Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-11-05
WHOLE NO. 2Osa.
AN OMEN /

Last Thursday, when Gen. Pierce rode
under the great "Buehannan and Breck-
enridge" flag, which was claimed to be
the largest in the country, the wind,
which had been blowing steadily from
the South, suddenly whirled, and seiz-
ing the lower easterly end, upon which
was painted in large letters, buchanan
& Breckenridge" tore out, as clean as
though it had been cut, piece of the
flag, two or three yards square, inclu-
ding nearly half of Breckenridge's name.
Then, having lifted the severed piece in
the air as if to show the people assem-
bled, it suddenly dropped it within few
feet of General Pierce. A minute after,
it again seized the main flag. and swing
ing it aloft like whip lash, it stripped it
from top to bottom. Not content with
that, it very soon applied its Titan fin
gers 10 the name of Buchanan" and
one-half of that, too, disappeared. Sun
dry other ominOus antics were played,
such as winding one end of the fragment
of the flag about the pole and swaying its
wind filed belly to and fro, like a vessel
anchored upon a rolling sea.
The happiest part ofthe omen remains
to be told. Above the names of "Bu-
chanan and Breckenridge" were painted
also in large letters, "The Constitution
and the Union" And although the flag
+ was literally torn to tatters, leaving not
wreck of "Buck and Breck." "The
!, Constitution and Union" rode safely
through the storm, and not single let
ter was torn or defaced.
], II is singularly hopeful omen, whose
lesson shall nerve the arms and encour-
age the hearts of the friends of the Con-
: slitutiOn, the Union and Freedom, to
: make the augury an accomplished fact.
) A STRANGER OMEN STILL.
} In the evening after the above strange
r occurrence, the great flag, or what re-
manned of it, was taken down, and i'm
} mediate preparations were made to re-
S pair and replace it-Gen. Pierce him.
: self offering $500 for that purpose. Ac-
cordingly an immense roll of bunting
, was procured, and the work Of re-making
; the flag was entered upon by some If
. teen of our Hunker ladies, with a zeal
worthy of better cause. By dint of
great labor and perseverance, the work
} was completed, Monday forenoon, and
) it was arranged to raise it simultane-
ously with the arrival of General Pierce
from Andoyer, Mass, where he had been
5 to spend Sunday.
The great flag was brought to the
. spot, and all things made ready and
when the signal was given that "New
Hampshire's fayorite SON. was approach
ing, the bunting began to rise high in
the air. There was no wind, and every
thing progressed like clockwork, and the
I flag was fairly raised as Gen. Pierce
reached the steps of the Eagle Hotel
Jus. at that instant, and while the Pres
ident's eyes were upon it, sudden gust
of wind, or some other power, seized the
flag, and swinging it aloft towards the
east siCe of the street, brought it down
upon some iron fasteniugs, making two
immense rents of some twenty or thirty
feet each, and, as before, the rents were
upon that portion of the flag containing
the names of buchanan and Brecken-
! ridge!" The Constitution and the
Union again floating above unframed.
The flag was Immediately lowered,
and our Hunker lady friends again came
to the rescue, and again piled their nee
dies to the torn banner. After hours Of
0 incessant toll, the rents were mended,
t and all hands were again at the work Of
0 once more throwing the doomed names
! of Buchanan and Breckenridge" 10 the.
/, winds. The wind, however, NO more
I than before, had any heart for the COM
: piiment. But, as if taking compassion
: on the broken hearted toilers this time,
e it contented itself with seizing the flag
/; more gently, when about half way up,
] and winding it around the eastern pole
: upon which it was suspended, and there
3. defying all effort to raise it foot farther.
t After repeated efforts. all of which were
i fruitless. despair seized the Hunker
$ hosts. Curses, not loud, but deep, were
D uttered; the great flag was again lower
e ed to the ground, and Buchanan and
Breckenridge" were carried by mourn
d ing friends to their ''long home."
Who shall say that Providence, whose
laws are never violated with impunity.
and whose justice never sleeps, has not
taught his air-winged messenger TO FORE
token to recreant President and God
: defying party, the swift destruction
which is waiting to rend them as his
winds rent the banner of blood blasphe-
|, mousIy Haunted in his face.-Concord
:, (E ~ Dem.
Maids want nothing but husbands. aud
then they want everything.
/, Make choice of your wife by the ears.
not the eyes.