New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-07
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE BABY-sHow AT SARATOGA.
Elem 5 pemoeratie Conespondent.

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SARATOGA, Aug. ., 1860.
Some people like one thicg and come another, but
for myself must confess great fondness for children
and innocent and childish amusements. 1t is this feel.
ing which has prompted me to attend the Baby Con.
vention in this place, which the dear lle ones belev
ing themselves to be men, as you know they always
do, styled the Young Mems Democratic State Con.
rention AT FIRST It was to be held at The St. Nicholas
Hall, bu. the parents of most IF the little delegates
not wishing to leave them entirely loose the town.
or trust them out Of reach, aud as the majority of
these were living or stoppog at the United States Ho-
TEL the proprietors very kindly permitted the boys,
through the nercsssop Of their parents to occupy the
ba-room Of the hotel instead Of the ST. Nicholas. At
the appointed time for calling the Convention 10 order
very stout, healthy, and heartylooking yoGngster,
thinh named Lawrence, from Queens County, was
called upon to preside by his little associates. Eddy
stepped upon the platform AL alone and without any
assistance, in grave and diguhed manner, called the
convention to order, and named Master j. Augustus
rage OF New York as temporary chairman This
brought the little fellows to their feet when contin
nee bowl was kept up for ten minutes, notwith-
sanang the efforts of the mothers and nurses to keep
them quiet. They all wanted to be chairman or
nothing, Upon being informed by their matrons that
unless they kept better order they would be sent to
bed the Little fellows ceased, and Master Page took the
char. Ills iltte speech was delivered with peculiar
foreign accent, which most children nova DAYS deem
fashionable, but which country children are at loss TO
understand. He called the Convention his " d wem.
pkwatic friends
lie crying, Committee on Permanent Organization
was ordered The Chair was clamorously called upon
by the different little delegates TO put each OF them
on that Committee but he grsvely replied {" That
would be impossible. Thsn curly-hea ied little fel.
iow from Albany, named Douglas Leveine crawled
mp on chair and, AT the top Of bis voice Insisted upon
having the roll called. Then another, who had run
sway from his mother, wanted Committee on Gre
dentis appointed, just TO who contested his seat
The Committee was appointed but never reported.
The rol was called, and eighty answered to their
Games, when the Convention should have contained
$40 members. very tall young man. ;" with very
husky voice, who is said to be great friend Of Mayor
Wood, while his partner 10 the publication of The
YOUTHS Democratic Rerier is strong Breckenridge
man, announced 10 old and young that Mayor Wood
was outside, and would leave at O'Clock. He moved
Committee be appointed to wait his "Excellancy,
and invite him 10 a seat on the platform. Without
waiting for the Chair to appoint the Committee, the
boys ran out for the Mayor and brought him in while
the Chairman was telling the crowd that the Chair
understands herself" The Mayor smiled, and bowed
spoke. lie DIDN'T like the Douglas platform, but
would 60 him rather than Lincoln. With other play
fl remarks he concluded, when the youths became
hungry, and ran for dinner.
In the afternoon, they told that they must get
another playground which found across the street
But the meeting not SO well attended as in the
morning the doctrine of Donnteryention advocated
by the ragged little youths from the lower parte OF the
ees Of Albany and Troy seemed to shock the feelings
Of the better class Of children who opposed to
being left free before they able to take of
themselves, and who prefer the kind protection of
father ard mother until they able to judge for them
selves Of good or evil The others insisted upon nom
Intervention by parents or any one ese-that they
were young men, and able TO take of themselves
without any outside interference and had Just good
right TO fight drink chew tobacco any living
man. One of them declared that if his parents inter-
fered with him while doing as he pleased, he would
punch them in the SRoot. In the afternoon, the Com
mee Resolutions reported, through their Chairman,
the Fat Boy from Queeos. These Endorsed the doc
frine Of the Little Roughs t. do they pleased. The
youths not in bed after ward addressed by very
old man by the name of Foo, who very violent
and 60 very long.wnded that many of the children
were carried to their beds asleep.
The Convention the next morning assembled with
about 20 members but all these ont of the room
upon hearing the bands of music which accompanied
an excursion from Troy and Albany, who came here
10 zee Lamountain go up in balloon. And thus
closed the Baby Convention. | think If hand-organ
or two with two or three other monkes had been
kept performing on the piazza OF the United states
Hotel. the Convention would never have assembled
As it was little French juggfr, who Is here playing
tricks for children doing the business alone
The Convention falls far behind the one held at Bar
nuns some years ago. The children were generally
hardeatured and possessed ofno sort ofinteec Some
Of them, however may with proper care, yet become
ussful members Of society.