Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-22
Presidential Turnout.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune, has seen on Peuns,l-
yania Avenue the magnificent carriage Of
President Pierce. He says:
1t was certainly, for beauty, richness,
aud uniform appropriateness, one of the
finest establishments have seen, reminding
one of the splendid equipages OF some Of
the British nobility, which may be seen Of
an afternoon ia HYDE Park. The horses
were fine, large bays, covered with a har-
ness heavily and richly ornamented with
silver. The doors aud panels were filled
with heavy plate glass, deliberately cut and
the morocco Innings, Turkey carpet, rich
silk .assels aud lappeis, gave 1t an air of
comfort aud luxury seldom met with ia this
practical age. The driver and footman
were white, clad in blue livery with gilt
buttons. ! could not but pity the poor iel-
lows, of whom one was standing al the
door, waiting, as II appeared, Tor some one
who was Shopping ~ the fashionable shops
TO be sound ouy N this portion of the me-
ifopols. ThIs turnout being SO much SUI
perIor To anything had seen ~ America,
made me desrous 10 notice u tie more par
tIcularly, aud led me TO inquire respecting
the owner OF so rich an equipage, aud halt
ing moment IN the shade OF one of the
elnls on the sidewalk, saw It entered by
midde-sged lady III black the heavy
door closed without noise, and the foolman,
encountered with his immense and heavy
cloth coat, assembled with difficulty to the
elevated seat with the driver, aud The pran-
eng steeds were driven Up Pennsylvania
Avenue.
The editor is down ON the President with
an entire :" pile Of bricks"
The carriage aud horses, aud the lyerled
white serls, belong 10 Franklin Pierce,
President OF the United States, elected by
the hard-fsted democracy" 10 represent aud
carry the great principles OF political equal
ny aud the social elevation OF the masses
Genius of Humbug cansl thou further
COL Can the prelence of respect for equal
/ liJ-polnIcal, social, personal, be more
complete Than such display by such
parsonage, of the means by which prlde
towers over poverty, and rank over plebeI-
anlsm
Z o ye poor, irodden-down aud despised
sons Of tuil when shall come the day of
your delIverance When will YOU be too
intelligent 10 be the menials of small law
/ yers, who abuse you by their professions of
/ equality, aud at the first opportunity betray
/ YOU TO shame aud dlshonorl What Is
there IN this man Pierce, that he should
dare to degrade the Democracy of the
( country IA the persons OF liverled menas 7
/ Who Is he, that he should play sovereign
Al Washington. aud enter upon snob-Ilv-
/ airy with the representatives. OF foreign
Courts. dIslancing them ia The depth OF his
/ gingerbread aud the ponderosiIy of their
hyeres 7 What is the meaning of his Je-
su'lcai appeals to the people, when he
sanctions the objective ylleness which de-
termines servtude-seryltude not of the
black, but of the white--hls equals as men
and cillzensl Would he himself wear ser
vile lyeries MOI Then Ly what right
dare he put them on other men as good as
hlmselll
When John Quincy Adams was Presi-
dent of The United States he rode on horse.
back from Providence 10 Boston, unatlend-
ed, aud wearing roundabout jacket; he
was a Wing aud an arIstocral." Gen.
| Pierce dresses his servants ia livery OF
blue and gold, aud parades Pennsylvania
avenue in the style Of prince he is a
Democrat"