The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-30

]. G.. BENNETT, ESQ.,
DEAR SIR
have not much news Of very great importance
10 communicate 10 you at this time but a chroni
cler of the passing events of the day, will under
take to give you some little account of the twopo-
litcal meetings held, on Monday and Tuesday Of
this week
On Monday last, 18th inst. the democratic meet.
ing came off, and as the meeting was the annual
County Convention OF the ruling party OF ms coun,
ty, II was, in common language, a s!nasheI
there were several causes tending to produce thls
large gathering Of the people at this time OF COMPARE
tive stiffness in the political world the greatest OF
which no doubt might be found IN the multiplicity
Of candidates for the several Offices 10 be filled IN
the county this fall election, every candidate OF
course exertng himself to be well represented IN
the doings ofhe Convention for the purpose ct aid
ing himself at the Delegate meeting, TO procure
nomination for the Office he may desire:
lbeieve there are near dozen candidates for eve.
ry office to be led, that has any pay or emolument at
tached to il you may that there are plenty ct
office hunters among the "Great Democratic" par
ty, as well any other The meeting passed strong
resolutions in favor of the Hon. James Buchanan,
of Pennsylvania, for the Presidency.
On Tuesday, 10Th inst what was TO be tremen-
dOus gathering OF the yeemanry OF the county In
favor of Henry Clay, came of; the bell was rung
loud and long the leaders shouted, but there were
privates to obey and the door of the build
ing is narrow, there were but few friends of the
great Harry found "to go in thereat." A few of
the wire workers. however, went and took their
Seats and after sitting for time surveying the
empty boxes made some sort of an organization,
passed resolutions that Henry Clay was the most
wonderful man in the world, John Tyler, the great
est scoundrel ard traitor, and the locofocos the
most arrant villains living; appointed delegates to
great Clay convention" TO be held at Harrisburg
sometime in September, and adjourned.
This meeting, suppose will be heralded forth by
the Clay papers as the greatest outpourng OF the
real democracy, that ever has taken place in our
county; and as | stand in the light Of "looker
in Vienna towards both meetings, may well
stop that ball" tand have the truth made known
concerning the matter There were Just twenty
three persons, rank and hle in attendance who part
cpated in the meeting, and allowed themselves TO
be gathered together under the Banner of Henry
Clay. " Sic transit gloria mundi."
Whether the high lever Of Clayism was alayed
by the dose administered to its professors in North
Carolina lately, where they first nominated "hany
of the Vest for the Presidency, whether the
friends of high protective tariff had been reading
the Compromise Bill, and come to the conclusion
the author of that was man for them, cannot
say; but the number which / have given was the
true strength Of the meeting to get up which, ex.
traordinary means were used, names procured, and
calls circulated all over county polling over
5000 votes, and the town full of people attending
Court.
Camp Delaware goes on we'll, and the note and
hustle Of preparation is heard among all militia
ry men to make arrangements to receive the large
body of citiZen-soldiers expected to be present.
Yours, &c.
nry.x