Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-09
The Cleveland farce.


According to all accounts, there were
some indescribably funny scenes enacted
at the Cleveland convention. While the
mode of representation was under dis.
cussion, the following incident livened
up things;
DISGUISED FANATIC.
A youngish, leanish, guantish, green
ish looking customer, who had sat near
the platform with vigilant mien all
day, rose and wanted to debate the pro-
position. He struck an attitude like a
bronze statue, and raising his soft hat,
informed the convention in grave man
ner with solemn twang in his voice,
that he came all way from 10 Davies
county, Illinois, to join the faithful.
His strange way of raising his voice 10
scream at the end of every sentence,
suggested that he was Hardshcll Bap-
tist or a Methodist circuit rider. He
had paid his own expenses, he said, and
he didn't expect to RECEIVE A CENT. Here
the convention INDUCED in a laugh at
the philanthropist. " / tell YOU" he
continued, {" have come hundreds of
miles, and | don't want to be favored
a sinqle mits--hot single MITE-NoT A
SINGLE MITEw At this novel and gen.
erous declaration, his fellowdelegates
broke into roars of dersive laughter,
which the president, controlling his own
risibles, checked But the gentleman
from 10 Davies had lost his balance.
He held up his soft hat, rolled his eye
to the ceiling, dropped his under jaw
and stood imperturbable for full five
minutes, during which the convention
Kissed, cheered, Uttered, laughed and
roared At last he got breath, and
struck out again: These said he,
care solemn times" This startling pro-
position brought another roar, during
which he gave another wild glance at
the chandelier and continued, his voice
now elevated to shout II believe that
there is God who holds the world in
his hand jest as easy as you could hold
an gg, and If he should drop At ii eeould
SMASH ALL TO PIECESn The utter
righteousness of this scene battles all
description. The convention had given
way and was in an uproar and confusion,
but the energetic member from 10
Davies fixed his eye rebukingly upon
the president, who had declared him out
of order, and, amid roars of laughter and
spasmodic cries of "put him out" he
swung his soft hat round his head, and
inquired in yell that rang clearly
above the tumult: "Sir Don't you be-
here there is a God ?" This finished the
picture, and as the audience continued
to roar in reply, the delegate from 10
Davies, uttered despairing "O-h! !"
at their gross infidelty, and backed
speedily out of the room in regal style,
waving his soft hat reproachfully at the
convulsed assembly.
VOTED DOWN
When the first resolution was read,
"The Union shall be preserved" a cler-
ical delegate moved to amend by adj
ding by Gods blessing" The presi-
dent put the vote, cas- many as are in
favor of the amendment of Gods bless
ing, say Aye" And it was rejected by
a tremendous "Nol"
KICKED OUT.
One of the prominent New York del
egates, who labored to secure postpone
me mt of the convention, or, If that was
not possible, to secure the nomination
Of Grant, was accosted by friend-"Just
arrived from Cleveland, eh - yes"
Cooking little chop-fallen). Chow
about the conventions Don't know"
Why, you were member, and took
part in the proceedings" eyes, but we
were kicked out" How so % "Just
in this way" responded the delegate;
and suiting the action to the word, he
stepped back few PAGES, and with
vigorous forward movement performed
as handsome kick in the air as was
ever enacted in Cleveland or elsewhere.
" That's the way we were served at
Cleveland said he. Good morning !"
exclaimed the delegate, IS he hurried on
to his business. r.el
DESCRIPTION.
Ike New York World, favoring the
Clevelanders, calling them "good fell
lows" "patriots," and all that sort of
thing thus described them on the day
of their meeting:
"The mass convention, which assem-
bles at Cleveland to-day, has, like Ger
berus, three heads, and, with those, three
open mouths baying, three pair of eyes
glaring, and six rows of teeth gnashing
at Lincoln. 1t has one body, and that
is full of concentrated animosity to-
ward the incumbent of the White
House."
The Worlds rhetoric is stunning
The Joe Davies chap couldn't beat
that.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
The convention was boisterous for free
speech, but utterly iptolerant of all
speech against its predetermined pur-
pose. The member who had the courage
to oppose the Fremont current, even in
laudation of so popular a man as Gen.
Grant was hooted at, denounced as
copperhead, accused of being in the EN-.
pioy Of the administration, and would
lfNr rei 81. II to resume his sea i,s 1
not the chairman, with mastery hand,
compelled from the convention some re-
spect for justice and tolerance.
NARROW ESCAPE OF LEE.-A Richmond
paper says that when Hancock made his
grand swoop on the rebel army and cap
tur,.d co many priSoparS On cot pnop