Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-22
THE NEW YORK TAYLOR MEETING.

THE NEW YORK TAYLOR MEETING.
The demonstration AT New York, on Tuesday
nigtt, in Military Hall, in the Bowery, was
crowded 10 ovcriowing. The accounts given in
he Herald, Courier and other papers, represent il
10 have been one 81 these strange assemhiagcs
which can only be gathered together in that city.
The GiScideiiy elements Of all parties seemed 10
be present, mixed with n large majority, no doubt
of peaceablc and orderly citizens. The dispaT-
asement Of some Of The cardinal whig principles
by Hon. WIN. Cost Johnson, az obsolete, &C.,
was of course not particularly relished BY Inc old
fashioned wings present, whilst Col. Baker was
constantly interrupted in his remarks BY cries
and esclainations VI the most iumutluouS and
disorde:!g character. Gen. John LLOYD appealed
10 he auditnce 10 hear Col. B.. tut oder couid
moi he Obtained.
The speaker then tried 10 90 or, oct so much
noise was made that he haG 10 give il up. Acall
Tor ifie resolutions being made, he, with difficulty,
succeeded in reading them. On The 81 he tried 10
say a word but The meeting would mol hear him.
Alter The 9TH he ."'d them that they couldn't elect
Gen. /. BY tamuliuuns meetings. but by courtesy
10 gentlsnen who came among hem from abroad
as invited speakers, and gave them a pretty smau
lecture ior treating him 80 badly. Finally they
were quie,cd, and he went on. This was an i'm
2nTiant meeting here 10 York, and he understood
Z ~ PS'AalS u anu nc Ids dsidIu lHtI
would have 10 say That the meeting was very dis
ORDERLY, (Col. b. then went on 10 praise Gen. To-
A Voice-"Where are hi. opinionsl' Laugh.
teri
Colonel B.-'!b his heart" (More laughler.l
the Voice-"They ought to BE- public"
Colonel Is. then entered into a statement Of
WIZ. General Taylor's opinions no doub, we're.
The Voicc-"Not definite enough for the in
'%elIisence Of The people" [Cheefs here put him
out.
In The course Of his remarks, Colonel B. touch
ed with severity on MIR. Polk. On The instant,
The s'orm bu,s, out in all It's good.nalured fury,
with six cheers Tor Polk, succeeded by cheers for
Clay.
Throughout, however, n strong feeling was
manifested hy the audience in favor oi General
lavior, and me resolutions, five in number, were
then carried BY exclamation.
An address 10 The People OF the Country was
read in The Course Of The evening. The main
point al this docnincn, vas that The Taylor party
was a new one, a peoples parry, totally distinct
from all other parties.
The inreiing on side, in consequence OF the
great crowd, was addressed By MIR. Williams, G.
A. Halsey, Esq, Col. Bruen and others.
This whole affair was gotten up entirely by The
Rough AMI Ready Club. A second Taylor meet
inc is to take place on the 22I, called by Colonel
Webb and The Taylor wing Of the Wings.
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We published yesterday from the Eufaula De-
moerat an account Of The murder Of Two men in
Randolph county, in Alabama. Ii was supposed
that the murder was perpelrated by white men
and negroes. The Southern Shield says lha, the
company which went in pnfsui; OF the negroes,
captured Them about Twelve miles east Of Taze-
well, travelling The public road. There were three
oil them, two men and a boy. The men made a
toll confession OF their guilt, and entirely e1cul-
pated The boy, who, they say, was asleep al The
lime and knew nothing about il until after the ia
ial deed was perpetraled. Seven hundred and fl
~ dollars were found in their possession they
we're carried back 10 Randolph county, and COM
miiied 10 jail in Cu,hbeit. The Shield says they
will, in all probability, &c Tried one day next week,
and executed in a sum mary manner. No white
person, they say, was concerned with Them in The
matter. The plot had been formed and in eop-
temptation for several months.
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