Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-06-07
From the Baltimore Patriot.
SCENES IN MONUMENT SQUARE.

OCTNbD IN hOlN ~ lh W ~ a NASs
There were rich scenes enacted in and around
Monument Square last night, in which the ~
lerites and the LocofOcos were The actors.
A rostrum had been erected in front of the
Court House, by the Locolocos, and at an ear
W hour in the evening, the spouters oil that
party began TO pour forth.
The Tylerites had agreed to hold meeting
in Calvert Hall, and about O'Clock they as
sembed there, and having appointed Mr. Reese
of n Y. the Chairman, were about to go on
with their proceedings, when, the meeting be-
ing rather thin, il was suggested that the main
BODY of the Tyerites had met in Monument
Square, and were actually then in full blasi.-
Upon this, the meeting At Calvert Hall formed
in procession, and proceeded in body 10 the
Square; where they were, as may be supposed,
astonlshed to find that the Locolocos were IN
possession of the rosttum. Not to be baked,
in their determination Of addressing the people
on the manifold virtues and superlative excel
lence of John Tyler, they proceeded round the
outskirts of the crowd and took position be-
fore Barnum's CITY Hotel, using for the pur-
pose oL a rostrum the steps on Fayette street,
on which the officers and other magnates OF the
party mounted.
Al this moment, Mr. Belser of Alabama, was
addressing the locoiocos in front Of the Court
House. But no sooner did Mr. Delazon Smith
of Ohio, break forth in a speech from what
may be called the Tyler stand at Barnum's,
than the larger portion Of the crowd in the
Square, attracted it may be by the novelty Of
his subject or his superior power of lungs,
rushed to hear him. Or il may be, as Nj S.
modestly confessed, that they were curious to
hear man speak, who-let il not be said Of
the Tyerites generally-'had INDUCED too free
~ in the excitement OF the day. so decided
was the attraction Of the Tyler meeting that it
really threatened the Locofoco meeting before
the Court House with destruction.
In this dilemma. Mr. Kennedy Of Indiana,
appeared upon the Tyler stand, and commence
ed speech in favor of Locofocoism. The up
roar at this time was dealening. Mr.. Smith
si maintained his ground, and claimed the al
tention while he spoke of Tyler. Mr. Kenne-
dy insisted that he should be heard for his cause.
And there, along side Of each other, with most
discordant voices, and with gesticulalion vio-
lent and threatening, they spoke together for a
short time. The Tylertrs, being the weaker
body, were at length overpowered, and Mr.
Smith and his officers, amid shower Of i'm
precautions, were driven from the field.
Mr. Kennedy, thus relieved from his rival or
ator, could now be more distinctly heard, and
spoke loud and bosterous OF the merits OF the
party.
Mr. Carr Of n. Y, also spoke, and was ex-
travagant in his praises Of Mr. Van Buren,, and
in denuncia,ion of those who opposed him. II
was clearly TO be seen, that MI Van Buren,
was decidedly the favorte OF the miscellaneous
crowd, and ever and anon, they responded with
shouts and cheers, to the high praises bestow-
ed upon him by the speaker. Would said
the orator, in tones that seemed as IL they pro-
ceedrd from one of the fures, would that
these shouts could reach the ears of the con-
cave that is now assembled in a room above,
(poiniing TO one Of the rooms in the hoteD
who are now in concert endeavoTing to concoct
n scheme 10 cheat the people out of the nom;-
nation of their favorite-Ma Van Buren,
And here again Mr. c. launched forth in the
severest denunciations OF the cOnclave assem-
bled above.
But though the Tyler speakers had been
driven from the stand, the men still maintained
their ground in the meeting, and exclaimed a.
ganst the outrage which had deprived them of
their anticipated pleasure in hearing the Tyler
speakers. The Locolocos insisted, on the 9th
er hand, that this coming down of the Ty-
erites was a nremedtated attempt 10 interrupt
The harmony OF the meeting, and that they
deserved all they got.
Amid the general confusion, it appeared that
several other persons got a chance 'to slip a
word in Among them was Major Davezac,
Of New York. and an old gentleman who was
filed 60 overlooking with Locolocoism. In
the course of his short speech, he happened TO
mention the name OF Henry Clay; and touch
ed by the magic of the words, the crowd sent
up the only hearty and joyous shout which was
heard during the evening.
At one time the signs threatened general
ro,c, and it was feared that many Tylerites and
LocoIocos would not get off the ground with
out bloody nose or a cracked skull. But the
dscord confined itself to words--indced the
scene had too much fun in ii to allow of fight
and at a late hour, the meeting dissolved, ev-
cry body agreeing that the events of the night
were the richest farce ever yet performed on
any stage.
Judge Allen on the nature of an informer.
In the cnSn Of SInnhnn 'nifcnn,h Of III,