Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-10-08
Don't Laugh.

tors the feellDx" Of the trembling friends of
the New Hampshire Attorney in and about
Ogdensburgh, by giving the subloined account
of great "pole raising" undertaken by the
Locofocos in that fourshing village, which
came off on Saturday Inst. Alas, for the dem
ocratic" Candidate for President, when, in the
chief town in the County of ST. Lawrence, al
most within arms length of the residence of
the lamented SrLAs WRIGHT, right under the
nose Of Preston King, in county counted on
for from lS00 to $500 locofoco majority, suf-
ticient number of PierceiieS cannot be drummed
up TO raise a. Pole, without calling on the young
Wing Hercules for help Alas for Frank
Pierce, General Frank Pierce, the soldier who
seems to have adventured towards his battles
exclaiming, with Qulntus in Titus Androm-
GUS
81 am surprised with nncouth fear;
A chilling sweat o'erruns my trembling joints;
Ny heart suspects more than mine eyes can see, -
Alas, we say for him, when his partisan friends
in great democratic" County cannot muster
a cOrporal's guard TO do him the empty honor
of raising big bean-pole in his name! What
are these "fainting" chaps coming to: Is Og-
densburgh little too near the Great Lakes and
the great Rivers to be wholesome for the cause
Of man who is best known for his bitter and
uncompromising hostility to the IMPROVEMENT
Of Rivers and Iarbors: Are there too many
Shops and Schooners and steamers on Lake
Ontario, carrying at the Mast head the signif-
cant Banner SCOTT AND GRAHAM
AND RIVER AND IIARBOR IMPROVE
MENTS,"-as we saw them few weeks ago ?
What is the matter in Locofoco-ridden It.
Lawrence, that the "Oswegatchle Granite
Club" there's club as is club > don't work
better? Our accounts from that County, to be
sure, are that the Lundys Lane Boys are bent
on carrying 1t, but the Osweg ltchic chaps, with
the aid of "the unterrlied" of Ogdensburgh,
ought to have strength enough left to handle a
sapling Ifnot they ought to change the name
of their Club and call it "Oswegatche Faint
and Tumble Association" But we are keep
ing our readers from the .Sent,ners narration:
Pole Raising.
During the latter part of week before last,
the appearance Of a hickory pole lying near
Judson Hall, announced the intention of our
Locofoco friends 10 have grand demonstration
at pole raising. This suspicion was render
ed certainty by finding in the last Republican
an announcement that the "Granite Club" of
Oswegatchie, would on Saturday last at three
O'Clock, p. NJ, erect banner and pole to the
honor Of Pierce and King, and the covering of
fences and posts, and sidewalks with handhis
to the same effect, gave evidence of the siren
uous exertions of the democracy to get up a
mass meeting
" ell, Saturday came, and with it came the
active drumming of the active members of the
party to rally strength sufficient to place the
pole in an upright position. A goody number
OF Wings, animated by a generous desire Il
sympathlze with their fellow beings in distress
repaired to the spot, and seeing that there was
not Locotocu strength enough to raise the pole
promptly manned the ropes. and performed the
work, leaving II to Ike democracy to give il
such leaning as they saw fit This is dtcidedil
to,rard Canada, embematic no doubt, Of the
British tendencies of the party, and active sym
patty evlnced to build up British interests.
Nhen the pole was fairly on its end, the
| Wings gave three rousing cheers for SCOTT
| AND GRAHAM. The democracy attempte,
to cheer for Pierce and King, but the shou
died in their throits, and was scarcely heard
| The tolling Of the Academy bell by the boys
announced the burial of Locotoco hopes, 0
| which the pole is the monument.
The democracy gathered into Judson Hall, tt
listen to the funeral Grafton, and to condole to
eetber over their blasted expectations, and TIT
| Wings, not to disturb the sacredness of grief
| left them in soictude. There were about I'm
| ~ ho