Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-09-21


The banner for Berkshire was u splendid rep q
resentotion of mountain scenery with brilliant
light from back ground, as if from large fire
The inscription was.
"Thc mountains nre on fire !"
a little in the another bnnner Of
similar design, in which the fire is seen devourng
the stump of loco focoism, aud spreading overth
stuhblc field. The motto is,
The fire is spreading!"
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Nobly did Old No1oks sons show by the num-
hers in which they tIironged to Bunker Hill their
strong abiding discrimination to revolulionihe that
county next November.
The " higs of Roxb2ry carried the following
hammers presented by the ladies OF that town;
ono representing, on one side, log cabin attack
ed by the Indians the women running in every |
direction - upon the reverse the following ex
tract: arhe blessings Of thousands of wo.
men and children rescued from the scalpmg |
knife OF tile ruthless savage aud the still more
savage Proctor, rest upon Harrison and his gallant
army"
Another banner had on one slc painting OF
the Old Warren House, over it the Inscription,
| lHE BIRTH PLACE OF WARREN. Beneath, an ex.
tact from the GRAFTON delivered by Warren upon
tho State street massacre " My ns scnru to he
slaves
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The Plymouth Delegation was quite a large
one 1ha following are AL the inscriptions aud
devices could galhcr:
Old bingham, always the same " We protect
our Fisheries"
Plymouth -"OM pymonlh 1929" Rcprcscn
tation Of t,c Inndng Of the ii grms-" The pros
peel before u.s."
"Old SciIune will keep the Ball III noion'
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The banner belonging 10 the delegation from
Bristol county, was II very handsome one. GA
the front which of crimson o'Iln, the device
epreseneh The various interests IN when the in
hHhilant+ of the county were engaged, agrlcu
ulrc, Manufactures and Commerce Over II, the
words Bristol County, $50. Below, "FrOm
Our work shops our ships and our farms, Wc come
u the reset e. The revere WAS of white satin,
and contained painting representing the whale
fishery. Over it; Harrison Hnl Tyler" Below,
the following significant hint to our Minority
Governor" Z" Fortune has hucked honors on
our back which we would lnn throw off,.
The great point of attraction in the procession,
Of both Bristol and Nantucket Counties was their
Whale boat, for the following particulars relative
to which are indebted to the Nantucket Em-
quircr: 1t was manned by experienced whale
men from Nantucket New Bedford, Fairtaven,
aud Marthias Vineyard, and one Of The most
beautiful models of this kind of craft that ever
aSsailed IL mo lser on or land. 1t was suppl
ed with every description OF gear ierulltr TO the
pursuit which it represents, from the harpoon tia
is launched in the onset OF the strife To the wal
that announces the conquest. The boat was com
manded by Capt. Benz. Worth, now upwards o
20 years of age and a hale, heafty, veteran Wing
OF the old school, who has probably sailed tht
salt sea ocean" for greater length of time, ant
over II greater extent OF space than any man liy
ing.
This whale boat WINS magnificent affair. !
was manned by experienced Captnns. 4
inong whom were the following: Capt. Mcken
sic OF Now Bedford, Capt. llolley oil Edgartor
Capt. bunker of Falmouth, Capt. Chase of Nan
tucket. and Capt. Tabor or FairIaveu. sThe boa
,ItnI, In instr ny
by Whaeuien, 10 try ont the bltber. sThey ear
red IN their boat banner representing pot o
The ire, with Van Buren,, w oohury and Norto
in it, up to their chin, with the following exec
lent motto I'VE have bfed them in ofiice--an
D., we now mean t. try them Out
! NANTUCKET COUNTY.
! The Wings Of Nantucket PRESENTED noble al
ray OF Wing freenden. They carred magnif
cent banner, presenting a picture of whalin
scene. Van Euren IL represented scullng at I'll
3. stern of The boat, while Amos Kendall is holdin
i on to the lives, attached to harpoons that hay
been uiung,l ilto Il Whale, intended person
II iiication OF ,ubir. The result proves that I'll
II whaling p s., have caught tartar, AMI their dC
structon seem inevitable. The order is given b
Ii Van Buren, to Amos to cut the ropes and let I'll
: whale go, but is told it is too late by Amos VIII
e says he cant cut it. At this ntoi nation, the who
REV, comprising besides these, Calhoun, Beno
Q Forsyth, Woodbury. and Blair, are in despair
II They drop their Ours and give way to their fear
in characteristic EXPLANATIONS. The Nanlucke
II ers also carried National ensign, with the 70
II lowing motto 'Whaemen will not forget the
G were denntionnised by Van Buren, Adminlstra
ton Also pain burner, with the nscriptio
u Nantucket, town and county always Wing.
DUKES COUNTY.
. The county of Dukes was preceded by II
standard presented by the committee of arrange
> meuts. It's device was whale, cnIhlematlcal
. their principal means of obtaining livelihood.
l,,l, l, az ri
q They also carried n banner representing the ca
lure of II Whale, with the following motto \
1 duties Mt The Custom llouse--Full duties ut Il
:, ballot box
Il BlRNSTABLE COUNTY
The Fishermen came in large numbers, al
with injury banners. Among them was rel
rcscnting II large Goldfish in ront, Van Buren,
, the back grnund-ahel in the Fish's mouth
. SALT MAY SAYEUS, BUT CANNOT SAY
=, HIN."
/" The Wings of Sandwch presented iormd
+, bic array OF The true Cape Cod democracy. The
:, numbered nearly two hundred aud the banu
" thpy carried was rmbcmmlical of the teelh
Il which pcrvadcs the bosons OF recinen who ha'
~ suffered So severely at the hands of governmer
M II represented, OH one II e, portrait ut van Is
=, rem, with the American eagle III the act OF alig
ing upon his head. Underneath the word IS
II ware On the reverse, Il landscape with II
f. cabin in the front ground, in the back the sun ri
- ing from the ocean bed. Motto, The sun
"a uur hop's is rising
Numerous other banners were borne in the d'
egntion from this county, mostly representa-
81, some scene or subject connected with the Fish
ries, anl having nottos as various MS lhc tas
II which designed them, hat all app opraie.
=. hiDDLESEX COUNTY.
~ Tie appearance al jhe NildleseY Dclega,
- was ,ruy splcndii, Unsurpassed in nint
a nIuhrrs hy ANY county, cXrept perhaps ESS
II. uud suffolk, our friends from Mddlesex excel
of MI The rest in HE number, variety, and picluresq
N. character of lheir banners, emhlens, aud mott
First. il the county procession, came the del
ne CATION from Lowell, arranged iN their respect
no wards. i fore ward carried the cour
nh banner. AMI this was Immediately succeeded b!
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