Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-02-28


bis manner earnest and impassoned III
spake OF Jackson as bold, daring and indie
pendent--of Van Buren, as ofthe cal species
ely and cunning in his movements n,
spake ofthe nsoence of Jackson TO the in
vestigating Commillee, and his commands L
His Secretarics," in regard TO title Ind
nnwnr and the Cherokee Indians, executed
by order of Jackson rontvary TO the decision
ofihe Supreme Court He said the distrcs:
which had fallen upon the Country. had no
yetiouched The farmers, because the mer
chants and manufactures had stood between
them and the siorm--but now the agricullu
raj interest must take IT, In reference to
the charge that Swarlwoui, Price, and III,
other nbsconded leg-treasurers we're wings
he remarked that il every one who had pc
culaled upon the public money hnd been a
wing opponents Of the administration
would have been a majority years agol--
Fis passed beautiful eulogium upon MIR
Clay and deserved tribute to Harrison. But
as we intend soon TO give report Of his re-
marks, we can do no more here than allude
20 H.
George Kent Esq Of Concord. was next
called for, and said, although unlike the a-
snanacs. he could give nothing useful or in
scresting' he would hazard lew Words
The Convention, he said, was called for the
wigs OF .rhc Valley" He was emphali.
cally IRON the HILLrounty, though in one
sense we were all 10 'the Valley OF humili.
alton" Flc then referred to some Of the
measures of,hc party in power, and alluded
TO the recent gag" in Congress. His re.
marks were we'll received, and our only Ie-
gret was that he should have alluded, even
an an assembly OF lrcemen. TO such msera-
bic slave as Edmund Burke When he spoke
OF him as being from New Hampshire, Yer
mont, or somewhere or other,n (some one in
the gallery exclaimed from Botany Bay,")
u hiss at the nalne OF Burke would have
been the most appropriate way OF honoring
IT.. and probably general hiss would have
followed the mention Of il. were il not tina, il
might have been construed into mark Of
disrespcct 10 Mr. Kent, and been attaching
too much importance TO so insignificant
parsonage as the Representative from this
district Mr. KeEt spoke well, and his re-
marks were well received.
Gen. Wilson was again called upon a,
about nine o'clock in the evening. and again
mounted the rostrum. fle spoke for over
an hour in his usual vein. After speaking
a. some length olthe importance OF the public
lands 10 the old States-&the use to which they
might have appropriated the proceeds in the
promotion of education or internal improve
:nen,s. had not Gen. Jackson pockeied MIR
Clay'sbill and but for which New HuDpshire
would have been as itch as Swartwoul him.
self--hc resumed the thread Of his remarks
IN the afternoon in relation 10 the Harris.
burg Con, ention, and gave at length the
reasons which induced him to believe FLAIR
rison would be elected. He then spoke Of
Van Buren,, pledged 10 follow, donkey.like,
IN the footsteps OF Jackson, and asked how be /
could take The "proclamalion step" nov that
he has taken to his embrace the high priest
oi notification. At the time OF the multi I
iication war, the people were in
state OF great excitement, something like the |
passengers on board Of steamboat during
an explosion. Gen Jackson springs from
his berth, and running in his undress 10 the
porlcr's lodge. jumps into Mr. Websler's
bools Van Buren, searches his wardrobe,
but can find nothing among bi, old shoes
from brogan to slipper. that will f, the loot
siep We cannot give this figure us Gen
Wilson gave it. AS he delivered il, il made
the Loco Focos as well as wings laugh ill
they cried again. The speaker, after pay
ing handsome compliment 10 the ladies,
concluded by an eloquent appeal y the whig
young men, and exhorted them to remember
the bravery and patriotism Of the gallan, Gil.
~ during The last war. when the poor feel
low, bleeding on the field Of ballle, was ask.
ed il he would be borne from the field
"No-never !" was his reply. until take
with me the trophies Of victory The mp
plause which followed his speech made the
old house ring again. and the Convention
broke up after THREE TIMES THREE
for old Tippecanoe.