The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-07-04
Grand Convention of
Clay's White Slares
holden at Burling-
ton, June rs, 1914.
We have been favored with the following
order of Procession of the

WHITE SLAVE CONVENTION
BURLINGTON.
|. The committee Of reception were III
session in front of,he old barrack houses
from Tuesday noon until Wednesday at 10
A. NJ. Dice boards cards, roulette tables,
duelins pistols and other facilities for the
fashionable Clay amuscments Of the day
furnished gratis
.. Tie Marshas were in attendance,
from Tuesday noon until Wednesday, at
10, A. NJ, with wisps ofstraw for the use
ofsnch delegates as we're not sufficiently
acquainted with military usages to know
which foot should take the lead when the
word was given to march, The straw was
found in Towards yard to which place the
delegates we're respectfully requested to
resort as early in the morning as clr-
cumstances would admit.
3. Preparatory TO the formation Of the
procession deputy marshal was IN rea-
diness in the Park to examine the backs OF
the several county delegates, to determine
| if the marks of Henry Clay's Jlack-slaves'
CATO nine-tals were sufficient evident to
brand them as good aud true white slaves;
whenever delegate was found to lack the
true mark "a red hot brand was in readiness
bearing tie engraving of duellng pistol,
surmounled with the letters, II, G, w. S.
(Hmy Cay's White SIore) which was
stamped upon the back of the kneeing del
ega,e, Any person who happened to be
found in the congregation who refused to
submit to the operation was turned out
with the Remuneration FROM the deputy
Marshal-"Go home Go d-n YOU, where
you belongm After the slaves were all
marked, they were conducted to The
streets designated for each county where I
banner with the name of the county was
placed, and where the several county del
cga,ions awaited the moving of the process
sion, and fell in as directed by the Mar
shaIs.
A. The procession formed at II o'cloct
Wednesday morning, Oh Main street, an'
moved in the following order under thu
command of Gen. COUNT PocAnoNTA!
ElcHr.ouARrs, Grand Marshal Of the day;
pHTHISIC.
IuS Mnc-"Lubly Rosa Sambo come.
THE WHITE SLAVE STATE COM
MlTrEE,
+. p. Walton ,Jr., at the head bearing IN
, der his arm u volume of the Waterman
printed during the last war, followed b.
Geo. A. Allen bearing banner with tn
inscription on one sidc-"Jim Madison
ought to be hanged" and on the other,
e White slaves ans Black slaves,
NIingIc' Mingle!
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE g. COM
+ MITTEES OF ARRANGEMEN
AND RECEPTION,
=, Followed by Harry Bradley, bearing upo
i, cis,ern pole, a banner, on one side {
which was pasted an Essex county Ban
Bill and on the other, "my slaves are fl
: and sleek AS the hay foot cam
\ down the Executive Committee struck VI
Iluuah! hurrah, uhiie sidrcS is risin'
For Freezing Clay and Henry llu!sen!
INVITED GUESTS,
with their backs bare to exhibit the whit
9. slave brand. Motto on their banner
III penny saved ((ora good dinner!) is as GOO
us rs penny earned"
eS DELEGATIONFROM BENNINGTO
n COUNTY, WITH MARSHAL
c. AND BANNER,
" the ycrtable "shirt-,ail' of the "Mil b
r. oflhe Slashes, the glory ofcarrying whl'
Of was considered sufficient for DcnnlngtC
y County. The delegation however, sal
ed from time to time verse of the iollowln
=. TIE MILL BOY OF TIE SLASIlES.
-, TUyE-"On Springfield mountain" &c.
We Away down south,
. As I've hearn tell,
NC lovely youth
he There used 10 dwell.
#, Ri lu di M, ii tn d. ma,
n, Ri III di nu, ri III d na.
os All in the 'slashes'
IT, was horn.
u lie used to go TO
Mill with co-or-orn
T ri III di nu, &c.
ch Aud all the way
~ As Harry went,
lis shidioH by
To The wind was recent
Of ri tn d nu, &c,
%. WINDIlAM.
d. On the banner was emblazoned a mel
IN ing during the last war of the Wndh'
~ County COWBOYS, with the motto, at
ge unbecoming moral and religious peoT
m. to rejoice at the dciea, ofour enemies"