Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-03

OF great rows and great meetings. with the second day
of the year.
For some weeks past the Conservatives have been
schemng and manRuvering in order to steal march
into Tsmmany Hall and at last announced that
they were going 10 hold a meeting in that place on
Tuesday, the I'd instant.
Determined not TO be outdOnc in impudence the To-
cofocos also announced that they meant hold a
meeting there on the same evening. But the Council
Of Sachems met in the Interim and decided that nei-
Their party should meet there.
This gave great smbrage to the Conservatives-it
was similar TO signing their death warrant! for what
could they do? they were like the prodgal son, when
he said, 81 cannot dig to beg am ashamed!' They
cona not in the open dir, clad in silk stocking
and clean shirts, without the risk of taking a fatal
cold nurscd up as they have been, and pampered in
the lap Of lcentousness and luxury and to ask the
use Of Masonic Hall they were ashamed. They were
therefore and still like Mahomets coffin, suspen-
ded betwixt earth and heaven, belonging distinctly
to nowhere
But the Loccfocos cared not a cent-for locofecos
will be locofecos 10 their dying days.
Cever their head with turf stone,
Twill be all one twill be all one,
to them when they are dead land so whilst they
are living. They will have fun, if they have
no flip! Cover their backs or cover them not, they
laugh, lquer, and grow fat, eternay practising the
prccepis OF this chant: =
Oh why should quarrel for ri hes,
or such glittering TOYS!
20 ss1o he @ worn Ra my brave boy
That's their belief and they act up to it and even
beyond II; for many of them believe that they can
even 90 through the world in breeches full Of holes
Therefore winter and cold weather is no enemy TO
them. And 10 be obliged to meet in the Park caused
Them no concern wh",s-or. Many Of ,hem sleep in
the Park and on the Battery every night and there
fore they would not have far to go home TO bed
after they adjourned for the night
But it was very different with the Conservatives
however determined to do all that nature could sup
port; so they procured each aspendd cloth coat lined
with fur, some fur caps, fur ippets and few had
fur NUTS, and 10 the number o. some Dozen they
met in the Park about 7. The Locofocos were there
also, and good deal ofskrmshing took place between
the advance guards of each party before the general
fight began.
AT last three cornered transparency, containing in
its bowels three lamps, made It's appearance on the
top of a pole On each side was painted
democratic Republicans, opposed to the Sab.
Treasury system, will meet on lse steps of the City
Hall tonight"
The temperance of this Conservative standard was
the sigr al for the severe onslaught Ii was attended
by large escort Of we'll d essed Conservatives But
alas and alas! they knew that discretion was the
better part ofvalor--they knew too that
"He who fights and away,
We'll dressed tho they were, they were not well
drilled; they were TO the locofocos as raw militia
men opposed TO wild lndlans-hey stood for a few
minutes-shon,ed twice Conservatives to the Res
cue'-exchanged few blows and then fled precipi.
lately through the iron gates into the City Hall.
The locofocos then played with the standard
cnt does with mouse before destroying u. They
ultimately scattered The fragments 10 the winds,
and taking one Of the lamps, hung il suspended
under the portico-crying Out, So should every
Conservative be suspended, la idnferne Then
there was general cry Of - la ianterne!' that
some thought the days Of Robespiene were revived.
The Cons ervatives fearing equally for their lives
and their coaks, shut the iron gates Of the City
Hall and begun to hold meeting on the inner
steps in the Vestibule This aggravated the naob
and they tried to force the gates. The shouts and
outcries became deafening. Seine tables and chairs
bF0uQht ~ cat M pre-
parations were made for scaling them. The Mayer,
however made bis appearance and ordered The gates
To be opened. The crowd rushed In. Charles o.
Connor was trying 10 address a small knot of Con-
servatives. Two bankers clerks were holding q
candle on each side OF his head Not a word could
be heard that he said At last fellow fosghi bis
way up 10 the candles and knocked them the
ground. Then came another fight; and IN five
eonds not Conservative was left on the field,
Ne one could tell which way they fed-they did not
20 out nj the front door-hey did not 90 out the
back-they could not sink thro the hoor-therefore
II was resolved by the locofocos in full conclave
scrnbled that the conservatives had resolved
And like The ba.eIs,. fabric Of vision.
Len no, a wreck behind
We are wrong-they did leave some wrecks behind
severalfragments OF coaks, caps, boas and muswere
picked up on the field and great many green
spots to be seen, bat that was all. The loco
focos then organised most dlsorderly, and some
shouted, move that vigilance committee be ap-
pointed TO search for the conservatives" This
carr by reclamation and carried into operation. In
minute the locofocos rushed up stars-sear ched high
and low-and banged loudly at the doors Of the Gov
ernors room. The committee returned and reported
that the only trace left of the conservatives
few grease spots
A loafer shouted, them there grease spots was
made by the Mayor Cark's cold wittals."
Then there a loud unoriental OF laughter.
Then the shir,less loafers and the locsfocos with
ragged brecches and hats guiltess Of the abomina.
ton Of crown, paraded round the hall IN great glee:
81 say, Joe" said one fellow, who had not shaved
for six weeks why all this here hall is ours.
"los, and dam me five don't occupy IT,"
Fellow citlzens," shouted fellow without hat or
coat " move ye that this be chrstened locofoce
Hail."
Second the notion" shouted another.
This was carried unanimously
Then there was tremendous uproar and many re-
souionswere passed byTom Dick and Harry, on the
steps
"Three cheers for Martin Van Buren,"
Three groans for sinking Fish,"