The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-06


Democracy.
Tsmmsny Hall is q funny place. Could the funny
performances that have been enacted within these
old walls for the last half century be duly
what treat would be furnished to the readin public
Of The present day! But, alas the remembrance only
exists wit. rome Of the old heads, still living; and
even most of them barnburners or wings and do
not darken old Tammany's portals this year of our
Lord.
We have heard rscy tale Of late proceedings which
Is decidedly too good to be ost IL seems that some
Of the prese mt leaders who Of course found In
that body, designated the Democratic Republican
General Committee, decided that Ora nd Democratic
Torch Light Procession just the thing to rally tho
conclsve, that Torch Light Procession should come
of and that extraordinary democratic organ thu True
Sun WAS duly instructed TO the fact in the
u ual editorial and advertiforisl manner coming
of on the night of Thursday, Nov 2.
committee Of one from each ward appointed
arrange the matter and in order to carry out the
plan to its fullest extent another body of democrats
whose organization ded both rivers
Jersey and Long Island, called the " Cass and Butler
Unon,n was to be consulted. The delegates from
these Cass and Butler clubs met in room Of old
Tammany, and the sub committee of the real simon
fures' the General Committee met in the committee
room. Committees of conference we're app ointed
but they could not agree The club delegations
wouldn't knuckle under to the others Person
followed and serious fray vas likely to ensue The
old heads were called into council and they ad-
sed to cut the matter short by carrying the plans
Of the committee their way aud only allow the
other to carry out the details in wards to
which they belonged This acque 'ced n and har-
mony re- tored The whole mint then took the
mate Int. hand in earnest, and proceede to ell cot
q Grand Marshal, who, Of course, to be selected
from our military heroes. Gen. Storms pitched
upon. He was a democrat, and glorious fellow, aud
popular with all hands, but, of course tho GO neral
had to choose his assist marshal and the
left hm to select a who he provided they
assistants to select their special aids aud here
the individual members of the wgwam Committee de-
termined to have finger In the pie, for their
amusement and that o. their friends and q commit
tee from their own body was deputzed to attend to
these fxings and keep the Grand Marshal nd Graz
Assistant Narshas ship shape and in ordsr
Gen :orms pulled of his coat in the old gathering
place, and selected Gen. Mcneil, of Rhode Island me-
nory; Gen Morris, the poet; Gen. Walbrdge, OF
Ohio; and Col. Manning of the militia service, his
choice for Grand Assistants
So far so good the democracy were satisfied but
now comes the tug of war. Special Aids to be
given to all these high officers and the committee felt
that they had men in their ranks who could ride
horte aud handle baton as we'll as any militia
t in the service and they not to be choused
out Of the and glory for which they had
10 foot the bills oh such dodge that could
be allowed and while the Grand Marshal filed up his
lists with returned Mexican heroes we'll a.
from peaceable militia heroes, the committee had
equal number Of men for him to nominate from their
own ranks.
Gen. Storms, like an old experienced tactican,
he is submttt gracefully and with pleasure to what
he knew would have to Re, and the civilians scat
tered pretty equally among the military men Not 50,
however, with the Assistant Marshals Gen Morris
knew more of literary and militia officers than he did
Of 18th or 10th ward democrats, and he the first
to kick. The arrangements for the programme
ready for the press. The Ora Marshal Storms
pleased aud the committee satisfied. and the
general had retired to his quiet home and left his
assistants to talk over matters with the committee
" wbe the devil all these chaps ?" says General
M, when he looked the list.
Who are what ?" replies the committee
why where did Storms get all these names from
don't know them"
members Of the General Com of smmsny Hall,
sent here by their respective wards"
on my be ID they are n mere s civilians no. We
thing AZ it should be done" raid General Morris.
"You do, hey. Well, Bill, say the General is ell
Iight-lets give him military men Good night old
boy You just look in the papers in the morning, my
knowing chap, and you'll ts.a right and that you
have got military men Wen leave the mere civilians
Good night, eentlemeD think you will find my
proposition decidedly the most striking said General
"Well fellows. That fussy chap has gone; now let's
60 to work and finish up that programme he wants
"Hell and feathers! What why, BIZ, are you mad,
Leave out all the General Committee and our
No, Tom, you don't understand me; don't exactly
mean that but STILL let's give him military Holy
Moses Amt our committee rs much military men as
"Of course they are; they are just They
much Generals and Colonies and Majors and Captains
in the democratic ranks as his'n is
"Well. are we ali agreed it shall be SO ?"
Certainly We are-now heave ahead with the list
ve got to go up to meeting In our ward before go
Read over the names of the special aids commence
with the LIST ward"
" 10 Scovill;' mark him a Coloneln
Get out. He is NO Colonel"
Damn 1t, Tom you must have some rule to go by;
mark all the General Committee men colonels and be
done with it."
"Wm. Blair"
"Put down Colonel
"But'-
ooh d-n the odds-he's on the General Committee
IN Diamond-ditto to MIR Burke as the orator ssid"
"Second ward, VIM. Burkheadn
MARX CooDel-IIe is on the General Com"
"Joseph Elliott-He Amt committee man"
"Tbats a fact-never mind; mark him q colonel
cultivate him; he is foreman Of the Herald and may
do US some good.n
Third ward, A. J. McCarty
Colonel, he is . com. man.
"P. G. Maloney-Wen, mark him major; he used
to be member"
WIN G Bolton"
"oh, stick Bill down colonel, sure; he is one Of
eco on; mark what you know when you get aground,
sing OUT when you come across real military man,
give him his real title, or else them generals will
ray we're a making sport OF their subs"
&C. W. Newton F" .
We'll, call him Colonel He was on Mandy Harris
Congressional convention "
Eighth ward, IL. J. Compton,
"Ob, never mind them Sth and 9th ward chaps
Tenth ware"
"Leave tm ditto.n
Eleventh ward, William Ssge.n
"Coionel, by J-s-nothing else"
"James Fury
"Let's see; Jem Is q Cas- and Butler Union; give
him q msjor- hip"
Thomas w Brennan
"Hc is on George Lawsconvention; major him, too"
Twelfth ward
Never come down, except MsCarty, and he won't
ssrven
Thirteenth ward, w. w. Fream."
"Sam Rogers-give him the tip top OF the heap
make him genera-he Ia an alderman, and while
your hand Is In, make Camp "a ditto general +. f.
Camp. CT h. II be . BLOWN on US all over town"
Fourteenth ward, q. Purdyn
Z" He is a grand assistant-thats honor enough
give him plain; ditto Tom Jenkins; he is another as
tistspt grand
"Fiftee nth wsrd-John Cisco"
ooh plain; he turns out with the General Commit
teen
wv. T.. Dennis
"Colonel, Of course; and ditto, Dan Norris, both
General Committee men -
"Sixteenthth wsrd-James T. Dunn"
"Colonel, Of course-on the Committee"
MSerenfee nth ward Joseph ~ Sweet"