The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-10-24
TON CORWIN AT HOME.

Putting politics one side, and taking
fair, unbiased view ofthings. and the rea-
sons which brought the 10000 or 10 ,OOO
people together yesterday, upon tie ans
nouncement thai the Wagon Boy (Tom
Corwin) would appear, and really the
friends of that gentleman can take cour>
age and rejoice that, notwithstanding the
abuse of some, still the honest sentiments
of Independent Tom, energeticaliy OK
pressed and firmly sustained, haze the syrn-
pathy of the great mass of at least tie
thinking people of our country. il was
joyous sight TO behold groups Of men AID
women on foot and in carriages, wendinr
their way through every street of the ciiy
toward the place appointed Old and
young, rich and pocr, native and foreign
friends of Cdss, TayIor and Van Buren,
and those who are the friends al meme.
moved along together. There was moth
ing boisterous, no shouting or singing {
songs. All were perfectly quiet and seeru-
cd to be drawn forth, less by ,he occasion.
than by the Hundreds, after arriv~
ing upon the ground, were anxiously in
curing, "W here is he o. and when he
was finally escorted upon the stand, tie
welkin rang with three loud cheers-nct
for Taylor and Fillmore, not fer the
Wings, but for Csrwin and 10 one else
1t was the outburst Of admiration for the
man and his virtues, for his moral courage
in the United States Senate, and as
gazed upon the fair, smiling faces of beau
ty, such as probably never assembled be-
fore in this city, TO attend Il political meet
ing-as | looked upon the array Of ear-
riages, filled with bright eyes and admir-
ing hearts, as with my eye I measured the
two acres Of ground crowded densely will
those whose faces beamed with Joy and
delight-as | felt the tear Of gratitude II
God coming to my Own eye shat lie
vouchsaled TO us such a patriot in these
times Of trouble and corrupiions felt that
our COTwiH-no, not our C0r'ciH, ne be-
longs to the whole UniOa-I felt that his
reward was sufficient, and that his posi-
tien, the friend If peace, was much more
enyiabic than that Of him who has plung-
ed our country in debt, caused the blood
Of thousands 10 flow, brought grief to the
widows heart, and who, II ouglT he may
have the hired expressions of regard, tn,
paid reverence and respect Of an cHchalr-
ed party, has no right to command an
receive the shouts and prayers Of those
who yesterday blessed honest Tom.
Lewis Broadwell, Esq, called the meet
ing to order, after which Gov. Metcaile
Of Ky, a stakeholder, was introduced hy
Col. Bond, and in n short bat we'll arrang-
I'd speech, en- 'ertained the audience, sta
ing among other things, that if Gen.
Taylor vetoed bill containing the pro-.
'isions of the Wimot Proviso, or Ordi-
lance of 81, respecting the newly .acquir-
ID territory. he (Meicalfe) and all others
n Kentucky, shareholders and nonslave-
FOLDERS, would consider him recreant to
II the pledges made by him, and unwor-
by the continuance and support Of any
oacsf man fororcr thereafter.
Finally Corwin arose, amid the shouts
f the multitude; soon all was still, anx--
ous to catch every sound that issued from
is lips. and every glance (and such CLAN
es as he alone can throw from his truly
'onderful eyes for, without uttcring
,ord, by his eye and electrical expression
e can throw thousands into conyulsions
f laughter. RidicuIe and sarcasm arc
-eapJns of which he Is Completely master.
nd strange enough, he can easily canso
ne tears to flow, and more than once du-
ing yesterdays effort did they glisien in
nine and my neighbors' eyes.