The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-14

| HORACE GRERLEY IN VERMoNT.-The
great and and good'' Horace Greeley since
the Maine election, has practically lost all the
honor which belongs to the candidate of a
| party. He started from New York last Tues
day evening for st. Johnsbury to deliver the
| annual address before the Vermont State Agri-
| cultural Society, and succeeded in running
| through the States-of Massachusetts and Yer
| mont without anybody becoming demonstrative
over him. He arrived at Springfield early
Wednesday morning, when he finished his nap
which he had begun on the cars, and in the
morn ing started to get shaved, but met Sam
Bowes on the street and they talked politics
until Horace forgot the barber and the train,
and lost several hours. The people which
gather at railroad stations expressed a little
curiosity to see the Philosopher, but there were
few signs of threatened demonstration except
at Charlestown, where the railroad for few
miles crosses the soil of New Hampshire, there
were some cries for Horace, which brought out
Horace and an apology for again invading the
State. He explained that he had made an
engagement several months ago to perform the
duty he was about to engage in; and that his
visit had no political significance to which a
New Hampshire farmer responded "Amen."
At st. Johnsbury couple of hundred curou.
people gathered at the depot to see the
old Philosopher, but there was no enthusiasm
not even single cheer, as the band escorted
him to the hotel to the tune of 'grhe old white
hat" The rest of the story shall be told by a
newspaper correspondent
Mr. Greeley uncovered his head as he entered
the OrOuu1S and bestowed hanipnapf smiles
on the assembled yeomanry of Vermont. The
grand stand and all the space in the vicinity
was densely crowded by from twelve to fifteen
thousand people. As he reached the grand
stand he was greeted 9Th several hearty cheers,
while his admirers crowded around the carriage
to clasp his hand. The carriage was driven in
front OF the grand stand, when Mr.. Henry
Clark, tie Secretary of the Society, introduced
the speaker. .f.
Mr.. Greeley commenced by urging the crowd
to be patient, aud stating that he should speak
deliberately and make as many hear as possible
Here he was interrupted for several moments
until the crowd could be stilled Finally he
obeyed voice which shouted to him to go
ON with your story' and proceeded to unroll a
ponderous manuscript from the same generous
bandana handkerchief which is already familiar
to those who listened to his fremont Temple
speech last winter. His voice was not audible
more than fifty feet from the carriage, and be-
fore he had spoken many minutes the audience
rapidly diminished, and at the end of his fifty
minute address more than one half had scatter
ed to other portions of the ground.
After the address he was given three more
cheers; there was another rush and hand-shak-
ing, and at some ones CALL three rousing cheers
were given for Grant. Subsequently Mr.. Greeley
was driven through the cattle stalls and me-
chanical department. of the fair, and expressed
himself well pleased with his visit He receiv-
ed the most courteous attention as an honored
civilian, but there was no political demonstra-
ton, and he departed on the five o'clock train |
for New York