The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-04

My friends must 60 ,ior my time ia up but my heart
be free have never found an Englishman better
an freshman; and indeed SO far have seen, have moi
found him quite as good Laughter aud great cheering
batter hen mixed with OF the Irish The Irish BLOOD
Is good hiood-and the AngloSaxon blood good blood
pu' tnihk that the Irish blood, little Amercanlzed
the best blood OF all Tremendous cheering the ce'
saon oil which the gallant Colonel babe the asemblsg'
good night" and left for the purpose oil visiting the
Chatham theatre.
The Great Mass Meeting of the "Nativs
| Americans" at the Merchants Exchange
yesterday-Nar to the Knife against
Bishop Hughes and all Foreigners.
AT two O'Clock yesterday afternoon, just as the
devil whisked out OF his magnificent temple IL
Wall street, and the hod-carriers at Trinity Church
returned from their substantial dinners, the Native
American" par:y-the destined regenerators of thu
great, free, blessed country, began to assemble by
hundreds and tens of hundreds in the large room o
the Merchants Exchange A few hungry. leokins
brokers fitted like the ghosts in Virgil, out OF the
hall, and al that was left represent the deity
the place, was respectable looking porter or clerk
who was securing the ponderous folios which lay
on The desk OF the inner sanctuary which the vota
| res OF Mammon have recently erected IL wal
supposed by many that the meeting would be here
but few minutes after the gong sounded, some one
bawled out, "Come outside outside" The
crowd accordingly rushed outside, and there we
found very large assembage-some on the steps
and around the pilsrs--and dense mass the
street. on the steps of the City Bank, and those Of
the Exchange Bank on the opposite side. At the
base of one Of the central columns was table, and
around it as body-guard, about one hundred Of
the boys" prepared to preserve the peace, and to
fr,o tI,ye fhn coc
crowd was very quiet, and seemed to be in excellent
humer.
Mr.. ELI LEVITT having been called to the chair
by reclamation. called the meeting to order
Mr.. JAS. B. NICHOLSON here stepped forward, and
proposed that committee of three be appointed to
draft resolutions. This was put and adopted amid
some confusion; and the name OF William Sha-
ler' was proposed as one of the committee. scene
OF much disorder and uproar followed. Yells, his
ses, oaths grOans and all sorts OF noises from
the crowd.
Mr., SAMMoNs leaped on the table, and common
ced reading the resolutions. He had scarcely
opened his mouth, however, when Mr.: JAMES B.
NICHOLSON jumped up on the stand, and apparently
under excitement, called out, 6 ask by what right
you come here with these resolutions!''
The greatest confusion followed. Loud cries of
'sturn him out" "down with him." "to hill with
the id Paplst," and so on, were utteredifrom the
crowd-tobacso juice was plentfuy squirted down
from the spectators around the pillars the upper
bacony-the chairman called ''order," till he was
hoarse-Mr. Nicholson still continued talking, but
not word was audible-the clerks at the windows
of the opposite banks chuckled and grinned at the
fun-and a general row was every moment antici-
pa ed, when at last the chairman was heard, calling
out" Gentlemen, i 1t your pleasure to hear the
Report :" Yes" yes" shouted the one party
Another scene of uproar followed. Out with the
id foreigner,"'" he's one of the Bishops mem
You le"." he's an office-holder"-" bah p
" shame"-"out with him, out with HIM" IN
slst-and all sorts OF yels, cheers, groans and ex-
carnations burst from the crowd.
Mr.. NICHOLSON was again heard, calling out, "I
want to ask the chairman"-(cries of g he has no
rght!'-" he's id foreigner-put him ou!"-
"who is he?"-and great confusion)
Mr.. NICHOLSON again. ask, is this religious
or a political meeting l-(Great uproar-renewed
cries of " put him out" and some appearances of
putting the design into execution)
Mr. NIcHoLsoN-I want the reporters of the press
to-(Great confusion symptoms of war amongst
the body-guard- Shalersin the crowd, laughing
very heartily, and gang OF the 3" Subterraneans"
on the opposite sidewalks apparently DESTROYS of
The crowd were now every moment getting
| more excited, when Mr.. Nicholson disappear
from thes stand, and Mr. Sammons went on
reading the report He then spoke as folows:-
FELLOW CirtzESs These are the resolutions offered
for adoption They the resolutions of the Anne
rcan Republican party They set forth its sentiments
as
and put down those banded ruans who would say
ous"y you shall not express your sentiments At
found that they had men OF the American Republi
party deal with-(cheers) With murder in thu
ward uhe l7tb) to my certain knowledge told them to
take rung from cart and beat down the the
stand. Another OF the gang-a custom house officer
with the intent But we had the good butcher
boys OF the ward, ard when they to the contest
those scoundrels like hounds end drove them off
tremendous cheering-cries Of amt he a roarer ~
mi % he ard Init hovc
They have committed murder in this city, these banded
runians have. They have committed murder in broad
their base purposes only ask you men, to come for
ward and pu, them down. "a voice. hold your jaw old
out'0 en- right glad continued Mr. Summons, turning
to sturdy out and out native American his right
an right glad that my friend Captain Brown, of the -
ward, is here this day. He is good dimmokrat
the face Of the earth (Great clearinghouse cheers
for Brown"-and Captain Brown quite excited, leaped
the table and shouted out "who don't know old Brovnf
which was followed by roars OF laughter and three
cheers Tor sold Brown.") WELL said MIR. s. Brown
asked by parcel OF these foreigners his opn
ION the school question: and he ssid"You know nv
opinion very WELL but II you like to hear II sgn Il tell
you;" and o., said he"If Twas q committee of one stt
on Bishop Hughes and his crew. would tar and feather
back 10 Ireland" Tremendous cheering, followed by
Kisses and groans and very savage demonstrations
Captain Brown) And what did the ruffans 10 then
asked Mr.. Summons Why, they knocked Brown down
and gouged his outs and when his friends came and
rescued him, he sadThe loss of the eye will be the
salvation OF the American Republican rarty-Pl keeT
that eye till the country s saved" treat cheering
voice in the crowd There you 20 with your eye
OF laughter and some csnfuson) And now, said
Mr. Summons changing the subject will any dare
tell the infamous Pisbson has told you that this 10
base Federal trick7 (Thres groans for samm-the Hes
sian1 He, the cowsrdly. numbering, President OF TIT
Rnickerbocker Club-he, fed by your Common Council
comes up and says that this is Federal trick Are
who have sustain to be put down by
such mani Cries Of "No-no"-"we1l physic him y
why II that we have not been here befcre1 Because
tell you the movement originated with the hard listed
| honest labOrlng
good" and great spplause And though there hun
dreds in other ranks that wanted 10 10 aid
said no, not yetthe Isboring have been robbed
the fruits OF their honest industry because they dare In
the eyes OF your Common Cosnc 10 he Americans and
none but foreigners get once. They have been rob
bed say but when they attempted 10 attack any OF the
stalls the butchers standing up with their cleavsrs in
their hands, told them tha they ght first psss the
bodies"we are butchers by profession and all the power
you have cannot take the sias' (Chsers and "thres
cheers more for the butcherso Then got ward afts
ward; and now 10 the commercial Interests