The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-10-07

more celebrations. There is still some chance re :
naming. In all this admoniiion to duty, and
warning of danger, we are supported by Mr.. Clay
himself, and by such men as John Speed
Smith, who fears that even Kentucky is in danger.
So do we, SO does Mr.. Clay, SO do many honest
and sensible men. But so do not the foolish wing
leaders and orators, and SO does not Cassus M
| Clay, who seems to have more sail than ballast.
TEMPEST IN A TEA-PoT-GREAT MONSTER Mass
MEETING ON STATEN IsLANp.-We have heard a
great deal recently about mass meetings, and i'm
mense popular gatherings, both Of wings and loco
focos in the interior Of this State. The locofoco
mass meeting Al AlhsVnhhas been filling the papers
of that kind for several days past, and they have
estimated the number of persons present on that
occasion from 1000 to 100000. Then we had the
great mass meeting OF the wings at Rochester,
which, according to all accounts, was very large
one, although the wing papers have not yet been
able to ascertain whether there were 100 600 or
| 10000 persons present The gross exaggeraiion
| by both parties of the numbers who attend their
meetings, is indeed, amusing 1t is probable that at
Albany there were 10000 people congregated and
| the same at Rocheser-the remaining scores OF
| thousands being mere "leather and pIunella."
| But we are going to have mass meeting to-day
which really will be overwhelming. Il is to take
place at Richmond on Staten Island, and they are
going to have one whole, undiminished steamboa,
to take them down from the city at ii O'Clock from
one of the wharves. At this meeting, too. they are
going to have two great orators of the democracy
Captain Bob Tyler and James r. Whiting, the
ex.Distrct Attorney. Il seems that these gentle.
men have been writing letters Of late in imitation oil
Mr.. Henry Clay, for find two spistles from them
in the papers-the one from Mr.. Tyler, in relation
to the age of the world, the gift of prophecy, and
Irish Repeal In particular; the other from Mr..
Whiting. giving in his adherence to the great Amer
lean Republican party Here they are =
CoNGRzss Hail. Oct. 3D. 1914.
DEAR SIR-Your very kind letter on behalf of the Al
bany Repeal Societies could not fail to give me great
Myfeeings are deeply implicated the great movement
civil liberty in Ireland aud succeed or ia shall con-
fail righteous God. who orders the desnies ofman
kind, il He permits nhumanity oppression and vice for
70 mp ass0 aa 10 IF
of this time gifted with the Of the pro-
phets Of DID, to look into the future soul tells me that
he would the oppression and misery which now
pervade the land Of your nativity, light presently
kindling whose power and glory shall llumne the dark
ness Of her scenery and rradiae the faces OF her ong
children with the haowed rays Of civil and religious
freedom Then press forward with your noble task, in
confidence and aith Ijudgng men may sneer At and nd
the immaculate purity Of The Divinity did not escape OBJ
loquy! Ignorant men may SCOT at your efforts, deride
who seeks the priceless treasure OF freedom should be
willing to sacrifice his life for its attainment.
The signs of the times indicate plainly that the world
passing through Of those periodical changes
which make epochs in history and whose sublime results
cal aspect Of human affairs The republican principle
is in the progress Of the contamination Of s
great destnes and gives me high and stirring pride
Identified as am in feeling with Irshmtn and in princ
pie with Repeal that the regeneratng power of repub
canism should first have sown its seed the other side Of
the Atlantic in the soil Of Ireland.
viii you express these sentiments to my friends and
brethren Albany and believe me, with great regard
and esteem your friend and 0Oedep no ss.yaR TYLER
To Msssrs. Jordan and Mcmahon, &c, &C.
SIRYour letter has Just reached me. and at this hour
can only say that far as am acquainted with the
principles of the American Republican Party I'm IN Ia
of them In the selection Of candidates for pubic
Offices Native American stands always preeminentiy
first entitled and with reference to integrity and capacity
alone should be selected.
am in favor reduction of the city expenditures,
and reorganization Of our city police
My principles have always been against the doctrine Of
pledges believing that candidates for public favor should
be selected because he s in your own good language
honest capable deserving, and OF good repute II he
have these qualities all other things will be added unto
am not sir personally DESTROYS Of the nomination but
If your convention believe from their knowledge OF my
character that could, il elected no instrumental in
serving my fellow citizens useuy they have the pledge
endeayor to serve them il nominated and elected.
am, Sir, your most obt
J.F.FuRNALp, Esq. J.R. WHITING.
Whatever may be thought of these letters. it is
certain that the meeting will be rouser There viii
be at least one thousand persons there undoubtedly
which according to the political arithmetic means
ten or fifteen thousand, and no doubt the enthu
sasm, talent, eoquence, and jollifcation will be
proportionably glorious and overwhelming. We
think it will be the last OF the cooked hats" and
entertaining such belief, we have sent down ouI
whole corps of reporters TO report them all at full
length, and particularly Captain Bob, whose re.
marks on the Repeal question, the progress of hui
manity, the prcphe cies of the great seers OF pas
ages, the destiny Of the race, and other topics Of
surprising interest will be profoundly novel, org
nal and edifying. Mr.. Writings views of the
American Republican principle, $50 far as he un-
derstands them, at II o'clock noon, this day." will
also be highly worthy of attention, as they will,
doubtless, be eminently philosophical and instruc-
tive. 1t will be q curious concern altogether
quite curious concern.
NRwsPAPERs.-Two or three new newspaper:
commence their career this week. This is gooc
news to the paper makers, bat we doubt whether
it will turn out SO well for the projectors. During
the last six months in consequence Of the politica
excitement on both sides, probably more paper hal
been used-or rather abused-and more money
made by the paper manufacturers. than ever before
in as many years in this country. They have, in
deed, been the gamers by the political excitement
| for the most of the newspapers have been thrown
| or given away. Indeed, SO much is this a matte
OF course, that on person, the other day, asking
the proprietors of one Of these papers what the re
ceipts were, was answered that they kept no nc
counts-no books-no record whatever OF thei
business-that they did not know before that an.
books were kept n a newspaper Office at all
Well, these papers thus last for few months, blu
after the election is over, then there will be suc
mortalty-such falling Of the leaf-such de
cay of vegetatisn-such an equinoxial storm, a
never have been yet seen in newspaper literature.