The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-05-23
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coon from PlttS1Ofu WHO nau 1t So''" ''
mer day, been all the way to Texas and
wished here to tell of it, come out IN
speech on annexation, which for elo-
ouence would have done honor to Mar
shall. But enough! cannot dwell on
the proceedings of this small but tactlous
gathering of the fag ends of all factions;
suffice it to say, that it was complete
failure, being only attended by the coon
portion of the Rutland county bar, and n
few of their clients and witnesses, who
were in town at the time attending the
county court. Immediately at the close
of the foregoing lracas, a rally was made
to raise funds to dcfray the expenses of
our fine band, which was solicited to &C
company the coon delegation of Rotifca.
fiop from this state to Baltimore. Here,
Mr. Editor, permit me to give you the
following version from one of the Band;
"Funds to the amount of thirty odd
dollars were raised and put into the
hands of Mr Hubbard, Marshall OF the
band, and a very fine young man. we
proceeded to New York, and put up at
the Astor House where Il further sub
scription was raised from the delegates
from Vermont, and some four hundred
dollars put INTO the hands of ex-post-
master Clark of Brandon to pay the
erpepSrs of our band. We started
for Baltimore in good spirits, but when
on the way found ourselves among stran-
GERS, not having any of the Vermont del
egation with US, and when we got to Phil
adclphia, although a wing, ! must con-
TESS that for my part felt like cat IN a
strange garret. Here we halted, and fol-
what? Because we had no funds to take
US any further; and locoloco line thro'
to Baltimore, Notwithstanding our sit
uation was explained to the proprietor
, refused to carry US through, unless We
would severally sign a paper, the pur'
port of which was, that the wings hat
A left us in this predicament, and acknowl
: edging that he as democrat had helpe'
2 us out of it. We consulted among our
selves, a majority Of US being wings, ant
= came to the conclusion that no alterna
II tive was left but to submit to this degrad
: ing condition, proposed by the locoioc
proprietor. At this moment young gen
!: tlcman from Connecticut a wing dele
4; sate) being informed of our pitiable cor
= dition handed US .fhy do'lms to take u
n to Baltimore, at the same time telling US
d that if our own delegation refused to as
$ sist us home, to accompany him and tn
i Connecticut delegation home by way {
i Connecticut and they would pay our C,
penscs.
u We arrived at Baltimore, and althoug
+" the latch string was out we had haF
J. time of it. When about being ready
J. leave this city of the South for our ow
p green hills of Vermont, no p"''e'' II
Vermont delegation was to be ionnd!-
Again trouble was in our camp, and whe
T. about dcspatching one of our number
+ Washington city to make known our 81
nation to Messrs Footc, Collamcr, PhclI
D. and the other Vermont delegation
is Congress: we were fortunately assistt
lie by Mr. Spears wealthy merchant of ia
" tmorc to fifty dollars.
10 When VIC got to New York, some
re the Vermont delegation from this qua
h, ter saws. We'll, you have come on boys
lis but instead of putting up at the Asst
House, as previously agreed upon, thu
at started for the Franklin House, for pro
IL of which, see in the New York Expire
ng the arrivals at the several hotels
er While in New York we met Mr. Prs
C. Clark and when requested by the leader
oil our band to pay our expenses home,
"a turned on his heel and made no reply.
NC Thank God, we have got home aga
on and when hired to accompany another d
as cga,ion Of this sort, we shall look ont
be TO who is oar purser." JUSTICE
ta- Rutland, Nav Is, 1914.