The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-07

RAnir NovssotTycrs.--We published In yes,er-
dsyspaper, report the proceedings and speeches
that took place at the Iri ,h demonstration in the
Tabernacle, in this city, on Monday evening last.
The demonstration, which was apparently made
with the view OF expressing sympathy to the Irish
people IN their struggle for separate nationality,
and affording them help in money and means, 10 as
great an extent as possible, consistent with due
observance of the laws of the land, had likewise
another object in view, and that object may be at
tended hereafter with consequences Of very seri-
Gus nature In a word, the other, and as we think
the principal, object in view of the getters up and
prime movers of this demonstration, was politi-
cal one; and in order to illustrate it, we must pre-
mise exposition of the real objects of this meet
ing by simply laying down two propositions: First,
that are on the eve of Presidential elections
and second, that there is in the United States a
large number OF Irish voters, who, by their union
in support of, or in opposition to, the respective
candidates, can either elect or defeat them.
The nominees of the democratic party are alrea-
dy before the world; and those of the wings will be
blazoned forth tomorrow or the next day. About
election times the Irish people are Rugged and ca
ressed almost to death, by the two great parties.
Patrick O'Flahery, highly respectable carrier Of
bricks ana mortar, who, in the ofhislife has
had many ups and downs in the world, in pro-
fessional point of view, finds himself dubbed Mr..
O'Flaherty, and occasionally Mr. O'Flahcrty, Esq,
and no less; and Mr.. O'Flaherty, Esq, being an
American citizen, and his vote counting one, as
well all others, is politely applied to by each to
cast his ballot for its candidate. The various &C.
casions on which the candidate in question Cor, If
the candidate has not had the honor, the party to
which he belongs,) has advocated the rights of Ire
land and poured forth his sympathies for her mis-
fortunes, and his fire and birthstone against Eng
land and the English government, as the cause of
them eloquently portrayed; and Pats heart be-
ing touched, he innocently gups down the dose
prepared for him, and Immediately votes for the
champion of his native country. The democrats
practised this game to great extent; and is not
assuming too much to say, that in many elections
city, state, and national-they owed their triumphs
to their electioneering policy towards our Irish
citizens. We are, then, on the eve Of the Presi-
Dental election, and the Irish voters, who are very
important about election times, must not be over.
looked.
But it happens that the wings have taken leaf
out of the locofoco manual of election tactics, and
might as well try and procure some Of the Irish
votes, so as counterbalance the number invelgled
away by the democrats. Apt scholars, as politicians
Of all parties are in the learning Of trickery and
deception, they have become as efficient in wheed-
ling the Irish about election times into the support
of their candidates, the locofocos have been in
times past that, in that respect the two parties
par; for both can now point TO the services
which their respective parties have done towards
Ireland
Both parties have, therefore, tacitly agreed that
he who bids the highest who talks the loudest,
who dilates the most pathetically, on Ireland's
wrongs who attributes the most virtue to the
Irish people-the most integrity to her men, and
the greatest charms to her women, and who de-
claims the most bitterly against Engand--hcr
Queen, Lords, and Commons--on account of Ire
lands wrongs and Irish injuries, shall have the
Irish votes Hence the struggle at the Tabernacle
on Monday evening last. The old hunkers, repre-
scented by Mayor Havemeyer, Senator flanagan,
and Benjamin r Butler, did wonders They made
great impression-they decidedly had the best of
II. The barnburners, in the person of John Van
Buren, bid high. That distinguished burner Of
granaries did very we'll but his sentences were too
long. He made up, however, in the matter of
d" arms" That reached the point, and as long as
it lasted, Prince John was in fair way of throw
ing Hannegan, Butler and McKeon in the shade;
but It must be recollected that Hannegan went
into the "poor Irish boy" business, and very pa
thetically alluded to O'Connells heart and En-
mett's monument There Hannegan had the best
of it, and demolished the " arms" and the right
under the constitution to ship them to Ireland
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by the white coat and that battered hat The hat
and coat, however, remained too long in the rear
Their owner endeavcred to bring up and reach the
point accomplished by his predecessors of the other
factions, but III. h-ur was too late--it was pa
preaching midnight-the audicnc. got thin-he
Jagged, got behind, and the meeting adjourned.
The hunkcrs therefore, as far as the Irish demon
stration i. concerned, made the most capital thus
far; and accordin. to present appearances, will
carry the most Irish votes at the Presidential
election in November next.
In sober, seriousness, therefore, this Irish de-
monstration nothing but an attempt, by the diff
ferent political factions and parties to get the Irish
vote next November, and may justly, in our OPT
Mon, be looked upon as the second grand attempt
in the history of politics in the United States, to
organize our Irish fellow citizens into separate
and independent party, and, we fear, likely TO
result in consequences similar to those which sue
cecded the organization brought about by our re-
verend friend, Bishop Hughes, few years since in
this city. The school system Of the State of New
York did not meet his views; and, therefore, he is
sued his dictum to the faithful that it must be
amended and in view of the right of suffrage be-
ing the most speedy and efficient agent for pro.
oh b, data nod
himself of that weapon to accomplish his purpose,
From the altar he Immediately descended, with
the perfume Of the holy incense around him, to the
floor Of Carroll Hall, and there he organized his
party of Irish voters, who were TO vote as he die
,ated, and for the purposes which he had in view.
He succeeded in organizing separate Irish party;
and what were the consequences! History tells us
there was counter organizatioa-there was con-