Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-01
TIE Union SAVERS AGAIN.

and tribulatons in store for us, which only
awaited the appearance Of the article in print
We we're, therefore, wholly unprepared for
the appearance in our sanctum, on Saturday
morning, Of a person so much resembling one
of our own townsmen that We we're just ready
TO extend to him the morning greeting, when
we we're aroused to realizing sense of our
mistake, by his bechng forth, with stento-
rian voice, as from the pont up crater Of
some long stided volcano:
"Did ,,5,i ,orite that article on The Brat
ford Convention IN this ioeek's Watchman =
We uodestly replied that we did.
did you intend to apply 10 me the term
CHEAT
We looked again at the intruder for such
we began to regard him,) if perchance we
might satisfy ourself as to his identity
He looked like one of our townsmen, was
dressed like him indeed his every appear
ance would have convinced us that he was
one Of our near noighbors but his agitation
and excitement, with the fiery flash of his eye
assured us that we must be mistaken. We
therefore replied to his second question, that
if he was one Of the prime movers in getting
up that Convention. we intended to say that
be intended it as a cheat upon the people it,
however, he was only present by invitation Of
others, 1--WE began to suppose that he must
have been present. the word cheat need not
apply TO him. His fury kindled as be re-
Piled
81 ,c1s present at that Convention By iHuita-
ton Of others, bit so far as getting il zap is con-
cerned, am perfectly ,cilliHg 10 share he re-
Yoaabity"
Very WE'LL we replied, have it as you please.
His wrath was now no longer comfortable.
His bosom hcaved his whole frame shook 3
his pont up bowels could scarce restrain
themselves but with all the authority Of a
Cicero, and ali the eloquence Of Demos
thcnese, he firmly planted himself, as for some
deadly combat, and, from the lowest depths
Of his iumost soul, poured forth the follow
ing execration upon our devoted head
Your Hcle, sir, IS oVfaly base and
m1ii~ious biR iuH not De- So assaaed By an
irresponsible paper and unless you, IA your
rcry uer' issue, retract whai you hGUs sad OF
me- / uW prosecute goa % he ertet Of the
ioto I wiN attach yonr rho'e concern cH
shut you no. More than h,t. sir II you erer
mention uy name ia y0u5 paper again, d" aHy
oph manner, / WILL PUBLICLY cowHIDE
YOU IL Tine STREETS
Whcreupon the aforesaid individual turned
upon his heel. and struticd from our sauctum
with all the majesty Of " Peacock" leaving
us, of COURSE shakingi in our boots at the terri
bic catastrophe that awaited ms. We watched
his exit through the door, we watched him as
he entered the street, we watched his excited
step as it recoded from our view, and then,
with breath suppressed, we asked ourself
"Who was that;" The visions Of tho innu-
uerable hosts assembled az Bradford fitted
across our vision the chief actors lowered
up before up the big gun of the day, the
great sighting cock" Of ;he occasion crowed
bideously in our cars and again with breath
less suspense, we asked ourself " Who was
it," Had the ghost o. bIudgeon BnooX'
appeared on earth with a message from the
TooMBs: impossible Had the puguaciou.
BARKsDALr come to therescue OF his kindred
spirits We looked in vain to see his WIG
FALL: Had the whole military force oil
Cottondom been detailed to demand at otu
bands redress for the long catalogue Of North
orn aggressons; Prcpostcrous What, then,
had happened Who ols that; And then
we thought Of the terrors that awaited our
friends of the Bradford Telegraph, the Gale
3onian and the Windsor Journal. Were
Hty, too, haunted by this evil "pcrt" Did
the same dread calamity await them or were
the walls of its wrath to be ompGed upon our
trembling person. and were they all to be re-
generated by forcing upon Us cutaneous
righteousness
but, tronbled spirit, calm thyself, and pre-
pare for the fate that awaits thee, was our in,
ward thought as we turned from the revolt.
ing scene. And is there no deiyerance from
the tortures of this dreadful hageation. i.
there no way to avert the calamity "Apol.
ogze, said the "perit All. yes, apollo
ges we mould make, but our scare is so grea
that what we mould do that we find it jmpossi.
bic to do,---the spirit is willing but the
flesh is weak. On the whole, though, We
have concluded to apologize The apology
unless we get over our scare, will appear il
our next paper; until which we beg our dis.
tingushed visitor to keep his anger bottled
MONDAY MoRNING.-Happening into the
Depot in this place this morning, we met the
Hon. S. b. Colby, who, in his usually polite
and affable manner, banded us an envelope
with the request that we examine its contents
and make such use of it as proper sense Of
Justice required. We looked az the envcl.
ope, and then we looked at MIR. Colby. Oul
fears again haunted us. Hon much he looked
like our visitor of Saturday morning. But il
could not be, so mild and so agreeable the
contrast was too great, it could not be. And
then the envelope-was it filled with coic-
hides? No we would not entertain the
thought We opened it; we read the con
tents. Not hair of our head was injured
We grew more courageous; our self-assur-