The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-14

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May 9th, be taken from the table and given a
passage. Lost.-Adjourned. A
An Agricultural Process-Raising a
Greeley Flag.
''Cap'n Rice gin treat and following the
example of that doughty officer of the militia,
Commodore" James M. Churchill of the p.
Y. c. gave his neighbors a little bit of excite
ment last night by getting crowd around his
elegant mansion on State street, while he "fung
to the breeze"-we believe that is the correct
expression-a Greeley flag; on a staff with a
Grecian bend The Commodore worked all
day to get the staff erect; with guys and stays
twas curiously surrounded, but still it had a
lean, to it. 1t was not an impromptu occa-
sion the flag raising, we mean-although it
was tried to make it appear SO. 1t had been
quietly talked off for several days among the
faithful who promised to attend; and duly adj
vertised with the usual Accomplishments of
music, fireworks and artillery. 1t was prom
ised to come off at half past Z. So a represen-
tative OF the PRESS was promptly on the spot
at the hour and found the greensward and side
walks filled with juveniles let out to play lit
Tie while before being put to bed. The house
was brilliantly Illuminated, and groups of
beautiful women made the interior still bright
er with their presence. The deepening twilight
| grew more sombre and the promised crowd
didn't come. The Commodore got nervous and
walked backwards and forwards and begged
the policeman to keep the sidewalks clear; and
then he gave tug at the halliards At this
juncture two red-headed Irish boys got into a
fUht and draw ha FIRST dof 10
| Then the Commodore gave another tug at the
halliards, and the flag fell from the blight and
chung gracefully in its fright to the topmast 1t
| was greeted with the explosion of one fire.
| cracker, and an exclamation from childish
voices. People with sharp eyes thought they
could resolve the line of black stripes at the
head OF the flag into the legend, ''Greeley and
Brown" but i'm the darkness their imagina-
ton was better than their optics
All this time the Portland Band had been
stationed in Market Square, rallying the clans
with the blast of the pibroch, and soon after
O'Clock they marched to State street, followed
by right smart crowd, who enjoyed the free
show, with music thrown in. They drew up in
front of the entrance and were received by the
Commodore in a full suit of Greeley grey, and
house. They marched in between green and
red Bengola lights, while rockets were let off
up the line. The Band played Hail Columbia,
and the smoke grew more dense. A ragged
behind urch;n, said with decided sniff that
1T smelt something like Fourth of july A
piece of ordnance in the grounds startled the
crowd. Then arose cries for Bradbury. A
second gun was fired "Two yachts in," shout
ed a boy in the crowd. Then the manipulators
ranged themselves on the upper steps-those
original Greeley men," Hon. A. W. H. Clapp,
s. r. Lyman A. w. Bradbury, W. HI. Clifford,
Charles H. Haskell, James L. Farmer, Allen
Haines S. c. Strout. James H. Hamlen and
such.
Then Mr.. Sewall G. Strout came forward and
said to his fellow citizens" that he had the
honor of introducing Hon. James H. Hamlen,
''who was your delegate to the Cincinnati Con-
vention, and who would report the doings of
that body" Hamlen, who, by the way, was
the handspring of the occasion, went ON to
tell the people about the great enthusiasm that
attended the sixth ballotting, and wrought up
with all his eloquence the eventful scenes, while
the claquees around him managed the cheers
very nicely at the proper points. And B. Gratz
/ Brown was the next theme of his eulogy; and
then he told his hearers how appropriate it was
for private individual to raise the first Gree
ley fag-a gentleman who was not a partizan
but representative of commerce-commerce
which wants labor, and which the working men
require. After fiowery tribute to the virtues
of III. G., he made touching appeal to the
Democrats to support the man who had been
their lifelong foe, because he had made
an honest fight against them. He said, we be-
lieve we can trust these nominations with you?
"a voice-Yes, we've had enough of 'em y
Then he went on to tell of the Greeley enthusi-
asm in the West and described Grants military
insolence in Missouri, which was curbed by B.
Gratz Brown and a popular majority of 10000
for the written law against military rule. 1t
remains for you to say, he continued, if these
candidates shall occupy the high places they
have 'been nominated for. (Cries of no -yesD
All prejudices must be sunk, said the orator;
and we Liberal Republicans call ON you Demo-
Gratis to unite with us and elect these men Pres
ident and Vice President of the United States
And then the band played, and call was
made for three cheers for Hamlen.
Mr.. Strout next introduced the Hon. w.
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"who now sympathizes with the people,"
"Harry" had splendid voice; it rings like a
trumpet and can be heard from afar. He made
a good speech-for his side-a regular, genu-
inc, old-fashioned Democratic stump speech,
just such a one as we like to listen to. He ar
raigned the administration for continuing the
discord in the South; told about the violent
death of American commerce; praised the Gin
cinnati Convention said that while the admin
istration had bent its energies entirely to the
liquidation of the public debt it had robbed the
people by taxation, and stolen from the country
by defalcations. He said the new movement
was yet only germ, but it was destined to
grow into the controlling political power of the
nation. "a voice behind him-sotto yoce-
Good pitch in; give 'em thunder.) The Repub-
licans cannot find fault with Mr.. Greeley, so
they abuse his tailor; they do not know the
great honest heart that beats in his bosom, and
they joke about the vest that covers it. They
cannot understand the great power of his brain
and they make fun of his hat. Democrats, are
you ready to support him? "a voice-yes.) Re-
publicans; where are are the architects and
builders of your party? At Cincinnati Will
you join them in sustaining these nominations?
"a voice-yes.) Then see that you do it.
And the Band played again.
And then there were calls for Bradbury
but the music had got its cue and moved off
up the street. AT Spring street the mass diyid-
ed, part following to Park street, where halt
was made at the residence of Hon. Bion Brad
bury, and that gentleman was saluted. He
came out and talked to the band and the little
boys that were following them, giving them
pleasant lecture on political history. He began
with Mr.. Jefferson's inaugural and rehearsed
the story of parties from that time to the pres
ent. He endorsed the action of the Cincin-
natl Convention by saying that if the Demo-
cratic Convention at Baltimore should nominate
Greeley and Brown he believed they would be
elected!
Up Park, and through Congress, Middle, Ex-
change and Congress to Old City Hall the band
marched, with their attendants burning rockets
and Roman candles. In front of the Printers
Exchange the fright guide" intimated that he
would like few cheers for the Argus, but the
illumination was too faint; the boys. couldn't
see anything by it; SO the music marched to
Market square and the band dispersed, and
there wasn't seed enough left at the last to pay
for covering. Who pays?