The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-02
Great wing Rally a Rock Island.

bration came off on the 2lst nltimo at Fort Arm
strong on Rock Island the island in the Mississippi
river midway between Davenport, Iowa, and the
city Of Rock Island. Illinois The following &C
count of il has been furnished TO the Philadelphia
Inquirer by correspondent OF that paper:
DAvEspoRT, Iowa, Sept. %, 1852.
The Wings of the Northwest yesterday cee-
brated on the ground the goth Anniversary Of the
treaty made by General Scott with the Sac and
Fox, tribes, whereby peace was secured to our
Northwestern frontier and the cessiOn OF six mil
lion acres of the fair young State of Iowa was made
to the United States.
For several days previous the weather had been
very unpropitous, rendering the roads aimost i'm
passable. and the attendance consequently was not
so large antic: pated; still we were unprepared
to see 80 many upon the ground, considering the
obstacles which had interviewed.
The ground selected was the Identical spot where
the hero of Lundy's Lane &C., held his council
with the aborigines 1t is perhaps the mos: roman
tic spot on the "Father of Waters" Old Fort Arm
strong ia built on the extreme southern point OF
Rock Island. This isle, as it's name indicates, 10
out the length Of the great river 1t ID about three
miles in length, and from one-quarter to three.
quarters Of mile in width, and contains some
thirteen hundred acres, all of il being Government
property excepting tract OF one hundred and
sixty acres belonging to the heirs of the late Colo
mel Davenport. The fort has been abandoned since
lS45, but yesterday garrisoned by the Wing ar
my, commanded by the hero general who, though
our thoughts. ...
The day was ushered in by salute of ID guns at
sunrise. from battery stationed on the crumbliDg
ramparts. At 10 O'Clock a procession was seen
moving along the Iowa shore, embarking in large
ferry.boats WI ilc numerous small skffs and wher
ries received their full complement Of passengers.
The and stripes hoated from each one Of these,
the bands struck up the national air OF the Star
Spangled Banner" and shouts upon shouts rent
the air, and made the welkin ring again. The
feet approached the Illinois shore, and after
landing. formed in procession and marched through
some of the principal streets OF the city OF Rock
Island, to the court house. The park surrounding
the latter building reminded me strongly Of old
Independence Square. Here many delegations
from various points met and exchanged congratu..
lations The representatives of every portion Of
the great Republic were gathered here to DO honor
to the man who has conferred such great honors
upon his country.
and, with banners displayed and fags streaming,
the various clubs marched directly up the main
{" Illinois" street, towards the island. The mo.
ment that the extreme right OF the line stepped
and extending from the main shore across sand
bar, and reaching to the beach on the southeastern
end of the island) a national salu.e OF thirty one
guns was fired from the battery. At the same ut,
flag etaff erected for the occasion on the place
where the old one formerly stood. The procession
moved along in regular order, entering the for
and took station around The platform erected in
the centre Of the parade ground. Many ladies
graccd the scene; and it Is estimated that there
were not less than five thousand persons on the
ground at any one time during the proceedings.
Provision had been made for five times TINT mum.
Der; but owing to the unavoidable circumstances
mentioned above, the various delegations were
prevented from assembling, and while many re.
manned absent altogether, some few succeeded in
reaching the ground before the adjournment.
The meeting organized by the nomination Of the
Hon. Stephen Whicher, United States district at
- - : A. l.. Ii
o. F. snider Of Illinois, and the Hon John P. Cook
of Iowa, as vice presidents. Mr.. 3. was formerly
an Attorney General of Illinois, and Mr. e. is the
recently elected member OF Congress for the second
Island, Illinois, and Mr.. Henry A. de France, of
Dubuque, Iowa, were chosen secretaries. The
president, after briefly returning thanks for the
honor conferred upon him, introduced to the meet
who addressed the assemblage in a most eloquent
manner. Mr.. O'C is a SOD Of the Emerald Isle,
doing good service in the Wing cause. He was
listened to with profound attention, and frequently
interrupted by piaudits.
The Hon. w. F. Luider. All original jackson
man, a Tariff and Internal Improvement Demo
cat Of the old school, next engaged the attention
Of the audience. He spoke long and earnestly
upon various subiects-contrasting not only the
principles OF the two parties but also the merits of
the candidates themselves, II General Pierce can
be said to have any merits at ALL Mr.. Luider's
address was geetea ny ,;os thsy be e1 sxsn
the Locofocos themselves in continued roar Of
laughter. A happy incident occurred during his
Scot. assesbing the Triumphant march
the Halls of the Montezumas, and as he wound up
in an eloquent manner with q minute detail of the
planting Of the American flag on the heights of
Chapultepec, the distant sound of music was heard;
1t was the national air of "Hail Columbia" A mo-
ment Of silence ensued, and all eyes were turned
in the direction whence the sound proceeded. 1t
was discovered to be from large iatboat, which
had deacended FaDidg. fain cd n
cus company. The compliment was acknowledged
by one tremendous cheer, and the discharge Of a
couple of guns.
At three O'Clock short recess was taken, when
the vast crowd assembled under the sheds erected
for the purpose, where a length of table equalline
six hundred feet was erected, and free barbecue
was provided for the occasion. The following
comprises but portion of the eatables consumed:
The fesh Of four oxen, six large sized hogs twelve
sheep, twelve hundred loaves of bread each four
pounds in weight, thirty bushels of potatoes three
of cheese, and about five hundred gallons of hot
coffee.
On reassembling, after songs by the glee clubs
and music by the different bands letters were read
tend; one from the Hon. Edward Bates, of Mis-
souri,, was Of great length, and was listened to
with the most profound attention. Others, which
were received from Ex-Governor Lucas, Hon. Ru-
fus Choate Horace Greeley, SC, will be published
Ex-Governor Bibb, formerly OF Ohio, but now
Of Illinois, and one Of the electors of the latter
State, Cat large,) made a short address. He had
but just arrived on the ground, with delegation
from Chicago.
ltlt being late, the convention adjourned, with
three cheers for Scott three for Graham, and three
more for the Wing party generally; and q grand
salute Of one hundred guns closed the proceedings
on the island.
Large meetings were held in the city of Rock
Island last night and one is announced TO take
place here on this evening. The Wings seem de
termined to carry both Iowa and Illinois; and con.
sidering the statements made by the speakers-and
they are men Of unquestionable veracity-every
thing seems to promise that way. The Germans
and the Irish 60 for Scott, and it is difficult to find
a foreigner who hurrahs for Pierce. If the Atlantic
States can only hold their own, the W est will do
oil that the most sanguine wish for. If the
East cannot elect Scott, the West tciH
Yours, &C., HAwK.EYE STATE.
HoGs.-The packing season is approaching, and
until quite recently prices of hogs have had an up
ward tendency. Within a few days, however, a 70
action has been perceptible which lie in part owing