The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-06-30

THE HUNKER RATIFICATION IN ALBANY.
We find the following extremely graphic and
witty account OF the late ratification meeting in
Albany in the ".4tIas' Of that city, the organ of
the Barnburners
There was a meeting Wednesday night at
the Capital, of which an account is gwen in the
Argus of this morning. The Argus says that it
was "arge,' which, notwithstanding that print
says it is true. The meeting was as large, or
nearly SOFAS the democratic meeting to respond to
the course of the Utica delegates.
Of numbers present, abuot one fourth were OF
the Argus stamp, being all their force in the city
and the country round abuot. There was proba
bly, the same proportion of radical democrats in
the crowd-the democratic masses did not gener-
ally attend. The Wings composed full one half
the meeting.
This medley had been principally attracted by
desire to see Gen. Houston, and by the diverse
reputation of the other speakers
The result of this incongruous combination,
was that when the crowd wanted to cheer, they
poured out vociterousy three cheers for Taylor,
three for Clay, three for John Van Buren,, and
three times three for the Wilmot Provise. The
speakers were astounded at these responses. SEN
ator Allen, when one of these shouts came up
apparently from an unanimous auditory, turned
round, we are informed, and exclaimed with up
lifted hands, to of the leaders, ais this dem
ocratlc meetings" Indeed he forgot himself so
far while speaking as to address the meeting as
Wings. He made an artul appeal to them in be-
halt OF Clay and against Taylor! He thus grad
ually ELECTED good natured contest between the
friends of Clay and Taylor. General Taylor
will Tylerize you," he exclaimed. Then the
Clay men would shout. "WiIl you vote for Tay.
or?" he would ask, and the response would
come up in three cheers for Rough and Ready.
Then Wings and Radicals would unite in cheers
for the Wilmot Provlso Three groans for the
| Baltimore ticket were given while Mr.. Allen
was speaking, and seemed nearly unanimous
though the crowd was very good natured, on the
whole.
Mr. Houston saw his position, and with his ac-
customed frankneSs told the crowd that" he knew
they were attracted by curiosity and not by any
other MOTIVE" and then proceeded to make
humorous speech, which amused the auditory
| In speaking to the democrats, he asked whether
they would suffer the State of New York com
prising one-6fth of the democracy of the Union,
to be drowned in the House of Representative /
The crowd replied that " tho e who threw New
York overheard at Baltimore should have thought
| OF that and Mr. was silent!
Mr. Bright followed, and when he had conclud-
ed, the crowd who had been drawn thither by
curiosity departed, and the Conservatives were
lett exclusively in charge OF the meeting. They
had waited in patient sufferance for this They
called out Mr. Foote to speak, and they were de-.
lighted with him and he with them We could
not say anything worse Of either of the parties
The meeting ratification meeting-at
which everything was ratified except the Balti-
| more nominations.
The names of many of the pretended officers
were used without authority, and the owners will
/ vote against Cass Hardly any of the officers
took their seats on the organization.
| The getters-up of the meeting fabricated the
names to the Call, imported the speaker, impu-
IDENTIFY stole their organization, aud depended
upon their opponents for audience
The affair has been the subject of great deal
OF hilariy particularly with the Wings who claim
that it was their ratification.