Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11
Correspondent Of the Public Ledger.
LETTER FROM NExv vopu

"reminiscences OF the Great Tammany Hall
MEETING g-Reception Of Gen Cass in New
York-Speeches Of Coss, Douglas, Dawson @
Of Pennsylvania, MeLane and Simon Came. ,
ron-The Nomination of Horatio Seymour |
Triumph Of Gov. Marcy.
New YoRK, Sept, 8, 1852.
The Democrats have had a grand recep-
ton, a, Tamany Hall, of General C,ss, and
the distinguished gentlemen who accompa-
MED him TO New York. The Democratic
Union Club met him 2. Amboy, and escorted
him 10 the city, where magnificent quarters
had been provided for him, aud his friends,
by the officers and members of the Club,
whose guest he was while sojourning in |
Gotham. In the evening Gen. Cass address.
sed an immense concourse of men at Tama-
ny Hall the heat being most intense
indeed that Of an oven or a steamboat boiler.
Dante, if he had ever experienced such a
temperature, could have added new eanto
to his Inferno but General Cass conten,ed
himself with taking off his coat and cravat
feeling that among his friends he had no oc-
cason for ceremony. There are vulgar men
whom no external propriety can elevate into
gentlemen ; and men Of substance and char
acter, whose transic qualities as gentlemen
cannot suffer by an unintentional departure
from a mere form. Gen. Cass spoke in elo-
quent terms Of the duties of American cit-
zens; of the meaning and spirit of Democra.
cy in modern times, and drew striking pic
ture of the condition Of the people here and
in Europe. He abstained entirely from the
abuse of Gen. Scott and the friends of Gen.
Scott, and conenied himself by urging the
civic qualities and high character of Gen.
Pierce. The applause with which his re-
marks were received was tremendous, the
cheering lasting for many minutes at time.
AT the close Of his speech, Gen. Cass drove
home, entirely drenched with petspirpira,ion,
but recovered sufficiently afterwards TO con-
tinue his journey 10 Buffalo early this morn
ing. After Gen. Cass, Judge Douglass, the
Hon. John Dawson, of Pennsylvania, Hon.
Robert McLane, Of Baltimore, and Gen. 81.
mon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, addressed
the meeting, each in very appropriate Ian.
guage, all abslainng from censure of Gen.
Scott and his Whig friecds yet all of them
urging, in the strongest terms, the election
Of Pierce and King. Judge Douglas aud Mr.
Dawson were very happy in their remarks
and Mr.. McLane and Cen Cameron were
both argumenta,ive and forcible. The com
parison between the wealth of New York
and that Of Pennsylvania, introduced into the
remarks Of The latter gentleman, struck me
as quite to the point and did as much cred
it 10 his practical good sense as the reflective
: and historical views of Mr.. Dawson evincet
the talent Of a statesman. There was M
ad captcndum argumen, in any Of the speech
es delivered on this occasion no abuse o
the opposite candidates and tone ant
style of ora,ory altogether above the mari
usually reached by public orators during
, Presidential canvas. This shows not only
higher degree of elevation on the part of ,h
speakers, but also a decent regard for III,
good sense and respectability of their audi
ence, May such examples be inflated il
other quarters, and prove the harbnger o
better days, when politicians will cease t.
: be considered as scavengers, and every can
didate for public Office as an object 10 b
t covered with filth. | feel proud as Penn
sylvanian, 10 see that gentlemen from tn
Keystone State were among those who le
! off in this new and crediIabe enterprise
: The nomination of Seymour, for Governo
: seems TO be quite as popular ir the State
and as an assurance that the union be,wee
the Barburners and Hunkers is likely 10 las
e The nomination is construed into trump
of W. L, Marcy, and will add 10 the alread
extended influence of that veteran state,
man. Gov. Marcy was, no doubt, the able'
statesman in Mr.. Folks Cabinet and COZ
!, Quoted the war with Mexico in as able
|. manner as Carnot conducted the seven a
o mics in France, in 1893, from his garre',
). Paris. OBSERVER.