The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-07-08
InE DlAoCKA1IC CONVENTION.
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The Donglsss icam wss INSIDE up mostly Of
young steers; and it was u pretty smart team,
well trained, and pulled well. Bin l! was not
equal TO the Old fories for heavy pull; it
hadn't 70 msch bane and siwcw and wind and
bottom. Howsomever, 1t made q pretty good
scrasch Of il, and kept gaining gradually up the
bin SO we thought VIC would TAKE hold and give
Young Amcriea boost, and see il wo conduit
get candidate that way. To tell the truth, We
begun TO feel rather stwaked for fear we shouldn't
get candidate TT all, md felt willing TO hitch
on 10 mcst anything. But tho best VIC could do
with Young America, We couldn't get only about
half way up the Hill before the steers begun to
back down ogin, and We see twas no use, they
couldn't come II. Well, there we was, oil in a
A2. We couldn't sec no other chat we'd got
10 90 without President because VIC couldn',
nominate candidate One Of the members NC.
tually tainted away here, and all Of us felt n
good deal wofnhlcei opt and down in the mouth
Bot old vryinny never tire" and when VIC
Aas all hhchin on rouid for the thirty fifth pull
| old Virsnhy marched into tile field with bran
new team Everybody siared and cried ont,
| What team is that what team is thaiy And
+, Ahen they heard the answer, The Franklin
| Pierce team, Of New Hampshire" hey couldn't
hardly bcliere their own cars. IN, Il was fact,
| and Sirginny drove thnt new team one pull all
alone. Tlen one or two others hitcl,ed on with
her and tried eight or ten steady pulls. All Of
| US looked OH and watcj,ed The working of thai
| new team. At last folks begun to make up their
minds that that was the .cafsi 10 publ and straeh
| Ell Dat the Democratic tniccs. and with proper
| help it might bc got over the hill Old North
Cariiner hitcled on, End Georgia hitched on,
and Tennessee hiichcd on, and by.and-by there
was general race nil over The field to see who
should hitch on first u didn't make no odds
who, Old Hunkus and Barnbalsers and Free,
Silcrs and Abolition, and Eninn and Secession,
lcs. ufatc Nights, and Old Fogies and Young
runAmcriand y helter skelicr and hiiehcd OH to
1.-The Pierce team; That team / tell ye went up
the hill like smeke. Some OF the States rui,
I'LL they vas almost ON Of bresih Tor fear they
shouldn't hitch on before the team got to the top
Of the hill. Hut they all made oni IA hook on
and every Stale was IN AT the death and ready
TO jinc in the general hoo o-rah.
After this We hndp'i no more difficulty; every
Thing went oA as rcrnlar rs clock.work. tn,
master told us VIC had read and seelr we'll, aud
we nigh, all 60 out till ioaI O'clock. So ws
| went cut aud took little lii Of spree, and
thcn come in and took hold aud worried together
fest ire brothers, and hauled Mr. King righ, u,
to the top Of the hin in t~o pals, aud made him
yice President
! Then the Committee lro4ishl in nea pia!
Hor!N, all danced on II. ia the crowd and coBfa
sion NC coaldnt see shat IL Sas made on, br
Ae vas told IL went agin the Bank, and agin III
Tariff, and ssiI Internal improvement, and wa
4rstrste platform 30 VIC al jumped on an,
said il ctdadn't be no beiscr
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