New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-03

MEET ING AT IAMMANf HALL.-pO Ut sOme LlHc
past the General Committee that congregates at
Tammany Hall have been engaged with the pre-
iminary Arrangements for a Mass Meeting OF the
unterriied democrscie,' for the purpose OF TAX
ing into consideration the Canal Bill and the trea
sonable flight OF the twelve Ascending Senators
Much discussion took place as to the wording OF
the call, but as the handbills issued and the call
which appeared in the papers did not tally, we
presume that the Committee could not agree.
However, the meeting was convened last night,
and about clock the doors were opened. Some
fifty or seyenty-hye OF the unteuihed nobly re-
sponded to the call, aud boldly faced the stand
erected for the officers and speakers. Lorenzo
3. SHEPHERD called the meeting to order, and
nominated Hon. ROBERT II. MORRIS as Chair
man This motion was Rcceded TO by those pres
emit, and then thirty eight Vice Presidents and
nineteen Secretaries were proposed and duly
elected. After these preliminary proceedings
DANIEL l.. SICKLEs presented the resolutions
which maintained THAI tho strict construction OF
the Constitution was a cardinal doctrine OF the
Democratic party that they were opposed TO the
United States b snk, to the rarlit-OppOsed 10 ln-
ternsl Improvements by the General Govern.
ment--in iRvOr OF enlargtng the Canal as last as
u can be done cOnstltutOnally, bur opposed to the
Csns b IN supported by the Wings. The fourth
resolution We give entire. as refreshing speci
men Of bare.fecd falsehood. We have nos lately
encountered any thing that can equal Il.
R.o'red That the Of ths majority In the ssn.
ia spandonilg lhe usual aud accessory measures OF
Iegstuon thereby Leaving the State Government without
b. iuds perssbe sppropr lions CURED - carry h on
sud hus brig our STATE 10 The verge OF revolution or
bankruptcy merits ~ Il receives, the severest denunela
ious OF the Democracy Of the City " New York
The fifth and last resolution maintains that the
Wings have an utter disregard of constitutional
obligations, as was evident in the retention by
Mr. Schoonmaker of his seat 10 the Senate, and
the election of Hamilton Fish, and that by
these acts Of the Wings the twelve Senators had
no other recourse but TO resign Nothing IS said
however about sustaining the action OF the run.
Always.
As soon as the resolutions were read there
was a call for Hynders, whereupOn the redoubt-
able Captain took the stand to express his dis
appointment at the resolutions which had been
presented. He had come expecting that there
would be chance for q row, but as the resOlu.
tions were fortunately cOuched in such terms az
10 merit his appreciation, he had nothing 70 say,
but that he hoped the Democracy would now be
united. They had quareed enough with each
other to be able 10 turn round and thrash the Wings
If they could not, they were " made OF id poor
stuii.' The Captain then waved his hat as a fare
well 10 the audience, and ardent adnirer pro.
posed three cheers but as nobody responded,
he gave them, solitary and alone
LORENZO b SHEPHERD, Esq though not ASKED
for, took the stand and commenced set speech.
He went back 20 1915 gave 4 history Of the par
ty-Of the Mexican War-Oi the Jnited States
bank denounced the Gaiphn clam-she action
Of the Government with regard to the manage
meut Of affairs in Central America-snd
finally came down 20 the affairs OF the State of
New,York He demonItrated 10 the perfect sat
isfacton Of himself that the Canal bill was IN
constitutional There were but 4 few Of those
preaent when he commenced who stad up stairs
to be convinced by bis arguments. Either the
speaker or bis hearers were dry for there was
quite q rush for the lower regions The large
chandelier that hangs in front OF the speakers
stand listened patiently 20 the whole speech, and
on one two occasions appeared 70 brighten up,
especially when be came TO bis sixteenth and last.
DAEIEL +. SlcKLEs, Esq, followed Nc 5nep-
herd, and took the ground that the CANA Bill waE
Uucor st.u,ionsl II possible, he was more dali
than the previous speaker and be succeeded IN
moving off about one-half Of those who had re.
NAMED through the hGrsDgue Of Shepherd.
The Chairman then explained the cause OF
the small meeting which mad responded TO the
call ~ the General Committee. IL was the sec
oDd day Of May, and the masses wore az home
"scrswiDg up the bedsteads' He made decid-
edly the best speech Of the evening, bat we pre-
sumo be would not fancy 10 see II In print. At
the conclusion Of bis remarks, the fifty present
adjourned. 1t was the slimmest, dullest meeting
that the val s Of " Old Tammany" ever Witnessed
sot even excepting that got up 20 receive Gen
Cas-. At no time were there over Two hundred
and fifty persons present.
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