Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-07-02

THE WHIG MEETING AT -YoRK.-The
Wing papers from the Empire City come to us
brim full of the great Wing meeting, held there
on the evening ofthe oath ult. 1t was none of
your little gatherings of few hundred men,
sprnklcd over the floor of large hall, but full,
large double sheet, with three EXTRAS attached.
The main body met in the Broadway House, and
the skrmishers in the Grand-street, Broadway
and Front Room. The Broadway House meeting
had nearly hundred Vice Presidents and fifty
Secretaries Letters were read to it from Hon.
Hamilton Fish, and Hon. Wa II. Seward
The latter recommends that "the dissensions Of
the past be buried in the gravel which its errors
are fastening" he also presumes to speak of an
administration "to he ruidad by the principles of
order, of moderation, of devotion to the Consti
tuition and the Union"
Mr. Hoffman, Gov. Jones, and others, address
sed the meeting. The Governor scorned the idea
that Gen. Scott is under the influence of Seward.
He said that he chad tried with all his powers of
persuasion and with hundred to back him. Mr..
Seward among them, for months, to get Scott to
write letter to the Convention, stating his posi-
ton on political questions 1t was made so appa.
rent to him, that he could not help the conviction
that his nomination depended upon his writing
such letter. But he had got it into his head
that he ought not and would not write letter,
and did not wrteit. a. Cheers. Much as WANTED
him to write the letter, rs necessarya as believed
it to be, became convinced that he would not
write, even if satisfied that it would make him
President for life. Great cheering"
From this account it would seem that General
Scott is 4 downright mule-mouthed candidate,
who will take advice from NOBODY. Gov. Jones,
with hundred more, and Seward to help, could
not move him to write letter This news is
wonderful, especially Stewards part in it, since
his organ has, from first to last, persisted in say
ING that Gen. Scott ought not to, and would not,
write any letter before his nomination. But Gov.
Jones believes that Sewardis is not the raw head
We took him for, since, in addition to their cola
boring for the Scott letter, he says the other is
the "6cst abused man alive" Nor does he think
Gen. SCOTS "hasty plate ofsoup" is matter to
be laughed at, for he says, "Winfcld Scott is
working man, and, like all hard-workcrs, eats
quick" He also insists that the "IIasty" shall
wear his epaulctts and his feathers he chooses,
but he vows that Gen. Pierce shall not do so in
Tennessee. Ifhe comes there plain Frank Pierce,
he would intcrposc but little objection to him. on
the ground dofrrsonality. But il us a oicr. an
officer, general, it umdsr!!IasIs&&aa tS Fsi& hin
through t.lsat State, he would take the liberty W
taking off his buttons and stripping him Of his
emulettes.
In conclusion, Gov Jones got funny. Hc'
said to be first rate in that line, and could not
miss the opportunity Of giving tue Ncw-lorkcrs
chip from the Tennessee stump. He said the
Democratic nomination reminded him of n story
of an old Dutchman and his son. johnny. The old
man had seen his son riding about, cutting all
sorts of capers on horseback, and concluded he
would try ride on an old goat that was running
about the grounds So one morning he told his
son to 90 down to the foot ofthe lane, and hide
himself near the gate, and when he came riding
down on the goat, johnny was to jump up and
sing ont "boo," and then see what his father
would do. Johnny did as directed, and yelled
"boo" at the goat at the precise moment agreed
upon, and simultaneously the old man got ter,
rible fall. Rising in great pain, the honest old
Dutchman said, "Vat makes you too dat, John
N.Y." .,
"vy didn't you tells me to, daddy"
"Yosh. vesh. mine son. but dat was too pig
boo for zuch cetle hoss~ Roars of oflaughter.
After Gov. Jones had concluded, MIR. Edney
and two or three other persons made Scott spec
chcs. hut rs none Of them attempted to rival
,Johnney and hish daddy, Gov. Jones was of
course, the lion on the meetng.-Soutlern
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