The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-06

Democracy.
Tsmmsny Hall is funny place Could the funny
performances that have been enacted within these
old walls for the last half century be duly chroncled
what treat would be furnished to the reading public
ofthe present day! But alas! the remembrance only
exists witI Of the old heads still living; and
even most of them barnburners or wings, and do
not darken old Tammanys portals in this year of our
Lord
We have heard rscy tale Of late proceeding, which
Is decidedly too good to be lost. 1t that some
that body, designated the Democratic Republican
General Committee, decided that Grsnd Democratic
Torch Light Procession just the thing to rally the
boys, about these times and IL voted In soem
oonclave, that Torch Light Procession should come
of and that extraordinary democratic organ the True
Sun duly instructed TO the fact in the
ual editorial and advertis orial manner coming
of on the night of Thursday, Nov 2.
A committee Of one from each ward was appointed
to arrange the matter and in order to carry out the
plan to its fullest extent another body of democrats
whose organization exte ded both rivers into
Jersey and Long Island called the Cass and Butler
Unionn was to be consulted. The delegates from
these Cass and Butler clubs met in Of old
Tammany, and the sub committee of the real simon
Tures. the General Committee, met in the committee
room Committees of conference we're app 'inted
but they could not sgree The club delegations
wouldn't knuckle under to the others Personalities
followed, and serious fray likely to ensue The
old heads were called into council and they ad-
sed to cut the matter short by carrying plans
Of the committee in their way, and only allow the
9th to carry out the details in the wards to
which they belonged This was ce n and har-
mony stored. The whole mint then took the
mat. int. hand in earnest and proceeded to el
a Grand Marshal, who, Of course, to be selected
from our military heroes Gen. Storms pitched
upon. He was democrat and glorious fellow, aud
popular with a hands; but, of course the &c neral
had to choose his assist Mt marshal and the mttee
left him to select who he d pleased, provided they
went Cass and Butler, and nobody else; Then these
assistants were to select their special aids aud here
the individual members OF the wigwam ommittee de-
termined to have finger In the pie, for their own
amusement and that o. their friends and Q commit
tee from their own body was deputzed to attend to
these xings. and keep the Grand Marshal and Grand
Assistant Marshals demo attic ship shape and in
Gen orms pulled of his coat in the old gathering
place, and selected Gen. Mcneil of Rhode Island me-
nory; Gen. Morris the poet; Gen. Walbridge, Of
Oho and Col. Manning, Of the militia service, as his
choice for Grand Assistants.
So far se good the democracy satisfied but
now ONES the tug of war. Special Aids were to be
given to all these high officers and the committee felt
that they had men in their ranks who could ride
horie ara handle baton as we'll as any militia
out Of the arrangements and glory for which they had
10 foot the bills oh no no such dodge as that could
be allowed; and while the Grand Marshal filed up his
lists with returned Mexican war heroes. we'll
from peaceable militia heroes the committee had an
equal number Of men for him to nominate from their
own ranks
Gen. Storms, like an old experienced tactician as
he u.s. submitted gracefully and With pleasure to what
lie knew would have to te and the civilians scat
tel ed pretty equally among the military Not
however, with the Assistant Marshsls. Gen. Morris
Of 18th or 10th ward democrats and he tbs first
to kick. The arrangements for the programme
ready for the press The Grand Marshal Aien storms,
was pleased aud the committee satisfied and the
eeneia had retired to his quiet home, and left his
assistants to talk over matters with the committee
/" who the devil are all these chaps ?" says General
M; when he looked over the list.
| " Who are what ~ replies the committee.
"Why, where did Storms get ell these names from
! don't know them"
| 'Thtse lanes! Why, most of these names are
| Committee OF IAN mi Hal
sent here by their respective wards"
oh they be Id they are mere civilians. We
want military men ; men who know how to do up the
thing it should be done" said General Morris.
You do, hey. Well Bill, say the General is oil
boy You just look in the papers in the morning, my
knowing chap, and you'll see its.a right and that you
have got military men. Wen leave tho mere civilians
"Good night, gentlemen; think you will find my
proposition decidedly the most striking, said General
'Well. fellows That fussy chap has gone; now let
go to work and finish up that programme he wants
Hell and feathers! What. why, BIZ, are you mad,
Leave out all the General Committee men and
friends? That be d--dw
mo, Tom, you don't understand me; don't exactly
mean that; but STILL let's give him military men. Foly
Moses amt our COMMITTEES as much military men as
any Of his own ducks ?"
"0f course they are; they are just so. They as
much Generals and Colonies and Majors and Captains
in the democratic ranks as his'n is"
"Well. are we ali agreed it shall be so 20
Certainly We are-now heave ahead with the list
I've got to go up to meeting In our ward before go
Read over the names Of the special aids; commence
with the LIST ward"
"Jo Scovill;' mark bin a Colonel.n
"Get out. He is NO ColoDel"
Damn 1t, Tom you must have some rule to 60 by (;
mark all the General Committee men colonels and be
done with It,"
"Wm Blair"
Z" Put down COLONEL
"But'-
ooh. d-n the odds-hes on the General Committee
IN Diamond-dtto to MIR Burke, as the orator ssid."
w HIaoA
Mark ColoDel-He Is on the General Com"
"Joseph Elliott-He amt committee man"
"Tbat's fact-never mind; mark him colonel
cultivate him. he is foreman Of the Herald and may
do us some good.n
Third ward, A. J. McCarty.
Colonel he is . com. man.
"P. G. Maloney-well, mark him major he used
to be member"
WIN G Bolton"
'em.n
go on mark what you know; when you get aground,
sing out; when you come across real military man.
give him his real title, sure else them generals will
ray we're a making sport of their subs"
&C. w. Newton "
"Weii, call him colonel He was on Mandy Harris
Congressional convention
Eighth ward r. J. Compton
"Ob, never mind them Stb and 9th ward chaps
leave 'em plain"
Tenth ward"
Leave 'tm dittoD
Eleventh ward, William Sagen
Colonel by J.s-nothipg else"
"ket's see; Jem Is o Cass and Butler Union; give
him msjor- HIP
Thomas w. Brennan"
"Hc Is on George Laws INVENTION; major him, too"
Twelfth ward ~
"Never come down, except MsCarty, and he won't
strven
Thirteenth ward, w. w. Freamn
"Sam Rogers-give him the tip top Of the heap
make him q ge neral-he Ia an alderman, and while
your hand is In, make Camp ditto-general T.. T..
Camp, or he II be . BLOWN all town"
Fourteenth ward, . 3. Purdyn
Gle is a grand assistant-thats honor enough
oil m Jenkins.
tists MT grand"
Fife nth wsrd-John Cisco"
"Oh plain; he turns out with the General Commit
teeo
Nv. T.. Dennis .
"Colonel, of course; and ditto, Dan Norris, both
General Committee men y
"Sixteenthth wsrd-James r. Dunn"
"Colonel, of course-on the Committee"
"Sevepteen nth ward-Joseph L sweet"
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