The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-09
Capt. Hynders Of, the Election.
Everybody knows Capt RYsD.hs, who er

Everybody knows Capt. RYkpEhs, who en-
joys a national reputation" if any man in the
country does.
That our readers may appreciate his oratoty,
we extract the following specimen of the p>cu-
liar eloquence of the Captain, who was beaten
with the rest of his party generality 1t is
taken from an account of the proceedings at
Tammany Hail. the night the votes were
counted out, as given by the reporter of the
Herald: ar.. .,
ISAIAH RYNDERs next mounted the platform
Fellow Democrats-I will not take my hat
off, | believe, this tune, because the election is
over. The chids christened, and his name s
Anthony. We are used up in this city, and no
mistake; and see that good many Wings
have come here to laugh at us, and don't
blame them. 92S against Wood is equal to
| l,400 against me any day, in a Wing district.
am down, and there's no use to try to get round
! it. But | would ask our Wing friends to be Il
| little generous, and not kick us when We are
down. We nre beat out, and that's fact root
aud branch, believe before God. There's not
n bit Of use TO be mealy -nouthed about it. We
are beat badly beat; and for myself, ii is awful
| to think about. wouldn't have believed it.
|
change circulating round the edges. But what's
the use of my talking now. The elections over
and am in the habit of talking before the elec,
| ton, not after it, when there is nobody to be
elected. The interest is all gone, and it's of nc
use to discuss the principles. Damned little
advantage, in New York, to fight for principle
without the interest (Grent auohter) Some
how o" other we had plenty of money circulating
somewhere in the Third Ward If our side ha,
! had il, / might, perhaps, tell you differen
story. But where | was they closed the poll
ut two o'clock, and went into fight, and ma,
be at it yet, for all know daughter 4
good jolly lrshman came TO me- and asked II. {
ii didn't want TO take hand / asked to b,
excused. Don't desart u.s." said he " for il.
no use to have an election without fight in tn,
Sixth" In this humorous vein the Captain con
timed for a quarter of an hour.
Mccarthy, Democrat, Assistant Alderman
was announced to be elected.
What naority!" ..s aa#.r..
IL don't know the majority, but they do SAY
he's elected"
Captain RYNDERs-I understand he is elected
I by s72. wish now | had been in that Ware
myself (Laughter.) might have done some
thing for my country. | should have supported
Daniel S. Dickinson, that true patriot if ha,
to stand alone. (Never mind, old fellow; try i
again.
A VOLUNTEER, from the Eighteenth Ward
followed next. His ticket, he believed, had ear
ried ten to one. 1t was the ticket of free schools
and universal education. (tIi, hi) Whereve
that ticket prevails, you may count upon the
triumph Of the Constitution, and the principle,
of Jefferson, and the Democratic party (That.
n fact) Prospects are not SO dark as some sup
pose Our old friend Dougherty is elected fo
the Seventh Ward. That is one vote for DAME
S. Dickinson And if there is one man entitled
to your whole-souled hearty support, is is DAME
). Dickinson. After an eulogium upon Mr.
Dickinson, ne concluded with panegyric upor
the Democratic power Of free. schools and uni
| versui education