The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-22
Rochester.
Correspondence Of the Herald


the Cooney Clans in old Monroe on the 18th
abolition Convention to Erect Monument to
the Memory of Myron Holey-Ggr1H Smith
Seizure Of the Collector Of the Port cith the Tyler
"grippe"-Attempted Decapitat,on of ID. M.
Deacey for pending Caricatures-Dfilerism Re-
vived, &c. &c. &c.
Mr.. EDITOR 1T goes hard with me to think
that the scenes of which this "ulcer on the body
polltic," Rochester, is the theatre, should go I'M
published to the world, and be forgotten. Scarce
week or day passes but something transpires,
even here, worthy of being snatched from the Lethe
of passing events and of being placed upon record,
either as an example to be initiated and followed
or as warning to the careless or inexperienced
wayfarer to shun the rocks upon which others have
split.
This Is community of excitement. small
spark, with little tanning kindes a great fire. II
seems, at times, as if the most ridiculous humbug
could most easily win followers Religion, poll
tics, phrenology, and animal magnetism, have by
turns engrossed the public mind Burchard, Finney,
Knapp, Fowler, and Dodds, are names as familiar
here as household gods. That excitement, how
est root, and which comes the oftenest, is that OF
politics. This is now beginning to rage here as
elsewhere, and wi lille the fit is on, nothing else can
"come mall unite in throwing all other hum
UuSS cACltculcuS, \duu, IcdI me- IellBlOu IL
to some extent in the same category like physc,
"to the dogs" The cogs and wheels of the politi.
ca! machine have been cleared OF the dust and
rubbish, which short period OF lnactlOn has accu-
mulated, and, having been creased up aresh, are
now in active operation, manufacturing from the
raw material capital and enthusiasm for the APP
preaching campaign. This commodity seems to be
the only species OF manufacture which does not re-
bings of the great political heart are beginning to
be felt in the arteries of the land, and anon we
shall see the muddy current swelling the veins
throughout the whole contedcracy.
The Democrats-or Polkats, as they have been
called-had a mass meeting on the 9Th instant. BY
dint of firing cannon, by drumming and coaxing
and bullying and driving, sort OF rally made
consisting of all the officehcders and oilice-seek
tum Of the rag-tag and bob-al Major Davezac oil
your city was the " big gum on the OCCASION He
was loaded and PINNED to the muzzle, and fired
away for two good hours upon the subject of the
of New Orleans. He scarcely uttered the names
of Polk and Dallas. Old Hickory, Major Davezac
cotton bags, and the booty and beauty of New Or
leans, were the themes of his eloquent story. He
man that ever lived and his military achievement.
as far before those of Hannibal, Napoleon, OF
Wellington, as is the full blaze OF the meridian SUI
to the twlnkllng of 'farden" candle. His attach
ment and veneratlon for the sold Hero" is laugh
able, and often renders him ridiculous. OF all this
however, you are aware. Far be it from me, Mr.
Editor, to attempt to cast rldicule upon any of the
| noble spirits who have fought, bed and conquered
| in defence OF our country; but, as Independent
observer of passing events, ! cannot refrain iron
condemning the absurd attempt of riding any poti
cal hack into power upon the by-gone popularity 0
| one who has wholly Withdrawn from public life
and who is Just ready to ego to his reward"
The "coons' are to have their ratification mas
county meeting on the 18th instant The power
behind the scenes are pulling the wires with al
/ their might, and moving heaven and earth to ge
thntr h,tr.
| dy had one or two local meetings to respond to TIT
| nominations, at which but little else done bu
to enact some of the scenes of the comedy o
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too" which was played t
| crowded houses in 1910. ! do not know how it i
elsewhere, but in this section the "coons" seem t
| have decided advantage over the locos in SOM
of the means they make use of to work out thei
ends. They seem to appreciate the sentiment,
"That he who hath music in his soul Il
| Is fit for treason, strategy and spoil"
In this feature of their eectioneering, they mani
| fest more sagaclty than in many other of thei
movements, tor good music touches chord i
every human heart, which vibrates in responsiv
| unison When their meeting comes off "may
/ be there TO see" There III be
"a chel amang 'em takin notes,
And faith he III prent EN-"
Their bacchanallan orgies andfantastic tricks be
fore high Heaven shall all be duly noted.
The Liberty party have not been idle The,
| have had convention here during the past weel
| for the ostensible purpose of erecting monumen
| over the remains of the late Myron Holley. Blu
the real purpose OF the gathering was to get up III
steam, and increase the political stock in trade,
of the Liberty party in general, and of Gerrit
Smith in particular. In spite of opposition and "la
mentations here and elsewhere" he steadily pur
| sues his course of Sabbath political preaching witt
his eye fixed upon the goal, at which he hopes Il
arrive All the energies of his vautlng ambition
and of his mind are bent on the accomplishment o
| one object. He hopes soon to see his party domi
| nant in this country, and think you when this da.
shall come, II come 1t does, that there is am
one he would prefer for President before the disin
terested philanthropist OF Peerboro' But nimpo,te
time will determine.
The monument which has been raised over tn,
ashes of Mr.. Holley is alike creditablc to thos,
who conceived and accomplished the undertake ing
and to the artist who executed the work. II is sim
pie marble obellsk eleven feet high, resting sub
stantal base of the same material. The whole cos
about $500, raised by subscriptions OF one yer,a
each. 1t Is deserved tribute TO the virtues ant
worth of good man.
One of the three prominent Tyler men IN this
| section has been thrown into fit of the "grippe
| at the news OF the rejection by the Senate
| of the nomination of the Collector of thi
district and at the prevalence of rumo
that the President had sent up the name @
| another to supply his place. When the news wa
| received here, he was seen TO wander about lk
one " distract" Since which time he has beer
missing from the sphere of his duties. 1t may b,
that the attack was sudden and severe that he il
confined and not able to be about, but it is shrewd
y suspected that ne has gone South Tor the good o.
Misplace, to renew at the feet OF power his allie
glance and protestations of fidelity.
This is a great country. Each revolving veal
brings some new Improvement to assist in mpelline
onward the tide of enlightenment and civilization
few years since, only occasionally stray copy
of the Herald found its way here. Now it graces
the files of every reading room, and is a welcome
visitor IN every counting room. Then, news was
week old when ii came-now, before the ink Ii
fairly dry we have spread before papers publish
ed three n fOur hundred miles distant Nnlr ma
per is rapidly increasing in circulation here. Ii is
amusing to see the rush for the Herald at Dewey
News Room on the arrival of the cars--t not I'M
frequently happens that hiswhole supply is exhaust
ed before his packages fairly open. by the way,
our friend Dewey was near becoming martyr to
his enterprise last week 1t is well known here
that he is a bit of Locofoco himself, but 'broth
of a boy" notwithstanding. For the sake of turn
ing an honest penny in the way of business he has
recently introduced into this market for sale, few
political carcatures, In most OF which Mr.. Van
Buren, isrepresented as coming off second best :"
The sight Of these " horrible things" in Dewey's