The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-05

LAST NIGHT,
AT THE BROADWAY HOUSE.

meeting Of the whg young men Of this citv VA
held last night At the Broadway House, to give nal
opportunity TO The friends Of Taylor and Fillmore to
record their to reaouble
Tor the great struggle to come OF on Tuesday next
Owing to the state Of the weather the wa,
not numerous 1t probably would have been udsr
favorable circumstances The meeting was eslIsd
TO order by Mr.. James Gridley, who nominated Mr. T.
8. Draper to the chair which unanimously carried
Inc CHMnMAN briefly opened the proceedings, and
q Hon. w. C. HAsBRoucK, late Speaker of the As
sembly, to address the meeting. This gentleman
proceeded in strain of great soqusnoe to desean Mt
upon the merits of General Taylor whom he compared
to Washington He also referred to the services and
mode they could give effect to them would be to Join
together Tuesday and vote for General Zach
AIRY Taylor. (Cheers
resolutions embodying the sentiments Of the meet
ing with respect to the choice Of Gen. Taylor for
President and the necessity OF the whg party rally.
ing in all their strength next Tuesday TO achieve the
victory for the hero of Buena Vista, and their other
candidates. all of which were carried unanimously.
MIR. Ii. j. GARDNER, Of Boston, then asked permits
sion to speak few words to the meeting, which was
granted He went on to say, that however they mgh
differ with respect to particular he trusted
The whig party would concentrate their woes on
Tuesday next on the man who of all Others likely
to be successful, and to whom alone they might look
toxas the organ OF their party That man Gen.
Zachary Taylor Cheers
AThe resolutions were tn. put to the meeting, and
Mr. WALLA, WAS the next speaker He had formerly
belonged to the locofoco party but lattery he had
changed his mind, in consequence Of the misgoyern
mt MT Of the present administration He then took
survey Of the proceedings of Polks cover nment on
the Oregon question, the tariff, and the Mexican
Now, he continued. in the event OF the acces.
sion OF General Cass to power he would follow the
steps Of MT Polk and the country would be
to similar misgoyernment Cheers.> He then review
cd the OF Cass at Hus surrender at the
Of the Tuileries where he played the sycophant to
Louis Philippe; his Inconsistency the Wilmot
proviso; his concuct towards the Irish people in
pledgiDg himself to vote for the b for sending relief
to Ireland and when it put to the vote sitting
silent and :" num- lie then proceeded to contrast
with this picture the career of General Taylor, who
had been compare to Washington and after referring
TO Van Buren, and Clay. concluded by impressing
upon them the proprety OF being at their posts on
Tuesday next to record their for old Rough and
Ready
Toe CHAIRMAN here announced that he hsi good
news to communicates the differences in the third
strict had been adjusted and Mr.. Phoenix nomi-
mated. (Cheers)
Mr.. CLINTON next addressed the meeting, aud in
weighed at length against the of
General Cass. He believed the best way of carrying
out the principles of Henry Clay was to vote for
Zachary Taylor He urged them by their patriotism,
and by every consideration, not to their exer-
tonr till victory perched upon their standard Tues
day next. (Cheers)
MIR. SAUNDERS, Of Schenectady followed in similar
strain after which the meeting adjour ned giving re-
peatsd rounds Of cheers for General Taylor and all
their other candidates