New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-31
~ TIE sAoRrD TAsLrAUH is the title Of
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
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Tlylr Nee'ng-l"r ci0v-Colo5irai'on S'r.''0.
Conespon3 snce oi The Trbuoe.
W.sHissrov. Dec. g. 1880.
The great feature Of to-dsys doings, in the City
Of Magnificent Distances, was the Taylor Meet
ing. this evening al Coiemans. Tho i,ile par
Tor 49, had been provided by the Committee Of
arrangements. including. as understand Gen.
Dry GRErS. Mr. BmB. Tylers Secretary Of the
Treasury &c where they ta1 themselves locked
in for some tine previous o. the hour Of meeting
which was o'clock Before the time had srrived.
the door was thrown open, and Mr.. BIaB was nom
mated for President Of this Taylor Meeting IL
is said that If Ibis had succeeded, Gen.DUff GREES
yas 70 have been appointed Secretary. and
that series OF Resolutions were sll ready
20 be offered by him "a the sense OF the
meeting Alas for earthly hopes They are
nov Ike things born 10 blush unseen The
neeiing however. voted down the nomination OF
Mr. BIGB, who is remarkable for his small fash
breeches and smaller lees. The les were seen
making n regular Mexican ramos Tor the door,
leaving nor BID nor Tucker behind. a printer
named HALLIDAY. was then rqored into the Chair,
and Mr. HgNsHAw vas appointed Secretary. a
motion was made 10 adj0nrn the meeting without
action. lest il eht appear ike dictstion from the
District toward the States. This opposed by Mr.
SHEARMAS, lawyer Of this clty. who moved as an
amendment that a Committee be mar to get mp
bans. followed in few remarks. He contented
that it was the people Of the United States who
had assembled 10 this 70.
But here q new turn was given 10 the whole AZ
fair. There 8 a divinity that shapes our ends,
and the end Of this meeting was OF a speedy char
acte- Mr. GENTRY came forward and made quite
a stirring speech. He was in favor Of Gen TAILOR
without reference 70 what man might be bis opp o
nent with ont reference to National Convention,
or Congre ssiOnal Caucus. THIS meeting could not
make Lor unmake Ger. TAYLOR. In six weeks
the question would be who was the man op
posed To Gen TAYLOR O. Let every man who
wished to be on the strong side, throw up the Tay-
or flag forthwith. or as an old stump speaker IN
Tennessee used to say, forthwitberi" but, con
tinued Mr.. g | move that this meeting now al.
iocrn sine de This motion was put and carried
aud the little parOr went down stairs 10 the bar
room Every body laughing in ever othsr body $
face. with one or two exceptions, who seemed to
be cogitaiing over the question
"If TAYLOR meetings thus are done fer.
wonder what they were begun for -
made several inquiries about what every body
was Laughing for. aud found that the general i'm
preston was tia. Gen. TAYLOR had escaped from
some body's bands ! presume, however, that an
other TAYLOR meeting will soon be called here in
larger place than " COLEMAN's ~
a letter received from Mr. CLAY today states
that he was about TO leave Lexington for Wash
lnHtli hnl tiHt uc COMPUTE" "l+u thr 'Hf"atio"
rendered to him TO preside a. the Anniversary OF
the COOniz alton Society. which viii be held 10 the
House ct Representatives. on the l-,h Of January,
$3.50 fortnight from Tuesday next Ii will be
some thing worth gong 10 the Capital for TO see
HENRY CLAY sgain in the Speakers chair, now 50
well filed by the worthy Representative OF The
Athens Of America.
Ia Congress TO-DAY nothing Of importance was
done onl, the announcement Of the death Of Mr.
BRADLEY of Michigan. Both Houses will probs
by adjourn from to morrow TIL Monday. jan g.
! Among the late arrivals 10 this city ] notice ex-
! Senator ARcHEK OF Va and Prof AoAssIz. the
/ ce.s bia,ed Naturalist. RIcHLLIEU.