Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-06-07

Burlington sent \ solitary delegate, Mt ultts-
vus 4. Austin, and Democrat at that. The
hotels had rcarcely complement Of guests and
there was no ttir that indicated any mighty
gathering Of the people. 1t soon was whisper
eI about that Gen. Fitzpatrick and Col Ethan
Allen had Telegram Pied thst they couldn't come
but had sent such substitutes az Messrt Coates,
Murphy aud Reilly, men known to fame and
excellent speakers. IA in cur personal and
political knowledge, we had Eever heard Of
thete eminent gentlemen, We began to ''smell 8
II cute. " and had fears that the grand council
Of political reform would vanish into thin air.
But by diut OF the exertions Of the very clever
managing men Of the affair, Messrs lockwood
Barrett, Maj Salisbury AMI John Landon, aided
by the inspiriting music Of the Rutland Band,
snumbe- Of persons mainly Grant men and
Democrats mostly melted By curiosity to see
chow the new thing would work. - wendell their
way 20 the spscious new Town Hall where
about O'Clock an organization wts effect
ed By the choice Of Hon. Seneca NJ
Dlrr Of Eutlfnd. ss President 4 number
Of " Liberia" lights were seated On the platform
but W noticed feS Of local prominence, save
John Lsudon, D. E Nicholson, and Charles
Clement. Of Rutland, and o. Il. Rounds Of Mt
Tabor P5ultney ha3 representative in J. 3.
Prinde, an old associate Of Mr.. Greeley.
Henry c. Adams, Of s. Adams. and
Col Jel P Llli, Of Alburgh, were the oaly
leading Gree eyites present, outside Of Rutland
county A few Rutland Democrats, such As
Miner Hiilard ani Jesse L. Billings, lent color
to the proceedings, by sitting on the steps lead
to the platform. After = burst Of music, Mr..
Do-r made lengthy apology for the absence Of
the prominent speakers sai then il his own Pc
culiar and ponderous manner, eulosizsd the
Liberal Republican movement, which be said
was destined to bring bsck to the Republic the
days Of its purity snd simplicity. and secure a
govsrnnent Of the people instead Of goTern-
ment of office holders. Every living man he
said had deep and sliding interest in this lib
eral movement, and then pausiDg he remarked
in most solemn tones, - it might even stir the
ashes Of the sheetei dead" After this eloquent
sentence. which hardly met with the applause its
author evidently expected, he introduced as the
speaker Of the day, Mr.. Lewis NJ. Costes,
who announced hinself "a q native Virginian,
but 5 rssdea. Of Pennsylvania. He was :
black haired nervous gentleman, who made
about ss thin " speech as it has
ever been our misfortune to listen 10.
Rome, Greece, Magns ChArta, SC, SC, were
badly mixed in the preface Of his remarks. Hor-
ace Greeley WAS duly glorihed snd President
Grant barated he considered Greeley's noni-
nation and election would insugurste an era Of
better feeling and bring peace and harmony to
he country. Tie democrats mus vote for
C -ee!ey. because they stood sponsors al the bap-
II III a-Ci 7cinuAti and tcCk the Liberal Repubi-
c,rs into II cir arms and blessed them. The
forests and Va. 'eys would ring with the cry Of
shame On the det ,ocrats, if they were recreant To
Greeley now. CT ,elsy, the speaker thought
should be elected to ropitists the South. The
p.st istues were dead Nr. Costes talked strange
" about the tariff. evi. emily thinking he war
talking to democrats and uot to republican Yer
mont farmers. He gave 'siekening and IN
truthful account Of the outrs 20 OF the carpet
bsggers. but had not word co Neefh ing the hu
KlnE. He abused Motby, Gen. VIA ham and
other southern men who favored the re-ele ton oil
Grant. lie made some preposterously silly rem MAS
concerning the Geneva arbitration AID continge ii
damages. he concluded by saying that every
man of his party ought to blush for Grants con-
due. and hoped the time would sOon come when
the men of Rutland could 90 from their marble
palaces to the plantation Of Virginia and talk with
their Southern brethren concerning the war Of
1875, but rot sb5ut that Of 1861. Mr.. Coates'
remarks excited little enthusiasm.
After music Major Salisbury vas called on but
he furnished substitute in Hon. D. E. -fiohoi-
son. David wss got up with an elegant new
coat and brass buttons for the occasion, snd
ma le long 81 eech. bat which lacked his utusl
or iginllity and ,,athos. lie clearly seemed not
at home in tine L sw movement. lie commenced
his speech by com plimenti Major Salisbury for
his bravery as = 1ldier and his fitness as Vice
President at the " greSt Greeley jubilee" at
Cincinnsti. Mr.. n cholsou said he awaited the
action Of Cincinnati With " breathless silence
and bated breath aud when be heard
that Horace Gree ey @ls nominated. he
was go hsppy that he could taste
it, Mr.. n. adm Tilted that he had had
no cause to find fault with Grants adminis'ra-
ton. bu, he was in ,svor of the one-term prin-
cpe He maie the singular statement that
Greeley waived his convictions against Mr. IN
coin for the second term, forgetting to stat
that he gave him but col i support and secret
y sought to deiest lin. Mr.. Nicholson closed
by using the old &C mpTOmisiug, union saving
arguments Of twelv'i years ago for electing Mr.
Greeley in order to bring peace to the country
ind restore tle Union. His speech
sounded strang ,ly, coming as it did
rom IN old Al ,olitionist and Free sOiler.
. David - mad2 prophecy with which we en-
ire coincijed. He declared that Horace Gree
ey Aeyer would be President, except he had the
Electoral ote Of Vermont. "Jesso Judge"
4 dele gate who announced hin,elf as a Liberal
Republican from Whitehall, but whose name we
failed to catch, COX the platform and INDUCED
n ten minutes Of cheap talk" He said be
was from Time honcred Skeenesboro." White
ball vas heart I'd hand for Horace Greeley,
except the lumber men doing business with the
customs officers fter insisting that though office
holders might thu eaten them, still the Liberal
Republican doctri res, which were those OF
he Saviour of man kind, peace on earth. good
will to men,-Noul d certainly prevail, '' Time
aonored Skeenesb no" sat down amid faint
applause.
Joel C. Baker, of Rutland, Re- ulster Of Probate
md Town Grand Juror foIlovef in long
'rOsy, and evide ntly prepared sp. 'ech' lie
ike most of the Greeley orstors had 'ot the
crisis" bad. He tb ought crisis had c. ne
md be wanted to leet it. He adored the Gin
'innati platform AZ 4 its nominees and denounc-
d Grant and his Military rule in the South.
Col. Ladd, was called for but declined
Geo. W. Ballo' l, Of Castleton, husband Of Alice
)utton, the WI tier and lectures in a namby- |
'smby speech expressed his profound sympathy
With the Liber Al Republican movement.
Mr. Dorr ii en- read unctiou,lv the foIlov;no |
esolutions.
hesoired. That we approve Of and do hereby |
'atfy the mol nnatione Of the Cincinnati Conyen-
ion; that ii platform il broad. liberal. explicit
md Wise A. a that II. scrn,;.s,,, - .-;..;-