Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-02-19
POItcntOus.

The ngony ot.runparaieifd r,sui,-l0 600 ddcgaies,
not qaite-Hartord COnr milton federalism deod dead
modern hiHderhOOk democracy riumphdnt-noinendOus
sIpeetatioH for the future.
Reader the above title page embraces all wish 10
say about the late gathering of the locoOcos IN Middle
bury but you Yankee and OF course want 10 know
the why aud wherefore. We VIII Try to crafty you.
The evening of the fifth, which came at the thrrsh.
old OF the memorable sixth, neither 'ery cold
stormy but as II was the time when the young and
tender sprouts of exclusive democracy expected
forth upon the little federal world OF Mddrb0ry
great anxiety e that the elements should be pro
pitious. Old men looked a, the sky and old women
looked IN the teakette while the pretty Miss Locos
looked ia the glass; and the boys "kept looking and
down., 10 catch the first symptoms of storm a
vent,on All were waiiing-and waiting.
One after another-losd after oad-they began to
make their appearance. They Who Here
srAar mistake The Argus was consued-"Young
Mems C0ngention-huftah for tho Young Mems Con.
venon =" Could II be the anxiety felt Tor the great
Convention. that had turned their heads gray had
II bent their backs and crooaed their knees
Med THAR faces Or possible the grandiaihers
had taken advantage Of second childhood TO claim
with their grand children There must be a mistake
We looked for coueourse of chubby checked urchins
led IN by their msmls aud cry for bread and better
These were men, who had guides but their slaves
and sPeeacles ate meat and potatoes, aud appeared old
IN verifying but political wisdom. Could It be The
little lads here had prepared their skates and hand seds
and the little Misses had -, all their pretty ribbons
aud II possible this the " Young Men Conven-
tea that bad so long been ioretoid by the prophets
and wise ones OF the party But the leaders new
Ell wrong-heads might look gray but they not
gsy-backs might look crooked but they were
and faces might appear wrnkIed, and ye, he
End fair sweet sixteen III The party said So The
leaders called a young mems Convention and young
nens convention IT was, the delegates old
sirihrgelah. So the question settled
The morning Of the 9TH was iair-the young old meU
came N by loads-the Baptist meeting house wasillrd
though capable Of seating 375-he forenoon preiiinn
aries we've overland dinner was ready
The meeting IN the afternoon was al the ConPregA.
uonal meeting bouse-beovuse It necessary the
preservation of democracy that all meeting houses shp
brffef-snt large ONES a. Tree small ones NaSteS
John fetubone ga Tie chair
The hIsi orator the floor Mr. Catlin OF Buring
ton lie wanted The Convention should III two days
~ vas great eonyenion--the most Respectable Assem-
bly, ever collected "a IA. stltrhe caicBf0itd wou
be the winding sheet Of whisgyry 40 NermoGL lie
wanted 10 hold II a, the STATE Hous ct at ,he ma
hog-ay decks and The cushioned seats-but the
would not Aiow II
Then the orator changed bs tone S~au \ out was q
Wing, and It's delalc6uon Nhig business from
eegnuing 70 end, and he could prove ii(bu he did
was cot beet 10 NEEDLE with savrry-he opposed
10 slavery, and 80 Nsssvrfy man present and 80 va,
the ~hsls Norih-John q Adams had bsen but had
backed oni-tAas best 70 let hb,iton alone lie wss
fsnoi himself would give all hs property, or even
the last drop Of blood in hs face 10 help Cans
sAns-eot would Ut % 40 good and The goFrrnu,en'
hae done Jnsi ueh' 10 setting sinst the pstfoit "a,
could mad no fAuli-s6em i-snd he guessed the Wing
party would 60 20 the Tomb OF the Csrulsi,
The neat speaker the Neuefabls yuanE chair
hs gave long ur1de sgsiasi the banks-suo was 10.
1nsd n ~,ih ofsn mouths Hf speech took well with
sven - SAo Pfots ted Eo.es 20 bank. these who's
ossghbei' ~rfe afraid 10 sneors. lor then.
ne neri tPsAksr wAs ltle gfren-rgfhs sprlg Of
sn"efAef lion buungbn lie ~sht through with a
'AE si 'p~~eh, by wsy ~ ooning at sho eGmman ics
hng NE ets'7a fact that Rome saved By the
'sAhns 81 sso.e. sne the. he sat down. ksspg ths
A'Ed srthss