Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-08-20
Going il blind!

Going il blind!
AT the Democratic Convention, held at Hyde
Park in this District, few days ago, after the
nomination of HENRY ADAMS, Esq, Of ST. AL
bans, Tor Congress and the adoption Of tbs
resolutions. ihr official record GAS we find in the
last Montpelier Patr,oO proceeds as follows;
After the adoption of the resolutions. Hon ". A
Smalicy, being loudly called tor, arose and made t
very happy and effective speech nailed to the coun
ter about score OF wing lies, showed mp Gen scot
and his politics. and by the oeoreSt eriienoe prorea
Franklin Piercs's INST Superiority IN c0D'0ge, II
StdteSm1nshp.m ererything tbhicb renders mdi
| DOrthy the sutrageS Of great and groptng people
We have ialicised the superb portion of thi;
brief account of Mr.. SMALLEY's speech, ard
our readers will agree that it is a touch above
anything they erer read Our friend SMALLEY
is unquestionaby an astute Lawyer and Adj
voca te, bot if he succeeded in "proving," even
to a Locofoco audience, the truth OF the propo-
stions in italics, he deserves to be considered
the most wonderful man in the world. Drank
Pierces vast superiority, in courage and states
manshp" to Gen. S2oTT!! Well! We have
given away all our hats, but have an old epic
ter" OF Jimmy Polk a-horseback, that any Of
them audience" can have by calling for it,
Bat this is not the only rich thing connected
with this Convention. Mr.. SMALLEY was
Chairman Of the Committee on Resolutions,
the third of which, as reported, is as follows -
Nov, don't langhD
ReSoired That while we do not hold with the
Wings III former timer, war, pestIlence and famine
rather than military hero" stil we hold that a
man 10 be entitled To the support OF an INTEL gent
people tor the highest office IN the nation, should BE-
a statesman, and not a man Of military reputation
and only IA military reputation to emile INN to
their sntirages.
The italics are ours again. II our keen
friends at Hyde Park really did mean to ex-
press preference for a candidate for President
who is mot man of military reputation" or
only meant TO adapt themselves 10 eristing cir
cumstances, they hit it exactly, in either case !
But somebody will have TO be ready with the
camphor, when Gen. Pierce reads ihot resoiu-
ton! And it seems to us, too, that it supplies
but a poor teri for Mr.. SMALLEY's reported
speech
By the way, it is noticeable that the rescu-
tons and speeches, $50 far as rcported) in
speaking of Gen. Pierce, call him plain "Frank.
lin Pierce" We suspect, from this fact, and
the terms Of the above resolution, that orders
have come from Head Quarters for the "dem.
ocrats" to submit to non suit on the Gems
military reputation" Our friend of the Pat
riot will probably own up, if it's SO.
By the way, again, as the odciaI account,
from which we have quoted above, signed by
the President, Hon. VIM. Haywood, and four
Secretaries, states that Mr. SmALLEY mailed
about score of wing lies to the counter" we
infer that the Convention was held in Noyes's
Store, as there is no counter in the Court House
or Church and when our friend SMALLEY got
through with his story about Pierce's vast SUI
periorty in courage, &c." we hope he nailed
that along side, not as "e," of course, but as
specimen, as the Ancient Mariner hath it,
"Ot devlshe tale lalkiuge -