The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-19
TIL. Meeting In the Park last Evening
Broken up in n Row-Stoppage of Free
Discussion by Brute Force.


Th. Meeting In the Park last Evening
Broken up in Row-Stoppage of Free
Discussion by Brute Force.
The call published for a meeting of the friends of
the Administration in the Park, was responded to by
about 20oO or 5000 persons, who were assembled on
the ground before o'clock last evening-the hour
OF meeting But as will be seen by the following
account, small but well organized band of ultra To-
cotocos, who had previously concerted their plans
came TO the ground, got the platform, drove the
regular officers of the meeting from il, (ahhough IL
'ras an adjourned mectng) tore up their resolutions
and then passed string of their in the most
tarcical manner imaginable.
AT 6 O'Clock, Captain Brown mounted the plat
form, and nominated James l.. Curtis as President
OF the meeting, which was put and carried by an
almost unanimous vote, only two or three voices
being heard to say the contrary. This seemed to
be the signal for the picked band to set to work; and
while the vote was being taken on the nomination
OF Mr. Curtis some of the band called out the
name ofPopkins Hopkins, and "Popkins'' was
reiterated with stentoran lungs by the whole of the
band, which had taken possession of the stand. In
the midst OF the confusion, Mr.. Curtis mounted
bench, and commenced reading the names of the
gentlemen who were nominated tor vice. presidents
and secretaries, on which Popkins or Hopkins
jumped mp, and commenced calling out list of
names in opposition and his coadjutors who ap-
peared determined 10 take the whole direction of
the meeting into their hands, called out, in refer
ence TO Mr.. Curtis, pull him down. pull him
down = and pull him down they did, and that
not in the gentlest manner. One of rhe regu
lar officers of the meeting, they then finding
that the band were determined TO have their own
way on the platform, mounted the bench and was
IN the act OF requesting those individuals who had
come to support President Tyler to move round TO
the front of the City Hall, where the proper officers
would organize, when he was seized by the legs
and arms, violently pulled down from the bench
AID carried "ri ct ayulis'' TO the back of the plat
form, where he was unceremonousy thrown over
but, fortunately, did not receive any material injury
This accomplished, in the midst of the lumul,
and hubbub which it occasioned, and without
waiting for It's subsidum, some mounted the
bench and commenced reading number of resolu-
tons, the purpor of which il was impossible for anv
not standing within twelve inches of the orator
TO hear They were then put to the meeting when |
about fifty voices called out ''aye.'' The contrary
was not put, and so great the confusion that |
not one hundred people of the vast numbers assem-
bled knew what going on, or what had been or |
was being DONE resolution was also put, and de- |
than ten voices Except those the platfom) rails
ed in its favor that the resolutions which had been
read should be signed by the President of the meet
ing and transmitted to President Tyler
This done, some locofoco orator made a short
speech, and he was followed by Col Hepburn, dur
ing whose speech man named Hampstead came
to Mr.. Hopkins, who acting as President. and
handed some resolutions to him, which he said he
wanted TO put to the meeting. Tour reporter ma
nagedo obtain glance them, and found that they
were laudatory OF the conduct of his Honor Mavor
Morris during the late corporation snarl Hewas told
that he must take them to the Encouragement OF
the proceedings OF the meeting. The latter who
seemed TO have the smallest possible remaining
quantity OF common sense, told him buntly that 1
ned be damned if he should put them at all
This was the groundwork of very pretty little Il
QUARREL one threatening TO slap the others face and
Hampstead returning the compliment. This, how
yer, turned out TO be of the " all talk and no cider
Sort" and resulted in nothing further for the drec
to-generaIs attention was just then called to man
named OConnor, q carlnan of the 9th ward, who
being IN the habit of spouting at Tammanv Hall
thought he might also do so here, and on Colone,
Hepbun's finishing, he mounted the bench. and was
about to begin speech, when the band laid hold
OF hm, and with as little ceremony as they had pre-
viously used, Immediately bundled him the stage
though not without struggle, and some blows
and scratches being given and received
O'Connor having been removed by this peremp.
tory process of eectment, Job Haskell was called
upon, and mounted the bench TO deliver speecb
which commenced with war against England con-
tlnued with abuse Of the majority in Congress and
Edward Curtis, recommending in his place James
Kelly, the present Assistant Clerk of the Court of
Sessions and concluded with the following specimen
of his poetcal powers
VIVA dismal sound alarms the listening car
What horrid yes what awful fate is near,
What direfu howls, more dire than helrs con fusion
CLAWS got tho BoTrs-long live the Constitution"
Mr. Haskell was followed by man named Co.
merford, who offered resolution calling on Pre-
siden Tyler to remove Mr. Curtis from the office of
collector, which carried in like manner with
the others, and ordered TO be likewise sent TO the
President with the resolutions which had been pre-
wously read. motion was then made and second
ed that the meeting do adjourn, which was twice
put to the meeting, and twice rejected by an over
waelmins majority; about nne-tenths of the meet
ing calling out Nor'
VConnor, the man who had previously been so
unceremoniousy thrown off the rlatform. now
"sa'h maze ms appearance, and attempted TO make
q speech, ne had, however, scarcely begun before
the o'nu' VINO Were determined that none should /
speak but those whom they pleased to allow. soon
put him of again, and after they had shouted in val,
for Mr.. Hold Over Shaler to come and od,,os.
them, man named Newman was put up to make
speech, which he very shortly did Immed;o,el,
on his having concluded, the band commence,
tearing down the platform to prevent the TYLER men
from organizing, as they were determined that the
meeting should be considered theirs, and hayin.
completely overthrown it, and thus put an end to
the hopes of those persons who had hoped to be
able to organize when they had finished the ground
was soon cleared.
During the progress OF the meeting there were Sc
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