Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-11-10
RUTLAND COUNTY CONVENTION.


RUTLAND COUNTY CONVENTION.
As was expected, in consequence OF the numer-
Gus appointments OF Mr. Sade TO address the
people separately in most Of the adjacent towns,
the gathering here on the Sd was comparatively
small Nevertheless IL was an interesting occa-
sion. As to the number, present we can offer
positive opinion. The large Congregational
Church was completely filed, and many went a.
way, being unable 10 obtain seats. The house
will comfortably accommodate $50 persons; there
may have been two hundred who were not there
Ptesent-meking, as near ms we can ca'culatr,
an assemblage of seven 10 eight hundred.
Early in the forenoon an extensive range of
tables were erected in the Common, which by the
ample contributions Of the citizens, was soon
loaded down with that species Of substantial far
n'er fare which we suppose answers the purpose
Of Gen., Harrison. and. which appeared also to
serve most admirably the purpose Of his political
friends on this occasion. The la,ch-strug was
out-or rather the door Of the park was OPEN and
the hospitalities Of the table free to al.
Al about one o'clock, P. NJ. the procession
formed al the Log Cabin, and marched to the
Church, headed by the Rutland and Suherland's
Falls bands Of music. After the appointment Of a
| Standing County Committee. Mr.. Slade was
| simulta neously called for from all parts of the
house. He responded to the call in an address Of
about four hours length. In the outset, he OBJ
served that, so far as he could discover, himself
was depended upon entirely to entertain the nu-
diencc;-such being the case, hs proposed to At
tempt no aourshes Of ofatory and speech making,
but rather 10 give plain narration Of facts con-
corning the leading executive acts Of the presi-
dent aud the movements at Washington which
he knep Of aud had personally ,oitnessed. And
such detail Of intrigue ard management for the
accomplishment Of private and party projects was
never before given 10 an audience in the State Of
Vermont. Particularly in regard TO the passage
Of the Treasury Note and Sub Treasury bills and
the election Of the New Jersey members from the
House Of Representatives, was wick edness in high
places most efFectually exposed; aud the delinea-
alton bore those simple and inimitable character-
istics Of truth which truth alone can possess
The Press has labored faithfully TO lay these af.
fairs fully before the public and it has substantial
ly done il; but Il requires the verbal narration
ofan eye-Uitness TO trail out ali the minute and
complicated windings Of such consummately de.
vised plots and expose them in all their native
baseness and depravi,y, and FIX an image o.
their deformity indellbiy tho mind. This
Mr. Shade accomplished, and no one can soon for.
get the irresistible impre ssion: which must have
taken possession of his mind, that zoe need, and
must tmmedintsty hare, change of ruiers-that
corruption, proaigacy and debauchsry has crep,
into the very sanctuary Of Republ'eanism, and is
there rapidly doing its work Of death upon that
system Of governme nj which has so long been
our blessing to enjoy, and the wonder and envy
OF the world
The speakers pungent remarks took with won
derful effect upon the Van Buren, men who were
present, rs was indicated, in two instances, at
least by few audible oalhs and execrati.ns up
on the speaker, when engaged in ferreling out
the most prominent tricks in the expulsion Of the
N Jersey members and the passage Of the sub
treasury bill. We fel, no inconsiderabls share Of
animal sympathy for them while they were CON-
PEELED against their wills to behold an image thus
portrayed, which was as distressing TO the eye Of
their mind as Pollock represents the image o.
Virtue to be 10 lost spirits in he'll but which the
are compelled ever TO behold, nor once can loss
its sight There was but one remark in the whole
Address which could have pleased them, which
was, that he should probably seuer address IT,
people Of Rutland again,