The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-02
The County Meeting Mt Tammany Hall Last
Night

The County Meeting Mt Tammaay Hall Last
| Night.
| This was one OF the most curious and remarkable
meetings that have taken pace in Tammany Hall
Tor long time past; and il can be fully described in
few words.
When the time arrived for the appointment of a
chairman, the rank and file of Mike Walsh's party
were not there. Consequently the struggle between
Joe Hopkins and John Rker, resulted in the APP
Pointment OF John Riker as chairman
When the vote was taken on the county ticket,
the names all passed muster, except that of Van
dyke, on the Assembly ticket On this there arose
great struggle as TO whether Vandyke or Mike Walsh
was TO be the selection OF the meeting The chair
man was puzzled. Mike evidently had not majority
OF the persons present, and thequeson was put TWO
orthree times. Several persons cried out 90 nomina
ton, nomination, Irregular nomination" On this
several of the Spartan Band crossed to that part of
the room whence the cry came, and called out,
"where's that - that said "Nomination -
his eyes, Wen break his jaw for him" This, of
course silenced all opposition and when the ques-
ton was put again, Mike Walsh was declared the
choice OF the meeting, TO the exclusion of Vandyke
on the Assembly Ticket Previous 10 this, Mike
had made very mode~ate and sensible speech
defining his position with the Democratic party in
this city for the last three years, and showing how
badly he had been treated.
After his nomination had been announced, Tom
Carr made a long rlsmarole speech about the han
dred gates OF Thebes the ruins of Carthage and the
suflerings OF working men Gall committed TO me-
| mory). Then a Mr.. Newman made much better
Speech and then the uproar and confusion, and the
desire To " take a drink" became great that
the bulk OF the meeting adjourned TO the bar.
And thus Mike Walsh is nominated on the next
Assembly Ticket. He had great number of warm
friends in the room.
TRAVELLERS AND RUINS IN CENTRAL AMERICA
We perceive that there two interesting works
preparing tor publication, concerning the vast and
singular ruins that have been discovered in Central
America and Yucatan. One is by Mr. Norman. on
the remarkable ruins of Chi Chem Zay Zabah and
UNma IN Yucatan, and to be published by the
Langleys the other is by Mr., Stephens, the former
traveller, on the ruins of Central America, Paanoue
&c; and 10 be published by the Harpers. There
will, OF course be great competition between these
publishers, and great controversy between the
respective friends of these gentlemen as TO the rea-
| tive merits of their works; and which is most de-
serving OF appreciation and patronage. Mr. Ste
phens might be supposed 10 have had the advantage
inasmuch as this was his second trip to Central
America, and he had the assistance of Mr. Gather
wood But on the other hand, Mr. Norman al
though he travelled alone, Is most excellent
draushtsman, and has visited place of which we
had no previous record mean the stupendeus
ruins OF Chi-Chen. Other travellers, French and
English, had seen and written about Paanque and
uxmal before Mr.. Stephens, but Mr.. Norman is the
FIRST visitor TO the ruins of Chi Chen who has given
10 the world any written record of his visit
we have seen the Illustrations to both these SPLEEN
dld works, and can only say that society is greatly
indebted to these enterprising and talented young
men, tor such valuable additions to our National
Literature. We think that probably the work of
MIR. Norman will be read with the greatest interest
from the fact that the subject he speaks of is entirely
new. Indeed, II was by mere accident that Mr..
Norman heard of these great ruins He had been
to Cuba for his health, and crossed TO Merida. in
lucatan. Whilst here, he heard of festivities &c
going on at lsama, in the interior. He passed
through Ticoxo and Calcachen to Isamal and then
determined to go to the next large town, Vallado-
lid, which he did, passing through Tuncax and 81.
tax. AT Valladolid he heard of some ruins living
between that city and the South coast opposite the
island OF Cozumel; but after great toll and cutting
his way through the woods for three DAYS. he was
Obliged TO give up the task. He returned to Valla-
| dohd, and then accidentally heard of the ruins at
Chl-Chen, lying on or near the path road to Cam
peachy, but none could say that they had seen
them. After travelling from one Indian hut TO ano
| ther, accompanied only by an Indian bow
al last the third day, and about forty
miles from Valladolid, he came in sight of the
beautiful and stupendous ruins of Chi Chen Here
he found the remains of city probably the largest
| the world has seen. For circuit of manv
p1Ilas ind l.
the walls of palaces and temples, and pyramids
more or less dilapidated; and the earth, as far as
the eye could reach, was strewed with beautiful CO.
lumns, some nearly perfect One temple was $50
feet long and built of carefully hewn stone With
in 1t was one room, fourteen feet long, and six
wide and those parts of the room not in ruins were
furnished with sculptured blocks of stone. a foot
square, representing Indian figures, with feather
head-dresses armed with bows and arrows. their
noses ornamened with rings, carving in one hand
bows and arrows and in the other musical instr,-
ment and these figures were interspersed with ami
| mails representing the Egyptian crocodile
| few rods to the South of the Temple of Chi
Chen stands pyramid measuring 800 feet at its
| base, gradually drawing in towards the summit
which presents large platform upon which is erect
| ed square building, about 20 feet high. making
the whole structure l20 feet high and all carved and
ornamented with rare architectural devices.
| approaching the Egyptian and Hndoo STYLE
But the most extraordinary part of the RUNS
Is the " House of the Caclques.' 1t is won.
deriul edihce OF the Egyptian style of arch-
| lecture, and well calculated TO impress the be-
holder with the immense wealth and skill of the
unknown architects But we shall have more TO
| say about these ruins hereafter
MI Norman, after leaving Chi-Chen. went IN.
wards the mountains on his road to Campeachy
lie visited The RUNS of 'chmul, Zahbah, Zayi, Hob
caeul, and UXmal. The ruins of Zayi are very