Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-03-28

Before this ugust body was borne by big burglar
called Bill Bays, blood red flag, supposed to be an
lar occason,) having this appropriate inscription
changing is nation
More aice than starvation"
just as this body entered the arena of action by
one gate, motley mixture of human beings entered
by the opposite gate chiefly consisting of culprs
Gently discharged from Blackwells Island. AS it
would be unfair TO speak dsparagngly Of their gar
ments, and cannot praise them without per-
verng the truth, we will say but lttle and that lit
tie shall be said more in sorrow than in anger. They
were net all without hats, and some few even had
shees-but candor compcs us to state that there was
not more than one pair ofbreeches to every three pair
of blackguards
They had banner in imitation of the American
stars and stripes; the stripes were formed from
piece OF the striped cloth wsrn by the convcts in
prison. and the stars were lngeniously contrved BY
cutting holes in the said cloth. printed mstto was
pasted on the banner, bearing this inscription
"Dick Riker he is dear us,
Tho Others do decry him;
Let's sentence him least year,
And after let US try him."
After these tive parties had taken up their position
en- and around the City Hall steps, body Of loafers
fron Wall street made their appearance They were
better dressed than the former, but did net look SO
well fed. The nglng Of specie in their pockets how
ever, was very audible as they paraded across the
pavement into the Park. They had flag, on which
pasted printed Pacard worded thus:-
"More sweeter than honey
Is ether peoples money"
They had another banner with this on il -
" Make fer u.s. we've secured the land,
We're not a very numerous band,
But our hearts are cailoas and cold"
In few minutes afterwards body of loafers from
the Astor and ether hotels steps, made their appear
ance in the Park, headed by well known pick
pocket. They had stolen a sheet for banner, with
"More fragrant than
Is other peoples cotheses"
On q second banner was inscribed
To join in this glorious hullabaloo,
Tive buSdr~d and twenty srong.7
There was considerable confusion and fighting for
priority of place amongst these parties bat at las,
tho meeting was organized by calling Nick Knicker-
booker 10 the chair.
On large banner behind the chairman were writ
ten these words:-
"why should quarrel for riches,
Or any such glItlering toys!
light heart and thin pair of brooches,
Will 20 through the world nay brave boys!r
Nick rose 10 call the crowd to order. Self praise
show that he not altogether unworthy of the
high honor conferred upon him, he coud simply state
fer the information Of his friends that he had been
SIX times to Sing Sing! Tremendous cheering, in
terrupted by cries OF well, vo of ii! knows thatv
II bin there seven times myself!') He begged par
den OF the last respectable speaker in the crowd-he
knew II was not much TO beast of-he knew that
there were others who had done the state more ser
",
defed his drest Toe to gansay it, that he had done
his utmost TO get to Sing Sing as often as no could
from the first hour that he free to act for him.
self; and where he had famed in his purpose, it was
owing 70 his inability, and not TO his intentions;
and they must take the will for the deed (Losi
and repeated cheers, Mingled with cries of "per-
severlng patriot" He would not uespass on the
valuable Tune OF the meeiing-then tlme was va
luasle-the probability was that the majority of them
would not be many days out of BrdeweH, therefore
II behooved them 10 make hay vile the sun shines
to work at their vocation las the Scripture sad) while
II was called day. fer the night of confinement would
soon come, when they could only work at getting out
stone. Tremendous excitement in the crowd in
errnpted with cries Of no Scripturel mo hypeera-
pail He would simply state in conclusion, that
they had met TO express their gratitude man whs
had done more for the rogues and rswdIes Of New
York than any other man in the communty-he
meant the honorable the Recorder who had fsrnlsh-
ed himself and many of his friends whom he saw
around him, with meat, lodging, washing, and clsth-
ng, for
"seyen long years."
as Shakespeare said, [shouts of me Shaks peare-be
translated the Bible and who had justified and hon
ored the bearing of alias about as being himsslf
known as HIS Honor, the Recorder alias Dckey Ri.
ker, dc. &c. III est genns 0mnesi
Here a gentleman jumped on the steps, dressed in
no hat nor shoes greasy and a very dirty shirt
and protested against the introduction of the native
IRISH, with which the Chairman had just concluded
hrs speech III he Understood the intentions Of this
"OchnS 'htt were C0UserWaUVe-6hlCtIy con-
serwauvc-they were sative Anencsns no trve they
were net all born IN hscounry but they had become
native citizens by entering the States service At Sing
Sing; and therefore II vas insult 10 their hunder-
standings there he looked at his feet to inroduce the
lnsh or any other Of the dead anguas in addressing
the meeting
The chairman rcsumed' he was sorry to give the
last speaker the he-but the quotation he used was
Greek-fren Greek Pnce Current-as Grease was
free Republic he thought the Ia nguage Of Grease was
proper to use 70 free people like ths nesting who,
having been solong IN confinement, could thoroughly
appropriate toe blessings Of hbertyi
One OF the gentlemea from Wall street rose TO
point oi erser and said that hr oamc from neigh
bsrhood that had very Little poetry IN it's compos tion
eut No the worthy man whose nomination for Mayor
they meant to support had not only justified The ,sk.
ing OF m alias, but had introduced poetic auotatiou
n charge 70 the Jsry, relative trial for killing
sent occaaoD.
For osfers quarrel
IL unkia,pon immoral
tOreaf row IN the crowd Before he eat down he
hsd one word 10 Say about word that fs,I from the
Chair. Tssi word the verb 20 approors,e,,-
II "A