New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-13
Meeting Of German {" Democrats

The wire pullers. who have so long
ruled our German population with all the strict
ness Of a corps Of Prussian Austrian Police,
seem to take hard that many of that class of our
feIow.citizens ale becoming bold enough to think
for themselves, 10 keep to their business instead
of crowcing Loco Foco meetings, and 10 read and
reflect upcn the merits Of the candidates OF, and
the principles advocated BY, the two great par
ties This was made manifest 10 rather ludlcrous
nanrer on last Thursday evening, at Mayors Con-
cert Hall. in Elizabeth ST, whittier the German
Democracy was invited TO assemble, to make
demonstration in favor Of Pierce and King, and
Seymour and Church, and TO nominate German
candidates for Coroner and 0yerseer OF the Aims
House. Our Reporter represented the meeting
as a place Of peculiarly spicy developments, but
we choose to take the testimony OF the AbeHd
ZcifuHg as to its character. That paper, which
nails Pierce and King to its mast head, be-
gins its report thus:
"Thst was an evening IA the Gods had sworn TO
make au.t ing stock Of all beautiful and sweet sound
'ps phraies of unity and CO.. )erston the divisions and
want Of harmony among the Germans came to light
However, this want Of harmony did not at first
appear. A Mr.. Lux, lawyer in the Seventeenth
and dried arrangement on taking which he made
a speech, announcing the objects Of the meeting,
and lamenting tina. the German citizens no longer
possessed their former influence in public affairs
here, although in numbers far greater
Mr. Lux was right, to some extent: a crowd
who " ILL., at the word Of command, go blindly in
any required direction, is a very 20 xerful addition
to party, though thinking body of men, who
refuse to be led by the nose, make on the whole
better citizens in a republic.
Mr.. Lux, moreover, took it as great compli-
ment that he, who could scarcely speak the Ger
man language, should be selected to preside 1t
ras queer.
After the appon.me of a committee to present
a series Of resolutions, the Jupiter TOnans Of
German Democracy in Newly ork, Herr Foersch
ascended the stage, and, to use the German ex-
resson, fired bway-ieuerte los. This speech is
described in the A5eAd ZeituAg as one of those
(Which, with the man 8 well. known and seknow-
'ledged talent for oIatory, never fail OF reaching
ono object, that of calling forth great enthusiasm
from time to time. Herr Foersch touched on
no practical question; this is a territory on
which he, like most patheti; orators, is hardly
at home However, he gained some applause.
Now c,me forward Rev Herr Merkle, a gentle.
man who combines the functions of parson and
apotbecary, end who figured in the famous move.
ment at the Tabernacle when meeting to hear
kossuth's farewell address was so adroitIy turned
into Loco FocO caucus, and the multitude,
drawn together by curiosity and sympathy with
the exile, was so cunningy led from Germanyand
Hungary, from kos,uth and Blum to Baltimore
and Hillsborough, to Pierce ard King. Well. Herr
Merkle made great point of the Loco-Foco
primary meetings, hacking and he wing them right
and eft-a very Boanerges laundering against
bribery and corruption-and so gliding, by not
very clear association of ideas, into discussion
Of Gen. SCOTS claims for the Presidency. But
Herr Merkle was unlucky. The material on which
he was evidently bent upon spreading himself like
green bay tree, as David hath it, did not seem
to 60 down remarkably well with his audience,
and in the midst Of his flight voice interrupted
him with, Come, we have had enough about
Gen. Scott give US something about PIERCE"
Who ever heard the like Surely not Rev. Herr
MeIkle He was unprepared for this and could
only meet the call by declaring that the respect
able gentleman named would be the next Presi-
dent and what great thing for Germany that
would be
Mr. Coehrane mo less a parsonage, we sus.
pect than the aspiring John who wants to 20 toCon-
gress homup town followed in an English speech.
which the Democracy present thought was very
small beer and then Herr Rosenstein rose. This
gentleman took those who had spoken TO task for
lhen rambling speeches, in which they had wan.
dered far and vide into matters utterly discon.
nected with the nomination of a candidate e.,
Coronership, and one for the Board Of Almsbouse
Oyerseers. But this gentleman seems NOT 70 b,vs
met the views oil the Abend Zeituag exactly, else
why does that tremendous journal remark. that
the orator in his zeal against the rankings of the
other speakers, rambled himself so far that one
might say with propriety, that the man. to some
extent, made ar ass of himself
Now came the resolutions Pierce and King
we've promised the warmest support. Seymour
and Church, ditto. The third resolution proposed |
tor Coroner and Almshouse OyeIseer a certain DR..
Wilhelm and Colonel Menk. Now. saws our
Loco-F oco authority, the devil was loose
1t would be impossible to describe the tn. |
multuous excitement which followed. The |
general wish was to have gentlemen nominate
Their avorite candidates, and let the meeting Sc
lect from them. The President rould not hear
the proposals made. Some were calling for
speech hom this man, others from that. At
length Herr etter got chance to sp, ak, and. to
use a, common and expressive phrase, pitched
into the. President and Committee at terrible
rate. And so did another speaker who followed.
Herr Lux rose and defended the Committee. and
put the question upon the nomination Of Dr.
This was accepted but half an hour
PISSED before, in the confusion the question as to
the Overseer could be put. Colonel Nepk was
thrown overheard, and, after various trials. Herr
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