The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-31
POLITICAL.
from tAs New YerL Globe. oct. ..

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GREAT WHO MEETING AT THE HEAD OF THE
SEVER, IN CANAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EA-
Tuesday evening last will be remembered for a
great while-if not longerby the live wings ofthis
CITY, as one unsurpassed in tho annals Of whigery
They met together at their headquarters, on that
awful evening" for the purpose Of receiving the re-
port of their nominating committee, and responding
to the nomination Of candidate for the ONCE OF
senator. At the hour appointed and named IN the
show-bills, Philip Hone, esq, OF anti-seiiingnsn
and milk-on-Sundny memory, took the caeer, amid
loud applause, and also took occasion 10 express
his thanks for the honor conferred upon him, ana
said in as many words that he had served the par
ty long enough and was entitled TO an honorable DIS
charge. After he had unburdened his soul in this
particular and some few had said .4nen the venera-
Bile Horace Greeley, esq, mounted the rostrum and
read the report and resolutions. The last resolution
concluded with, "Here's to you, Henry Clay" and
il is very fortunate that It did or the whole string
penis can make when they try. As it was, however,
It drew forth great applause. II is wonder, how
ever that Mr.. Greeley, who prides himself on being
great leader in the temperance cause and captain
general of the Fourier forces, should conclude his
effusion with the chorus of notorious bacchanalian
song, and weave the name of that "oNE American
statesman" into web where that of Tom Brown
waswoven long, long ago, viz
Here's 10 you. Tom Brown-heres to you with all my
heart
Here's to you Tom Brown!
Never mind, Mr.. Greeley knows what he is about
half Of the time; and dare say he will be able to
explain to the great defeated ~ sage" of Ashland
why he did so desecrate his name that never-to-
be.forgotten evening. Well, after the reading was
concluded, Col. Webb Of the regular army, mounted
the rostrum, and protested against mentioning the
name of Texas in the address, inasmuch as Texas
had already been annexed; and that if Mr.. Greeley
oh II he Wh
not like it much moreover, II would ALLEVIATE the
wings of the South from the cause which the wings
of Canal street held SO dear The great feature of
the Colonel's speech, however, was this: "The loco
focos," said he select just such men as the party
nominate; but it is not SO with the wings" He
might have added, with great propriety, I" because
they can't do - but he did not, for the
son, we suppose, that the boy would not 60 to bed,
because he didn't soant to. After the embodiment OF
the chivary of that precious party had said all he
could, under the circumstances, against the anti
Texas part ofthe address, Mr.. james Brooks, editor
of the Express, and representative of the hafand-
half portion Of the wing party, came forward as a
peace-maker, and said that the Texas business was
done and that it would be wise to attempt to bail
out the Atlantic with coal-sifter, as to at
tempt undo it, and this being the wisest thing, in
the opinion of the committee, that he had utter
ed, was received with most uproarious demonstra-
tons Of applause. He took Col. Wohb's side of the
question, because the Colonel was more 4po,oertitl
jectionable part Of the address, and then he left the
rostrum in high state Of perspiraton and want of
breath. Mr.. Greeley got up again, and said that he
was bound to protest against the Texas inquty be-
cause it had touched the hearts and conscences of
men. OF this the meeting took no notice, on the
ground that all true wings care for nothing, except
what touches their pockets
Mr.. Benedict Bennett then got up with the idea of
Jack Easy's triangular duel in his head, and said
that this warfare between the three editors looked
- A. l.
further said, that he did not for the wings of
the South, but only wanted to know what the
wings of New York thought! and this, too, while
s'thc wings of New York" were expressing their
sentiments in all the confused tongues Of Babel eo-
quence. He must have been profoundly deaf if he
could not hear what the wings there assembled
thought Then followed scene which all the re-
porters in creation could not describe. All the
tors were bawlng at once, and every man of the
audience was yelling at the top of his lungs, jump
ing, screaming, and beating the air with the utmost
vehemcnce. Greeley called for, and Jacob Blunt
rose. Webb got up, and Jacob got down. Brooks
rose and Benedict Bennett rose too; and to see them
all with their mouths wide open, and their arms
striking this way and that without hearing even
the sound Of their voices, indeed most ridicu-
lous sight. We have heard many time of the
eloquence of wing orators, but we never had an
ocular demonstration of it before. The uproar con-
tinued, and ssconfusion worse COMPOUNDED" was the
order Of the evening, until the chairman, by some
sign or gesture, signifed that the meeting had adj
journed Thus ended the battle Of the three editors
without adopting or rejecting the address and reso-
lutions or either or any of them. Greeley, it would
seem, threw fre-brand into the meeting, and
Webb threw satpetre on il; this caused a blaze,
which Mr.. Brooks tried expressly TO extinguish
Jacob Blunt and Benedict Bennett endeavored to
throw oil on the troubled waters, but instead Of that
they threw them on the fire, which the aforesaid
gentlemen had kinded; hence the noise, confusion,
uproar, and disorder that prevailed. This is the up
shot Of the whole matter;
And when they next do meet again,
May we be there TO