Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-03-08
VERMONT PHOENIX.
PUBLIsHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, BY
WlI. Il. RYTHER.
PoRTENToUs.

derhOok democracy riumPkaat--tremendous
expectation for The future.
Reader, the above title page embrace. all
we wish 10 shy about the late gathering Of
the Locofocos n Middlcbury; but you are
a Yankee, and OF course want TO know the
why and wherefore. We williry to CRAFTY
you.
The evening ofthe fifth, which came atthe
threshold Of the ever memorable sixth, was
Heiiher very cold or s,ormy--but as il was
the time when the young and tender sprouts
ofexclusive democracy were expected TO
peep forth upon the little federal world OF
Mddlebury. great anxiety was felt that the
elements should be propitious Old men
looked at the sky and old women looked n
the teaket,e; while the pretty Miss Locos
looked in the glass. and-the boys kept look.
ing up aud down. 10 catch the first symp-
toms ofa storm or convention All were
wa,ing--and waiting.
One after another--load after load--they
began TO make their appearance. THey!-
Who2 Hcre was some mistake The
Argus was consuted-"Y Young Mems Con-
vention-hurrah for the Young Mems Con-
vention u Could it be the anxiety felt for
the great Convention, that had turned their
heads SO gray 2-had ii bent their backs and
crooked their knees, and wrinkled their ia
ces2 Or was ii possible the grandfalhers
had taken advantage of second childhood to
claim seat with their grandchildren -,
There must be mistake We looked for
concourse Of chubby checked urchns, led in
by their mamas, and crying for bread and
butter. These were men. who had no guides
but their slaves and spectacles, ate meat and
potatoes, and appeared old in everything but
political wisdom. Could it be2 The little
lads here had prepared their skates and
handsleds and the iltle Misses had got on
all their pretty ribbons; and was il possible
this was the q Young Mems Convention"
that had so long been foretold by the proph-
cts and wise ones Of the party2 But the
leaders were never wrong-heads might
look gray but they were not gray-backs
might look crooked, but they were straigh,
and faces might appear wrink led. and yet
be as smooth and fair as sweet sixteenth
the party said so The leaders called
yURHg ifIeII-e 'cvnvS-ss.s--- a
convention il was if the delegates were as
old as Melhuselah. So the question was
settled.
The morning Of the 9th was far-the
young old men came in by loads--the Bnp-
lis. meeting house was filed though capa-
bic of seating 375--the forenoon prelimina-
ries were Overland dinner was ready
The meeting in the afternoon was at the
Congregational meeting -house-because II
was necessary TO the preservation oil demo
cracy, that all meeting houses should be
free-and large ones as free as small ones
Master John S. Petlbone was in the chair.
The first orator on the floor was MIR Cat
lin of Burlington. He wanted the Conyen-
ton should sit two days--lt was great con-
yeu,ion-thr most respectable assembly ev-
er collected in the sta,e--he calculated II
would be the winding sheet Of whiggerv in
Vermont He wanted to hold il a,the State
House-to sit at the mahogany desks ana
on the cushioned seats-but the wings
would not allow it.
Then the orator changed his lone. Swar-
twout was Wing, and his deialca,lon was
Wing business from beginning to end, and
he could prove it--(bnt he did'nt) II was
not best 10 NEEDLE with slaveIy-be was op-
posed 10 slavery, and so was every man
present, and so was the whole North-John
q. Adams had been but had backed out
twas best TO lei abolition alone. He was a
Patriot himself-would give all the property
or even the last drop OF blood. lin his face p
to help the Canudians---but it would mt do no
good and the government had done just
right in acting against the patriots. lie
could find no hult--aheIl land he guessed
the Wing party would go TO the Tomb o.
the Capulels
The next speaker was the venerable young
chair. He gave long TRADE against me
banks--and was listened TO with open mouths
His speech took well with such as had pro
tested notes in bank, or those whose neigh
bors were afraid to endorse forthem.
The next speaker was little green-tuI
fe sprig of democracy from Burlington
He went through with long set speech, bty
way Of coming at and communicating ih'
classical fact that Rome was once saved b>
the cacklng of goose, and then ne sa
down. leaving the audience 10 wonder wha
would be effected by the squalling OF gos
lingi
rose--for what2--to address the audience
--nol--to sohat then f-to say encore !--an'
he said il " alone ia his glory and clappe'
his democratic hands twice-aH aionel
Then came the report of the commlte
on resolutions. As this WIS Mac Burel
meeting. it was lho't Pal would take vel
as a reader ofthe resolutions. But he coul'
hardly read at all at all--and for fear thei
beauty should not be appreciated, Mr. Bar
Der took his resolutions and read them him
self They passed without much debate
far these nodrrn democra are careful abou