The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-13
The Sage at the st.
Johnsbury Fair.
Twelve THOUSAND PERSONS PRESENT.
A Gaping Crowd Of Sigetseers and
Not a Single Cheer.
The Ladies the Cham, ,iOne,
of Horace.
HIS SPEECH ON EARNING.

OF. 'ohNsBuRY' t., Sept. r. 1872.
Mr.. Greeley left White River Junction this morn
ng at halfpast eight O'Clock accompanied by ex-
Lieutehant Governor neho &c, W. r. Sanford anu
'ohn gregory Inc conn .ittee appointed by the
Far ASSOCIATION 10 rece' We him proceeded at once
70 81. Johnspury. me q was no demonstration
whatever along the oute IL was twelve O'Clock
when he train drove into the depot at this town,
Where large crow d, composed Of gaping sight
eeere, awaited him The little village Of st. John
bury Is nestled oy the bank Of the Passumpsic at
fne foot ana on The sides OF half dozen hills 1t
s pretty ana 70 mantle as to scenery and has at
east one toiers BILE hotel-the Avenue Housc-the
proprietor OF which has the courage In this den
Of Grantlsm to brave all the lions, hang out
greeley nag and argufy for Greeley.
Ehe towp may be said to be FAIR
psnxs' ~ gn, just Rhode Island 's
spragues own: for IL is his great scale manufac-
tory, abe tut which has clustered this thrifty
little Co .ony. calling half Of itself st. yohnsburg
'ha WV other half Fairbanks Village. The FAR
'ahks family are Grant men, and hold In their
nands the votes of the villagers There are three
PROM ising little newspapers in the town. all Of
meg L as bitter against each other a. the rival
me cts OF "Eatonswel," examining the lie and the
10y y-born scoundre down each others throats with
Jndlsh satisfaction on little town issues and yet
II train harmoniousy for Grant. Into this amable
and friendly neighborhood the great sage OF Chap
paqua has
THE HEADLONG DARING TO PRESENT HIMSELF
az an exponent Of agriculture Immediately on the
heels of the ZOO verdict OF the State against his
claims as an exponent OF politics. 1t requires
some nerve and courage to do this; but the
brave Horace has done 1t and came triumph
antly OF. At an early hour the little
village assumed the appearance offs gay fair. The
town was crowded to such excess that the long
halls OF the two hotels had been filed with cots
and pallets for the surplus guests the night BEFORE
looking like hospitals in the dim light Of the Oh
lamps, while in the parlors, reading rooms and
ofKices men were sitting on chairs In agonizing
cOnt0rtions trying to catch nod or two. These
people turned out into the streets at daybreak and
nom that time till the arrival Of the train every
thing was village hubbub Long drays with four
horses waited at every corner, the drivers urging
passengers to 60 to the fair IN their OUTFIT as the
only really reliable one in town. Country damsels
In bright coors, with their beaux in hickory shirt
costumes, rode in blushingly behind WORKOUT nags
In broken-down vehicles, and long trains Of plat
form cars, decorated with evergreens and
BLACK WITH HUMANITY,
hragged their slow length into the town OF all the
railroads. In some instances horses were deco
rated with nags-not Greeley ones generaly-and
yprigs, and band OF music, composed OF the most
distinguished rural talent In the neighborhoOd,
rode around town all the morning going in q sharp
trop towards the depot whenever the whistle of an
Incoming train was heard IN the distance. 1t was
plain that the honest Vermont folk were deter
mined to show that honor to the agriculturist
that they had denied to the candidate and, while
khey doubted his theory to revolutions they be-
ueved IN his system OF farming and IN his general
Us man Sas s SS8Es hardly
above whisper. was to be heard as the liberal
chief came down from the car platform and wendell
bis way through the mass to his open carriage.
fIe wore the traditional white hot and claw-hau
mer broadcioth coat. He got into his carriage, fol-
lowed by ex-Congressman Jedd p Laid and q. H.
Tss yas0a oheq %
containing prominent citizens and members Of the
press followed NUN ronrve,
passed up the avenue, past the Avenue House, the
two newspaper oflices and fine Public Library
W. We're ed Sd the crowd oc@ns ,Se
carriages and crowding upon the wheels was by no
rah, not movement indicative OF welcome
throughout the route. The people, like country
eyes staring too dumb to lender him U Welcomes nn
At present they seem to consider 1t their duty not
to clasp hands In this way. the cortege arrived at
SetooI himself to his room ana prepared for dinner
While the preparations for Inner were making,
and even while that meal was In progress, several
prominent gentlemen called upon him. aud a mum.
Der Of invitations to extend the limit Of his visit
In Vermont were presented to him. One invitation
was to visit some political friends In New
port, VT, but this he declined saying that he
DlsAss0CIATE POLITICS
from agricultural fairs. Congressman Poland, an
over the Forthcoming Congressional nomination
with Judge Steele, another intensely bitter Grant
man came to see the sage on assGredly social visit
Pliments as greeted by the lively Philosopher with
the words, We'll. Poland, feel pretty well over
the fact that Charles Sumner is to be the next Gov
ernor OF Massachusetts, At two O'Clock the
carriages with the band, again appeared and the
Root, President OF the Vermont state Fair
Association, and Henry Clark, the Secretary
airs through Main street to the fair grounds. There
were no denominations on the way, the whole
chanted ground where the aspirant whose claims
they had respected few days before was to en-
chain their attention by bis eloquence. On the
establishment of that kind-there were
TWELVE THOUSAND PEOPLE GATHERED.
Hardly" said the Sage drily; ~ don't see
crowd crushed Itself about the Wheels Of the the
vehices Trying TO get closer to The old man Of the
heels and dashng little boys meTcessy aaa ins
n e ratings OF the track and the stands. In the
On the judges stand the people Crowded
eve y in, inch sn.o and men hung on by the
a bio, TX ia each direction. Up and down the track
che c. "owd was dense, scattering, crushing and
bmry unbering however only six mem o. tr SSn IN
vain TO keep passage way open Tor the PhIlOso.
pher'ssc, Trlage. The aid OF the four marshals
under co lionel Bowman, all on horseback was ali
that seen red and even then with great dinlcultv
the needed passageway and yet in ali the crowd
suffering
sc MUCH TERRIBLE DISCOMFORT
90 see Gree. ey, not Que voice proposed cheer for
a nor. poiitica welcome until he had ridden far
Into the grow nd, down the trotting track. Half
occupied by the ladies', who made it
brilliant with their !, gems, their dresses,
forth with heas1 y. patting Of the hands.
They rose in tRl 'ir seats and waved their
no MI archiafa I'm urOtaet aUatnat tho