The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-07
THE EVE OF The ELECTION.
APPEARANCE OF FHB CITY LAST NIGHT.
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in the contemplation Of some subject Of vast impsrt-
ance and the ladies heaven bless them looked around
in wonderment, drew down their pretty faces to
meditative length all from pure sympathy. tseemsd
more like the eve Of nations funeral, than that
which preceded the day when the frsemen Of . vast
and happy nation were to exercise their great and
highly priced privilege Of citizenship
At about half-past six o'clock busting noises - II
of preparation began to be heard in the streets Small
bands Of boys with paper caps and broomsick guns,
began to parade upon the sidewalks The little fellows
had got wind of the approach of some great day. and
whether 1t was Fourth OF July ;" General Train
Was to be done and youDsstersswere determined to
have their bands in the evening was cold and the
air clear; the clouds were thin and the moon Brilliant
things began to look somewhat more lively when the
lamps lighted and the Bowery presented quite an
aninst display. The meeting stVauxhal attracted
many persons ,hither and these added to the pedes
strains Who usually walk there on their way home,
at night, thropged the side walks. There was an i'm
crowd around the doors Of old Vauxhsll, kept
airs from the balcony. The young 'uns were on duty
here, again. company Of fifty sixty dirty urchins
having procured slaves from the burning tar barrels
their own hook and paraded up and down the street,
in emulation Of the older children who had their fun
Amongst the political phenomena Of the evening"
was small gathering Of old hupkers in Sd avenue
near vsuxhall, while the great free soil meeting was
going on in the garden. An honest cobler, who ad-
vertises his vocation by sign. board, on which is
painted Cheap New and Footed Boot Store" had
ing to them the speeches of the Lord knows who and
Others all Of said speeches tending decidedly to
that Cass and Butler ought, could, would and should
be elected as the result Of to- work Our thrifty
mender Of understandings economical in his ex-
diture Of political ardor, for while he remained at
be me he could keep bis eye on his journeymen and
apprentices and at the same time read speeches to
them, and whoever else chose to listen.
gathering Of locofccos was held in First avenue,
A.&,r. ~. ~ lTs1. Aata bad
been previously erected, and the unerrfed met, to
make each other bold for the battle on the morrow.
A band of music was in attendance ana when there
was no speaking. there was playing by the band.
Among the speakers was John J. MumfoId; and among
Mr. Mumford's remarks was the following -" Fellow
democrats Of the 18th ward lived among you three
years. and during those three years worked hard fer
the cause of DENT cracy, and were triumphant You
always told then that you would do your duty and
by Cd, you did it. Tremendous cheers, yells, and
hu1rahs lived in the ward three years, and feel
at home here but If you allow yourselves to be de-
featsd to morrow ! won't t come back again" Rs e.
cry out from .aneng the crowd Of men and boys
something like 100 of the former and 800 of the latter
At this respectfully dressed individual upon the
stand and, speaking to wid-looking customer raid,
Tom, there's cove down there singing out forvan
Buren, go down and get Q crowd of the boys, and run
him out" The wild looking individual started and CIV
ing knowing look hereand nod there and punch
the ribs to and tap the hat to another Of his
comrades, soon gathered quite band, with which
he proceede d to the paveme mt but 1t all Of
avail the voice that uttered the prcfane shout was
eie MT the strange birds in the Park Fountain,
and who 1t was that shouted, will probably be known
at about the same time that 1t is made quite certsin
who perpetrated the blow upon the person of Mr.. VIII
liam otherwise Billy Patterson.
There wa, another democratic gathering at Hermit
tage Hail. and whig in First street 'front.'
Ing Schlossers hotel The wings had lots of transpa
rencies and lots Of boys to carry them and besides
there was marshal on white horse, and all that
we.did not learn While it was forming outside there
was also great crowd in thehouse and reporter,
as in duty bound proceeded to explore the interior
the pancipsl attraction be up stairs our
reporter started that way too, but came to a
dead stand at the foot Of the stairway where very
polite with very black staff with very golden
spear at its end, stopped him with
"A ticket 7" says reporter emo what do you want
Of ticket What kind Of meeting have yoa up
aoh, OATS pail as de beeples got IN der..n
"a ball, eh! What kind Of ball do you get up on
election eve!'
"Vell dat's de pail of de Sons Of Liperty
BEG psrdon, other business attend to to- night"
and exit reporter to pick up things and fxns slse-
The Eleventh ward was remarkably quiet. John
Van Buren, made q speech in the early part
Of the evening at the corner of Avenue and
Fifth street; but aside from that, all was quiet
In fact the whole Of the eastern part Of the city
as still as on ordinary evenings-more tranquil. by
far than it has been before for the last three
Hotel, in Fulton street Second ward, there was q
Taylor and Fillmore Club meeting, but it adour ned
early without creating much excitement The large
muslin Banners which have ornamented our streets
for weeks past, twisted and contorted md wound
round the ropes which hold them, in all IN an ner of
shapes and present all manner of forms but few Of
them were readable last evening and many of then
tern in tstters. The late storm is answerable
for all this destruction Of cotton cloth and black paint
The sr.e ,oi,s,. .sserhl.d for IN. ,.s H.. .;,
IN tbs section At Vanrhsii Csrdsn "a th p 'So
NJ naon,s xho attended, 70. mn Oh Ia 800 49, ~ S
lie fxnrct.d ana fniy a. i.roa =. sry msstirm ~.
sssson The annonncsmsnt thst iohn ". p q, suo
vas to mahe sneech nronsb,v I'D ~ inauan.o g.; o.
tracing 70 large m sudience Willis Hail Eso va.
srno.niss chairman A' A'"''' i'4 ""'
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happy to zee so large an audience assembled on this
bts any ~ ~ rn. oppo.un"y oi expressing
af.v psars devoted Tr;ana 10 NJ ci d Ts1n luz
yotsi for him In The t,estmsnt ~ h;n, - ~ 70 S
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