Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-07-29

impudent pretenders, and honest democrats. Alex
ander Ming rose and said, "I move that John
Targee take the chair" This produced a great
uproar and cheers, and cries of "Nsl no! On
him, he's brutep' However, he took the chair,
and named about forty men for Vice Presidents
and Secretaries, among whom were Charles Henry
Hall, John w. Hardenbrook, Cornelius w. Law
renee, James Ferris, sc.
Col j. ID. Stevenson then read preamble and
resolutions, beginning, when in the course Of
human events and being throughout poor imita-
ton of the Declaration of Independence, but laud-
ing Van Buren, and the sub-treasury to the skies.
They were, in fact the alpha and omega of the pre-
amble the resolutions the speeches. and the entire
meeting, except the brandy punches and gin slings.
After the reading and adoption Of the above, John
Targee rose and said, Fellow citizens, move that
we now give three cheers for the sub-treasury"
This received with deafening applause, and ELI
cited the most unearthly kind of shouting; il was as
John says, " the voice Of a great multitude, and as
the voice OF many waters, and as the noise oil a
mighty laundering ~ About fifteen cheers were
given, and then Ming rose and introduces Hugh A.
Garland of Virginia, Clerk Of the House Of Repre-
sentaiives.
This gentleman delivered a most curious speech,
nearly two hours in length, but scarcely alluded
to the sub-treasury. He commenced thss. " When
/ look at that banner floating the inner wall,
read that truth is mighty and will prevail. And the
time is Gene when we must hang that banner on the
outer WALL
"Dont move il an inch," said loco in the
crowd.
Mr.. Garland continued" In the beginning God
said, Let there be light, and there was light
and"
Al. 4
another loco.
ever since. The Jews were prosecuted in Egypt,
but they were delivered from bondage. tits true
that they were carried captive to Bah Ion, but they
| returned"
Ben. Butler who was in the crowd with curious
looking elderly man, here clapped his hands and
] cried out, " That's pretty good"
Here there was such horrible confusion Of sounds
in the garden worse than at the building of Babel,
that only disjonted sentences Of the speech could
be heard by any enc. IL was evident that Mr. Gar
land abou. to be presy sndtedious, and the ocos
whorraed and tried to shout him down and cut him
short He went on, and we caught the following:
\ Mr. acknowledgements -cons cience-liberty
| -(hurrah )-the primitive christians-religion-
persec ution-spirit-bloo oppression (hurrah)
| -erusades-Peter the Hermit-persecution-rel
gon- suTering-( hurrah) -Mahomet-th Inqusi-
tion-tyranny-blc -(hurrah) suffering - reli-
| gion-c onscience-liberty- (hurrah)- Christ
| Here some loco i. the crowd burst out, "oh d-n
| it, quit that and come TO the sub-treasury"
| MIR Garland laughed and sad "all in good time,
| good time, my friends; 1 began at the beginning,
| and ="
| Loco in the crowd-"well, then, d-n il come to
| the end"
| After this we could not hear one connected SEN
tence Of Mr.. Garland's speech. II is but just, how
ever TO say that IL doubtless was very beautiful
essay on the rise and progress Of Liberty and Truth;
and would read well in print, but was totally out o
place at locofoco meeting in the open air in New
York. He was loudly cheered when he sat down
and Robert Rantoul, OF Massachusetts, rose
Here all the chaps left Pete Bayard's and Marsh,
bsr-room to hear him And the noise great
that We could only catch the following -
"My friepd began at the beginning-( grest laugh
teri I'll begin at the end; (cries No. no 20 Yes
will--i1l begin at the Revolutions. (Immens,
cheering) Our fathers thurrah) blood-liberty
(hurrah) 1.-THE Federalists (groars) better thar
the wings; (hurrah) they showed their cloven foo
the wings try TO hide IL, like the devil; (hurrsh,
Alexander Hamilton the only great man they
ever had (hurrah) -they never would have another
(hurrsh) land he'd be ashamed 10 skulk behind
barrel Of hard cider (hurrah--hurrsh) -Hamator
wanted to see government and bank here simila
to that in England, (greans) and so dc the wings
(hurrah) But that good old man, Gen. jackson, (im
mense cheering) put his foot on them and crushed
them. (hurrah) And Martin Van Buren, though h
had no handle TO his name, neither that Of genera
hard cider (great laughter followed in his foot
steps. (Hurrah) The wings say that sub-trsasur.
will lock up the money. IL won't do any such tbing