Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-03
From IN. New York Pebcian, of Sept 26
rtIr GREAT VAN BIrREN DEMONSTRATION


No more emphatic reply, more powerful and con.
vnc,np argument could be given 10 the opponents oil
Mr. Van Buren, who lterate and eiterae the assertion,
that New Yurk's distinguished statesman cannot De
elected than a view of the tremendous ou'pourng oil
The Democracy of New York, which assembled IN THE
ARK Yesterday afternoon, tn respond 10 Inc oohgs on
The Syracuse Convention. The largest meetings ever
held on this CoDtnen, have been convened Whee 'he
one Yesterday held and none OF any note nave oeeh
| held during The last fifteen years which we nave M"
attended We hav them called during the most
exciting times, and under the most exciting crcun
stances-and what say in regard 10 the numbers as
sembed the occasion yesterday tn snow the gfauude
of the Democracy TO Martin Van Buren,, and to evnce
their Of right aud justice, we ssy cooy ana as
there could have been less at any one
time during the the meeting than 10000
present. and Of those who and went IN the inle
rim not less than 30 QUO. The staging upon which
the officers sat- and from which the speakers Delivered
their addresses, placed hundred fee IRON 'e
oates of the City Hall, the steps OF winch, the vast
olo,form in front and the grounds proceeding to the
ros,rum were filled compacily with one dense mass o
buman beings The view from the piazza in front OF
the Hall down upon the multitude, was oeau"'ul 10
contemplate The old and the young, the art'zan ana
the professional man. he bone and snew, the very me-
blond Of the community, TO be seen Each seemed
TO designate Martin Van Buren, as The standard bearer
of the Democracy, and all showed by their nearly en-
thusasm their determination to rally around MN wheh
named as he surely will be, as the candidate OF Inc
NJ hev NAV on our probable dIssensions in the event
of his nomination. Ii only shows, that they dreao
Mr. Van Buren than any DINER cahuioate oe-
cause, the great demonstration oi Yesterday gives
evidence, he is the strongest cahuiaate oe'"ie '.e
people The party organization and love Tor us
o,nc,pes are too deeply rooted in the MINDS OF the
Democracy doubt for moment, that ITS streog'h
can be weakened by intimidation, aliured ny cmcahery'
or disorganized by mercenary iacuonists Inc way
we intend TO 60, leaves them nothing 10 nope apt
| 10 Tsl q.
neither the right to the lett, neither oHendne
nor fawning, will be the conrse of the Democracy,
until Justice is done Martin Van Buren,, and The
tried soldier is placed once more IN command oil the
citadel.
| The meeting was called TO order at o'clock pre-
cisely, by Samuel S Wandel, Esq, upon whose mo
ton The Hon. CAMPBELL T. WHITE was elected
President.
inc gentlemen were selected as Vice Presidents:
FIRST WARp-Eward Il. Nco Andrew II. Mic
! kle Zeno Sscor.
Srcosp WARD-Jas c. Sloneall, Sam'l Waterbury,
| Waller Bovine.
TnIRp WARp.-Geo Arcularus, Geo. Douglass, Jas
Mcbride.
FouRru wARp.-Jno. Targee, Jno. ". Avery, VIM
Corhet
FIrrn WARp.-Theophilus Peck, John A. Kennedy,
ThenphIlus CIVIL
SIXTH WARD.-Cor. w. Lawrence, LOUIS Schwartz,
WIN O'Shlels
skvEsru wAnp.-Gabrel W Colt, John NJ. Ferrier,
1 Robert III. Moclay.
| EiGnru WARD -Gerardus Royce, Anthony Comp.
ton, Jas, Conner John Stafford.
/ NINTn WARD -Jno. W. Edmonds, David u Crane,
/ Jas G. McAdam.
TESrH WARp-Eijah F. Purdy, Gideon Ostrander,
Robert Cochran.
ELEVENTH WARD.-James Kelly, Robert Megarey,
Ephrain Thomas
TWELFTH WARp.-Isaac Dykeman, A. V. Baker,
John M. Bradherst.
THIRTEENTH WARp-Jas. H. Cook, Patrick RaHer-
ty. John mon.
FcUKrrEsTH wARu.-John NJ. Bloodgood, Edward
s lnnes Dr. John A. Gray.
| FirrErSTH WARp.-David Banks, Stephen Allen,
Enalhan Thorn.
SIXTEENTH WARp.-Isaac Townsend, Theodore Mar
tine John w. Brown.
SEVENTEENTH WARp.-Ro II. Ludlow, Ro B. Boyd,
| John keyser.
On motion Of Major Aueus,e Davizac the following
gentlemen we're appointed Secretaries:
Lew d. Slamm, Thomas Harrison, l. Alderman,
Adam r. Pen,z, John Advise, James Burnlam, Rnbt
A Sands, Charles Webb, Joseph {. Hart, J. J. NJ Val
en,,ne Thomas S. Henry, Arnout Brown, John II
Broad, John Secord J. L. Coddngton, Jr., Andrew
Hutton, David Kelly
When the meeting properly organized, Thomas
~ Carr, Esq from the Committee on Resolutions al
Ter On able and eloquent speech, presented me follow
pp reso lutnns He read them 10 The vast embage
m voice full and trumpet toned, bringing down al
the conclusion of each resolution the warm aPproba-
ton Of the multitude:
ResoiDed, That while there is room for honest differ
ence OF opinion regard 10 The best mode of appoint
ing delegates to the National Convention, and while
we recognize The perfect right of our political brethren
10 other States appoint their respective delegates ~
such manner they may think fit, we d" cheerful.
acouipsce in the disposition made OF this subject by IN
State Convention latsly held Syracuse; and IN viep
Of the constitutional right nf each Slate to appoint in
such manner the Legislature thereof may dreci
ts Presidential Electors of the jealousy OF Fedora
consolidation, and the zeal for preserving unimpaHed
the rights and influence properly belonging to the