New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-28
Law and Order nj Nyrncusc.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
SYRAcvsE. SATURDAY. Oct. ..

SYRACUSE, Saturday, Oct. 25. ISL.
The famous meeting which has been SO
long in contemplation am preparation, by those who
claim to be Law and Order folks, came of Yesterday
and as specimen of mobocracy and violence was
decidedly superior to the mob engaged in the rescue
OF Jerry the lsI Of October At about 10 minutes
before 2 the meeting called to order >imulia-
ueously BY L. W Leayenwor.a. who moved ALFRED
ii. HOvEY for Chairman and by Harvey Bald Mn.
who moved MoSES d. BURNEr for the same Office
Considerable clamor Immediately enSued, IN the
midst OF which, and without a regular vote. Bald
win announced that Mr.. Burnet was Chairman. MAJ.
Burnet was already IN the c1alr, ana valny endeav
onng to call the meeting 70 order Mr.. Leavenworta
was threatened With expulsion and personal violence
If he attempted 20 urge his motion. N,RcELLu>
FARMER and G. ALvOsD had The temerty 10 call
for the question, and were Immediately asSai-ed.
and attempt made 10 force them nom the
room Tie writer well nIgh shared the same
fate, chiefly because he had yentured 70
became a correspondent Of TRs Tribune. In the
midst of this vIOence, mob, headed by Chas. Wood
ruh o. Shuart, Geo +. COmsiocA. ,. ID. ID haye and
others, Who cid1m 10 be peaceaDle citizens, Harvey
BALDWIN mounted IA table and commenced an address
which para ~ restored order. The chief burden OF
NJ BSiCNln song vas that the entire safety OF the
Union GeDenjec on Syracuse, and that syracuse en-
tlrely ceptn1ed on HIM, anu ne strongly cenSured
any and al. o. It's inhabitants who hal had the hdrdi-
hoo 10 THINK and ACT i1g themselves On or a0oIt she
Isl ut OCtocer. Mr. Baldwin vas gong on to eSttD-
ll>h CERTAIN Ontr la'lN. UNt WIS I uOhti VI " lis
own iriencs. Here arose another climor ana cries
foJ The vote for ChalIman during Nhich MT. JAMES
Brooks II the Nc'r-i York Express was eleyaiei 10
lie iaoe. anu By dl-t Of he most violent gestures
and motions succeeded IL making himself heard
lie was listened 10 with pat ence tor about All hour
and "a nali. ouung NL.ca Re proved conc1slyely that
Siavery was not bad after all, taAi the ne
groCS had 5,tteT stay South where taoy belonged
lie next eXpdtlatet ON the duty Of all good citl-
zens who had the safety ol the union really a,
heart 20 check any unwaTrania0le ceSre ior HJe!ty
the might observe IN any negro and explained the
various and sundry blessings consequent upon slave
~ IN the land. HE next informed me meeting now
much he had done 10 ex.lI guiSh Il on the one hand,
and uphold i on the other ard now he lodged
the on the Fugitive Slave Act which ne dli rot
regard rs particular blessing ana nnaily summed
ND the v hole by assuring the meeting that they might
expect the next Congress 10 take OIL the duty on
foreign salt, and IN consequence tins young aud
thriving city would be pretty eiec'uaIy used up
Next GEO. I. tOM>ToCH late state Replrt and
now al XOuSy waiting for something To " turn up)
mounted the table and tyled himself Chairman OF
all imaginary Committee on Resolutions, reading
of few net very Objectionable resolves. which
were put by the self constituted Chairman, voted
down Jour to one, and declared carried Next :.
ID DILLAYE "a Gery little Roydlist tTenchmanl read
an address, which was hheW Use voted down Oy an
overv helmlng majority, and declared evidently
carried" The meeting then aiJouraed. Thus ended
the first Law and order demonstration IN Syracuse.
You and your readers can Judge OF It's respetiaoisy
when inform you That Sucn mems Hamilton W ME-
+ W
wick Alfred II Hovey. John Wilkinson, '. W.
Smith LYMAN Clary, \. y. Granger. David Copwell
Marcellus Farmer. II. W. Van Buren, and a host OF
Others could name, were not allowed to speak nor
IA A. paTt IN II. and some OF whom were threatened
with violence and others were personally assaulted,
because they dared 10 "Spetk IN meetn. The
cause of Law ana Order" must be a. very low
eEb when 1t requires band OF armed and infamous
roNGies to enforce 1t Even your own ctlzen,
Rrooks compumented the scene - worthy OF HIS
own fayorlie rive Points IN New-iork CITY" and
be was happily and iorclby reminded by It, o.
many similar lli pleasant meetings ne nau hBueu
N m that LOCALITY The performances were Drought
4. a conclusion bv some highly intellectual aud
appropriate drunken sprees, and general hght at the
rtiroad oCp6t, which some of the chief spirits
Il The meeting were prominent characters. and who
fnaiiy brought up IN the walch-h0use, and thus
eaGed their patriotic services regret to add mat
It was deemed necessary ia the evening, tue more
efTectually TO recstabllSh Z" Law and Order" TO Gu
open the head OF quiet and peaceabe man named
Rurks. and 10 lnIuTe Other Of our CIlZenS. U. U.