The New York herald., 1845-09-16
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. -, ls45.

were made at 1929. Mary 6's closed at 79t.
PHuApSLPHiA, Sept u, ls45
The Democratic System of Nomindtions-.4 Sunday at
"Pascars," and Monday a. "Hoohans"
Any one who has ever had the happiness TO
with wholesouled democrat has had good chance
be informed that democracy is tho spirit OF
the practices of the party pure its principles
and that the whole system is beautiful piece OF ma.
chinery regularly and elegantly prepared that in
every working and is to be virtue
esty, candor and lovetha every wreworker is saint,
and every candidate angel Of light If the incredu
ous hearer should be disposed doubt the ruth of this
assertion, and should wish proof of this astounding fact
let him contemplate the delegate system in all its beauty
and where 1t be more efecually displayed than
by observation of matters and things those great
fountain heads of party influence, the democratic grog
shops' those republican establishments where locofoco
statesmen discuss whiggery and whiskey-banks and
brandy-glory aud gn-repudiation and rum-where
the staggering patriot seadying himself against the bar,
will give you dissertation the stability OF his prnci
hold on by will grayely you that the whg party
is toerng to its all-or finally, whilst measuring his
size on the floor and sprawling ont his limbs full
length will comfort himself with hiccuping assertion,
that truth crushed to earth will rise aganand that
the spirit of democracy will be spread to the four corn
OF the earth Here these moral lazar houses are
annually formed those tickets which the delegates are
allowed afterwards, to confirm: and here are consum.
mated those unholy bargains and neiarous contracts bv
which year after year, the rank and file of the party
have been coerced under the ban of excommunicaton
to support for the most important Offices of country
neverending series OF bad and petent men who
by political hucksterng have been placed on the ticket
and crammed down the throats OF the whole community
Let us go into these houses for publi;
and with unpreudiced eye take observation of the
"carryings on" And first will take look at Cant
Pascas tavern, Moyamensng, the Sunday before the
day OF nomination. Now many weak minded people
would suppose that the Sabbath O very mproper dav
upon which to negotiate political bargans but there
no Sabbaths in revolutionary times" and when the
country is in DANGER which is always the case about
election times, and until the alarmiss made its pro-
tectors by hiing its Offices Such bigoed narrow mind
edness Tor the Sabbath should be frown
ed downs and at rate such distractions should not be
notced Dy party one OF whose prominent leaders
serted some time since that the native American party
was composed of black mouthed Presbyterians and
red mouthed Methodists." Accordingly from time I'M.
memorial it has been good old democratic usage he re
about to settle the ticket the Sunday before
ton at Pascas and thither on that day about three
weeks since candidates to bore and conferees Ia
be boredeach party sallyiDg forth with an axe 10
grnd' Upon reaching the lower boundaries of the city
proper the scene became at animated and str
The pous citizen was amazed to see the long lines Of
anxious looking pedestrians all hurryng the same way
Which blocked his path, whilst the ignorant pleasure
seeker alter having got himself out Of the gutter into
winch ne had been knocked by furious ons Taught OF
some hard driven vehicle which flew down the street
a.. ing rae IN endeavoring to discover the neces.
s ior such violent haste stonshed to see that he
" anes Whch had done the mischief contained two
o more INDIVIDUALS whose names he remembered TO ha
seen IN the papers Of the day before as CANDIDATES for
suly pupuc ohces having been induced to offer the r
services lhefeor at the solicitation MANY citi,ens
and friends" On reaching the tavern the sce1 b
sui Hvelier Long trains of gigs, bugges rockawaYs
CABS ana omnDusses, radiaed from the house along T.
dneren Streets to the four points the comnass and
excited groups in heated discussion upon the
evidently proved that business OF pth and moment aa
being then and there transacted Upon entering ,ha
house. the visitor astounded by the variety Of ,
noises, and confounded by the variety of the smells y
From the door to the bar, distance of about twelve
feet, extended dense mass OF human beings In IN
apparently high state OF agation-some anxious for
omces others anxious for here candidate holding
TWO delegates, each by button, nstng into thei
minds knowledge OF his peculiar fitness to serve his
county by the veness e his tongue and there anothe
canaiaate with two more delegates at the bar ex
P9 - 20 convince them of hIs merits through the oil
ss % VI ue whiskey. In corner an anxious borer
aiguhg TO delegate the virtues Of his friepd-the
.n, ana IN the other another borer argued
no.nei delegate the virtues of his frierd-be brandv
ABOVE the din could be heard ali sorts NJ
uohs, anu all sorts oil oaths such tn raa
mere qulck-" Bill Dohnerts the best mon e. ~
,Sessions, py Sd" Andy Mller-he wont 40 S.a ~
klngstons the man" What1l Won teL as , uo-oteve
brandy and sugars all roundo-" There ain, SlN
mocrat In the county than Bill Boycen-1 a. ue
ooy hew are you Your in the conference 'l my
TAKE drink want to talk TO you about ha, come
up pior -" The city must have the Commissiona~e IN
me sne must nt-"f youll vote for my man lo en-
n.l, n vote for your man for Auditor" Dick r.i,
yusnl 70 De county Treasurer, MT he defoatsd h
lnat sloouy Hugh Clark before i'-' Who tho Ri oG,y ~
M yo ,or mineral water, do MT drink that stuT IN
SirS M you'll appoint my brother. in law Chief
.@A, ~ get you nominated for the District Courtm
=, oie ooys neres snter for the ticket with Buntino
1l .oroner, ana nobody elsen-whst over the crows
"0''ea oehse eihuyia proceeding from bad breaths