The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-13
From The .Nsw York Evening Post, Of May IL.
The EilImOrA MeelIm1

The gathering OF the Wings, last evening, at
the Chinese Museum, considering that it was
designed to be the first OF great campaign
was rather u failure. Neither in numbers nor
enthusiasm was it what the friends of MIR. Fill
more expected. The Express, the leading organ
of F,llmoresm in this city, says of it feebly
"The bright sun, frequent showers and baImy
spring air Of yesterday was fitting advent to
the great meeting appointed for the evening, at
the Chirese Assembly Rooms. There was all
the enthusiasm manifested which was due to the
occasion of meeting called to sustain the ad-
ministration of Wing Now York President,
and to urge his nomination upon the Wings Of
the Union. There were large numbers present
| and quite equal to any public meeting ever held
in this city, which is saying everything it is pos
| sible to say OF this momentous and interesting
occasion. There were the attractions of fine
music (Dodworth's band being in attendance, }
the waving of flags and inscribed banners, the
eloquence of speakers famed in the gallant
Wing States OF Kentucky and Tennessee, lu-
limitations aud transparencies, and all the sub
| stance az well as all the parade incident to a
spirited campaign"
| This is not singing very loud, whites the
Times remarks
1T is very evident that the day of overwhelnl-
ing mass meetings has, for the time at least,
passed away Whether it be owing to the
lack of popular interest in the issues made,--or
to lack of faith in the platforms presented, or
to foregonc conclusion on the part of the peo-
pie as to the result the fact is palpable, that
the mass-meetings of the season, so far, have
been small affairs, compared with the tremend-
Gus popular gatherings of 1910, "A and '48.
There is nothing as yet to Indicate that the can
vass exctes any profound degree of public in
terest. At all events no meeting yet held, in
favor of any Presidential candidate, at all rivals
in numbers, in spirit or enthusiasm the great
assemblies with which, on similar occasions
hitherto, our city has been familiar"
Again, the same paper at the close Of its re.
marks on the proceedings, adds.
"The meeting on the whole, was neither so
large, so enthusiastic, nor SO influential as it
ought to have been, considering the power of
the public patronage brought to bear upon it.,
and the facilities which its managers had at
command, it ought to have been larger, and pro
badly would have been in different state of
public sentiment. But the prevalent disinclina-
ton on the part of the great body of the Wings
of the city to embarrass their future action by
needless preliminary committals,-the feeling
that this meeting was essentially an attempt to
secure an endorsement for the seceder, from
haps general conviction that, in spite of our
personal preferences, or sectional wishes, Gen.
Scott is the only candidate whom the Wings
stand any chance Of clectng, combined to coun-
teract exertions which, under other auspices,
might have led to different results"
Mr. Daniel Lord was called to the chair, Messrs.
j. Philips Phoenix, Thomas w. Gale, Erastus
Brooks and about forty other gentlemen were
appointed vice-presidents Col. Thomas r..
Whitney, James Green, aud some twenty add-
tioual secretaries, were also appointed
Letters apoogising for not being able to at
tend were read from Thomas Clayton of Della
ware, Senator Barrien, Senator Brooke, james
| T.. Morehead, L. S. Martin, &c. Mr.. Beekman,
of this State, read address which exhorted
the Wings to support the claims of NJ. Fill
more, because he sustained the compromise and
was friend to the Union. The resolutions
reported were to the same effect
Mr.. James Brooks then introduced Humphrey
Marshall of Kentucky, who made long, ramb
ling and rather heavy speech, directed princi
pally against Greeley and socialism, with Incl.
dental excursions in favor of protection. Some
parts of his discourse excited Kisses as we'll as
cheers.
| Mr.. Gentry, of Tennessee, next took the
stand, and after speaking awhile, was asked to
| go out doors, where the assemblage was larger
than that inside. This he did, and 80 finished
his remarks in the street. He said that the first
speech he had ever made in Congress was in
favor Of receiving petitions against slavery, that
he had subsequently, opposed the Mexican war,
because it would make trouble in respect to that
subject, and therefore, Southern man he
had right to address a Northern audience lie
then urged Mr.. Fillmore's claims at length after
which the meeting adjourned, to the music of
DodwortI's band, playing
"The girl left behind me-.
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