Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-01-31
For the Waterman and Journal.

W hANDOifh, i. jan ~, iCtJ'
Mr.. EDIToR 1T CHANGED in my rambles thro'
the glorious little State of Vermont, famed alike for
handsome girls and fat cattle, that came upon the
small and secluded hamlet Of w. Randolph, where
to nv great astonshment, learned from converse
ton. that S )me expected a tremendous gathering
of that part of the hardy yeomanry of my native
State who in political lingo are yclept number 3,
on the 18th day of January, which cnanced to be
the dav after my arrival. Said to myself, this is
in good time, something may be learned of this par
tv who are now making much noise in the I'M
ion and of whom had heard much said 10 differ
ent parts of the country.
| About the middle of the afternoon, people began
to arrive from all parts of the State, some from the
extreme north, and was told, even from the frozen
regions where they acknowledge the mild sway of
the pretty little VIC. clothed III furs to protect
themselves and their buXom 'lciueS and daughters
| from the biting blast of winters lnclemency. And
! from other parts of the country came wise coun-
sellers, grave and honorable judges and a goodly
number of the Rev. clergy Towards evening,
things denoted greater collection than the inlIab
itants of the place had expected and far more than
they could accommodate within the precincts of
their village; consequently they must scatter, like
unmatched hOcks, throughout the surrounding
country Most of the delegations had arrived on
the day before that on which the Convention wss
lupponed, wondering what sort OF place they h&
been sent to- by that embodiment of wisdom, their
imposing crowd of enlightened frecmcn assembled
in small brick church, which was crowded to sut-
location, by that mass of patriotism, numbering
some 300 representatives Of all classes, sexes and
conditions OF the people; who, after prayer by
the Rev. T.. J. Donrdman, of Randolph, listened to
nm address from the Hon. Judge II. OF Woodstock
who held forth in strain of old fashioned eo
quencc for two hours, on the subject of slavery
southern interests, third party politics, &C. said a
great many sound sensible things, together with
some sly TRUSTS at the other parties, and wound up
by saying that he gored in one idea,
After listening to the learned Judge until ma
jority of the convention had lost in the arms OF
Morpheus the horrors of slavery, the degradation
of their country, and the refulgont gories of the
third party, they were electrified and brought tc
life, by full blast of patent eloquence from the
mouth of human volcano by the name OF Miller
from Montpelier, who commenced In very happy
strain of nonkeyiSn at which the ioiues and dangh
ters appeared highly delighted MIR. NJ. talket
loud about the patriotism of the exalted 3D. annihi
lated, by one fell swoop the whole phalanx of tn,
Whig party and, in his sublime way, kicked Whil
principles. policy, and their public acts, to Texas
paid the party high compliment in saying tina
Inc Cherished no eRmib 10 the Uhlgs, bld knel0 the
,pouId tiu1. heapen and earth and damn Themselves 3
caryv their point Mr. NJ then strobe a thunder
bolt and rode in majestic sublimty rough shod owe
the Constitution and laws of his country, scoute
the idea of State rights and constitutional guaran
tees, and in the end, exclaimed, out upon your non
sense does your mother knoi0 you are out'M
Rev. gentlemen of color was then introduced