The New York herald., 1845-01-26
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The Late Extraordinary Texas Meeting at
Tammany HaIi-A New Era I'm the Hlsto-
ry Of the Northern Democracy.
The meeting at Tammany Hall on last Friday
night has astounded everybody. Nothing else is
talked of in the political circles. Some OF the
. old hunkers," as they are called, have wellnigh
ost their senses altogether. Such thing was ne
ver heard OF before-the General Committee beard
ed IN their own den, obliged to eat up their cut
and-dried resolutions, and every thing carried
against them by the "voce of the people" Many
OF the " leaders" could not believe the evidence OF
their own senses They rubbed their eyes, yester-
day morning, like men awaking from dream. and
asked, as they read the report in the Herald, Is
mot this all an unreal mockery?" Men shook their
heads in silence as they took their GIN and btters
at the "Pewter Mug" and the bar-room at old
Tammany looked as if :" old hunkerism" had been
laid out stiff and cold up stairs-ready for the pail
bearers AT ST. Johns Hall, and the Empire Club
house in Park-Row, however, all was mirh, gaze
ty and rejoicing. The truth is, the great struggle
between the two sections OF the democracy on the
subject OF Texas has now fairly commenced.
This singular state OF things has been precipitated
by the action Of the Empire Club''-a body
which has suddenly acquired strength, position
and influence in the ranks of the democratic party
in this city, the headquarters Of Northern demo-
| cracy, which are somewhat analogous to those
possessed by the Jacobin Club, in Paris, when they
ruled the Convention and swayed the elements Of
that terrible revolution OF fire and blood. This club
composed of materials singularly well adapted for
the work before il, is also fortunate in the posses
sion of chief, or head, who has thus far discover
ed himself 60 be eminently qualified for such
post. Captain Rynders, the American Don Gio-
vanni, Is q very remarkable man, sbrewd, courage
Gus, fearless, with fluent tongue and sturdy
arm, and thoroughly cenversant with all the secret
machinery and manDuvres Of the old democratic
cliqmes He is sort of modern RieEl, wanting,
perhaps, in the high refinement and mental cul-
ture of the Roman tribune, but equally gifted in his
capacities for the leadership of the and de-
voted loyalty to sound democratic principles. Or,
he may be regarded as a modern Jack Cade, with
all that hero's hatred OF oppression and ability to
chastise the foes of popular rights. And, again,
we might describe him as splendid Massaniello
-one night the soul of some stirring scene of re-
very, and the next the master-spirit of an assem-
bled throng at Tammany-one hour filling bum
per to the eyes of beauty, and the next assailing
i" old hunkerism" in its stronghold and casting de.
fiance in its very teeth. Such is the leader, and
such is the club, who, at the late meeting scatter
ed to the winds the cut-and-dried resolutions of
the " General Committee" and carried peacefully
and triumphanty their own measures.
The history of this meeting is curious. Tne
Tammany leaders were forced into it by the meet
ing of the Empire Club, which was held some ten
days ago. They could not hold back any longer,
~ olv hair hao odo ipo
der to maintain this non. committal position. Ac-
cordingly they drew up set of resolutions, couch
ed in cautious, vague, unmeanng terms of general
attachment to democratic princples-Andrew
Jackson-Silas Wrght-and the annexation Of
Texas on amicable terms. Captain Rynders,w wide
awake, sent message to ascertain the character
of the resolutions. The commitiee-cunning old
dogs-assured the Captains emissary that they
were all agreed and read to him all the resolutions
except the two obnoxious ones. The ambassador
returned and found the modern Don Giovanni
quietly smoking mild Havana-"Well, how are
the resolutions z" "Sronger than ours, by the
soul of Jefferson" !" Den Giovanni slowly emitted
a huge cloud of smoke, quietly winked at his am
bassador, and said nothing. He was not so easily
outwitted. He prepared his resolutions, went to
the meeting fully prepared, and the result is
kuOWn 10 every pouy. h8dlus TIC OomhissCC
kept the great door of the hall shut for some
minutes after the clock had struck, whilst, by a
private entrance, they and the Custom House
clique, which they had buttered over SO complete
ly that they were ready to carry any thing that
was proposed, obtained admission, and took pos
session of the platform. Their object was to have
put the resolutions and carried them in lump be-
fore "the masses" entered. But here, again,
Captain Massaniello was not to be eutwitted. He
rushed upon the platform, and prevented the orga-
nization until the hall was filed, and then the
voice Of the people did the rest
l. is quite apparent now-this meeting has made
it clear as noon day-that the great battle has
fairly commenced between the two sections of the
democracy in the North. On one side are the
old Van Buren, clique-the 81 secret circular mem
the Silas Wright non-committal cique-the section,
in fact, represented by the Morning Ne,cs and
Eueniag Post. This section is holding back,
waiting for chances to make bargains, and employ
ing the Texas question an instrument of their
selfish purposes and is gradually verging towards the
gulf of abolition, where it will be by and by. On
the other side are the of the people fully i'm
bued with the principles of the old Jeffersonian
and Jackson school-determined to maintain the
South in the possession Of those guarantees secured
by the Constituton-and resolved to have Texas
at all hazards The elements Of the democracy
are now ranging themselves on one side OF
the other. The Empire Club-first driven into
notoriety and strength by the abuse of the
whig journals during the last election, and
recently, deriving fresh importance from the at
tacks of Mr.. Clingman, who was lately securing
the wilds Of Maryland for a chance to get crack
at some brother legislator and the " old hunkers
are now, in this city, fairly ptted against each
other, and we have just seen the results of the
first brush.
All this shows the truth OF what we have been
declaring for the last two or three months, and
must convince every body Of the difficulty and dan.
ger which await Mr.. Polk on his advent in Wash.
ington. 1t will be seen, very soon, whether he
will be able to maintain himself, and retire In the