Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-13
PROM rHE coMMERcIAL ApvrRr1srn on SATURDAY..

city last evening at the Metropolitan Hail. in re-
spouse to the public call for party demonstration
in favor of the Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER as the Wing
nominee for the Presidency 1t takes an army Of
men to fill that building when the settees are re-
moved from the ground floor; yet at the commence
ment of the meeting the floor was two-thirds occu-
pied, and both galleries were completely full At
eight o'clock crowds still pouring into the hall
and during the meeting three-fourths of the vast
area of the ground floor were occupied by closely
compacted ranks Of men, while the galleries and
passages and the large stage we're densely crowded
We should put down four thousand persons as a very
fair and moderate calculation.
Some features of the meeting were especially gra-
tifying to the true friends Of Mr. WEBSTER in
addition to the great numbers in attendance First,
the composition Of that vast crowd II embraced
all ranks: the wealthy, those in moderate circum-
stances, and those whose capacity toll is their only
but sufficient capital merchants professional men, and
mechanics; young middle-aged and old The compost
ton Of the meeting indeed full of promise II was
obvious, survey Of the multitude that IL was in the
proper Of the word popular gathering sponta
coming together Of men, moved by their own i'm
pulses show TO their fellow their earnest wish
that Mr. WEBSTER may at length receive the reward Of
his great public services through such long course Of
patriotic devotion to his counry good In this respect
the meeting had significance which it would be unwse
to overlook or disregard. Even those who were most
sangune with reference the must have been
sgreeably surprised find the admiration Of Mr. wEBsrrn
diused widely through all classes Of the community
and those who honestly doubted Mr. WEBsTERs general
popularity must have had such doubts entirely removed
Another gratifying feature that was essentially
Wing meeting. 1t partook Of no hybrid character An
apprehension prevailed in which acknowledge that we
shared to extent that the lead in the movement
might be taken by certain gentlemen whose errac
ments time ago eectuay served the Democratic
party perilled the election of Wing Senator and the
Of the State Wing ticket shook the confidence
their fellow Wigs and thus materially curtailed their
Auence in the Wing camp. Fortunately however, this
avoided, and tried and Wings who main
tanned their fidelity TO Wing principles and the Wing par
ty when many swerved under the influence Of personal
iealouses and cads the prominent men on the oc-
casion No one can doubt that movement is genuine
Wing enterprise in which such such men as MOSES H.
GRrSNELL FREDERICK TALLnADGE s. THAYER and other
faithful men take prominent part
Nor was this all. The Wings who last evening so elo
queny and with such manifest conviction that they were
engaged in work worthy Of their utmost energies advo
Gated the nomination Of Mr. WEBSTER were not only stead
fast and unalteng Wings, but they have been warm
and ardent and laborous friends Of Mr. CLAY and are
well known as such. This we account most hopeful
sign Their preference has always been for statesman
for President and HEsRY CLAY for their first choice as
the embodiment o elevated craftsmanship and patriotism
Upon him their affections earnestly fixed lie was