The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-07


contributions Of the citizens Of the United States.
and the society have about 10000 to start on.
The monument will require a million Ii will be
500 feet hgh-a square shaft rising Of the cen
tire of pantheon, collonaded all round. Or il may
be reduced to half the said height, according to
the prospect of the finances Volunteers from the
! surrounding cities, Zone company from Boston,l
have been coming in to-day by land and river, and
at midnight the city Is enlivened by music.
We had to-day the second edition OF the cam
paign debate in the Senate on the respective doc
trlnes of General Taylor and General Cass, the
discussion as before chiefly between Mr. Mangum
and Mr. FOote. IL was much ado about nothing,
and wound up, leaving us as much enlightened as
at first.
Both houses adjourned over, with view OF par
ticipatng IN the cornerstone celebration to-mor-
row. We expect fine day. We have never known
a fourth of July to be otherwise. IL has been, as
far we remember, always as clear as the Decla-
ration of independence.
There were two political out-of-door meetings
tonight.
IA Cass and Butler meeting
2. A Taylor and Fillmore meeting.
The former was held In the open square IN front
OF the Union office. 1t was quite respectable ga
thering, in material and in numbers. John Boyle,
Esq, presided, with tiHlteen Independents and
three secretaries. The people were addressed by
MessTs. Greene, of Maine, Thompson, Of Miss!s-
sppi, Clark of Kentucky, Sawyer, Of Ohio, who
promised the State to Cass and Butler BY D,OO0
majority, (aous verrOns) and we left Mr.. Sims, OF
South Carolina, pedging the South to the Balti
more nominees.
posite Coleman's. There was very slim atten
dance; and after short speeches by Col. WOoey,
Of Kentucky, Gen; Taylor, OF OHIO, Mr. Dudley
Marvin, OF New York, and Nh Collins Lee, OF
Maryland, the meeting adjourned for an,
other effort on Wednesday evening. 1t closed
with three cheers for Gen. Taylor; but the shouts
were faint, for the good Clay wings of Washington
were doubtless thinking of the old songs and
champion of "A, that great old chieftaln whom
they cannot yet give up. The echoes from the
last campaign seemed to be present in the air.
sect out of the way,
You are all uniucky
Clear the track for Old Kentucky"
The democratic meeting, on the other hand,
wound up at a late hour, with series OF resou-
tons, and serenade of some of the lions OF the
party; for at past midnight we hear their fine brass
band passing round towards Col. Benton's, as II
they had Just left the residence OF Mr.. Burt, OF
| South Carolina It is evident the democrats in
tend to fight out the fight with all the odds that
| can be arrayed against them.
| We have had also a circus and a theatre IN oper-
alton tonight, Silsbee at the after in Yankee
character. The DoCroR.
WASHINGTON, July 3, ii p. M.
| This city has been well nigh frightened from its
proprety, by the din and confusion which have at
tended the arrival of military companies, fire COM
panies, and companies of other citizens by the
different cars and boats Everything, even the
weather. promises a glorious day tomorrow.
The politicians, wide awake fellows, have en-
deavored to take advantage of the first influx of
strangers, to hold their meetings. and placards
have been posted up all day, announcing that the
Democratic Association" would hold mass
meeting tonight in front of the Union office, and
the ewing Club would confab at the Olympic
theatre. About half-pa eight, we repaired to the
place designated for the democratic outbreak, and
perceived, gorgeously Illuminated, the names of
Cass and Butler, towering high in mid-air; before
the platform was seated band, which ever and
anon dlscoursed sweet sounds 10 the very sparse
collection of "free and independent democrats"
The hours waxed apace, and still The crowd re-
manned as small, till at length ID of rockets
were procured, and set off, VIII a large collec-
ton OF boys were, attracted, and the ''Assocla-
tion," taking advantage OF tlc happy cir
cumstance, appointed Mr.. Boyle chairman,
and called the meeting to order Mr.. BOYLE then
read the names of thirteen gentlemen who were
to be appointed wee presidents, and demanded if
II was the pleasure OF the meeting they should be
chosen. Two or three voices bawled out "aye''
| and there cry of Hurrah for old Zachary
| Taylor by Cd % when the chairman declared
| there was no necessity for demanding the noes as
| IT was evident the no 'lnatlon was unanimous.
| This was rather too much OF farce, and SO
forthwith mizzled down to the Olympic, where the
Taylor meeting was being held. Col Woolley
was addressing the assemblage, which was pretty
numerous. He stated that he had been for many
years intimately acquainted with Gen. Taylor
That he knew him to be wing in all the essen
tIals, but not ultra whig. That he man
well read in history. political economy, and prac-
zeal subjects; that he was a man of the most
strictly temperate habits, &c. Gen. Taylor, lot
Ohio,) next mounted the rostrum, and declared
that Ohio would go for Taylor. He pitched in
pretty severely to Mr.. Polk, and at the same time
declared his deestaton of Mr. Giddings' course
Forhls paart,he thought "Birney and all the damned
scoundrels who advocated abotiopsm, TO dis
member the Union. ought he yVhIuDed OufO f
the Union" He would "like to see all the abo-
ton party embodied into frightful monster, and
Palfrey'ss pretty little boy armed with whip Of
thousand scorpions, to whip the monster forever %
In conclusion, he expressed his belief that Old
lack could be elected in spite of the devilv' Sc
vera other speakers addressed the crowd and all
expressed themselves as being a.sfied that Gene
raj Taylor would enter the White House on the
4th OF March next
AL sorts OF amusements are going on here IN
in addition TO the two meetings, we have been
speaking of. The theatre is in full blast circus
Is also here, together with a concert at Carusi's,
and any quantity of slightly inebriated" indivl-
duals, who are making night hideous with their
cries. The 4th of July il glorious day, but il 3
blessed dispensaton of Providence that it don't
come more than once year. OMEGA.
WASHINGTON, July 5, 1913.
The Military Court of hquuy-Acrattalo Of Gen.
PMor-Poiitics in the Senate, &c. &c.
The military court Of inquiry, which has been in
closed session in this city for some time past ended
Its sittIngs Monday evening, nd-transmtted
its decision to the President of the United States.
Gen. Pillow, it is SAID, has been acquitted of the
charges preferred against him. This was to be
anticipated, the prosecutor failed in making
good single charge. Gen. Pillows explanation
of the Leondas letter, namely, that 1t was written
by Burns, without Pillows knowledge, and that
Its similarity to the document shown Freaner was
4 Il a