The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-24
Articles OF Party Politicians.

If man puts his hand in your pocket and robs
you, you have your remedy against HIM In every
sound state OF society, and public indignation will
second your efforts TO bring HIM to condign pu-
nishment. This operates benehclally IN many
ways. II gives redress to the injured individual
and sometimes restores TO him his lost property;
II gives security to the community, and not unfre-
quenty acts as an eflectual check in lettering the
criminal from persisting in his pilferng propen-
sites, There is a species Of fraud, however, for
which there is no redress, and which has become
very prevalent of late DAYS. There is no specific
enactment against II, but il is not whit less dis
reputable than that to which we have alluded, nor
should those who practice II be less exempt from
punishment.
Party politicians and mercenary partlsans oil all
sides, who are continually obtrudlng themselves
upon the public notice, and whose patriotism and
party zeal, II is well known extend just so far as
may be conducive to their own personal advan-
tags, have made II practice for some time past, IN
converting public meetings to parade in their adver-
tisements the names of the most distinguished men
Of their respective parties, as likely to be present
and address the audience. The object OF this is TO
draw together large assemblies those who con-
vene the meetings being perfectly well aware that
there is not word OF truth in their announcements.
The practice has come to such a head as TO excite
the Indignation of the whole community. Now
the pick-pocket goes TO work as stealthily, no
doubt, as his political imitator; but you have the
satisfaction of knowing that he does not throw
dust IN your eyes, or impose upon you by false
pretences while the latter try to extsr your SYM
patty, and rob you Of your time, by the most
bsrefaced misrepresentation and the most disin-
genuous articles.
The latest instance of this kind occurred last
Tuesday night, IN the Washington Parade
Ground, where a wing meeting was held, a
full report of which appeared in our columns
In the notice convening this meeting it was
stated that the Hon. Rufus Choate, the Hon.
Thomas Corwin, the Hon. William Duer. the
Hon Patrick Tompkins, and other distn.
guished speakers were 10 be present. Taken,
no doubt, by the splendid bill of fare, the draw
to use the theatrical phrase, was immense; and
not less than eight or ten thousand people, our
report states were estimated TO be on the ground.
What, then, was our astonshment and that of the
assembly, TO find that not only was there not
OF the aforementioned individuals present, but
that no :" other distinguished speaker" unless
the worthy ex-recorder be placed In this category,
graced the assembly with his presence, much less
his speech.
Now this is really too bad. We should be sorry
TO believe that the respectable gentlemen who
were on the platform, those and who constituted
the committee of arrangements, lent themselves to
ihis shameful imposition upon the public. They,
indeed, may have been humbugged. But it
was singular that not one OF the aforementioned
gentlemen or other distinguished speakers "
sent any apology Tor their absence nor was the
omission OF the part Of " Hamlet from the play,
considered Of sufficient importance to call for any
explanation TO the audience. our report, at
ksst, which was very extended, does not give any;