Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-20
Immense American Mass Meet
ing in Nicholas.
5000 PERSONS PRESENT

5000 p E II s o " S p r e s EN- T.
The roprietor of the Commonwealth atteD-
ded the American Mass Meeting near Carlisle,
Nicholas county, on the 18th instant, and we
learn from him that the crowd was immense
and the affair in every way grand and magn-
tcent beyond the highest expectations OF the
most sanguine friends of the cause. Not less
than 5000 persons present-Of whom over
1,700 were ladies, as was ascertained by actual
count.
At halfpast ten o'clock q procession was
formed in the town of Carlisle to march out TO
the grove where the speaking was to take place
and the grand barbecue to be eaten. At the
head Of the procession, was very fine brass
band, in a carriage suitably decorated. Next
came Car representing the industry of the
country. Twenty one workmen in it were en-
gagged in the different branches of mechanical
and agricultural labor, while the car was label
led, Ten Cent Jinsmy," in derlsion of the
statesman who proposed to reduce the wages
OF this country to the hard-money standard of
wages in Europe.
Next after this car came thirty-one Young
ladies representing the thirty one States OF the
Union-all dressed in white, all riding white
horses, and each bearing banner indicating
the State she represented. Following these
was beautiful young girl, dressed in deep
mourning, and bearing banner draped with
black. She represented Kansas-the young
sister of the sisterhood, now lacerated and
bleeding from the bloody assaults of those fierce
sectional animosities ~ ich the miserable ru
lers at Washington have aroused a1d turned
loose upon her.
Following these came large company of
ladies and gentlemen on horseback and in car
rjages, and thus The procession moved to a
beautiful grove about mile from the town,
where an immense concOurse of people already
there assembled received it with enthusiastic
cheers.
The young ladies representing the States and
Kansas, were conducted to seats upon the
speakers stand, where one of the number pre-
senled, in behalf of herself and associates, q
beautiful banner TO the Fillmore and Doneson
Club of Nicholas, winch Col. t. L. Jones' of
Newport, received and acknowl lodged. in be-
half of the Club, in chaste and eloquent adj
dress.
Elk Gov. Letcher being then introduced to
the immense audience led off in ore of his
happiest efforts But the crowd was so large
that those on the outside could not hear, and
they demanded another stand. Que was i'm
mediately provided, and Gen. John B. Huston
made a powerful speech from it. Col. T. L.
Jones, of Newport, and W. II. Wadswortb,
Esq, of Maysville, were the next speakers, but
our informant could not wait to hear them.-
No doubt they both indicated their high rep.
utation for polished and powerful eloquence.
The dinner-done up in Old Kentucky bar
becue style was equal TO anything of the kind
ever prepared; and there was abundance OF it,
even for the immense crowd. Every thing
went off in the finest order and with the ut
most good feeling and enthusiasm. 1t was
truly day long to be remembered by all who
were present, and its effects will be seen at the
polls 10 November. (Ry) Common
iCedlM, Sept 16.