Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-08-13
rzy- The great fusion fizzle, at Berlin. came

ing on the Iuslonlsts 10 meet al Berlin, ana
hear a recapituation from imported speakers
of the Kansas fights. The eventful day ar
rived and there came with it wagon load
Of speakers from the Rapids and few of
their satellites. About two or three o'clock,
a few teams came struggling in, filled princi-
pally with boys and girls who came to attend
the dance at Baily's Hall. All told, speak
ers, men, boys, women and children, there
may have been three hundred, and half of
these were democrats from the good old
staunch town of Wright, who, living so near,
thought they would come out and see the ell
ephant But he wasn't there. The fusion
lists had gone into the woods and selected
tall, straight pine, for flagstaff, from which
they might throw to the breeze the Fremont
and Dayton colors; but in trying to raise it
they broke it in the center and consequently
they were obliged to let their flag fly at half
mast. Was it not mathematical of the vani-
ty of trying to hoist Fremont more than half
way to the White House, and of Union
broken in two if they should succeed in car
rying out their doctrines? If half the stars
on the national banner had been oblterated,
and then it had been sent up over the Ere
mont and Dayton flag, the picture would have
been complete. AS it was, it suggested the
mourning that would be heard in their ranks
in November; the death wall over broken
hopes and vanished day dreams in which their
leaders were foolish enough to indulge.
Mr.. Whitney had the stand when got there,
and Was reading from a scrap-book, in which
he had them pasted, garbled extracts from
the speeches of different politicians. This
kind of diversion lasted him nearly an hour.
The point he wished to make was, that until
within few years past many of our demo-
cratic statesmen conceded the authority of
Congress to legislate for the Territories. As
all democrats are willing to admit this was
at a loss to conceive why he should have oc-
cuped SO much time in mystifying what was
so perfectly clear before he went to work.
After finishing what he called his detail of
dry facts, he announced his intention of Civ
ing history of the Kansas troubles. "Then
was there solemn pause" Expectation was
on tptoe and you might have observed an
eager, listening air in the delegation from
Lamont; a suppression of the respiratory or
gans; an extension of the eyelids upwards
falling apart Of the lips; and in their coun-
tenances there was such an expression of feel
ing and sympathy as we may suppose the
candidate to have carried who electioneered
the Knife Grinder for his vote, and to assure
him Of his friendship said:
"Needy Knife Grinder poor old, infirm
And seedy. Tears like the rain drops
Tremble on my eyelids, ready to fall,
Soon as you've told your pitifu story"
Mr.. Whitney began his history not exactly
with tears in his eyes, but his voice trembled
still it was under control. Like X N. Pep
per, in his Node to the greak Slaiv, he was
kan and quiet at the fust 90 off, but got on
fin gradooally, and give the subjuk convul
sons." We are none Of us aware of the
amount of suffering endured by the free
State men Of Kansas, and we never can be
until we hear Whitney paint in burning
fervid, lightning-ike, thunder toned, volcanic
) eloquence the murders committed by the
Missourians, of the men, women and babies
of Kansas. He said he could stand there
until the next morning and speak on Kansa,
outrages. He was FULL could not helr
speaking; his feelings when he got on tina
) subject were overpoweling, and he apologizet
for their intensity by saying he was a repub
lican. Show him democrat and he would
show you man who had no feeling.
Now here's new discovery We knew
before, the abolitionists had monopoized al
the honesty, decency and brains there was il
the country; but according to Whitney, they
have in addition to this got all the phelinks!
: Avaricious Whitney! to take all and leav,
nothing!
In conclusion Mr.. w. made an attempt a
being witty, by abiding to Mr.. Buchanan
bachelorhood, and Mr.. Fremont's gallantry il
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