Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-11-07

pRoeREss OF THE NEW Party.
Tsmpest in T'ammany Hall. 1T was
on Friday night last, after day OF
storms, that lights were seen burning
dimly in Tammany Hall--crowds were
before the door earnestly engaged in
discussion---and a general excitement
prevailed every avenue OF that ancient
place, devoted TO roguery, patriotism,
sense, gin, generosity, and folly. The
contest in the interior was between
Isaac l.. VARrAN, and WIN. LEGGET,
for the nomination 10 Congress. MIR.
Legget is the ultra advocate Of abolI-
tion-pledged to lis principles il
elected, determined to move in Congress
for the repeal Of the southern colored
social state now existing in the District
OF Columbia and, also, for resolu-
ton to admit no new States into the
Union without restrictions on that
point. Mr.. Varian is for the unity,
peace and harmonyofthe countryside
cidedly Of opinion that the Southern
States be allowed to alter or improve
their social condition without interie-
renee from the North.
This was the contes.--thcse were the
parties. What was done !
The committee voted and adjourned,
cursed and talked, drank and quarrel
led and again talked and quarrellcd,
and voted and adjourned, and drank and
damned, without coming to any deci-
sion. In the outer rooms the same ex-
citement prevailed. The whole Gus
tom-house was in the fielj. Here was
the collector earnestly holding forth in
one corner, the district attorney in the
other, quietly putting in his logical ep
.ipram, and the crowd of tide waters
scudding about among the stormy elc-
mcnts like Mother Carey's chickens
after the foaming wake Of the Royal
William in the last equinociial gale.-
AT the bar Of Tammany Hall, the
whiskey, brandy, gin, and othor H.
quors, flowed fast and strong. Every
fresh cocktail only increased the sub
Unity Of the speakers, or gave fresh
or tinge to the red-red nose, or lou
der twang to the long-long tongues Of
the Locoiocos. Hundreds were crow
ded into the little room, and forty spoke |
Mt once with all that grace and purity |
which usually characterize the classic
al eIoqnonce at Tammany Hall. We
give few specimens for future ages
20 take pattern after: "I'll be etor-
nally id if go for Varian-blast
Leggett, he is an abolitionist-but he's
a Locofoco-if you don't nominate Va
rian we're all dishcd--l won't have a.
ny man but Leggett-d--n blood and
is that you!-Bill Price
bill Pricc-gods and little fishes
Bill Price, Bill Price---if you don't no.
inmate Leggett, d-n my buttons if
we don't kick up all hell in the public
meeting-d--n Legget- Varian-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tit-grog-gin-boys --iun--devil-
hell" &c.
In another habitation Of the same
square, different and quieter scenes
were seen. A private committee of
the aboltionists was in session by nc
cident. They were watching this their
first experiment in politics with all the
deep interest which philosopher hangs
over the first blendings of the elements
of chemistry. They sent out scouts
TO ascertain the success of their candi-
date. In few minutes the intelligence
was received. Tho devil, according
to the abolition view, had prevailed IN
Tammany Hall, rs he lreqeunily has
done before. VIM. Leggett, by the
influence Of the custom. house, was de-
feated by five votes, 43 to 80. Isaac
Varian was nominated, and the storm
burst forth from Tammany Hall with
deeper and direr vengeance than it has
played around its gin barrels and vene-
rable whiskey casks for quarter of
a century. The Locofocos stormed,
swore, drank aud smoked. till they
were petecily blind, hoarse, and foolish.
They declared, E" we will not vote for
Varian, he is Conservative-hei is "a
bank director-we'l strike him off al
the public meeting" For many a
long hour the tempest ofpolitics blew
and dashed along. The aboltionists
retired slowly from the scene-not cast
down--not dejected--but rejoiced to
find that, in the first attempt to cap
ture Tammany Hall, they hid come
within three votes of their purposes
"If we succeed so we'll on the first tri
al. the day is our own hereafter"
Vermont Senator. The Hon. Samu.
el S. Phelps, of Middlebury, has been e.