The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-05
WASHINGTON, Juty 3, IL p. M.

This city has been well nigh frightened from It's
propriety, by the din and confusion which have at
tended the arrival Of military companies, fire COM
panies, and companies OF other citizens, by the
different cars and boats Everything, even the
weather, promises glorious day tomorrow.
The politicians, wide awake fellows, have en-
deavored to take advantage of the first influx of
strangers, to hold their meetings, and placards
have been posted up oil day, announcing that the
democratic Association" would hold mass
meeting tonight, in front of the Union Office, and
the ''Whig Club" would confab at the Olympic
theatre. About half-past eight, we repaired to the
place designated for the democratic outbreak, and
perceived, gorgeously Illuminated, the names of
Cass and Butler, towering high in md-air; before
the platform was seated band, which ever and
anon dlscoursed sweet sounds to the very sparse
collection OF free and independent democrats"
The hours waxed apace, and still the crowd re-
manned as small, till at length bundle of rockets
were procured, and set oil, when large colIcc-
ton OF boys were attracted, and the 'Associa-
ton" taking advantage of the happy cir
cumstance, appointed MIR. Boyle chairman,
and called the meeting to order. Mr.. Boyle then
read the names OF thirteen gentlemen who were
to be appointed vice presidents, and demanded if
It was the pleasure OF the meeting they should be
chosen Two or three voices bawled out 6 aye"
and there was cry of :" Hurrah for old Zachary
Taylor by Cd ~ when the chairman declared
It was evident the no NATION unanimous.
This rather too much of farce, and so we
forthwith mzzled down to the Olympic, where the
Taylor meeting was being held. Col. Woollcy
was addressing the assembage, which was pretty
numerous. He stated that he had been for many
years intl1 ately acquainted with Gen. Taylor.
That he knew him to be wing in all the essep9
tals, but not an ultra whg That he was m n
well read in history. political economy, and prac-
Ical subjects; that he was man of the most
strictly temperate habits, nc. Gen. Taylor, (ot
Ohio,) next mounted the rostrum and declared
that Ohio would go for Taylor. lie pitched in
pretty severely to Mr. Polk and at the same time
declared his detcstation of Mr.. Giddings' course
For his part, he thought "Birney and all the damned
scoundrels who advocated abolitionism, to dis
member the Union, ought to be whipped out of
the Union" He would like to see all the abol-
ton party embodied into one frightul monster and
Palfrey's pretty little boy armed with whip of
thousand scorpions, to whip the monster forever!
In conclusion, he expressed his belief that SC Old
lack could be elected in spite of the devil! :" Sc
vera other speakers addressed the crowd, aud all
expressed themselves as being satisfied that Gene
raj Taylor would enter the White House on the
4th of March next.
All sorts OF amusenients are going on here IN
In addition to the two meetings we have been
speaking of. The theatre is in full blast circus
is also here, together with a concert at Carusi's
and any quantity of slightly inebriated' ndivi-
duals, who are making night hideous with their
cries. The 4th of July is glorious day, but it y
come more than once year. OMEGA