The daily union., 1852-08-18
The Whig Lundy's Lanes Farce.

The whig " Lundy's Lane" Farce.
The Lundy's Lane whig celebration is passing into a
by word of ridiculous and farccal failure 1t is the
greatest humbug on record We did not know or guess
the full extent OF the rdcue attaching every part of
it till read through the following 'crue and unusual
exposure Of the humbug in the Boston Bee-a whig
journal.
We observe that, the strength Of the letter OF the
committee as given by the Bee, some of the papers
wicked enough to laugh about the 'haym0w candidate"
That, however is rather too bad General Scott could
not help the thing being failure. But it must be
fessed he acas lucky in reversing his first decision to be
present himself He could not have survived it. If the
whig leaders wish make another blunder in this way
they will 60 with their proposed Churubusco cele-
balion Harrisburg. But hope, they do so,
that the mechanics engaged in getting up the preparations
viii be lucky in obtaining their pay than Mr. Yale
appears to have been. So much for the Scott military
hurahi
But read this account of the dongs al " Lundy's
Lane"
The Great Scott Lundy Lane Failure and Humbug -
NeD and Rtch Developments. Unpaid and No
Money Left
very special effort has been made by certain class
Of politicians and papers TO impress upon the country
cessul and glorious" affair. To this end reports have
been ndustriousy circulated, far and wde that there
at least 10000 people presents that the greatest
thusasm and unanimy prevailed and that ii terminated
hopefully for the Scott cause Nothing could ex-
coed the accounts that have been made Ii we
believe them, by all the greatest and
significant gathering ever held in the country.
But there is another and altogether different version
of the affair The facts OF the clearly prove it to
have been most signal failure. We have authentic
and indlspuabe ground for saying in the first place,
that there not over 10000 persons at the ceebra
tion-a least forty thousand less than represented
by those interested circulating fasehoods which have
gone all the country. As TO numbers. IL there
fore great failure as there is record 1t was too
gathering OF the Scott party from the entire country
and yet but handful OF men, il were, responded to
the call Instead OF the 100000 that calculated
uPon or the $4,000 that We're repeatedly said to be
ent, the feeble force OF only 10000 were there.
Nor is this all. The proceedings, informed,
of the most stupid nature, void Of heart enthus
asm, ofevery cheering and stringent element Tom Corr
win, their big gum arrived that the thing eyre
gous failure, iegned sickness and went into the Cana
das. Other shrewd men did the same. Such cheap
and empty characters Colonel Schouer, of the Atlas
were only left and to them committed the destnies
of the Scott celebration" OF course, nothing could
it from turning into farce, with such clownsh
actors About dozen speakers OF this small stamp
leved themselves OF any amount Of twadde. Schoules.
correctly informed, actually disguised most OF
those who heard H.
So much for so much A richer point is to come
But we must introduce little episode the better TO
full understanding OF the matter
Niagara@of which G. w Holy wa, chairman in aniei.
patton OF tremendous gathering, bethought themselves
how they could accommodate their TOO 600 guests. Ho-
tells out OF the question:; and the village houses
would not hold fraction Of that number. They had
heard OF mammoth tents down East" and in good time
forwarded letter 10 prominent whlg in this city, Tor
the purpose oil negotiating for one MIR. X M.
YALE the king OF mammoth tents consulted, and
bargain struck forthwith. Mr. Yae's monster tent
then spread Cambridge for the Alumni banquet The
next day, by the aid OF extra hands and almost supehu-
labor, the tent placed on board the Mr..
Yae with characteristic enterprise took express tran
and al an extra expense almost fiew to Niagara The
event was TO be OF stupendous nature that neither
night nor day Mr. Yale close bis eyes. He arrived
The afternoon before the celebration put his chosen men
al work, and by midnight hls immense canvass whened
The great day came The expectation OF the COM
mittee was on upoe And well Il might be, when ioo,
600 guests coming. Bot they waited, and waited,
and waed-but all in vain A few thousand sraggled
into the village, the appointed hour arrived, the !" big
speakers" were OIL andI'ee ioTel6le ieeoes Of the
passed the day. Everybody acknowledged the whole
affair TO- be falurea most mortfyng and unparalleled
failure.
We now come more particularly to the point The
committee, finding themselves in tight pace--haying
bargainsd for the accommodation OF 100000 and found
but 1000 presenl-held consultation with pale lace
and disturbed brain. What they did that night
know not; but that il was ANXIOUS we may
well imagine. The committee had made most woiul
The next morning Mr. Yale received the following
note IRON the chairman OF the committee of arrange
menis. II speaks for ITSELF and will afford significant
hint as to the drift OF events.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, July 28th, 1882.
DEAR We shall not need your tent to-day. If you
will call me will settle with you for yesterday.
would advise you buy some hay ill II, aud charge
Cd each for lodging, unless you wish to get of to-day
Very respectfully, yours -,
Chairman Committee Of Arrangement
Mr.. YALE
Here was substantially, an Official announcement that
the whole affair was miserable failure And too, the
richness novelty, and businesslike advice OF Mr. Holly
Mr. Yale had better fill bis tent with hay open lodging
establishment at .ixpence head Nothing about this
remarkable incident" was sent over the wires along
with that " ,000.r Not bit OF it, SchouIer didn't
probably think il OF importance. We think Mr.. Holly
must be remarkable man, and have extraordinary
{" eye TO business"
There is something further in connexon with this that
deserves TO be told. Many of those who managed this
whole Lundy Lane humbug owners IN the railroad
TO Buffalo. BY providing contemplate accommodations
or none at all they compelled thousands to go twenty
Two miles TO Buffalo TO obtain lodgings THIS made an
expense OF several dollars Those who chose 10 remain
could do so at sxpence bead, herding like so many
cattle.
There being for the tent, Mr. Yale took il down
with despatch ''Ns
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