Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-08-19
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a correspondent at Yves, Randolph has furn-
ished us structures on the sayings and doings Of
the Pierce and King Granite Club" recently
organized in that town but unfortunately the
article is long and written on both sides Of he
pGges-a fault ever to be avoided by newspaper
writer's. On the whole we feel Obliged to omit
the article, and give a summary of the principal
points. The attendance the doings, and the
spirit manifested, have been vastly magnfed in
the otiicial account; the big gum out Of doors
missed FIRE and the big guns" in the tavern
hall lDickey, J. p. Kidder. and j. W. D. Parker,
all three Of them late protested Democratic free
soilers and coalillonists, gave scattering fire.
woundng their own party worse than any body
else.
Dickey proiessed that he had never changed
his principles--oh. no and the ilustrous ora
tor proved bis position by arguing that the slaro-
cratic baltimore Platform embraced The same prin-
cpbs as those previously adopted By The Free >o,l
pnry! D'ckcy is clearly entitled to he exclu.
sive ownership Of this argument: nobody else
hes ever yet discovered it, or ever will.
Jefferson lidder began in very modest
STRAIN; he had never before meddled with bis
neiehbors' politics; but the steam was danger
ously high in his patriotic BOSOM and he mus,
either open his mouth by way of saCctv-valve.
or burst. So jeff determined 10 "lot it out" To
begin with he was oxcrucainely funny on the
various Hames of the Whig pnrty-forrctting
that he had himself sporied sundry cockades. and
mines to maich, aince lSlS Next he pounced
numerically upon the old carcase Of the United
States Bank; then argued the vast superiority Of
the locofoco Free Trade Tariff Of 'aG over the
Wing Tariff Of 40 in which he British fully a.
gree with him y then he demolished Gen. Scott
as coioard, Though he did not charge him with
limiting or falling from his horse y aud anon he
knocked the Fillmore Administration on the head
for ertraragance lin paying off the Polk national
debt 1t IS presuned,l and finally he expatiated in
lmglnation upon the Elysian feld- of Democ
racy" doubtless spying Frank Pierce, mounted
and squirting for heap Of spoils in the distance
with row of fIunkers hanging to his chargers
tail jeff determined to catch hold, and hold
on. Alas! though--what if Frank should get
into that terrible old habit ofIaling Of his horse
But we wouldn't discourage jeff. He is quite
clever fellow-for ocofoco
Judge Parker had too much s nse to abuse the
old veteran Soorr; on the other hand he com
plmented him, and reserved his maedictions for
the Wing party, accusing them Of stealing dem
ocratlc thunder-artfuily dodgiug, however the
great issues between the parties. The Judge
was the most adrolt of the three speakers in the
afternoon. OF the evening proceedings, little
need be said except that $. NJ Flint made the
leading speech, the principal point Of which was
that Scott ondeayored to break down Tauior in
the Mexican war, by robbing him of his men -
VI. Flints memory is unfortunate: it was PoLK
and MACY who underworld TO break down both
OF the illusirious Wing Generals, 10 whom they
were really indebted for all the glory that history
viii ever accord to the Polk administration. Aye
the Polk administration not only undertook TO
cripple both 7 yor and colt but when Scott
had achieved the last GROWING triumph, and put
an end to the war by taking the capital of the
country, the Polk administ alton undertook to
break him by court-martial, and ordered him
home with every mark Of disgrace they could
put upon him! 5. NJ Flint may be assured that
the .dnurican people know how to correct that
little mistake of his.
On the whole our correspondent assures us
that the West Randolph Granite Club" has
done good service for ScorT and GRAHAM and
we thank him for his communication although
W. have been obliged to give a summary rather
than the article itself