The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-04-02
The wings OF the Fifth Ward In the Field
Lust Nights Meeting Mt the NM ion House.

Last Nights Meeting mt the Marion House.
This display was fully equal in spirit and num-
bers to any that has YET taken place during the pre-
sent canvass. At eight o'clock the hall oil as
sembly was full to OVERLOOKING; and but few mo-
ments elapsed before the officers were chosen, AZ
tollows:-
r. HYsLop, President Gen. CHANDLER and A.
p. FANpER, Vice Presidents; w. IL. DRAKE and c.
M. HOLMES, Secretaries
These nominations had hardly been adopted,
when a voice announced that Mr. Seden was in
the room; burst of reclamation went forth a,
once. and continued for many minutes:-
d. SELpKN, Esq. promptly came forward, and
said.-
GentIemenI believe it is good rule ard that is
applicable to political parties, well as to individuals
when they have committed an error they should
seek to retrsc it as soon as possible; and think the
wbg party during the past Presidential election commit
ted capital error and incurred capital punishment in
have examined Interstate Of things in this city, that
the efforts Of the native American party to obtain
T. . es whs IN sss
circle OF proof by facts that although we had general
gain in other places in the interior of the country but by
of nativeism, lost by perhaps 10 600 OF
joriy There those who tell where these losses
ask # this state Of things is to be contnuedf we are
this year to be operated upon by the which
were SO disastrous to us in le4 there any reason o
Are our supporters to be detached from the whig
movement IN favor Of thel Native American party Is
there any thing to be gained by such course in any
shape or way Why, gentlemen, in the fret place, the
very prime and only object Of that party il ncspab OF
accomplishment. change OF the natu raizaon laws,
and do not now spe my own opinion, but that ci
change, supposing BIT accomplished. would not affect
the vote at all unless acted upon the States OF
sttution the right Of determining who shall vote and
has never been given to the general at all
Consequently thus party has not practicable object in
rate with them loud cries Of mo, no ) hope that
the wings of the fifth ward resolved. as they
ment There may be some individuals inclined to
continue In alliance with that party the grounds OF
its tendency to introduce religious questions into the
test and there be others who may be induced to ad
here to them for the benefits Of Office they hoped that
they would again obtain power and Of
ward will consent to coalesce with this (Crs
Of never never and terrific eheerng) Let me ask,
here anything to gain from It You find no cooperation
attempted to disseminate their principles in large
towns with but scanty but in the agricultural
uounoed by the wings as resoutey as they set their face,
against locotocoism ITSELF Tremendous cheeringJ Is
tor the interest Of this great city, this vast metropolis
great wing iparty Of the State II you think thsro
any advantagen you believe there is any good, any
Do N w Of and great wes
hat native contederacy The change that took place
IN our city government last spring, put into pow.
city administration and economy in the expenditure
the public money Have they accomplished these promi
will be found they did not-they failed in both Let US
see what description Of they pat in Office. Among
the rest they selected two Justices OF which has al
ready been tried and discharged from his office for NAL
administration and misconduct and another is to be dis
posed OF the same way In addition TO- this the Aor
sons Now gentlemen in the history Of other parties
can ndno instances of this nature proves one thing
clearly indicates that the who compose that party
are men to,whom power should not be trusted. Zap
pause) ask you not find among the great mum
Der Of individuals whg parymen Of responsibility
commit the affairs Of the city without running after these
oewanged pretenders-a set Of men of whom you know
nothing and whose character has been established by
one thing done for the benefit of the public Gentlemen
took occasion to state at late meeting that after at.
tentve examination Of the list of wing nominations
have never In the whole time of my experience in poll
cs known list Of names OF men proposed as candidates
for office more worthy OF taking charge Of the city affairs
than to be your candidates in the approaching
hinga, are the wings going to abandon their candi
dates (cries Of mo no") Do you believe 1t is for
man should abandon the wing party or 20 over
TO the party in power7 Gentlemen, in ma
King those enquiries, ! do not make them under any
feeling of depression. will confess that doubtful
when present the occasion Of the first
OF these nominations at National Hall put let me tell
lake upon me to speak confidently Of the Filth VERDI but
can state that In all tho wards which have visited the
snd
cheering) And they dot not only whg princi
ples but in consideration Of local and personal interests
Tor they have body OF men presented to them who ara
capable and willing their iners in detail and in
the aggregate. protected. lApplause, Gentlemen, 81
highest honor that the people Of this city conerl
have no unwilliDgness to 20 for that Office. Think
should have hesitaed to to the wings ofthis
city of my own nomination; but consider that the great
interests Of the whs party not only here but all
The country, depend upon their formation IN line,
York Iareat 'chesrns.) And II / can render
you any service, am ready to do i'll shall
not finch from my post. Gentlemen, l am even sure
hat already some good has been DONE That one Of
The effects produced BY action Of the whg party
bsen to destroy to considerable degree that spirit of IT.
biting in eur city in consequence Of the
ment of the native American party and which was no,
based on any great principle but from motives and
itself The effect Of that was, to set neighbor agains,
ueghbor and prescribe whole classes account OF tn
admitted under government like ours-in this land Of
freedom-smong people. ell OF whom claim an origin
from one or other Of great nations Of Europe We
all the descendants Of emgrants We here either
emgrsnts the descendants of emgrsnts the subjects
Of government such people were ever blessel
with. With redundancy Of comforts people ever be
fore enjoyed Wi peace and plenty and happiness ali
(Cheering) And 10 this to be disturbed by
party movement from which no possible advantage
ions OF the old political parties for they stand on broad
ground and we'll defined Issues and although feel wing
side maintaining great principesbut seems to
me, great errors.-tProonged applausel In my whole
political experience and that has not been
know of no set of principles tenable or sound o.
those Of the wings at the last election Not point they
took or they maintained but they maintaining the
great the honor and the prosperity ofthe nation
(Applause.) Among them the distributon Of the
sale public lands among the people for State benefit
and not regard for the wants Of the general
governments they sought power to effect limitation o.
the power and the corruption Of the government Of this
Jnion(cheesJ-and another settled purpose was to
strain and limit the patronage that government Now
gentlemen, say, with the zeal and skill evinced in the
movements Of the democratic Spartywith such set Of
ponent from Maine to New Orleans. And the whg'
20 be broken down by party simply existing BY
the force Of its own organic stion-without single
principleto rally upoD7 do not believe it; do be
licve that the wings of New York will abandon their
principles but they will retain possession not only
the city, but Of the state government by deprving the
present incumbents Of Office (Cheers Gentlemen, po
litical parties not organized In dsy-they do moi
grow like Jonah gourd. They the result year,
Of reflection In their operation they bring before the