Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-05

(0RceHtiOn began TO come IN. frankl'n
County with its seven or eight hundred pco-
pie. Little Grand Isle, the banner County,
with her two hundred. Chtcnden County
(odr OWN with untold mulitudes, came on,
some in town delegations, with banners and
devices, bu, more in little parties and single /
teams The gallant Empire State, which
had furnished six or seven hundred of those
who came on tie boat the night before, now
sent in large delegation on the Ferry Boat
indomitable wings Of Addison, not content
with the countless multi,udrs it had sent on
Tuesday, now poured IN their throngs as fast
as ever. BY ten O'Clock the vast concoursc
/ nv dint of stretching itself all over town, had
/ found room to get together by Counties for
/ the count for the Banner. A little after ten
the procession under the command of the
Marshal General Cassius p. Peck, and his
assistants, began to form at the foot Of Main
Street. The Burlington Clay Club, being
! the entertainers on this occasion, took the
lead to show their visitors the way. Before
them was borne the beautiful prize banner.
Next came twenty Of the venerable Sol
dicrs Of the Revolution drawn in an omni-
bus. The appearance Of these white haired
fathers was every where greeted with the
utmost enthusiasm.
Next came the - Convention We
don't know just how long ii was, for our place
was in front, but We know that we were
Obliged to halt and advance every five min
utcs till We reached the College Green to
make room far the delegations to form be-
bind us, and wait till the next should come
up. At the College the procession passed
under an arch Of evergreen, bearing on the
front the inscription " Hail Couqncrors" -
Ga the reverse, "Triumph." This was the
most tasteful, and most beautiful thing Of any
kind, connected with the Convention, which
1t was oar lack to sc, and we assure the
{ patriotic wings Of the University that their
graceful compliment was most gratefully
received and most heartily appreciated by
the whole concoursc.
! The procession passed down Pearl stree
= to Champlain, down Champlain to Judge
q Foet's, and up College stree, to the square
-. where, after sundry wel-eyccutcd mnnn
vreS, they were marched into and aronnC
the Square until it was literally crammcd
, 30, a spot Of ground was to be seen, bu
~. only one dense mass Of heads.
We cannot cnumcrate all the agreeable
incidents which gave interest to the occa
sion, bot those we remember especially ar
first, delegation of tables from our neigh
Dor Shcburnc, whose Appearance was greet
ed with shouts Of applause. The best wis
wc have for these fine looking women,
that when they 90 TO the Convention i
1913, they may each have husband to wal
: upon her.-Thcn came curiosity from til
same town. 1t was il gigantic Wagon fort
. feet long, crowded with Wings and draw
:. by sirtecn as fat orcn we have seen fc
many day. The motto was, Slow, BIT
sure ~ But one Of the finest sights whic
It. the Convention presented, was "A ship o
81 wheels. This splendid little craft was titte
:" up with all the sailing apparatus, two yonne
:" STEERS aloh, and manned by the Buriingto
y Gee Club in sailor dress. On her sier
'r was the name of /" Henry Clay" and h,
-" Captain, MIR. Spear, as he stood at the bov
'e found no difficulty in raising breeze whC
NJ he wanted to tack.
IT. The Mechanics Of Woodstock" bore
|" banner with the inscription, Protection
81 American Industry )" and the Windsor de
ne rgaion held aloft the significant emblem
!" the Vermont staple, fleece Of wool faster
TIE ed at the top OF rake.
s. The Middcbury Clay Club blazoncd c
i" its banner the noble words Of Clay, 81 h;
- rather be right than be President"
Another banner from Windsor displayt
y the inscription, Protect wool: but not II
=" black wool Of Tcras :"
~ The Milton Clay Club: " The libcr
" we enjoy, forget not its cos,"-and, "N
var HbN I'NN'llN, iNl us ldIl slavery.
These are Il few Of the patriotic notices i
=" numcrab!r, by which the people gave ute
''' nncc 20 their will and their determination
"s Above the crowd, on the tall liberty po
u" recently erected, waved the ever glorio
''f stars ard stripes, and around the foot Of t
"r pole, beneath the folds of the huge flag, t
II" speakers stand was erected.
" The numbers present cannot be correct
DTS siated-hnt that the number was far great
''' than in 1919, we presume no candid m
will pretend to deny.
ms We copy the following business accor
>nS Of the Convention from the Montpcl
ne Waichman, as reported by ono of the St
Tor rctlrias.
,,o MINUTES OF THE CONVENTIO
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