The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-04
WI G MESSING AT c0NSTTlFI0E HAL.
A REMARKABLE FAILURE.

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A REMARKABLE FAILURE.
Last tveling Wig meeting wa bcld atlgop atli n
Hall, in Broadway ia pucsua5ce to Tie following no.
tice -
Union and victory. TIC wir' of tha ETY. aus conn
and Graham 70 nssombio as Head an,p
sr n5.p "a AZ s eo S 10 STSS r. T on
% the city nnT6er Of eloquent And dis saishod wng,
ROBERT t. HAYES, Chairman.
gso' gts y |" FsrrSons. srT%Ts Vice chsiremn.
NJ A. l. w,sInrsSs' snsnnscS' sooret"ie"
In the Times 1t was announced as follows =,
| wHIa RALLY.
ms this evening Consttution Hall her rotura-
Icy Vi North lsrslas nOn Messrs A. ssoksts Jsmo1
Brooks snd ogden hoffman o. Nos York Bon hr Bro
abity viii be present and address the meeting The
Cd IN esrnest. deal o! oootiye work in
orsanTlE dlstlbs.ing doeapmeats &c. has been done
ing tho asses and entering zeaouy into the contest
| 'fthe largest yet held in this city.
Asa political meeting it was the greatest filure per-
maps that was witnessed in the city New York At
the hour announced for the meeting half past seven
o'clock there exactly thirty persons in the room
incl1ding the reporters At eight O'Clock row OF seats
was occupied all around the ROOM and the body was
NTH
sons in group talking the door. At time was
the room one onarter full there total absence lof
all enthusiasm platform was erected in the street
onnosite the hall but work of superauity as there
was plenty of inside and onlyEone speaker to ad-
dre,s the audience Sheltons brass band dscoursed
most eloquent music outside,' but the could
It be charmed around heIpasform sother inside OF in
tho street. few minutes after eight o'clock half
dozen rowdes quite drunk staggered into the room and
shouted for Scott which excited laughter among the few
The platform wss completely Edeserted during
f evening Qhe whg leaders of the city appeared to De
absent almost to man The entire meeting presen ted
a remarkable contrast to the iannany Ha meeting Of
the evening before s-ssi1
M hi quar- ter past o'clock, the meeting called to
Jonathan Nathan who said that in the absence
of the gentlemen who expected TO be present, but
were not he had great pleasure in nominating as Chair
man
AIoNzo CusHMAN, Of the Sixteenth ward who said -
When was called this evening to preside thought
this was the time for those protesting to be wings to
hold back and that they ought not to conceal
under a masked battery, but to hang our banner the
outer wall. (Applauso.)
list of officers numbering twenty vice presidents and
twenty secretaries fer each ward, then read
Mr.. RoBrRrT HAYES then reminded gentlemen that
there was plenty of In the upper end of the hail. and
suggested that those standing towards the door should
cupy that portion of the room
Cooks Gee Club then sang few Scott songs the bur.
then Of the prime pal one being Buckle your shield
for Scott and Chippewa After the singers had thus
killed time with music, while speakers being
Ivan marched into the room with their banner which
apyeared give slight impulse TO the meeting. The
b. nner was hung UP the back of the platform
media ely after the Chairman introduced Mr Stanly of
Nbrtb Carolina, amidst loud cheers.
The Hon Mr. SrAn1y then forward and said he
was much Obliged for the kind and cordial greeting they
had given him and which he took compliment to
tie honest old North State from which h. lie
ives in the habit of speaking to audiences such
that His speaking generally confined TO the pine
woods and swGno of North Carolina, and 10 compara-
lively small number of persons He not in the habit
o. talking for reporters who take down what ne might
! c5arcc to say. when he was in Congress, he had a
else and correct his speech but here there
we're half dozen smart chaps who take DOWN like light
ppg and would have 1t in type before no would have it
rpht out Of his mouth Dut not afraid speak
before men, before high heaven lie should say
thing but what he believed to be the truth the
poter might go ahead. Gentlemen he continued there
candidates present for acceptance in the
ing November election the one General scott (cheers
the other FranknPierce About those two gentlemen
/ want to say something. You all know Gen. Scotts
military services, and 1t is unnecessary TO recapituate
this have known GEN Scott for fifteen years have
admired his achievements and charac but oven
tney are thrown shade by his civil virtues The
SEEKER referred at length to Gen scotts civil SER
vices in the Northern port OF this state on the OCCASION
OF the burning OF Caroline The sstem at CT the Naine
boundary ana the Facicption ct South CaolinH. 1t
was said in the newspapers (hc contnu'd) tha. Mr.
Clay was opposed TO Gen Scotts nomination but there
j. Iot word OF truth in IL. know tue fact dr. Clay
had warm personal attachment to r Fillmore Ihave
ne nEtd hn for his virtues. lte had known him well
in Congress preferred him in oidco to anybody else
But a'er the noniinasion WIS maze, Mr. Gag lived to
hear the result Of IT, and the reatidcation ia Washing
Old lattot, he1ring tha discharge
lie rr1s--wien soDlebody shout to sepd request
that there should ba more firing. onaccouu or 1r.
Clay's hgalth said" No let them fire on 1t brings
to my heart nothing but qualification and joy - |
(Checrs) Th mistake OF the public press ought 70 be
corrected end ought to be understood that IN
the country more happy a. the nomination of Gen
Scott than Ar Clay himself Our democratic folks met
in Baltimore ia convention Aud what ad they meet to
do! should suppose according to democratic usaaes
they mot to nom nate for the Office of Presiient
Case before them Little Douglas was there too,
with al his fitusro and young America notions Dick
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talent and giant cotnpared TO Pierce. Why not
ono Of these gentlemen nominated! When VIC talk Of
American institutions take 1t for granted that the
people nominate mon to perform the duties Of
on ana the conventions nominate for chicf magistrate
the m whom The peopc prefer Was Franklin Pierce
heard of befre Was h. ever mentioned outside OF
New IIampsbiie! Never that heard Of (Laughter)
Gen Franklin Pierce nominated first ms civilian
and then as General Now. let him in both these
characters Gen scotts private charactei pure and
potl se as q lily; but come down to Gen franklin
Fleece or fret rather to Mister Franklin Pierceto
Fapkn Pierce statesman we'll as to Franklin Pierce
general and let what he is and who Ea is Twas
In CCrcrer with Mr. Frank Pierce fo= five years and
hebcncr ola North Carolina shig land can give
hithcr pledge-I did not know there was such man In
Congress as Fraoklin Pierce AZ an (Laughter.) /
never saw him during the whols te b1 there, and
know other members Of Congress beside myself who
never knew anything Of Mr. Pierce ilc was never
known or distinguished while in Copgres+-neycr What
did he CO. he vo.cd against revolutionary pensions
he voted against pension to tn widow OF General Har
sn anu bis yotcs unitogmly against protection
for American labor against river and harbor i'm.
rroy,ment During the whole time he was In the Sc
ate of the United states, there was not man
there who did render service to his coun
ry as Mr. Pierce OF New Hampshire. will give him
hard words will abusive epithets against himI
will speak Of him he is and from the record his friends
present They have challenged investigation into his
ubc conduct, and to that public conduct alone will
call attention Now gentlemen, there is little life pub
ished OF General Perce-ust about that size aughter)
about three inches square-it contains six pages and
leeve il gives every act Of General Pierces life Tom
Marshall fellow, from Kentucky In speaking OF
CAPTAIN yers administration, said that he learned In
scbool from Murrays English grammar that parenthe
ia was something which might be either omitted or read
wherever IL occurred without taking anything from the
and he cnnlnarel ~ slnI.s nlnai<