Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-16

My friends, you and l are democrats. and We ought
to be proud Of the title fer the great Wing eonsti-
tstional lawyer in his famous Patshogus speech.
obliged to pay that tribute which vice always pays
to virtue-hypocrisy-and come out and say he was
a democrat. Laughter, and cries Of Oh oh !O
But he has strong constitution and viii live long
and by and by you'll he'll declare that he is
LETTERS oman Chancellor Livingston, aye, and Van
Buren, dem ,crst, and always has been! Screams OF
deight)
NV friends in conclusion, let me tell you 10 sick
to your good cause, and you must triumph. am
not able to talk very eloqusntly to you, bat my
heart and soul is with you; give you my whole
heart and the prettest girl in the country give
you no more-God bless you. tremendous cheer
ing)
After the gallant old Major had done speaking
the re were calls for Ming, Rsl, Brady, and dozen
others. Two Of these spoke to the same effect as
John McKeon Strong resolutions were passed,
denouncing Governor Seward, the Registry Laws,
the wings, and their conduct to adopted citizens;
and the meeting rushed out inte the Park.
Here there was a meeting Of 900 or 1900 Of all
sorts, sizes, ages, climes and conditions The crowd
was so intense that could not get the speak
| ers to heara word, but from the cheering the mob
was evidently delighted. The scene curious
enough. The speakers stood the steps of the Cit
Hail. and about thirty hard fsed fellows held tallow
candles in their hands, whilst some read resolutions,
some read an address, some read returns from the
Psnnsy lvania elections, SEINE spoke, some shouted,
| and some sung songs.
We thiak that this was decidedly the largest, the
noises the happies and the most enthusiastic meet
ing, that the locofocos have had this year past
They kept drinking and singing, and shouting, and
| burning tar barrels till nearly midnight.
our Predictions in April, 1897, coming TO
| Pass In 1910.
We are not surprised at the political taking
| place around the country ltis what we expected
| it is what we predicted long ago April, 1897
We could give numerous extracts from political
prophecies Of 1896 and 37-the annexed leading
ticle taken verbatim from the number Of April lst
1887, nearly ten weeks before the banks suspended
pay ments will astonish many Of readers by its
spirit and tone:-
from the Herald of AprilIl
The Revolutions Of 1925 aud 1897,
We are in the midst of great evolution beth com
merciai and political. In each extremity Of this
mighty Babylon, the original elements let loose.
Wall-strcet and its business nsighborhood from ri
yer to river, has been for a week terrible
| vuision The banks-the merchants the brokers
the spectators, have been rolling onward toge
ther in undisinsuishable mass, down the stream
| Of bankruptcy and ruin. BY prodgioas efort-sy
| the magic wand Of man. the crisis sas been
| postponed-not prevented Nicholas Bid lie has
iy patched up an old fostering sore-not lealed it,
Yet the excitement in the business and banking
affairs Of Wallstreet has not been greater, deeper
fierce and threatening, than the excitem in
politics and party in the Park in the Military Hall
in Masonic Hall-iu Tammany Hall. deem and
radical revolution for year past, has been ripenng
and ripcnng in politics as well as cemr.erce The
daring madness of the great Park meeting-the
attack upon the -four steresthe angry passions of
the multltude-the tremblings Of the chants-the
| alarms Of the 6aAks-the cries OF Tammany Hall
the fierce shouts OF the loco the peals of
rev oil alton in the politics and commerce of 1881
In the year 1925 such another, but lesser reyolu
ton, took place in the same relations Of life and
| cety. Who has forgotten that day Are there any
now in the field that remember and profit by the
experience Of the pastl
In 1875 a revolution took place in commerce,
which Frustrated hundred large houses in our pria
| cipal Cities dashed to atoms innumera bls small
traders and laid the Foundation of that political
voluton which swept John Quincy Adams and his
friends from the Presidency in 1928 The legislation
Of Congress and the action Of the government, from
| 1918 TO 1924 had fostered speculation, and given
birth to too great enlargement Of trade Paper Sc
curities Of all kinds had then increased-the price
| OF cotton nearly doubied-and mechanics wages
| risen beyond previous rates. Originating in Eng-
land, the revulsicn in trade and began in
1895, which swept in one year from the higher walks
of business, one hall The leading merchants and
! pitalists of the land.
| This singular disruption Of confidence in com
merce ran, like fire in tho mountains, into the ele
vations Of political life. In this city, had then just
commenced our carcer-we mixed with the scenes
we knew the men-and we marked the overpow-
erng effect which the commercial crisis OF ls2j had
in laying the foundation Of a political revolution,
which changed the whole face or the government in
less than three years. The numerous bankruptcies
the fall 81 cotton the blowing up Of banks and
the Bond Companies-the stsgnaiion of trads-the
agitation among the working elasses-the general
breach OF confidence, communicated itself with the
rapidly Of shock of electricity, to the political
parties of those days, and laid the foundation for the
Thus was the commercial reyuision of le25 the
mother Of the political revolution OF ISIS, by which
General Jackson reached the Presidency, ard hus
also triU The commercial reruision of 1871 be the
foundation for similar revolution in The gort,n-
ment and in parties, in 1910.
There can be no mistake in this opinion. We
sneak frem eAperieuee-we point to undeniabls
faets-we hear the voice OF change, and we know
that voice as well as we do the accents Of mo-
! Tiers lips.
At thus moment there are three parties in the field
| each having its own eandidate-tac government
party-thc opposition and the loco foco, The par
| ~ which supports the government is In the last
sgoDies of death. The public measures which have
aided in producing the present state ct excite
ment-those ridiculous commercial laws OF Con-
gress, which are the origin OF the great mischief
are equally to be ribei to all parties. They we're
tie joint result Of miserable party srir-in the gov
ernToe nj and in the opposition alike. But the gov
eminent party alone will suffer the punishment ans
pay the penalty. Nothing that TIE government Can
do can stop the revolution. In such country as
the United States or England, the great coDmsrcisl
class, like Samson under the portico of Dagon's ten
pie, cannot be struck down without, pulling the idol
| airaus faEe with him in the general crash MiSefa
bic, ignorant dirty, rum drinking politicians, may
talk and eer a, the mercantile classes as they please
Let the political power at Washington strike to the
earth the spirit cf commerce, and in few months
| that unclaimed spirit will start up, in tenfold
stre-gth, and tear the miserable democratic rags
from the filthy back Of power and kick il to perd
| tiou. Why is hsol IL IL the supremacy of mind,
| taeat and industry, over ayarice, fanatcism hypo
! crisy, drunkenness and folly. Democracy and the
power of numbers in an enlg btened age, misera
/ bic teusiOns-wOrse than the Jaia UorgaHa Ii il
mind and soul, and intellect and talent, that will
\ rale at last. Amsne the great commercial class
| AMI by this term we the merchant. farmer,
L. - lie. =.