Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-07-28
The Lundy,s Lane Celebration!

The Lundy's Lane Celebration!
The following dispatches of course give but a
faint outline of the great Wing demonstration at
Niagara The enthusiasm appears to be intense,
and the congregation unprecedented:
NIAGARA FALLS, July 26, 10 a. m.
The Committee Of Arrangements have APP
pointed Gen. p. Whitney, who served with Scott
at Queenstown, Chief Marshal. The principal
orators for the occasion are Secretary Corwin,
Gov Jones, of Tennessee, Senator Mangum Gull
lum, OF Tennessee, and Foot, of Vermont The
grove selected for the celebration is in the imme-
date vicinity of the Falls. Those set apart for
the encampment are on the eastern skirts of the
town, about a hundred rods from the cataract
July ~, 8 a. m.--The town was filed to reple-
ton at an early hour last evening" and many
were unable to obtain sleeping places This
morning tens of thousands more have poured in
from all quarters, including the Cleveland Artil-
lery, the Detroit Guards, the Cerro Gordo Guards,
from Kentucky, and the Artillery of the Fourth
Kentucky Volunteers. The military-making
some twenty companies now on the ground-have
encamped, and are consequently well provided
for. There will be an immense military display
tomorrow at the grand review, as the number is
increasing every hour.
The weather this morning is bright, beautiful,
and cool, but our streets are thronged almost to
suffocation. Delegations are marching in from
all quarters, and being received by the Commit
tee of Arrangements. The delegations from
Ohio and Pennsylvania are very numerous and
large, nearly every city and county in these two
States being represented, and they profess to be
most sanguine Of giving their electoral votes to
General Scott
The Committee of Arrangements announce
| that delegates have reported themselves from
nearly every State in the Union. There are an
immense number of clubs also present, among
which ! notice the banners of :" the Soup Boys
of Ohio,'' the "Scott Civil Guards of Pennsylva-
| nia," and a great number of New York clubs,
among them the Wing Young Men Of New York
City"
The Maryland delegation have formed in line,
numbering over 800 men, and make fine ap-
pearance.
A delegation of Tuscarora Indians, with sew
eral old warriors who fought under General Scott
at Lundy's Lane, attract great attention.
Among the distinguished gentlemen already ar
rived, l notice Gov. johnson, of Pennsylvania ;
Judge Jessup of Pennsylvania; Judge Mason
and Hon. John G. Wright, Of Ohio; Col. John
Williams, of Kentucky; and Gov. Hunt of New
York. The Hon. Thomas Ewing is expected in
the next train. Secretary Corwin left yesterday
for Montreal, on account of ill-health.
A large number of spectators from the Cana
dian side are focking over to witness this grand
political jubilee of their Yankee brethren, as well
as the celebration of great American victory
over the flower Of England's troops.
p. m.--The whole of this morning was de-
devoted to the reception of delegates, who con-
tinued to flock i'll from all quarters. AT noon q
national salute was fired, Immediately after which
the procession was formed, Gen. p. Whitney act
ing as chief marshal. The line is now moving
through the principal streets of the city on its
way to Ferry Grove, point selected in the yicin-
ity of the cataract for the celebration. The pro-
cession is an immense affair and the military dis
play is truly fine.
| 3p. m.-The procession has just reached the
ground, and is now being organized. Six sep
arae stands are erected for the speakers and it is
presumed that others will be erected in order to
accommodate the assemblage. The number of
speakers present is very large, especially from
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The con-
vention will adjourn at o'clock and meet again
at o'clock, when speaking will be continued un-
til late hour.
The most attractive and interesting part of the
celebration will take place tomorrow. At sum
rise national salute will be fired at o'clock
review of the military by Gov. Hunt will take
place on the eastern skirts of the town, about
| 100 yards from the cataract, in the vicinity of
which the military are cncamped. After the re-
| view which will occupy most of the morning, the
people will assemble in the grove, where they will
be addressed until 3 p. m. by Gov. Jones, of
Tennessee, Senator Mangum, of North Carolina,
Gen. Culum, Of Tennessee, and Hon. Solomon
Foot, of Vermont. The celebration will then
close and the convention adjourn sine die.
The prospect of obtaining accommodations for
so many persons is very poor, and large numbers
will have to bivouack in the trees, or return to
Buffalo. All of the barns in the vicinity of the
town will be occupied by them for sleeping pur-
poses, besides which q number of temporary
buildings supplied with straw. Tents have been
erected by the committee of arrangements. But
the gathering has SO far exceeded all expectation
that all the extraordinary arrangements making
will scarcely be sufficient to accommodate them.
Many slept on the floors last night, and the num-
Der present was scarcely onc-third as large as it
| is now.
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