Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-07-04

est preseEs I'd the ss-cmblsge II crowds tnohs.
;. had been fpprehended. IN one ward u the city
an efhgy on az - had been prepared aud had
Z II not been fS ,h. storm would have bcer butnad
tRd the most probably, would produced sorae rot
husons has fricnd.. particularly the negroes, Who,
rhsn bis election Wss declared, wc:c the only
pesSons Nho expressed their Joy BY hood hnEsss.
/ Anotg 'iye higher els,se.. no esulis'ioa was C
WINGED reSree; aud sympathy Tor the esappoint
/ Cd CANDIDATE ; hlen,ed an. expressions Of triumph.
10 fact, never wAs The social principle more beaut-
fully developed. Parry hostility wa. instantly cS-
iinruishcd--s Simultaneous splui II Lindness ap
pclred in all classes Of society. Rivalry heiag ex
iinc,, suspicion vanshcJ--con6dcuce revived The
storm was passed--sunshne returned aud aifTuscd
h- ssrmlh and chcerg.ness over tie ~ ho.e social
system.
Even The elapPa2 in the gallery of Congress
lhu, GAs sgsaon haI momrnlary. "a vas siicn-
ccd by loud hisse-, before the command Of The
speaker TO clear the galleries could have been
heard. S'lensed BY popular feehGg aud a word
from tie chair. ~ithvut tie application Of any
force, Instantly cleared the 20 erics. HOY adn,i-
rablc are oar Institutions What a contrast does
this election by the House nf Representative form
to the election of a Polish Diet. There as Gen
eral Lafayette observed, foreign armies surrounded
The assembly aud controlled their elections. In
Washington. on The 1,h of February not sign Of
civil III miAraiy authority n,crercd with the free
dom of the election. II rejoice" added this veier-
90. Il rejoice 10 have seen this government pass
through such ordeal. |, disappoinis The expec-
is,lons Of the enemies Of public institutions"
! Aud the mode or form vf this eection-how
simple and dgnifcd
The counting Of the votes of the electoral col.
lsges. was done by the senate and house couioint-
ly. Foreign ministers, strangers Of distinction
and General Lafayette were present but when
the senate rose, and the house of represe ntati,es
formed itself into bsdy ofsiate, TO elect the pres
ldeni, the senators withdrew from the aoor, and all
other persons from the house.
"Wbat. even General Lafayette"
Yes" replied Mr. H., who was describing the
scene, "hs1 General Washington himself been
there he too must have withdrawn" The dele
gaiion OF each state sat together and a!ier asccr-
tanning by ballot which candidate had the majority
IN the state, an Individual of the delegation was
chosen 20 put the BALLOT in the bao, box The
whole proceedings was conducted with silence, or
der aud dignity and after the ballots were ali
gison in, Mr. Webster and Mr. Randolph were ap-
! pointed the iellers. II was Mr. Webster who with
nn nnd'ble and distinct voice, announced that J. q.
Adams was elected, when Mr Randolph made the
speech already related.
! The day succeeding this even,fuI one, was warm
aud bright. The dazzling wilderness of the SHOW
that covered the ground increased the splendor of
the uncloudcd sunshine. The whole city seemed
IN motion ; carriages whrlcd along the avenue,
and the foot paths were covered with pedestrians
Citizens and strangers. ladies' and gentlemen, has
ieniug TO pay taer respects not only TO the Presi-
deaf elect, bat to General Jackson and Mr. Cray-
fofo, whose drawing room was never vacant from
eleven O'Clock N the morning 10 eleven o'clock at
night. But he did not seem as well usual the
excitement had perhaps been too much for him.
Hnda re action took pace. lie looked pale was
langud and scrious. In the evening he kept the
younger children up later than usual. At twilight
he took the two little ones, as was his custom, on
his knees, ~rspping his around them and
cd 10 feel with more than his accustomed tenderness
their innocent carcsses. Oten he was seen 10
press them TO his bosom, TO kiss their checks their
| lips. The little girl, ian affectionste little cres-
ture knecling on his lap, would hug and kiss him
| smooth his halr-s,ruke his cheeks. Mrs c.
thinking she might teszc or fstigue her father.
would have taken her away. Mono said he
olasping her and bis infant son tightly to his DO.
som. 81 cannot part with hem YETI After tea,
when he sat down to his game Of whist, he put the
children on the sofa by him. There they stood,
playing all manner of little tricks--bobbing their
heads now here. now there-kissing FIRST one then
the other cheek-uniying his cravsi, pulling his
though in general lie was impstieat of any inter
rupion While playing whist or ehsss--but this eve.
Mig he never checked them, nor would he permit
their being sent to bed. bu, every now aud then
tarued to pat their cheeks and kiss them.
hmiabse, warm-hoaried man Affection proved
the mos, cfeetusl balm TO heal the round inflicted
| by disappointed ambition.
lie kept his family around him the whole time,
nor could they endure to be hour aw ~ from hiw
Even Mrs B, the old nurse. Ia worthy woman,
who had lived many years IN the family could not
long absent herself. but made frequent excuses to
come into the drawing room, and TO show some
kiUd little attention.
"Paor old womsn," said Mr. Crawford "she
seems TO lake 1t TO heart more Than any one"
III Is the idea Of beisg separated from the chill
dren' SAID friend, who was then an inmate Of
the family. "Sbe told me yesterday she could
DOT leave you that she was determined to go TO
Oeorgia with the childfen-snd that If YOU had
nnlhing but crust Of bread to give her, It'll she
would not leave the family
Mr. Crawford VAS sisIbly effected his eyes be.
iTsyed bis feelings. How every one who know,
thls mar loves him