Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-22

them could make that malicious charge.
One person who closed the procession
reeied to and fro in such excellent imi-
tation Of drunken man that many per-
sons who saw him thought that he had
been drinking. Midway marched that
pillar Of the Democracy, and ornament
Of the Medical profession, Doctor DA-
Wis. never saw that truly great man
in finer spirits or to greater advantage.
He stepped With the elasticity ofa rope
dancer now jumping until his head o'er-
topped the lamp-posts, now tossing his
hat in the air and catching it again, n
manner full OF grace and dignity. This
part of the exhibition must have been
highly gratifying to the Governor, who
seemed disposed to shrink from the pub
lie gaze as much az possible, for when
he entered the ba-ouche he took the
cushion from the seat and threw it un.
derneath so as TO be as much out of
'lShN ho uu'lllS thC llbC
of march, he kept his head constantly
down rs if absorbed in profound medi-
tation as to how he could possibly get
out Of the scrape.
Next came IA barouche, drawn by four
white hprses, and containing Gov. AL
len, Attorney General Burgess, Sena-
tors Ba'ou ana Bradford, (the former Of
whom expanded most luminously under
his dlguI!y) aud Judge CowelI, the au-
thor Of the immortal "lcttcr to Samuel
w King late Governor of Rhode Is
land,n tie original Of which We believe
has bceen deposited in the archives Of
the State Historical Society. Gov.
Allen TO show that he was not proud,
role FIVE in the carriage three squeeZ-
cd on the front seat and two on the
other.
The music struck up and the proc es-
sion, including the band aud the horses
numbering nearly an hundred strong
! started. The streets were 'hronged
with coward.y Algerines, who s,rove to
hide their terror and dsmay by gem
eral laugh, land by Democrats who
plainly showed by their countenances
how mortified they felt at not being in
COT. Wales procession. So brilliant an
affair, if we except the roasl-ox process
sion, and the march Of Col. Despeau's
Pawtuckei lnvinciblcs has not been in
Providence since Warmsey was hung
So deeply was the Governor afiec-
ted by this manifestation on the part Of
the Soveri,iity. that he would not trust
himself. to speak but, overcome by his
emotion, jumped hastily from the car,
riage, entered his house and as he slam
med the door after him mu,tered some
thing which "was not distinctly heard
by the reporter" but those who stood
near him said that il commenced with IT,
We left Gov. Allen AT his house and
then marched. music, DR.. Davis and
all to the residence Of the Rightlul.--
Here The band played Hail TO the
Chiol," "Sce, the conquering hero
comes" the "Rogue's March," and 9TH
er en.ivening and patriotic airs. Gov
ernor" Dorr came to the window. at
which DR.. Davis's hat flew 20 high in
the air that thought it would never
come down, ,---bur it did then he clapped
his hand upon his stomach in manner
which is peculiarly his own.
Thence we marched over the Bridge
and separated. II was proposed by
some Of the more eager Of our friends
that we should take possession of the
city, seize the Mayor imprison the Al
dermen and expel the Common Council;
but Col. Wales would not agree to su ch
a course. The brave are always gen
erous, aud when we looked at the Al
gerlnes Oh the Sidewalk. we said that
We sn ulJ he mcr;iiul 10 Il fallen to-
As live ol us were gong home, just after
dark, we mctan A!gerne alone, ana oe-
gan 10 ieer him,---but when we found
that the co \ ardIy scorndreI had a cane
in his hand, we ddsistcd, as we did not
want to hurt him. Thus ended "A day
which will ever he glorious in the an
nails of Providence.
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