The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-18
The Taylor Meeting In New York.


New YORK, February l6, 1s4s
Encroaching upon the duty of your regular cores
pondent, desire to say few words upon the Taylor
demonstration of last evening. have attended great
many political meetings in my day, and generally keep
pretty well posted up in reference to the sayings and do
lngs OF politicians but must say that this last political
assembage surpassed all and everything witness
1t seems utterly impossible that meeting called for
particular specified purpose could have contained within
itself many discordant materials, that one could so
perfectly represent Bedlam itself You are aware that
we have here IN this overgrown city the nucleus of every
party which has existed in this or any other coun
try; and truly believe that each and every interest
last night represented, all anxious for expression of
Gen 1ayors views in favor of their But all were,
of course disappointed Then to hear the cheers ascend
starting the very roof from its for Gree
ley-nne for Cay-hree for Tay lor-nine for the war
dozen or more Tor our army In Mexlco-but not one
for peace per Sc!
Much was expected from W. Cost Johnson: He made
very good speech spoke of the great merits of Gen.
Taylor, illustrating 1t by stating that the General while
yet lad, knocked young man down because he at
tempted, without success teach him the pleasing art
of dancing He denounced United States bank, up and
down, and UNDER parallel and dagonally; and this
brought out most furious gust of hisses followed by
quite sufficient to show that the Clay wings greatly
in the preponderance and further, that they not
only determined to have Clay as their candidate, but
must have the bank also. The tariff question al
lowed to pass, opinion expressed in reference
tot So also the distribution OF the public lands which
Mr. Johnson considered as pledged therefore could not
one, addressed to Clay assemblage for they evidently
constituted the majority
| After him, Col Baker appeared. Then the fun COM
menced. His commission appeared to do him no good !;
his gallantry at Buena Vista was all lost forgotten
he attempted to make himself out good whg tried to
whole administration and the democratic party gener-
ally. But il use--the boys 1oould be noisy
three cheers for Tayor-hree for Clay-hree for Polk
misses Indian yellswhoops, and screams The
gallant Colonel begged pleaded with his hearers to keep
quiet The old conservative and arch traitor to the
democratic party, Judah (known Judas Hammond,
who acted as chairman, implored the audience to keep
quiet John Lloyd, the tape worm commanded silence !;
when three cheers for John Tyler were called for and
voice in the crowd.
The Colonel was soon under way again. but some
naughty fellow 1 YOU'D keep pGGppg %
says the Colonel che is now seventytwo years old; he
has been sa, fifty years in public LIFE we love him and
ways been defeated and shall be again. mo- no no
answer the crowd. "We want nobody else," says one
,Six cheers for Harry of the West'-.good generals
don't make good Presidents"-"hree cheers for Gen
Houston'-"three cheers for the war"s'three cheers
for our country, right wrong"-'three groans for
traitors-nine cheers for Clay and and forth:
The resolutions called for from all sides of
the house and the Colonel found he could not go
with his speech he madea secretary Not of Sate) of
himself, and read the resolutions. Did you bring them
all the way from Illinois :" asked furious Caye. "Not
bit OF it,, says the Colonel, "hey of your own
Baking" "Ha ha ha" answers the crowd The reso-
utons having nnay been read the Colonel, with most
wo-begone cast of cOuntenance, exclaimed, "Surely
you cannot expect to elect Gen Taylor by meetings like
this, where there is such utter violation of all the
rules OF decency and common sense | am stranger
among you, come from the Far West" -'hree cheers for
Clay'l-and your action here has great weight in my
section of country. Some few months from this time
Gen Taylor will have been nominated for the presden-
cy"-["No, he wonr-"Never, never"-"Three cheers
for Clay"] After good deal of confusion
confounded," the speaker remarked that he regretted
he not aloced to deliver his sentiments more fully
&c. owe have had enough" cries a voice "Three
cheers for Iayor"-"hree for Clay"'three for indem
nty," &c., sc.
There was another meeting organized outside, where
Geo. w Bruen another old conservative addressed the
assembage and, altogether it of the most funny
affairs of the With all the generals good quail
ties, do not think his interests have been advanced BY
this meeting for, however unpleasant or dsagreeable It
to acknowledge the fact there doubt that the par
tsans of Mr. Clay outnumbered those Taylorites two
to one and the noise and enthusiasm decidedly on
that side. Tomorrow the friends of Mr. Clay meet
This meeting has been suddenly called order to check
the enthusiasm which expected have been raised
for Taylor at the meeting last night and the expected
on the 22d inst. TWIGGS
OLD BELLEs-We it stated that the widow of the
celebrated Dr. Rush is still living the age OF ninety
Philadelphia She is the mother of the Hon. Richard
Rush. minister France, and Doctors James and William
Rush-the first of whom is the author of of the
profound original eatises published the
The widow of Lewis Morris believe, still resides in the