The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-28

Wh1g County Meeting.
The wings of the city and county of New York
sembled National Hall last evening to hear the report
of the convention delegated from the different wards
nominate county officers, TO De supported py me wings
at the ensuing election
At about hapast seven O'Clock the large 10 that
building was well but not densely filed with persons
who were called to srder and Mr. Shepherd Knapp ap
pointed to preside. Some eighteen Vice Presidents
were nominated, and about eight Secretaries.
The call Of the meeting and the report of the nominal
lug convention were read amid calls for Starr Greeley
Tomlinsos, sc. but neither Of these gentlemen ap
pear ng.
Mr. EHAsrus c. BRooxEs addressed the meeting for a
few minutes although as he said he unable to do
SO to be hea:d in consequence Of severe cold
that he had recently contracted He said he was like
the majority Of wings when called upon to address their
zens-ready at all times and under all crcum
stances to address his fellowczens in time OF need
After apoogsing for of time arrange his IDEAS
he alluded 10 the glorious victory that had been
ed by the wings in Pennsylvania aud Ohio, and hoped
that the Empire City Of the Empire State would net be
the great cause fell to echo the glorious
shout of victory that has been rolling for days
back. Mr.. Brookes then asked the meeting what had
wings carried in Congress years ago II has been
broken down by the administration which now curses
with Mexico, which he said would have ruined the ad
long ere this only for the gallant conduct Of
h gallant Sd Ss s S
administration only for Zach Taylor2 "a man in the
crowd exclaimed, In HALIFAX Laughter.] Mott
would be nowhere. (Cheersl The speaker then spoke
of public improvements in this State and particular
y of the enlargement Of the Erie Canal, the work Of
doing which he said had bsen stopped at greater
expense than would have suficed to carry the I'M
deItakng out and then alluded to the charge against
John Young Of his being an amt hsn
whole Of the Legislature OF the winter when those
disturbances took place. which disturbances he said had
Indian would never again be seen in the State Of New
York II the wings we're prepared to denounce John
had tough. hi. last battle in the whig cause.
PHILIP HoNE, Esq, then read letter from Willard
Fillmore apologzng for his not being able to attend the
HoHAcE GnxxLEy rose, and delivered rambling and
incoherent discourse of few minutes length touching
the necessity Of statonng wings round the polls during
the election.
Mr. JosKrH BLurr was here loudly called for He
forward and said, that wing he asked for no.
thing hoped for nothing and wished for nothing from
the party he that sacs tine TO
those who had treated the greatest man of the
with the basest ingratitudel He meant as the scotch.
time had arrived. The defeat OF Henry Clay was
owing to that rascally Cato. sias Wright cheers and
the pacs that should be occupied by Henry Clay
Uaughter) In relation to Young, he felt puzzled be-
tween his theological friends upon the one hsnd ana MS
controversy his antirent opinions; but Mr. Young
he would undertake to say was of the right sort
sort Of person for them cheers After briefly advert
ing toI the Mexican war; which he denounced as per-
feet tae in ITSELF and denouncng the measures OF the
present administration, he concluded.
Mr.. ENGs here read series OF resolutions, embracing
the whole whg doctrine and the questions which were
to be decided upon at the approaching election The
resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Mr. HoxIE, r. next briefly addressed the meeting He
called upon his wing friends to rally at the approaching
election, and vote the whig ticket particularly to res.
pond the nomination Of Willis Hail. He felt conf
dent that the 4h of November would find the great wing
party in full possession of that power which had been
wrested from them by the locofocos Aher calling upon
D g amid eheer
Mr.. JOHN Mason, of Maryland, was here intro
duced to the meeting. he said that he was in
his native State and still was almost stranger 70
come to New York from Maryland, where he had re.
sided for the last ten years The resolutions which had
keen read spoke Of great victory that had been
caused much CONSERVATION among the ocofocos, who
had already set up cry 1t reminded him OF an anec-
dote, where man who had large bull dog-and who,
seeing the tails Of all the dogs in his neighborhood cut
off, he called to his Niger and sad Peter say you,
take of that dogs tail" Yes, massa" replied Peter
He repeatedly for several days afterwards inter.
called for Peter, and asked him. thus -: say, Peter did
not desire you take of that dogs tail p Peter re-
Piled" oh, yes. masss, am doing of it," And SO it
with the locofocos they were losing their tail by
inches and what would they do when their head Off
lr laughter and cheers After briefly impress
ing upon the wings to rally for the cause and denoun
impetus to the wing movement and exherted New York
not to be behind hand in the struggle as her action was
looked to at all times with infinite importance by the
JOHN j. srsxD, of Tompkins county, next came for.
ward, and said that the onward movement Of the wing
party withstood like the Great Western, the mighty
storms that had the wing cause icr so long
period He denounced also the measures Of the Admi
nistration. The meeting was next addressed by Mr..
Romeyn following the ground as those who pre-
ceded him. The meeting separated