Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-04

speaker. He had insuted that enlightened assem-
Diage oy spoutng poetry He was opposed to poe
| try upon principle He considered poetry on par
with poPery. He thanked his God and the Great
Mogui ne never arroe line of poetry in his lifehe
didn't knop line of poery-nay, more, he felt proud
to say that he didn't understand poetry ANY man
mat would spout poetry must be poor devil and
FELLOW that would be guilty of writing poetry would
pick pocket!
Another universal noise, and shouting and shut
fling of feet, and swearing.
An equa-rights man rose to reply :-"When was
thrs baneful system of employing personalities in
speeches to cease-what was the use of trying to
wound the feelings of their fellow locotocos the
last speaker had spoken, of picking pockets =
pick his pocket What harm could result from it? He
paused for reply. He disnterested individual
He thanked his God he could lay his hand upon his
| breeches and say without blush, ne had nothing IN
his pocket for any body 10 pick"
Immense applause from all parts Of The room !!
and shouts Of Bravo! arorthy man put him into the
chair" This "wsrthy man. wenton -
sYes, fellow Locofocos il is with PRIDE and pur.
IN Of purpose there he put his dirty hand under his
dirter shirt pronounce, havnt had dollar for
devil of long time--I wouldn't be guilty OF owning
dollar-he never dido dollar-and by the
Grace of God and assistance OF his fellow Locofocos
he never would own dollar to the day OF his
death!
Immense cheering which lastea for many minutes
and rasn was made to obtain relics OF this worthy
mans coat which, though ragged already was torn to
| tatters in the general scrimuage! Ns
/ Another gentleman rose TO order, and to support
the last speaker. This gentleman as black
tnker-hls skin hadn't seen day light for several
months, and his under garment was like Joseph's
coat, Of many colors! He began
| Mr.. Speaker, go the entire S,rine (Hear hear
from all around the room) sayI go the entire swine
for the last speaker go in for the purity Of the
| thing"
Cries of hear him hear the dustman! Bravo,
dustman! the dustman goes IN for purity!
= say go fer purity p
Here he reeled against person with white pants,
and nstan aneousy dyed them dark brown, and then
sat down.
| Another gentleman street sweeper rose-he agreed
with the gentleman who just spoke-purity was eve
~ thlng-(this fellow had beard at least eleven
inches in length personalities should be avoided (he
black mans eye the night before) they had talked
| of picking pockets-what good could come of
Lampighter rose-He was unaccustomsd to ask
any man for Hght-but he should like the last loco
foco to enighfta him. That locofoco had sald no
good could come of it ~ of what of picking peck
cts, or OF talking about it? He also paused for a
reply.
The gentleman alluded to replied that some ocofo-
cos were damned ignorant.
The other rose in rage. He disdaned to make
the street maker exponslbe here-but he would black
his eye if he caught him the Five Points the
Battery If street sweepers would speak hypographi
cally 1--WE presume he meant automatically who
was to blame For his own part he had always
say he never had been any thing but ignorant, and
ignorant he would rema TO the last hour Of his life
He was opposed 10 all change except shings and
sxpences-change brought about improvement-m-
proyement never left things as IT found them-he
opposed 10 all Improvements. He believed that an
ignorant hog was the happiest animal in creaton-he
had heard of learned pigs bat thanked heaven he
had never any nor did he believe in heireSstence
An eminent traveller had saids that in America hogs
and women had happy time Oft (Hear) and who,
| hogs
Great row from the bachelor locofocos
The lampghtcr proceeded in spite Of the interrup.
ton. He believed that ignorance the very founda-
ton OF happlness-he had been as close an observer
as he a reasoner and he had always ,ticed that
those individuals who camored oudest about liberty
were almost the most ignorant SO that / says as
Shakspear says
Where ignorance is bliss
Tis folly TO be wise"
Another grea, row for several inmates locoioco
rose 10 say for all that if the Bible poetry and
| particularly Shakespeare were often made use OF
| by loeoocos. II would destroy the Equal Rights
| party.
The chairman having decided that il wa. against
the constitution TO have any thing do with Moses
or Shakespeare order was restored and business pro-
ceeded.
Loccfoco.-We undoubtedly stand on the edge OF a
preciplce Although We can't elect members OF
Congress now, yet have 10 chose thirteen Assem-
bly, men aas put somebod into some gooo fat coun-
ty Offices There's good deal of money to be made
out Of these offices-Sherf and County Clerk AL.
ways before now which ever party had power II gave
these 10 rich and hungry arstocrats and now want
! some peor locoioco 10 get them. We live in re-
| marknble day and in n remarkable manner.
| "Thats true eald n voice in the crowd
7" Your president IL with you now ocofocos ~
! Where! wherew shouted from dozen
heads, looking round for curly -headed Mat.
| l mean he's with you now more than when YOU
! left Tammany It's marvellous thing in history and
in polucs for locofocos and poor mechanics to have
| president of their own. One born and bred up IN
| the blessed ignorance that they were. (ChceTs.)
| Three cheers for ignorance ("
| The stupid old fools al Tammany have always
been defeated, since you left them, and going 10
! their master the devil as fast they can
/ "Three chcersfor the devil T.
They said that Mat used TO dictate all Jack SAID
and now they shy Jack dictates all that Mat says
and II SO, they must both have been accommodating
| hypocrites-
! " Three cheers for hypecntesp
"They used us 10 vote, and sent Us about our bust
ness I'LL next clection-thcy hooicd at when We
asked them 10 pay for work, and now we II
| boot at them, Ill the resurrecuonln prning--
"Threc cheers for hoelng-and three extra cheers
for the resurrection morningp
| A Fanny Wright man here rose 10 order Hc OBJ
objected the resurrection morningit going in.
TO scripture contrary TO the constitution and for his
own part nc neither wished 10 hear Of the re-
surrccton morning.
The resolutions were then read as prepared by the