Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-11


and dongs OF the Second Ward during the trois ours
Of the New York election.
"Here's Coffin ticket, Sir"
al don't want Coffin"
"Ah! you're lively youth"
Billings sir! Billings ticket
"lts no use coong. don't want tohave any thing
TO do with Billings"
Liberal ticket"
"No abolition"
"No Fulton street dctation."
"Ns Graham bread"
"Coffin's going ahead"
"Carry it out"
'We'ye screwed up the Collins"
"No you haven't"
eyes we have"
Bet YOU Punch that we haven't now"
"Don't make Judy of yourself"
Midway up the stairs party were amusing them
selves in tearing up the tickets and pelting those be-
low with them and at times this had the appearance
of snow-the floor and steps under these worthless
was covered with the minute particles. On the top
of the stairs between the Library and the Lecu e
Room, in which latter place the election took place,
the fercesi struggle took place War, war was the
word. Each party for time strained their sweet
voices in emulation, each trying TO oulswear the
ether. But reserved orthe Coffin party
ale the browning excitement With wit worthy a
more experienced age, and ripper Judgment for the
purpose of inducing voters TO join their party they
placed tlack board over the door, facing the stairs,
upon which they chalked 300 majority for Coflin.
This announcement was received with shouts Of
delight blythe Collins. The Billings eyed the black
board with CONSERVATION, and groans, deep and bit
ter, told their detestation OF the manRuvre.
But :" from words come blows" says wise old
saw. ltwas verified. After a mutual exchange of
compliments $3.50. en
down with it." cried the Billings. a5
Keep II up" cried the Collins. H M.a a.s@
The Billings made the onset to tear IT from its To-
cation The Collins gathered to protect their black
ensgn-a struggle ensued-the board was torn down
some buttons were torn of some of the youngsters
clothes, which doubtless their ma'nmas will sew on
IN the morning with appropriate admonitiOns. The
board came down with n crash.
How are you Jack? how's yoar nosef"
Blackbaled." tH
"What the pirates boarded you eh p
:" L. there any Phrenologst here? young man
got a new bump organ on his nose can any one tell
what IL N"
"Yes, it's the organ of desusctiveness, and it will
lead h,m TO his Coffin.
"Yo1're right-rn 90 and vote for righ,
away"
After O clock the excitement increased. Ii was
apparent that the party who had ruled the roast
for FIVE years must give up the CHEST on the present
occasion and that the locofscos would come H.
The Billings party one by one prudently retired.-
The Collins said that they coushed them down. AT
length il was announced that Coffin had majority
OF 230. This, we presume, 10 about right IL GER
tain that he is elected by considerable mnlority.-
The beauty OF this institution Is, that with the close
of the election, all rivalry ceases--they think no
more OF their former oppositlon--ihey are members
of the Mercantile Library Association.
THE AUTHORS CLuB.-A query has been set afloat
in most of the city papers TO what has become of
the Authors Club. Who cares II was but silly
affair fron the beginning, and from the manner in
which il originated il could no, have different re-
suit than the insignifcance and nothngness into
which it has fallen. Its authors were the satellites
that revovs about some Of literary suns (heaven
- N al into hor
rowed s,ilts
Some months ago meeting was called al private
house, to which ssndry literary gentlemen were in
vi,ed, without the object being specified Hacck
and Washington Irving attended, and a person from
Halifax, who has written some splay footed lines,
and made speech at one of the meetings Of the
Woodwork benefit committee moved that Mr. Hal
leck take the chair. The author Of Fanny" seated
HIMSELF and the poetaster proceeded 10 eulogze the
chairman and Washington Irving -talksd about how
delight il was for brethren to dwell together in
unity-and tina, an authors club was the thing absve
all other things wanted to protect their interests
against the rapscity Of the book sellers and their own
jealousy and squabblmg. He then enlarged upon
the propriety of establishing newspaper IN connec
ton with the clsb and that the former wosld be
sure to prosper If the chairman and Mr. Irving would
undcrtsket edi, itwith some verbiage of that
kind.
Haleck turned il of with joke-but committee
was appointed, and the affair went to sleep. The
wiseacre who SET the scheme ahoat, is now anxious,
we presume, 10 rcsuscitate his hopeful project. We
will try and obtain some specific details and present
them TO our readers.
II DocreR BRASpRETH, whom we cut up so un-
nercfully sometime ago Blessed vuga forgive us y
has gone through more romance for the last six
months than would supply corps Of novelis,s for a