The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-31
Baltimore.
Correspondence OF the Herald.

A"s 1Uo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES teT Us Van Buren,
Trouble in the Higwam-" Hand writimg upon
the WaH''-New York Laughed at-Tan Buren,
Defsd-Tyler and Isras Ssttlsd-F~y-FTe-
Smoke and Gas--Poor Butsr-No Go-Attormey
Generat-Great Cry-Liae Wooi-Blescker %
Graham Small Fry Great Sorrow- Great Joy
-Hwva- Tyler md Texas noW and TOR eper one,
and inseparabie.
In the early part of the day, the rain began to de-
scend in torrents, and as Gen. Jackson would say,
"like the dew of Heaven fell alike upon the poor
and the rich" giving with an impartial hand both
TO the Jew and the Gentile-to the wing and TO
the democrat, little rain and little sunshine for
by midday the sun made its appearance with its
wel-known light and heat. Long before II o'clock
operations commenced throughout the city. Lanes,
avenues, highways and by-ways were crowded
with citizens and strangers The Van Buren, dele
CATION convened at Odd Fellows Hal-the Tyler
ties at Calvert Hall, the former with closed doors,
SO that could not get peep at them the latter
with such rush and freedom of all sorts, sizes and
conditions, as beggars description. The former
got wrathy, because they could not get vol ce
from Virginia. and the latter, like Massanello,
what dust they had kicked up for '|Honest
John and TYLER buttOns"-"T Three cheers for John
Tyler and that banner'-"Tyler and Texas for
ever"-" That's our motto" and the steam got
der. At length about IL clock, after great ado
Of suffering, funning, and smoking, the meeting
was organized by calling to the chair Judge White,
Of Connecticut, supported by the usual number OF
gentlemen-the meeting will please come to order"
When the meeting got fixed, the President read
which we supposed TO be very good, as
all cheered with hearty good will; and he had
scarcely touched his seat, when up popped at least
twenty heads, white, red, yellow, and black-all
had something to say-all were OVERLOOKING with
enthusiasm and long speeches-a didn't want no.
thing, were true patriots, had fought and bed and
died in the cause, and would do it again, "Oh,
gentlemen, | beg of you to be a little quiet
-one at a. tme-one at time, gentle.
men-,Smith! Smith! Smith =" and again up
popped a dozen. My name, is smith-so is
so is mine-so is mine--and mine: We want
Smith, of Ohio-not John Smth-and Smith, OF
OHIO, did come "like cataract''-"like a thun-
der-bol t''-"like Nlagara"-nO coon for him--no
fox for him-he went for Texas and the peoples
choice-for honest John, who, we must say, lost
none of the laures placed in the keeping of Smith,
whose name is too well-known to the public to re-
quire mention at our hands-his arms swung like
pump-handles-his head bobbed about like Chi.
nese mandarn-hls coat tails stood at right-angles
with his unmentionables, and his hair was flying
about, first on one side, then on the other, and
seemed trying to dance Jlg.upon his odd looking,
question -Tasstro-move the queston-down in
tront-go that's off, move that man is no de.
legate, and has right here-What do you mean,
tials Shaking cane at his opponenD for such men
as you-Mr. President, call upon you to- wish
you wouldn't spit IN my hat again. call upon you
to-Oh, shut up-I would offer, gentlemen, the
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It appears the Tyler grip has seized you all,
Which DR.. Clay can't cure next fall.
Ha, ha, ha !-nonsense-gag- -humbug-oh dear!
.ha, ha, ha gentlemen, insist upon your coming
to order, and going into nomination. The dignity
Of the chair must be sustained Bless my heart!
FOR tn ottnU mad yIylfn
prayer by thesRev Mr. Tyson, or Tyler, (perhaps a
cousin Of Bob's), who, having the floor, followed
up his prayer wi good Tyler speech. We were
listening attentivey to his prayer without knowing
ne had got through, when he sung out, " Hurrah
for Tyler !-hurrah for honest John! The gentle
man is out of order-no, he has the hoOr-hasn'l
ne got through with his prayer yet--order, gentle
men, order-dldn't like such proeeedt!ngsI:hope
courteous, and calculated to bring dscredit upon |
The cause, &c. DC. After him came Smith |
and Derry, and Eddy and Firk, of Vrgl |
who h; did speak. or would have spoken, had time
and patience permitted. Some few were for |
making overtures to the Van Buren, Convention ts |
centre upon third candidate, and thus create |
unity in the party. But the majority were for |
lonest John, neck or nothing, sink or swim, sur
,ive or perish. So John Tyler is nominated Tor |
Presidency by the Tyler party; Four o'clock in the
afternoon was the hour to which the Van BureE |
Convention had adjourned their meeting, when |
hey again assembled. Nothing had been done, |
and nothing was likely to be done. Several OF |
he States were strongly and positively opposed to !
he nomination of NJ Van Buren-Virglnia ano |
Pennsylvania would not listen to the mention O. |
lis name as their candidate. They would MAXI |
10 compromise. So the meeting was compelled |
o again adjourn without the prospect o. THEN |
ettling upon who should be the nomlnee-so much
or the first days work-now for the first nj ght |
The feelings on both sides were stronger thar |
,Ither party had anticipated. Tyler. and Van
3uren was the general cry, as one candidate was
preferred to the other AT about O'Clock com
nenced one OF the most amusing farces ever enacted
lpon the political stage of this country. Scene, |
3arnum's stoop and the Court House.. with the |
Battle Monument between them-moOn IN the dis
in Van Buren," opened the meeting upon the Cour'
House stoop Hurra for John Tyler, with three
ines three" hurled back defiance to that little
ed fox of the Empire State" Hurra hurra Al
Butler for Van Buren,. Smith having the strongest
ungs, most gas, best cause, and hearty hackers,
rev of the Van Burenltes, who flocked to Smith,
where they could hear the most humbug, and lei
Then came the tug of war, when the Van Burenites
nd Tylerites got well hudaled together Hurra 70,
Tyler. Hurra TOR Three cheers for
1artin Van Buren,. Three cheers for honest John
him out-Hurra for Tyler and Texas.
1t last Tasistro (Tyer,) succeeded IN getting the
ostrum, when the crowd sung out, "Glve us your
anne, who are you, VINO do you go torD Gentle
1en, go LOT the man WHO Is the exponent Ol
rue republican democracy. Who is that MANI
ell us who you think that man is! (Bah you cam
ammon us in that way-down with him, he is
Tyler manD Gentlemen, | am no Tyler man !
What you thenD am no man. (Ha, ha, ha
hats good-go on-are you woman! Gro on-go
n-we'll hear you, be you man or devllD No,
am in favor of no man-no faction.
go for the voice of the people. Let them deter
nine who is the peoples candidate. Let the voice
{ the whole Convention be heard. Let the New
'ork Van Buren, clique of office seekers, who
anne here to dictate to the other States, let them
ONE out openly, as the majority of the other |
tates have done, kand allow the people to under
taad their proceedings. Virginia and Pennsyl-
anla have declared their opposition to Van Buren,,
nd we only ask to have the people to understand
'ho the democratic candidate is Chat will do
nough of that--bah, boo-huzza for Van Buren,
Dice in the crowd, stake your hand out OF my |
ocket"-go ahead, go ahead-that's true-you lie
-huzza, cock doode--who pays for that-Mike
Valsh-Joe Smith-EIurra for Clay-Three cheers
Or Tom Benton-Three more for Joe Smith
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