The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-05


The wings took the ground last night at the old
head quarters, National Hall, Canal street, in good
style. The room was crowded, and the bar
ceived the usual amount patronage. There was
a great deal of brandy and water poured down be-
| low, and a great deal ei steam let oil above The
greatest order and decorum prevailed, and the
peaceful designation of the "sons Of harmony"
might have faithfully described the audience, had
Sot brass band, which seemed to be afflicted with
| an instrumental catarrh occupied the gallery.
The chair was occupied by JOHN H. WILLIAMS, as
President; Minara 8. Thrasher, and some dozen
others, were named as Vice Presidents and Edmund
Griffin, of the first, and some hall dozen Others as
Secretaries.
J. PHILLIPS PHENIx, Esq, presented the report of
| the nominating committee, in which the name of
| RosERr SMITH, stone mason, of the Sixteenth Ward
was offered as the wing candidate for Mayor. This
report adopted by reclamation.
After the report of the committee, expressive of
appreciation OF the wing policy, and the fitness of
Bob Smith for the Office of Mayor, with reasona-
bic amount of abusive epithets, directed against the
locofocos, had been read by sturdy gentleman,
whose name we forget, but whose pronunciation we
well recollect was characterized by very remark
able democratic disregard of such vulgar authorities
as Webster and Johnson, Mr.. H. A. Weed read
series of resolutions, echong the report. After Mr.
Weed sat down, a stentoran voice in the crowd
called out" Mr.. Chairman, l would like the priv.
| lege of secondng them resolutions. Pm Journey
man stone cutter sir, and know something about
! Bob Smith" (Cheers-cries of Fetch him upr'
"fs,ch him up,' bravo "stone .cutter,"" stone
cutterp')
MIR. CHARLES KING then stepped forward, and after
bic hsc hor ov1
Gus and preliminary "hem," thus addressed the meet
| ing
ter, but come to speak in behalf of one (Cheers.)
to say to you what you have all said in your own
mean to put in the Mayors chair. (HeIe jolly look
ing with OF beaming rubicundity, and appa
rently half over who had seated
under the Chairman, sung out" Hear that same old
coon 70 (reat laughter and cries of turn him out) And,
gentlemen, continued Mr. King becomes you next to
consider how you going to do this. 1t is not to be
done simply by passnglresolutcns here-not by ardent
wishes formed in your own heartsno by speeches made
every man for himself up to the polls at the earliest
hour and deposit his and having done devote
the rest of the day to going about among his neghbors
and his friends and inviting them to lay ASIDE all private
business and devote the remainder the day the great
public duties of the occasion My friends you are now
which has been destroying the interests of the city
the infamous project of splitting the wardsthe vile
1 him s1 & city Ss
man, followed by laughter and considerable confusen)
the mas to your po @n
the man who setting at defiance the laws, collected
his forces consables and watchmen in the City Hall to
put down the whom you elected. CHEERS. groans
from the brandy.nosed man, and considerable noise)
But you work in order to do tha-you more
working for it. &c How do you get your living p'
shouted the brandy nosed man-great aughter3 And
there enough in this great city worth working for
My friends this day board one of most mag
nifcent ships, and port boast of many magnif
cent ships (Cheersl 1 visited ship-the Liver
pOOl-beautiful in all her DrODOrOQS grand.
cious swift strong powerfu and she had the ensign OF
the Union floating at her masthead and it seemed to
that that glorious ship the type of city Cheers
Wei too have all the elements Of strengthal the at
tributes Of beauty-c' The devil you have, shouted
only want-want what that ship has got-agood captain
of prateor il not pirate himself he tho friend and
protector OF pirates (oreat cheering2 He is protec
have been convicted of the vilest public robberies.
speak of the frauds of Ahern and W. ard sses) When
he could longer protect them he tried to cheat the
wings Of the merit of discovering their rascaIty and
made the people believe that he the first to discover
their defalcaons- daughter and cheers9 Now 1 ask
loud cries OF yes yes" from the brsndy.nosed man,
mo- no." from the rest of the audience) Well then
my friends put your veto him and make that same
stone cutter your Mayor-(Cheers) Mr. King then said
he would read from the report of the spe
long said Mr.. X. Cres of "bravo""dont you pleaseD
"cut it Shorthand maniacal shout Of appreciation
At this moment the General Committee entered the
room, and of their members called out"Mr. Chair
man-~e come in body to meet vou.'-(Cheers)
The CHAIRMAr-We are very happy to see you gentle
men, will your chairman have the goodness to come
BsANpYNosED MANI will give him my chair with a
great deal Of pleasure Gaughter)
Pau HONE Esq then advanced to the platform, and
hailed with loud cheers the band striking up "see the
conquering hero comes :"
Mr.. proceeded to descant the integrity and
cellence ofMr. Smith. lie was above suspicion.
The breath Of calumny had furnished his fair fame
(Cheers) do not doubt the election of Wing Common
Council but want the head well the body
cwberes your head bawled out the brandy nosed
Laughter, and cries of"turn him outD Well, the emily
Way to get the head lie to elect Robert Smith Cheers
And what's the ditculty9 QHere some boys near the
platform began to annoy the nosed man. and he
r Kn this
you the whole truth. Naughter) He must put Mr. Nor
ris and his friends out of the warren daughter and
cheers But gentlemen il is not Mr.. Morris alone with
whom have to deal John Tyler has something to do
with this e Nothing all y shouted brandy nosed
man. Laughter, and cries of"turn him out !" put him
through the window !"
The CHArRx.H-will the meeting come to order
The CRowp-"Fut out that locofoco"-"turn him out
turn him out!r
Mr. KIsG.-Yes, Mr.. Tyler has
A voIcE IN THE CROWD" Three cheers for Henry
Three most tremendous cheers accordingly
Mr.. KrNo-I about say, gentlemen that the cleo
ton in city will influence the whole Union 1t will
decide municipal affairs alone II will materially
influence the Presidential election Carry the city and
you carry the State of New York and then AZ
votes for Henry Clay (Great cheering) Here the red
nosed man became exceedingly outrageous, and
hauled out of the room, in the most uncercmonous
ner, the band playing Hail. Columbian
Mr.. KING went on-Gentlemen, having now expunga-
ted the assembly of bad man. and suppose the only
not Of wap Of thinking there not much Of
further exhoration and shall therefore end my homily
Cheers) will conclude by the expression with all
the jealous fervor Of which am capable Of the first de-
sire my heart that yen will do your duty In this matter
And indeed, already perceive this enthusiastic
assembase of my fellow the earnest of that
united, vigorous, overpowerng exertion which will
place Robert Smith in the chair the mayoralty and
give tone to the whole action Of the electors throughout
State (Cheers) wish you for moment to forget
that the of Henry Clay is bound up with that Of
Robert Smith. The result OF city election will tell
throughout the Union. Let New York then send
forth her voice in favor OF Henry Claythe who has