The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-09-01
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
FRED EMMONS AND THE MlCiiI-
GAN DELEGATION.

GAN DELEGATION.
Every body knows Fred EMMoNs, the
steamboat runner and wag of Buffalo
but every body does not know how he
took in the Michigan delegation at the
late free soiP Convention.
On the morning of the great day a
gaylt longheeled procession was seen
coming up from the river and travelling
through the city, making wonderful dis
play of badges aud free soil rbbons. EN-.
| mons, on the luok-ou fur game, assnming
lio be a Committee of Seeerai, walkeIup'
10 the head Of the delegation. an441.s,sl
lirtheywefe provided with QuartersA7not
two shiilia pieces-but place to put up
! The chief of the Wolverines answered
| they had no place to eat, drink nor sleep,
and expecting to have to camp out. FRED
told them il was just as he expected that
hariog great respect for the Michigan
delegation, comu c as they did from Cass'
own State, he had reserved accommoda-
lions tor tnem at the 81 Chuies cGchaage,
where they would fnd vltuals, drunk and
lodging The ivory of the Michiganders
show ed ilselt all around a, tins announces
ment, aud FRED discharged them with
the promise that lie would be on the
ground To escort them TO their dinner
Ia the meantime Fred slips down to old
Mother Tanners who lives, it is said
across the canal, in the district and told
the hos ess of the 'St. Charles that her
! house would be hunored al dinner with
The Michigan delegation. A sqnint from
FRLD was all the explana ton the old bell,
dame needed,
,Dinner hour came and so did Fred and
his deIeg CATION. Rather a queer place
for tavern some of them remark ed -
Guess they sint used to 80 many all at
once ,ssaid another. But they all agreed
there was eu0ugh to EAT, which was the
main point, beside es they had some all tired
pretty SERVANT GIRLS waiting on the a
be. Although 90 against slavery ex
tensions says one, i can't bear NIGGER
waters There is odour in that argus
ment,' says another. There isa FITNESS
10 hings. can relish my vctnals bet
ter coming from the hands Of pretty war; :
ing MAIDS Than rom any IT your Ethippiap
qui|ssseAees, The dlpner progressed
10 politTcs were discussed,
For when there's ladies' in the case,
All other ,hinss must need give place,
But such queer looking ladies' says
one, dressed SO oddly, and how very SO.
ciable they are for servant girls. They
must belong 10 the Tree speech party
The same we do says another. The
waiting maids did gel rather ride, anc
at last made very free with their ''iet
sull' acqualntances, chucklug them uuder
the chin and slapplng them On he should
with the familiar salnlatlon, Come, ain =
YOU going TO treat, old hoss!
It's needless to say the dinner wounc
up without dessert. A few bottles of bat
smelling gin and plate or two of collap
sed doug hunts were passed around, hut .
this none seemed to take: Of the Ok e
however, they did begin to TAKE, and a
fast as it got through their wool the,
TOOK to the street, Fred, the william, wa
to be found no ,char. He had adjourne,
to 'CHAUNCEy s. to tell the 3'hoNs how h,
had sold the NJ Michigan delegation, an,
to drink 10 the free soil movement. Sew
eraI badges we're picked up in the street
that day labelled 'MiCHIGAN,' and not
few were seen IN the Theatre that night
high above the dress circle, and worn b.
LADIES.