The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-07-24


10, was changed into II campaign song,
commencing
"John c. Calhoun, my 10, John, I'm sorry
for your fate,
You We nullied the tariff laws, You We nul-
lifted your State:
You've nullited your party, John, and prin-
ciples, you know,
And now you've nulhtied yourself John C..
Calhoun, my .Jo.'
One of the best compositions, the author
ship of which was ascribed to George p.
Norris the editor of the New York -Wr-
ror, was q parody on The Old Oaken
Bucket. The first verse ran
"Oh, dear to my soul are the days of our
glory,
The 1ime-honored days of our national
pride:
When heroes and statesmen ennobled our
story,
And boldly the foes OF our country de-
fed;
When victory hung DER our flag, proudly
waving,
And the battle was fought by the valiant
and true,
For our homes and our loved ones, the enc
Oh, then stood the soldier of Tippeca-
The iron-armed soldier, the true hearted SOL
dier,
The gallant old soldier of Tippecanoe'
Mass conventions We're held in the
larger cities and in the central towns at
the great West, attended by thousands,
who came from the pillow, the forge, the
counter, and the desk, at a sacrifice of
personal convenience and often at con-
siderable expense, to give Il hearty utter
ance to their deep-felt opposition to the
party in power. Delegations to these
conventions would often ride in carriages
or on horseback twenty-five or thirty
miles, camping out during the excursion.
They carried banners, and often had Il
small log cabin mounted on wheels, in
which was barrel of hard cider, the
beverage Of the campaign. On the day
of the convention, and before the speak
ing, there was always Il procession, in
which the delegations sang and cheered
as they marched along, while the music
of their numerous bands aided in mpart-
ing enthusiasm.
The speaking was from platform, over
which tloated the national flag, and on
which We're seated the invited guests,
the local political magnates, the clergy
men of the place, and generally Il few
revolutionary soldiers, who were greeted
with loud applause. The principal ora
tors during the campaign We're Mr.. Clay,
Mr.. Webster, Mr.. Preston, Mr.. Wise,
Mr.. Corwin, Mr.. Ewing, Mr.. Thompson,
and scores of less noted names. General
Harrison took the stump himself at sew
eral Of the Western gatherings, and spoke
for over an hour on each occasion. His
demeanor was that of well-bred, we'll
educated, venerable Virginia gentleman,
destitute of humor and fond of quoting
from classic authors.
At that time many of the States voted
for Presidential electors on different days,
which rendered the contest more cxcit-
ing as it approached its close. There was
no telegraphic communication, and there
were but few lines of railroad, SO that it
was some time after 4 large State had
voted before complete and correct re-
turns could be received. At last. all the
back townships had been heard from,
and the exultant Wings were certain that
they had elected their candidates by
popular majority of over one hundred
thousand. Twenty States had given
Harrison and Tyler two hundred and
thirty-four electoral votes, while Van
Buren, and johnson had received but
sixty electoral votes in six States. The
LOG cabins We're the scenes of great re-
.joicing over this unparalleled political
victory, and the jubilant Wings sang
louder than before
evan, Van, Van, is used-up man."