Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-08-27


There was ono thipe throughout One whoio,o,
sion which particularly attracted my attention
the close and yipilaui assidu,y with which b. ,,..
watch OF bis hat and umbrella II was pe~,s,L
uBigts In reference TO the dinner many won,
ly disappointed 1t was generally understood H..
the President was 10 dine at tho hotel TA..
were therefore procured an due season. andt,r,a
70 the dining hail was so grca, that the table, v.-
filed before the bell had fairly done ringing H..
10 and behold word came that Mr. Van Bo.,.
would dino with a choice selected fee in anobe,
room And while this messenger was We, spcal,c.
another came saying, cha, he would dine on board
the steamboat" Which Of these two places ho ho,.
orci with his presence at dinner, or whether he o.,
his "gr1b' at all, deponcn, saith not. A, alm,
noon the procession was formed for cscor,iug ,lt
President to the boat. 1t was conducted or rather
regulated by a man with red sash round his va,s
who | conclude was the marshal of the day Til.
Whitehall Band" c y came first, next came Che
President with Mr. Wheeler ON his right, and Col
or Esq. somebody on his loft. 4 dozen couple Of
middling well dressed gentlemen followed imneh
atoly after while 100 loaicrs and rufi-scufls hover
ed on the sides and rear BY the way. I had for,
gotten 10 mention that when the President first ca
tered the place, flag, six inches wide and about a,
long as your arm, with Henry Clay on it, was ph
cod on the upper bridge" which, when the proccs
sion had reached nearly opposite, the marshal, with
admirable presence Of mind, ordered to be mmea,
atey taken down, which was accordingly done with
democratic ccier7ty This procedure, however, ra,
ed the "dander" of some of the radical wings. ana
likewise started the "Ebenezer' of some Jack To-,
who were promenading the principal streets Inhe
mean time setting pole, twenty feet in length
was procured from one of the boats, flag - feet
by 3, bearing large eagle with the "slars and
Stripes together with "IIENRY CLAY,"n large
and flaming capitals was soon constructed This
was carried up the hill few rods fiom the road and
opposite the lower bridge-fronting the Ihole'rc,,
along which the procession was soon TO approach,
and guarded by % or 30 stout fellows. As soon
therefore as the band struck up "Provougia" and
the march had commenced, this flag was raised l.
mid the shouts and huzzas of those around 1t, and
the responding cheers,of the hangers-on ofhc Pro-
cesson There it waved and floated ''proldly tod Q
wind" and Mr.. Van Buren, was obliged TO walk al
most immediately under the triumphant banner of
his "deadiieH Joc." The cheers and huzzas coniin-
ued throughout the whole march the boat and the
flag waved on, although sums of $40 and $50
were offered to any who would dare pull il
down. As soon as the President had fairly enscon
ced himself on board the "Whitehallr the boa,
weighed anchor As she rounded off few rods
from the wharf, Mr. Van Buren, presented himself
(bare headed) in the Gentlcmens' Saloon when 3
cheers resounded from the assembled multitude On
the shore, while fce eroanS issued from band of
rag tags in an adjoining thcket. The exercises
during the rest of the day consisted chiefly of some
regular, scientific and systematic .fghh, "Variety
IS tie spice Of hfe." Throughout the whole of the
proceedings, watched the President narrowly, but
certainly could not discover that he manifested
my feeling ofnerest, any enthusiasm in this man
worship Indeed he appeared perfectly apathetc.
How much he accomplished in an eiectioncering
point of view, ] leave the reader To determine. -
Judging from the popular feeling which was mani
esed on the occasion, think he will come off MT
nus IN Whitehall. But he has left the place and
he last | saw of him, was the flags of the boat as
she rounded the meek" on her way to Burlington.
GDIpUs.
Casteton, August %, 1880