The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-18
W A S H N G. I @ N !.
TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1874.
GREAT GATHERING AT THE CITY HALL.

GREAT GATHERING AT THE CITY HALL.
The Wing meeting in front of the City Hall
last evening was decidedly the largest, most bril-
liant, and enthusiastic political assemblage which
has ever taken place in the District of Columbia
The wide area formed by the junction of two ave-
nues was literally crammed from the steps of the
hall to the opposite side of the street, distance
of sixty or seventy yards, and up and down the
street for an equal or greater distance. In a
word, there was about an acre of Wing faces,
male and female, turned up to the speakers, who
addressed the immense auditory from the portico
of the hall.
The resolutions were read by the chairman of
the meeting, Joseph H. Bradley, Esq. Mr.. B. put
them in the accustomed parliamentary manner
by requesting those who were in favor of the re-
solutions to say "ay;" and after the unanimous
response of the vast multitude, those opposed to
them were requested to say "no." The "nos,"
as we'll as we could ascertain, numbered tioo.
We recommend to our Locofoco friends that on
the next occasion of their holding one Of their
mass meetings in Washington, to initiate the
fair and liberal example of the Whigs-they
will in that way be able to ascertain their real
strength, and will not 60 home under the delusve
impression that all is well, when two-thirds Of
full opponents, who have been drawn out by Gu
riosity. Hundreds of Wings attend the Locofoco
meetings in this city merely to see how small
they are to be, and it is thus that those meetings
are rendered respectable in numbers.
After cheering song from the Alexandria
glee club, Mr. Order, Of Kentucky, was intro
duced TO the meeting, and addressed it at some
length upon the abuses in the Executive and
Legislative powers of the country, which had
awakened the spirit of the people. Mr.. G. held |
up the conduct of the Locofocos to the just indg-
nation of the people, for their gross violation of
the laws of the land in reference to the four I'M
dstricted States A law of Congress, passed in
conformity with the Constitution, required that
each State should send representatives to Con-
gress by single DISTRICTS but four of the States
had refused to conform to the requisition of the
law, and in violation of it, had elected their repre-
sentation upon the general ticket system. The
obvious duty of Congress, under these circum-
stances, said Mr.. Grider would have been, to re-
fuse TO the delegations from those States adms-
sion to their seats but, in violation of the laws
and Constitution, they had been admitted on
footing of equality with those who had been e-
gally elected.
Mr. 6. commented with just severity upon the
conduct of the Locofoco House of Representa-
tives towards the District of Columbia. He ad.
Tn fhn ofo &c H.
States, the consttutionality of which had been
settled by the Supreme Court, and ridicued the
presumption of Locofoco demagogucs who at
tempted to set up their ignorant conceits in op-
position to the highest judicial authority of the
country. Mr.. G. spoke with the pride and en-
thusasm of genuine son of Kentucky when he
came to mention the name of Henry Clay. He
alluded tp the Texas question, and at length paid |
his respects to Mr.. Polk. "Who," inquired MI.
G., "is James X. Polk Z" He said he could not
better answer than by relating an anecdote. Two
honest Dutchmen in Tennessee, he said, were
discussing the merits of public characters, and
among others, the name of Mr.. Polk was alluded
to- "Who,' said one of them, SIS dish Mishter
Bolk?" "Vat Mishter Vass, don't you know
Mlshter Bolk! Mlshter Bolk is de man vat
Mishter Van Boren made Governor of DENIES
see." "But who ish Mshter Van Boren 2" in
CURED his neigbbor. "Vy, Mishter Vass, don't
you know Mlshter Van Boren Wy, Mishter
Van Boren Mishter Vass, is de man vat Shineral
Shackson made PRESIDENT of de United Stdates',
MIR. u. after some further remarks upon the
merits of the Locofoco candidates, concluded by
pledging Kentucky TO maintain her position in
the front rank of Wing States, for which she has
SO long been distinguished. Mr.. G. took his seat
amid the spontaneous and warm applause of the
immense assembly.
Some remarks were made by Mr. Granger, Of
Prince Georges, Maryland, in behalf of the del
egation from that good old Wing county.