The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-16
urious and Original Political Meeting In


he Park yesterday afternoon, at half past six o.
clock, 10 express their opinions in relation to the acts
1t John Tyler, President ofthe United States Il
was composed of the rank and file" of the demo
cratic party OF this city, and at that early hour num-
bered several thousands
The meeting was called to order by Joseph Hop
klns, Esq. who nominated DANIEL JACKSON, Esq as
President
Inc following gentlemen were then nominated
1y Thomas l.. Jones for Vice Presidents Isaac B.
smith, Joseph O'Conner, William Shaler, John Hill
yer, Ohm Morris, Brigham Howe, Jeremiah Ha-
ley, Peter >. Townsend James Ramsey Charles
Cushman, Elnathan Thorne; Bartholomew Dele
plane, John Fowler, Augustus 81. John, T M.
hooker, VIM: >. Froment, VIM. ) Munday, and
Clinton Hanning.
The following persons were also selected as Secre-
tarles;-Michael Walsh, Thomas l.. Jones, Thos
W. Pltman, and Edward IL. Plume.
The following resolutions We're then offered by
W. WALSH, and unanimously adopted, with three
cheers from the immense concouTse
Resolved, That the sound republican views and manly
hmneSs OF President y ler in promptly veoing
cessve attempts to again burthen and plumber the
try with a National Bank anu to squander the public
lands among Spectators while revenue is needed to
carry the and to maintain its honor enttle
him the respect and gratitude of every true Deoc rat
and that should be unworthy of the five suffered
any narrow minded prejudices the influence OF any
selfish dctaoral eques to prevent from doing this
justice at once to ourselves and TO him.
Resolved That the political sentiments ofthe President
as expressed in his veto messages in accordance with
the great Democratic principles by which the party to
which we belong has always been governed and that
refusing his assent scheme of Legislation based
the principles of the old federal party he has rescued the
country from measures subyersive of equal rights and
general prosperity measures such as were nobly resist
ed by the people forty ago. in the election of rhos
Jefferson and such must ever be resisted If we would
preserve our liberties and form of gov eminent.
Resolved, That in firmly pursuing this course he has
the respect of all democratic republicans for en-
tive fidelity
Resolved That the reasons which he has assigned for
his last great act sound, orcibe and uuanswerabe;
credable alike TO his intellect and his repub heart
Resolved, That in the systematic and implacabe oppo.
tion to President yler which has been maintained in
Congress through two successive and protracted sessions
we detect not leg itimate and honorable opposition, but
that OF faction and conspiracy at detestable in
tive and dangerous in tendency.
Resolved, That in legslating under the iron rule"
caucus pledges excluding freedom debate and
deaf to the demands of reason conscience and the
try the Federal majority in Congress has prosuted the
high functions of the general legislature forfeited its
trust and incurred the inevitable Reproduction of the peo
Resolved, That in this conduct we observe base and
dastard aemptto usurp and control the functions Of the
Executive department. under the casualty of consttu-
tiona succession to the Presidency which should have
specially called forth the generous devotion of every
noble mind to sustain the incumbent in the independent
and fearless performance of his duties.
Resolved That the charges of perfdy to his constitu
ens which brought and reiterated against President
yer are false and uniounded and applicable only
those who make them That in vetonG National Bank
he adhered to the previous of his public and
corded life while the Federal Wings in urging it upon
him, violated their repeated assurances that Ma
ona Bank not object of the election in which he
chosen and thus all other respects were guilty
ofa broad and shameless treachery to the people
Resolved, That the veto power exercised by Pres-
dent and under the plots conspracies and usurpa
tons which have called ii forth, is greatly enhanced in
urestimaton as wise preventive principle in form
OF government power not absolute because reversible
by reasonable majority the representatives of the peo
pie and not monarchical bur purely democ ratio
entrusted temporary representative of the great
est number of the people.
Resolved, That while deprecate as antrepublican
and demoralizng the present premature efforts of the
Federal Wing party in presidentmaking should not
and will Lot be restrained from expressing cordial
sentiments of appreciation towards President Tyler for his
democratic acts by any jealousy of cques of
own party who, from whatever motives may have be-
come involv ed in the PERM ious Therefore
Resolved That we will freely and openly sustain
President Tyler in proportion as he sustans principles
and we conceive it incumbent upon all the true Demo
Gratis OF the country thus to prove their attachment to
principles as well as to men
Resolved That copy of the proceedings Of the meet
ing be forwarded 10 President John Tyler
After the resolutions were passed. Ex-Alderman
Shaer and sald that he approved of the course
of John Tyler in all his democratic measures; that
he done his duty nobly-had acted like an honest
man, and defeated the miserable tricks of the Fed
eral wing party-and as such the Democratic party
was bound TO sustain him. For his own part he
wished no better democrat at the head of affairs
than John Tyler had proved himself to be in relation
to some OF the most important measures that had
ever come before the country
lie was loudly cheered when he concluded his
bret speech, and the old big brass gun stationed
close by, was fired off with tremendous ecat.
MICHAEL WALSH, Esq, then rose and said, that he
came not there to make speech, and not to make
IN apology; for above all things he hated an apollo
~: =" / came here TO express my sentiments in re-
alton TO the acts of John Tyler President of the
United States. And | say that by his honest
course, he has saved the country
rom all those evils and Affections with which the |
wings would have cursed 1t for the next hundred |
I g.
'ffice, and III accept no office (Cheers.) want
honesty, (cheers) and honest men, (Cheers.) |
care nething Tor John Tyler, further than
rs he acts like an honest man. The wings
call it, without knowing what he was going to |
do, because they thought he'd have no influence in
The government, and only mere casting vote in the
Senate because General Harrison was the Presi-
dent (Here voice in the crowd cried out, Yes |
and Tod done his duy.O Yes, as the gentleman
said, God did his duty. (Cheers.) | praise John
Tyler for every democratic measure that he has per-
formed, and when he ceases to perform democratic
acts | shall cease TO praise him. I'm not to be
swayed by the New Era clique, or the Plebeian
clique, or any other clique. (Cheers) Any stink.
ing lsh or rotten apple can swim down the stream
IT public opinion, Loud cheers and off went the
big gun agaln,1 but 1t takes live fish to swim
against 1t Tremendous cheers in the midst of
which Mr.. Walsh sat down.
Col HEPBURN was then loudly called for, but did
not make his appearance.
Col ARNOLD was then called for: he rose and
made very brief speech He said-I did not vote
tor John Tyler; but common honesty should induce
every good man TO come forward and praise Mr..
Tyler for every democratic measure he does He has
come TO our rescue, and we should at once say so,
Ike frank, honest freemen, as profess to
be. tCheers and another discharge of the
big gum The wings charge John Tyler with de-
serting their prlnciples-Q aughter) Why, they ne
yer had any principles for any body desert (Tre-
mendous cheers and roars of laughter) Did any
body ever see, hear or read of any of their prnci-
pies. Here queer looking chap in the crowd cried
out yes. have-S2 day and roast beef" (Tre-
mendous laughter) They went TO work with Tip
pecanoe and Tyler too and coon skins and corrup-
ton, and blinded the people. (Cheers) And how
can such party charge John Tyler with deserving
their principles They asked him no questions; but
LETT HIM 10 pursue the measures he had always adj
vocated in his former life The wings cared not
Whit those measures were hrcnnse their denen-