New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-15
The Riaht Talk in National Hail.
Tr-rsnxY EVENING.

In Na,iooal Hall on the evening OF the Charter
Election. everything wore a cheerful aspect ana a.
return after return came flowing in upon the as
.bled multitude the excitement increased I'll II was
fully ..cert.ined that the whig triumph W" complete
throughout the City when burst forth In the os' IN
tense eu,hu,ss 60 little had the party counted upon
,h., ,c.rcey A orator could be found 10 address
the meeting All were satisfied, however without long
,D..cbes the sura outdoins their purpose Many pO-
,-s opponents were found rejoicing with the rest
Among the number several loudly called for 10 ad
dress the meeting
H P. Hastings being urged unanimously TO
speak. came forward and said that he was q
stranger In National Hall having never been there be-
fore that be had not belonged to the political party that
usually met there Bat until the last Fall Election, had
from the time he become 10 years ago voted and
acted uniformly with their opponents When however,
the Democratic party at Tsmmsny Hail. at the last cleo
ton 90 far degraded themselves o. 10 nominate Mike
Walsh and suitable associates for eislsure and
not only degraded themselves but dsgraced the City BY
sustain ng them took ground against them and dared
10 come out publicly and recommend his friends 10 sup
port the entire Wing County ticket The scheme of
fraud was however cut and dried ready 10 be carried
into effect and with the prisoners from Bsckwes lsl
and and one candidate who had been prisoner there
they were enabled to elect their ticket and send dele
CATION Albany which almost covered the City With In.
fanny He for one did not despair Of the intelligence Of
the City notwithstanding this inauspicious result; but
bad ali along firmly and confidently predicted. both
here and Albany that with time for reflection, the
people would redeem themselves from this foul dis
grace and administer deserved and severe reproof TO
the wirepulers Of Tammsny Hall who bad caused It.
He was told repeatedly, by Wings a. well az Demo
Gratis that the case hopeless-thst the worse the
nominations the greater would be their support-that
the City corrupt-that intelligence could not and
pould not prevail Acting on this idea the TsmmsDy
Party selected Nike Walsh candidate for Mayor think.
ing the lower they stopped the more votes they would
pick up from the cutters and the grogshops Have not
the results this day vindcsted the intelligence Of the
good people of this City Have they not shown that the
Democracy not only numbered among them intelli.
gent but independent voters enough TO save the City
from disgrace, By voting pointoank Tor their political
opponents who nominsted respectable men In opposi-
non 70 bad nominees Of their own party He came
here tonight 10 witness the Joy and gsdness caused by
a result which he had contributed to Accomplishment
merely Wing triumph, but triumph OF Intelligence
and Democratic decency. 1t was not easy for man at
his age TO change his political principles but be might
be allowed discsim the dctaon ofpaltry party lead
ers We have followed party dictaton long enough,
and have gained nothing by IL but the contempt of the
leaders He for had burst the shackes of party and
dared 10 vote for the best candidates and hereafter
help him God he always would.
The New Constitution had contributed much to the
gratifying issue of this great contest had broken the
chains Of party by Single Dstricting the state and
the adoption Of this principle we owed a. much to the
Wings az TO the Democrats tcould not have been car
State Government is gone. No longer does the Cover.
nor bestow hafs million annually in appointments for
this City Our swarms Of Inspectors, with their rich
incomes are No longer can the party leaders
levy from $4,000 to $4,000 upon this class of office
holders to corrupt the elections The taxes are gone
and with them vanished the power Of the party that
levied them In conclusion he congratulated the audi
ence that we could now send forth the wings OF the
wind and the lightning most triumphant yindcsnon
Of the virtue the intelligence and the patriotism OF the
| great City Of New-York
Mr.. H. retired amid the hearty cheers of the meet
ing
| The meeting was also addressed very good-hu'
moredly by ALASsos NASH, Esq. who said be had
supported Tsmmsny Hall till they had adopted the
principle the more rum a drank the greater Demo
crat be was but since they would put in nomination the
hardest rum drnker for the most important office, be
voted for the respectable candidates nominated By the
other party He congratulated the meeting upon the
election Of Mr.. Brady AZ Mayor and q Wing Common
Council and instead Of OBTAINING them longer advised
them to 60 up and congratulate the Mayor himself
Hon MORRIS FRANKLIN followed in a most ef.
fec,ive speech, cf which we regret that we have no
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