The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-04-22
THE HERALD.
fHtssaA. ryIsiSG. APRIL. u.
loCOFnCO UsSTRICr C0N.
NeNT1OA


10Th ~asa busy day With both branch
c. Of the democratic party. Although
j, IS true ,hat 'sii,is' when called
from the Vastly deep will no. al
rays 'come,--yc: IL is equally true
that in the present Instance the 'sIir-
It's not called Dbl comc.--and hence
the activity displayed on either side
and which WAS mostly exhibited in
the eft made 10 lead each other
whcrc the convention wds'ns to be
held. This game Of b peep was
quite interesting - long q, any doabt
| temAi1a - - which branch might b
in power-but when II became clcal.
, y evident ,ha. the frccsoilers were
largely in the na%jority--an 'artful
/ dndsc became necessary OF the part
, oe the hunkcrs, ard accordingly n
. conp dc'dt as complete in all lis de-
all for aught We know-as that
enacted IN December, in Paris-was
brought to h%,ar..nron the case aud
: if order dd'nt reign IT, the party
li,may and Consideration cid in the
ranks Of the free soil l%oriion Of it
and the mutterin.s of curses too deep
f9r nttc.auce we're heard on all sides.
Ea,wc prefer to sivc;he lccouht oltAc
meetings as rendered by themselves;
and We take. as a true anl faithful
account. The following from the Post.
The Post gives the following from all
actor in the scenes Of the day.
We anivei a, Rutland at the us.
ual time, (a5out II O'Clock. } Got
of the cars and went toward, the
'Barlwell House Met John Cain.
Asked him where the Convention
Was to assemble. Said it had not
been positireiy decided uIon /; but it
was generally understood that the
Convention would meet ia the Hall
of tho Franklin House. Then went
into the 'Bardwc!l House,' and heard
gentlemen say the Convention was to
meet up in the village at the Frank.
lin House. In a short time went up
the Franklin House where were as.
sembled the bulk Of tho delegates
WnItei there until | got tired Of wait.
Ing. Every one wa inquiring why
the Convention didn't organize but
not ono could give a satisfactory
answer. After waiting until near
, o'clock, | started for the 'Bardwell
House. where several of the leaders
were, determined to lind out, if posi-.
bic, why the Convention was not Or
gained. Met Mr. Cain half way be-
tween the centre Of the village and
the depot. He told me that it had
been determined to hold the conveu.
ton at the 'Bardwell House. and he
VAS going up to the Franklin House
to so inform the delegates. | went
directly to the 'Bardwcll House. aud
VAS hardly seated in the bar room
when q geu,lcnan-a stranger to me
Came down stairs and announced
that the convention was organized
The few delegates presen. went up
but you may judge Of orr astonish,
ment when We found ii at the delegate
was already nominated, II Merritt
Clark)-and a committee on resolu-
tons appointed. There could not
have been over twelve or fifteen per.
ons in the room when the L.omina-
ton was made, and the whole thing
was done in about five minutes. Mr.
Cain returned in fifteen or twenty
minutes with the great body Of the
delegates; but they found the delegate
already appointed and the Convention
adjourned.
We learned soma additional facts
hon other sources. The cut gener-
allied delegates ic!, Indignant. at this
slrins trap business, especially when
they raco!lec,cl tia, those Who spruu:
the trap diirot belong in tie bis
trc', prst2s:ei assins, it; organized
anohe. CcIgeDti,n, anl ~ an unau.
imous ro,c "a the number Of sixty or
Seventy nominated JouS Gain, ESQ,
delegate 10 the l;alumore Convention,
aul TnoKA. McDANIEIs, ESQ, Of
Bennington County Substitute. We
ieam dat the delegation ifon Wash