the 20ih, which fills several columns
Of that paper. Eloquent speeches were
made by several gentlemen, and the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. We have
only room for SO much of the Bulletin
account as will be found below:
"a song was then. given, and s. s.
Prentiss, the glorious and eloquent w hig
orator, was then called for, and at once
responded. The moment he appeared
on the stand he was greeted in the most
enthusiastic manner. He alluded in the
happiest manner TO the bright sky above
III was superlatively bea utifnl day. and
brighter eyes around-alluding to the la
dies who ,hronged The balcony. "'rhe
omens'" said the eloquent speaker. ..are
favorable to the old glorious Wing cause.
Why do these vast thousands meet us
here to-day! 1t is no picnic occurrence
for mere pleasure. Its for the business
and welfare of the great Wing party that
Ihey meet in council. II is but short
year since We were sounding our victo-
rious paans over battle gloriously won,
and we are now again called to the field.
Let US, therefore, carefully inspect our
arms, see that they are in good cond-
ton, and our ammunition dry. The 9th
Of November is the day set for the bat
tle,and Isee around me many who fought
gallantly on the last "November's day"
| see, too, several of my Democratic
friends, who look as uneasy as if they
were OH the anxious-seat of camp meet
ing; but let them come on, ,,..a..t
''For while the lamp holds out to burn
The vilest sinner may return"
"(Here the multitude broke out with
the most tumulluous laughter and cheer
ing.) Mr.. Prentiss then, in happy
manner, adverted to the present political
excitement, the Wing rally, etc., and ex-
horted The Wings of the city to do their
duty. "You cannot refuse to endorse
your own paper" continued Mr.. Prem
tiss; '.last year Old lack drew draft
upon you which you duly honored and
told him to 60 ahead! You have plenty
of his funds now in your hands, and,
therefore, accept this draft. To refuse
it would be just as bad as for a merchant
to conclude that his country customers
had made a bad crop before the seed was
out of the ground. All that we have to
do is to wait till Old lacks Wing crop
is up, until the sworn" is out. Here
some one in the crowd said--"I.ocofuco
worm!'( Wal, until the harvest time is
at hand and then judge. TO vote again
our present candidates now, would be
equal to discrcdting our gallan. old chief.
Here Mr.. Prentiss gracefully excused
the Honeable Bailie Peytun, who had
been announced as one of the speakers,
on the ground that Col. Pey ton was now
a Government officer, and could not con-
sis.ently interfere with politics~r After
alluding to the struggles for liberty a.
broad, instancing the Hungarian and
Russian troubles, and paying the most
gorgeous tribute to Liberty that taste and
eloquence ever framed or uttered, Mr..
Prentiss concluded by saying, "One
word more, and that to the ladies-it is
both pleasing and grateful tn all true
Wings TO have the ladies to soften and
sanctify the proceedings of this immense
assemblage. Mothers, sisters, wives,
what tender recollections are connected
with these names. Through life in all
its phases, either in the feeble moments
Of infancy, the years of manhood, the
lettering days of old age and deaih.--
God bless them! CHEERS. May the
destiny of all true Wing ladies' be as
bright as he sun above us-but no! am
false to my allegiance; may the destiny
OF all ladies' be as bright as the sun above
US. God bless all the ladies, Wing and
DE mocrat!" Cheer after cheer followed
the conclusion of Mr.. Premises speech.
and were taken up by the splendid band
OF the Kenner Reserve Guards, who
stuck up sHerc's health to all good
lassles." The meeting then adjourned
to the table, where an hour was spent in
merrimen T."