The Portland daily press., 1866-09-01

MIR. Massey was present at the Philadel-
phia Convention, and he discourses with deep
ly prophetic insight upon the significance of
the great arm in arm scene. Hear him: =
he'd seat beside Randall, who wuz man.
agin the concern, and Good see it all. THE
crowd rushed into the bildin and filIed II,
when Randall desired attention. He helm the
Postmaster General every one of EN- dropped
into his seat ez tho he he'd bin shot, and there
wuz the most perfeck quiet ever saw. Doc
little, who was the cheerman, winked at Ran
dali, and nodded his head, when Randall an
nounced that the delegates from South Karliny
and the delegates from Massachusetts, GOOD enter
arm in arm! With slow and measured step
they cum in, and at signal from Randall the
cheerin commenst, and SIGH cheerin! Then
Doolittle pulled out his white Handkerchief and
applied It to his eyes, and every delegate stimuli
taneously pulled out white hand kercher and
applied 1t to his eyes. -
TO me, this waz the proudest moment NV my
life, not that there wuz anything partikilerly
inspi7itin in the scene afore me, for there wuz-
zent. Orr, from South Carolina, looked par
tikilirly ashamed of hissef, as tho he was goin
| thro highly nessary but extremely disgustin
ceremony, and was determined to keep up a
stiff upper lip over it, and Couch looked up to
Orr as tho he was afeerd NV him and as though
he felt fattered by Orr's condescension in
walkin at all with SIGH umble individjooal. =
Dub W my ulluu tHo ScCu0 was SlgIllHCauI.
looked into the fucher, and wat did see ez
them two men, one sneakin and tother asham-
| ed Nv hisself, walked up that aisle? Wat did
see? / saw the Dimocrisy restored to its nor
NAL condishunI saw the reunion NV the two
wings-in fact I saw the entire Demokratic
bird reunited. The North, one wing and the
weakest; Kentucky, the beak, sharp, hungry
and rapacious; Southwest, the strong, active
wing; Virginny, the legs and claws; Ohio the
| heart, Pennsylvania the stomach, South Caro-
lima the tail feathers, and Moo Jersey the bal
ance of the bird. / saw these parts, for five
years discovered, come together, holdin Niger
| in one claw and Post Offices in the other, say
| in, "Take EN- both together-they go in lots =
saw the old Union-the bold, chivelrous
| Southner guidin controllin and directin the
machine, and assomin to hisself the places NV
honor, and the Dimokrat of the North follerin
like puppy dog at his heels takin SIGH fat
| things ez he could snap up-the Southerner
ashamed of his associations but forced to use
em-the NOrtherner uncomfortable in his
presence, but tied to him by self-interest. I
saw comm back the good old times when "a
| States met in convenshun and let II rule EN-,
and ez I contemplated the scene, I too wept,
butt was in dead earnest.
swat are you blubberin for?" asked enthu-
siastic delegate in front of me, who was a swab-
bin his eyes with handkerchief.
I'm q postmaster" seq /, "and / must do
din pearls for" retorted I. "Are you post
master?"
"No," SEE he, "but I hope to be-" and he
swabbed away with renooed vigger.
WAITS the matter with the eyes Nv all the
delegates says I.
They've ali got postofises in 'em," seq he,
and he worked away harder than ever.