The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-09-17

the City OF New York Last Evcning-Un-
paraiieled Excitement and Enthusiasm-
Eight Tremendous Mass Meetings mt one
time, attended by Fifty Thousand Demo
Gratis!
The annals of political excitement do not, we
believe, present any thing like parallel to the
scene presented last evening in this city. Long be-
tore the hour appointed for the meeting Tammany
Hall was densely crowded, and many thousands Of
the " bone and sinew" threnged the Park and the
adjoining streets There could not have been less
than fifty thousand persons in the neiahborhood ol
Tammany Hall during the evening, in attendance
on the various meetings.
In Tammany Hall itself, the principal meeting,
(or which the call had been issued, and which had
collected such immense multiludss Of people) was
held But hen there were also, no less than seven
other meetings Three were held in front Of the City
Hall, by torch light, another in front OF the Hall Of
Records-a third in front of Tammany Hall-ano-
ther in front Of the Theological Book Store in the
rear OF Dr. Springs church-and the fifth al ST.
Johns Hall Never has such scene been wit
messed in this city The torches-the banners
the crowds-the shouting-the great flags streaming
across hath I'm street.-the violent gesticuatons ot
the orators as the glare OF the lamps and torches
fell upon them-the hurrying to and fro OF the vast
crowds-the laundering cheers from the open
windows Of old Tammany-all made up one
OF the most exciting scenes of popular en-
thusiasm which we have ever seen.
At the OUT door meetings, all sorts of speakers
appeared and all sorts of speeches were delivered.
Such an outponringof democratic oratory certainly
never ascended up to the heavens from the same
space Of ground before. From the portico Of the
City Hall, Charles O'Cenor, Esq, was laundering
away-pouring forth his sarcasm and bitter jokes
for the first time in some years, exercised for the
benefit Of the locofoco patty In front Of Tamma-
ny Hall, Bill Shaer pounding the foes of Tyler
to death At the theological book store, Slamm,,
Bang q Co., were screaming about honesty and
patriotism loud enough to awaken the dead. At
the Hall Of Records, swarm Of young orators
were contending for the privilege of enlightenlng
the masses-one starting up to enl ghten them on
the tarIf, -another showing Henry Clay to be the
blacklist scoundrel in creation, and third, with
stronger lungs and broader shoulders than either,
pushing both off the field in order to demollsh
the whole Wing party-body, bones, and all.
And yet everywhere such good humor, such jollity,
such laughing, and singing, and cheering, and hur-
raingit all looked more like the night of the glo-
rious Fourth, in the glorious old times, before such
things as Croton fountains and Harper tin cans
were dreamed Of, than vast assemblage Of pollti.
cal partizans.
People stopped in Broadway and wondered what
1t all meant. Away up town the tdngs Of some
great popular commotion went, and thousands Of
all parties kept pouring down TO witness the strange
scene. The very cabmen deserted their stands
the omnibus drivers stopped short, and forgot
to demand their fare, as the passengers
jumped out to mingle with the multtudes The
very stars in the heavens seemed to shine out
brighter, and the fountain in the Park 10 bubble,
and SPARKLE and dance in the starlight more Joy
ously than ever whilst the echoing shouts entering
the Park Theatre, startled audience, players, or
chestra and all. Macready himself, lost his compo-
sure, and the gentleman that playsthe big trombone
and who had fallen asleep, awoke with sudden
scream. 1t was rather singular coincidence that
this interruption occurred just at that interesting
passage in the third act
Oph.iia-vhat means this my Lord
Hamlet -Marry--ths means mischief.
But we must get to the great meeting in Old
Tammany. Here was one dense, cosely-packed
melting crowd of human beings-of the best posi-
BILE species of that genus-the American democrat
the "bone and sinew'-the "unterrifed demo-
cracv." Around the walls were arranged the proud
banners Of the democratic hosts, and altogether,
Old Tammany looked as if indeed she had resumed
her sceptre as in the days of old. Conspicuous
amongst the banners we noticed white one with
the following words in great red block letters :
"Lberty-Truth-Equali ty-Polk Wrighis-Lons
Live the Republic 70
This body, whose flag had this quaint device,
was very numerous, and was greeted with three
loud cheers on its entrance into the Hall.
The following gentlemen were unanimously
elected officers for the evening"
For President
JOHN TARGEE
Yice Presidents.
Stephen Allen, Abram Van Ness
Preserved Fish, George Arcuarius,
John NJ Briihurst, Robert Fl Morris
stephen Harris, Charles A. Clinton,
Peter Cooper, John Lasas,
Elijah f. Pdrdy, M NJ. Quackenboss
Charles 9 Ferris, James =. Slonean,
Andrew H. Mickle, John Emmans
Abraham Hatfield, Emanuel b. Hart,
Shivers Parker, James II Cooke
DR. Jacob Rabneu, WIllam Haliet.
William Prsut, Theodore Banks
Michael Gafney, George Mann,
Mark Spencer, Elias Smith,
Ely Moore, Abram Purdy,
Jacob Aimes Isaac l.. Varian,
James Keeer, M. Burke,
R A. s.nds. Alexander f. vache,
Theophiius Peck, John Pettigr.w
Peter smith, Geofg. s Messerve
James I. Brady, Isaiah Rynd.rs,
John Buckley, w. Brdsell,
Joseph Elliott Anthcny Compton
George Giszier, John Cox
Thomas Nichols, Abram q Crasto,
L. Derry, w. Holland,
Walter Bovine, NJ L. Bryant,
Secretaries.
Levi D. Slamm, Andrew Mills,
Samuel A. Grape, Samuel r. McNeven,
Samuel Waterbury, Comstock,
Gansevoort Melville, WilliamN Nc Murray,
David L. Williams. Charles Webb,
William Wiswall, William II Cornell,
William Denman, Thomas J. Agnew,
George Thomson, Henry Vandewater,
Albert w. Smith, Avery Green,
William d Waterman, A. D. Wilson,
John w. Ketchum, j. B. Schmelzel,
Richard J. Smith.
The first speaker was GEORGE BANCROFT, Esq
The enthusiasm with which he was received alto
gethsr battles description. One prolonged univer
sal shout burst from the dense multitude inside III.