Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-05-03

CONVENTION INCIDENT,

As the Wbig National Conventions about 10
be held at Baltimore, draw nigh, the public ev-
crywhere feels the impulse, and the delegates
are pouring along, on all the lines of travel, in
continually augmenting numbers, sped onward
by the more stationary and home keeping multi
tudes Of their friends, whose spirits, already up
and confident, are still rising and growing more
eager for action.
Such times produce incidents and anecdotes
which partake of the feeling OF the occasion,
and which serve, better sometimes than more
formal occurrences, as tokens of what is to come.
besides the lively personal interest as they pos.
sess as episodes to the main action. OF this
nature are the following
Mr.. Wethered, representative in Congress
from the third district in Maryland, having been
invited to take post in the coming National
Wing procession, on the "Weavnr's Car" as
representing one of the Industrial interests of
the people, accepts the invitation in the follow.
ing pIlhy letter:
WASHINGTON, April "a, 1874.
My Dear Friend-ln answer TO your favor of yes.
terday, informing me that it is the wish of portion
of my constituents that / shou accompany the
Weaving Department in the approaching glorious
Procession, 1t affords great pleasure to say that
the position rendered TO me- is Of all others the
ccngenlal TO my feelings. therefore accept it, but
upon condition, tina, shall have The privilege of
consistent friend of the industrial classes, Harry of
the West" | promise you ! will neither make a
wrong draft a "mlspck," nor double shot"
With assurances of my high regard, remain your
frie I'd. JomS WErHERED
TOE. L. Griffin, Esq, Prest &c.
In the Baltimore Patriot we find the follow.
ing interesting notice of a Veteran Whig--
Col. John Johnson just arrived at the Monu.
mental City," as "A delegate from Ohio. He
took lodgings, with especial fitness at he Gen.
eral Wayne Hotel.
The Colonel has travelled GIG miles on horseback
and iinds himself thougA somewhat faligued in good
health and spirits He travelled through the State
OF PENNSYLVANIA, from Pittsburgh to York, and found
the people everywhere from hill top to valley. loud
and earnest for Harry Of the West,
tie states that he attended the Harrisburg Conven.
ton IN 1889, and went heart and hand for that nom
nations bu, trusts the selection of Vice President or
tins occasion will be such that will not again deliver
us up to the enemy. He avows his preference fol
Honest joins DAVIS, as one whom the people have
SET Their hears upon. The Colonel states that many
aides are on Their way from Ohio a visit to ihe
friends, so that they may be in Baltimore in the Con
venon week; among them he has two daughters
The Colonel is far advanced in life, is tall mani,
figure of grave and venera lie appearance an ntelli
gent countenance, and manfess all the characters
tcs OF the bold and generous sons of the Wcst.-
Nothing but the imperative call of his country
whose fate seems TO be identified with the success o
! Harry CLAY and the Whgs-woulG ever have call
| ed HIM so far from his home-but fee ing that hi.
long and adventurous life had been spent in van
now he should hesitate TO make whatever sacrifice o
comfort so long Journey required of hlm-thls hon
ored veteran accepted the appointment rendered hin
! as DELEGATE to the Convention, and when the da,
arrived for commencing the journey, mounted hi
horse and alone set out on his pilgrimage across tn
monnlnns. When such spirit nnimaes the father
of the land how dear must The cause that moves then
he TO every patriot