The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-09
Democratic DIstrief convention.

the llth, 18th, 10Th, 10th ana i'n "''uo' ~ i'oi
of choosing delegates 10 the National Convention
TO be held at Philadelphia, in July next, by dis
tricts was held last evening, at Vauxhall Garden,
in the Bowery About two hundred persons were
present at the opening of the meetlngand consider
able enthusiasm existed among them. The "Iy-
Ter party" was well represented by Custom House
and among the friends OF John G. Cal
houn we noticed John A. Morrill,, Esq, Gen. DUH
Green, Lathrop S Eddy, Esq, and others; but we
observed no prominent friend of Col. Johnson or
Gen. Cass, among the audience. This IS the be-
ginning OF a movement Of much interest among
politicians and considering it to be the first meet
ing, it was very respectfully attended.
The meeting was called to order by JOHN A..
MORRILL,, Esq. who nominated j l.. II. McCRAcK-
EN- for President, Mr.. e. X. Collins who had been
selected for that place beng absent. MIR. EDDY
then nominated SAMUEL A. LAWRENCE and GEo.
w. BUTLER for Vice Presidents, and George Fol-
som and Eccles Offender for Secretaries.
Mr. LArHnor s. EDDY then came forward amidst great
applause and TO address the meeting in support
OF series ofresoluons. He said Mr. Chairman and Cen
tlemen, you have heard the call which have read upon
which we have been assembled upon this occasion You
will all OF you recoect that at the great assembly in the
Park months SINCE and prior to the Syracuse Con-
venton there addressed those assembled upon that
cason told you that my fears that represents
ves servants whom we were about sending to that
Convention, whom had already sent, would abuse
the powera which we had placed in their hands and
of avorng caucus nominations for the sake OF iavorng
old dynasties and OF defeating your voice would them
selves and instruct the delegates to the National
vention for the nomination of the nextPresident loud
plause) When told you those Fears asked you what
step should be taken they did nsrepresent your
feelings and so assume the power your hands Your
ansW that you would yourselves send the delegate
and to your own convention. loud cheers} Thus y
the first movement following upon that answer-cheerC
an answer dictated by the feelings OF pure patriotism
cheer) by knowledge Of the power you possess
(cheers)by spirit Of resistance to every caucus no
renewed cheers)-and to every attempt 10
take the power from your hands Immense opplause)
That answer, say, gentlemen is followed up by this
cheers) and we now about forming our
selves confederation that shall send delegates to
vention which shall nominate President-who, II
elected, shall he the President not over clique
the President, not over a dynasty, but the
President the whole people of the United States
More enthusiastic applause2 It is great movement,
gentlemen, which we arc now accomplishing. (Cheers)
of the most serious evils Of government and
of the elective franchise which VIZ now enjoys SO that
ing pecuniary interests and to those matters which
daily call upon for our attention, neglect what are
apycasd ty caucu; managers and political spectators
know not the extent Of the operation this evil we know
not the rights and the power taken fromus until finally
can bear longer. Then, gentlemen, we rise in
(applause(then, gentlemenw rise in our might
now rising chesrs) and destroy the cliqGes
opposed to us-then we elect and sustain
government tremendous cheerng) Many have been
the occasions gentlemen since the adoption Of the Fede
taken upon the part Of the people. loud cheers
For instance within the memory OF us ALL General Jack
So and tramped down all the masho and all the traps
laid by political machinery. (Much cheerng) Again,
gentlemen when undera succeeding Administration we
and again becoming perfect and the rights and the voice
of the people again becoming crushed cheer under that
s
ing) not one Of those who sustained him because
the principles of the party which sustained him in the
conflict such that could not subscribe to them;
therefore fit to act upon my principles under
the evils which then existed. made my own efforts to
for another contest have no longer the same excuse
upon them (cheers) And II his party mschnsry..if
voice Of the people all for the support and for the power
of party be again drawn bodies. 1t will be our
own fault and cannot grumbe ut it. Much applause)
trust however that this movement will be energetcally
followed up and that the spirit which is this night to
start forth will spread override whole Awercan people
have been trampled upon will again DO crushed to the
that shall be selected the Philadelphia Convention upon
the 18th July nexta most apt and proper occasion-w
again walk over the Gcurs9 with that lion might and
strength, sustained by you by Which Andrew Jackson
General Harrison, upon asimilar occasion. walked
the and conquered. (ong continued cheer
and twenty free and States and Rhode Island
small and insignificant ~ upon the map she
may. appear. had, when, she same into our
secured to her in relation TO liberties and institu
tions tho Empire etate VI yew Yg mad (Applause
II becomes u.s. gentlemen in all our political movements
preserve to Rhode Island the same Individuality and
Identity and power in our government that the empire
State OF New York possesses Cheers and applause but
it is the object Of the political gamblers in party machi
upon all occasions to secure the aid OF two or hree
Of the more large and wealthy States, whose voice. in
The vortex may swallow VIZ that oil oil the
smaller States and all their ncinations with regard to the
federal government. Cheers) This is the game which
S now being attempted to be played and the candidate
who he sustained by the delegates from this state to
he Baltimore Convention, well Know the importance oil H.
Mark the distnction-these men, say, well knew was
III important for him to have the empire State Of New
York, within which to swallow up the voice OF the minor
md smaller States; and therefore ne arrangement was
made. And when we, in our honesty and simplicity met
ogether various wards ana counties ana Sent our
delegates to we we sent men there 10
ieciae byi their combined wisdom upon the manner in
which we were to send delegates 10 baltimore But the
voice had gone FORTH unknown 10 u.s. from the political
managers at Richmond and Apany-thqt they should be
instructed when at syracuse to send dcegsiss and not
to us the election (Chsers3 Ihey did SEND dele,