Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-08-13
The Iundy's Lane Convention Z.

For several days, we have postponed an artl-
Gle giving our "reminiscences of our visit to the
magnificent Lundy's Lane Convention, at Nj
agara Falls on the 9th ultimo. We went
quite fully into details, respecting the numbers
and enthusiasm o! the monster Convention,
which we are well aware would appear to our
readers, now, "lke twice-told tale" and we
will vex nobody's ears with them. We will
say, however, that in our opinion no such as
semblage, whether we consider its numbers, its
enthusiasm, its resolute determination or its
Cordial hearty, undIsturbcd unity of purpose
and sentiment, ever convened on this Continent.
OF It's numbers we have nothing to say. We
know nothing about it.
The beautiful Village of Niagara was full
to Overlooking, and multitudes were kept at
Buffalo and Rochester by the utter incapacity
of the Railroads to take them on. Mr.. DAw-
son, of the ALBANY Even ng Journal, told us,
on "Wednesday morning, (tIe second, and last,
day Of the Conventon that quite as many del
egaies were detained at Buffalo, unable to get
to the Falls, as there were at the Convention
Indeed it was something to see las we did) one
Of the morning trains from Buffalo. with some
10 or ~ cars, which passed the parade ground
while Gov. HUNT was reviewing the troops
Every seat was full, every standing place was
occupied, the platforms on each end of the
cars were crowded, and the tops OF the cars
were literally alive with orerhnnging Wings.
SO that each car looked more like the Dough
of tree where bees have Just swarmcd than
anything else. But extensive as the accom-
nodatlons of the several railroads leading to
Niagara were they were but ga nca-be" TO
the cxIgCnccs of the occasion,-and thousands.
and tens of thousands were thus prevented
from swelling the mighty throng that assem-
bled to honor the foremost Captain of the Age,
the pure Patriot and Statesman, WINFIELD
SCuTr, on the theatre of one of his noblest
achievements
An Ohio gentleman told US there were NINE
THOUSAND Wings on the ground from Ohio
and Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, NIassa-
chusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Ker-
lucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan
aud the District of Columbia, were all repre-
scented. The large and enthusiastic delegation
from Michigan headed by Mr.. PoMERor, the
famous Express man, and accompanied BY their
superb GIee Club, were as sure of CARVING that
State for Gen. SCoTT, as they were of their
own votes. Mr.. PowrRor assured us tina,
Michigan would go for SCOTT by 5000 major
Ity, and we firmly believe it will
The NV estern Reserve" of Ohio, will nile
up its old-fashioned Wing majority for Lundys
Lane, on the man If its choice and Indiana.
illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa, will show that
they understand that Frank Pierce, "the forlorn
hope of l.ocofocolsm, has always uniformly
opposed every proposition for the Improvement
at Rivers and IiarborS, in the Great West and
everywhere else! "Poik, Dallas, and The Ia
riFof1 ~" under the flag of "Pierce, King and
Internal improvements" cannot humbug the
people again
We wish every one Of our readers coud
have been with us at Niagara We wish they
could have seen and felt the enthusiasm and
cordial unanimi,y ofthe glorious band of whig
there assembled. We wish they could have
seen the Military gathering from New York.
Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. We wish they
had stood by the battered ield-Piecc captured
Mt Ccrro Gordo, which was brought on by
Military Company from Kentucky, among whom
were the remnants Of the very Company who,
lder Gen. SCOTT, stormed the bloody heights
and seized this very gun We wish they could
have seen this war-worn and mutllaied brass
e-pounder, aud the bloody mark of the poor
g,lnner's hand, still distinctly visible upon its
and heard the story Of its capture, las we did