The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-08-31
WHAT ALLIED THEM.

.r III WHAT ALLIED THEM.
There has been good deal Of wonder
expressed rs to what it was that 80 melted
the members Of the Philadelphia Conyen-
ton to tears when the grand "arm.in.arm"
procession entered and with "slow and
measured tread" advanced TO the speakers
stand. The only satisfactory solution to the
matter which we have seen is given by that
truly unterrifed Democrat, HPetroleum v.
Nasby," who attended the Convention as n
delegate and in this way succeeded in get
ting deeper insight into the affairs than
outsiders did. His explanation is really af.
fec,ing. Ito says: .....,, -.,. -.,
wuz a delegate to Philadelphia! !
wusn I elected nor noihin, and hcdn't any
credentials, but the door Of the wigwam /
passed nevertheless, The dourkeepcr wus
a old Dmokrat, and my breath helped me,
my nose, which RELY blossoms like tho lob
ster, WIS oy yoosc, but spect my hevin a
gray coat on with stund up collar, with n
brass star onto il, wus wat finished the biz
Mss. The Southern delegates fought shy
NV me, but tho Northern ones, bless their
souls, the mint they saw the star on the
collar NV my gray coat, couldn't do enuff
for me. They addressed me CT Kernel and
Gineral, and sod, "tllis wus trooly an UNI
lncritcd honor" and paid my drinks, and !
succeeded in borowin hundred and
twenty dollars Of en- on the first day. /
mite hev doubled It, but the fellows wus
took in so easy that no finunceerin wus re-,
quircd, and Il RELY wus no Enforcement.
The Conpenshtin itself wus the most af.
fectinist gatherin ever witnist. he'd u
scat beside Randall, who wus managin
the concern, and ] Good seo 1t all., The
crowd rushed into the billlin aud filled il,
when Randall desired attention. He bcin
the Postmaster General, every one of them
dropped into his seat ez tho no he'd bin
shot, and there wus the most perfeck quiet
I ever saw. Doolttle, who WIS tie cheer
man, winked at Randall, and nodded his
head, when Randall announced that The del
egaies from Souih KarlirW and the delegates
from .1fassaehoosits ,rood inter urn tn arm
With a slow and measured step they cum
in, and ut a signal from Randall the chcerin
commenst, ami SIGH checrin Then Doo-
little pulled out his white hankercher and
applied Il to his eyes, and every delegate
simultaneously pulled out white banker.
cher and applied II to his eyes. '' ' Fl.
To me, this was the proudest moment of
my life, not that there was anything partic'
ilerly inspiri,in in tho scene aforc me, for
there wuzzcnt Orr, from South Karliny,
looked partikilerly ashamed Of hisself, cz
tho no wus goin thro q. highly ncssary but
extremely disgustin ceremony, and was de-
tcrinincd to keep up stiff upper lip over
Il, and Couch looked up to Orr ez tho he
was Altered NV him and ez tho he felt fiat.
tered by Orr's condescension IN walkin at
all with sch umble individjooal. but TO
my eyes the scene was significant. ] look.
ed into the fiichur and wat did ] sec ez
them two, ono sneakin and tother ashamed
Nv hisselc walked up that aislef Wat did
I see? saw, the Dimokrisy restored to its
normal condisllun-l saw the reunion of
the two wings--in fact saw the entire
Dimokrutic bird reunited. The North. one
wing and the weakest; Kentucky, tho bcak,
sharp, hungry and rapacio,is; Southwest,
tho strong, active wing; Virginny, the legs
and claws |; Ohio, the heart Pennsylvania,
the stomach; South Cnroliny, the tail feath'
ems; and Moo Jersey, tho balance Of the
bird. saw these parts, for five years Ills.
severed, come together, holdin niger in
one claw and Post.ofiices in the other, say
ing. "Take en- both together they go IN
lots" saw the old Union-the bold clIiy-
clrous Southncr a guidin, controllin an,l di.
rcc,in the machine, and ussoomin to hisself
the places Nv honor, and the Dimokrut NV
the North follerin like puppy dog ut his
heels, takin SIGH fat things ez he could snap
up-the Southerner ashamed Of his associ-
atoms. but forced to yoosc em-thc North.
crncr uncomfortable in his presence, but
lied 10 him by self.intcrcst. saw cou,in
hack the good old times when "a States
met in convention and let II rule EN-, and
ez I contemplated the scene, ], too, wePt,
but il wuz in dead earnest.
"What arc you bubberin fort" asked n
enthusiastic delegate in front Of me, who
was n swabbin his eyes with a Handkerchief.
Sim postmaster" SEE !. "and must do
my duty in this crisis. What nrc 700 she'd
din pearls for" retorted l. "hrc you a
postmaster ?"
sNo," sez he, abut hope to he" and he
swabbed away with rcnood viggcr. -,
"Whnt's the muttcr with the eyes Nv ali
tho delegates" ]. =,
They've all got postoffiscs ia en-" SCI
he. and hc worked away haricr than ever:
While getting fresh hankcrchif lwich !
borrici from the hind coat pocket Of del
cga,e near me, and witch, by the why. in my
ielirious JOY, forgot to say anything to
him aboutb looked over the Convenshin,
nnd ugain the tears wcllcd up from my
hcan. Ny sole WIZ full and ovcrflowin,
and stopped over at the eyes there, be.
fore mc, sat that hero, Dick Taylor, and
Cuh Buiiist, and there wux the Nelson's and
Ycadons, and tho Representatives Nv tho
first families Nv the South, and IN Phihdel.
phia, at Convention with oil tho lcadin
Democrats NV the North. ccptin vnlisuiig-
hem and Wood, and they wuz skulkin
around within cali, with their wstchfhl eyes
on the perceedins. Herr Is a ptospek
Herr 10 fatnis! The President into our
confidence! Tho Postmaster General a
rinnin the Convention! Tho hands played
Dixie and tho Star Spangicd Banner alter