The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-26

sheIis-W hat the Hard shells did al SYRIA
cusc.
Charges have been made very freely during the con-
test between the factions OF the democratic party, oy
each side against the other, OF having employed DULLES
to ovsrawe the State convention al Syracuse. The
hards aege that the softs took from New ork or
that purpose and, the other hand, mad in the Sy
racuse Standard the following atidaylls tending to INK
on their opponents the odum OF having resorted TO SINH
lar means We copy them an important chapter in
the political history OF the day:
.a6idaun Of Charles Woodruff
SrArr OF New YORK, Oaondaga county. IS.
Charles Woodruff, OF the city OF Syracuse, being duly
sworn deposes and says that he resides in the city OF
Syracuse, and has Tor great number OF years. mar ne
was Syracuse the 2h and 18th days OF September
Standing on The steps OF the Syracuse House. when he
was approached by John A. Green l OF the city oil Sy-
racuse and OF the firm OF Jaycox e. Green who intro
duced him TO Hon. Daniel b Taylor. OF the city OF New
York deponen further says that Immediately after such
introduction, the said Daniel B. Taylor asked him II he
knew what was 10 be done in the convention Tomorrow,
tina, he replied him that he did not that said Taylor
then said Ina, John Van Buren,, John Cochrane. and
Others had engaged lo OF rowdles, twelve or fifteen IN
number, to Syracuse and break up The conven-
ton, and he wanted to know if the Syracuse people
would allow such thing to be done depoDent replied to
him. no. they will not, and said Taylor left him. ard
went. company with David Geerof Syracuse g Jay.
B. Taylor, David 5 Geer, John A Green, jt, and John
Nj. ia, cox, 10 where deponent was sanding, on
the Syracuse House steps. and raid they had been look
ing to lind him, and wanted 10 know II ne couldn't
raise LOT OF the boys TO keep The shou boys" that
were coming from New York out OF The convention;
thai il he could do so he should have all the funds
he wanted. Deponent replied 10 them that he cou
do it. Deponent saw nothing more OF them until Tues
day morning. the 18TH when, he was cosing iron his
residence 10 the Syracuse House be met James liacke
who stopped him, and said that Alderman Barr. ID b.
Taylor. and Miner G. Story had seat hun alter depo
nentsaid Hackc had Jaycox and Green's horse; there
upon deponent went Immediately to the Syracuse House.
ha{ md f.roanE and X nv
who introduced him TO Alderman Barr, OF New York,
and Miner c. Story. Immediately after the Introduction
Story asked deponent be had done aayhng and depo-
nent replied to him that he had seen a lew OF I" the
boys" He then said 10 deponen You must be ready,
and pointed out 10 him several men from New York. and
said That is the party !" deponea replied 70 them that
he could be ready lake OF them by the time the
convention opened He SAID You know II opens at
twelve, and the deponent replied. yes he knew II de-
ponent then lei The party and IN about heen or twenty
standing, in front OF BuTdicks tobacco sore and
said him he wanted him hand that place,
that he could let deponent know when the convention
would be held Deponent replied 10 him that he would
be The Syracuse House steps, said Story then inform
ed deponent tina, be was looking Tor room IN which to
hold the convention, and that soon as he obtained
one he would let him know.
About IL O'Clock the said Miner c. Story, Aid Barr.
and Hon. Daniel b. Taylor came TO deponent and said .
Charley, Chat being the name by which deponenl is
Familiarity caed .yoa must be on hand the convention
is to be al Brnnas Hall but you must keep still about
the place, don't want any one but our party TO
your men over there promptly the tne and you shall
all the money you want, we will see you through
all hazards" They then left deponent, and in few
minutes he went with John M. Jaycox 10 said Story
BrntnaPs Hall he was 10 company with two or three
others, one OF whom, deponeni informed AID be
lleves, was Hon Ausburn Birdsal Story then said TO
deponent: want you TO bring your men here and moi
lei any OF the New York boys in The hall until alter the
convention is organized" Deponen, then back 10
There were James Hacketi, Robert Barrett, Bartholomew
Sullivan, Horace ID. BriltoD John Woodruff, j. Joseph
Peits. Henry Church. and twelve or fifteen others who
returned with deponent 10 Bnn,nsll's Hall This occur
red before IL o'clock When deponent and bis parry
rived al the hall they were letting 10 the adamaane del
egaies and their particular friends through the back door,
hall, being at thai time locked They very careful
who they let in.
This was about IL o'clock, and deponen, told Story il
best close up the back door, the adamanline
were nearly all in the hail. and he would go and
keep guard at the front Some OF deponenrs party
the hall, and The balance went with the Hon
Ausburn Brdsall and the depoDent 10 the front door
The door the street then opened. and deponens
party remained outside ana BrdsaI stood guard in the
doorway. He allowed several gentlemen TO pass up
stars but the door that led into the hall not open,
and they came back About this tune all OF the delegates
and spectators from Market Hall, who had assembled
there supposng the convention was 10 be held al that
place. came IN a body-several hundred in
ber-and went up stairs Blrdsa either stood side
or went up Stars with them-deponen is positive
which Deponent and his party bad expected to oppose
any gong up stairs that Birdsa pointed out to them
But he had been in consultation with Story and Taylor
and deponen to what was 10 be done, and was on
guard at the door TO give drectons without giving any
probably owing TO The TACT that large crowd came
from Mark Hall TO render any such directions futile
deponens party offered resistance to the crowd,
posed it OF large number of delegates citizens
OF Syracuse, and few of the pointed to depo
by the said Miner c. Story the Syracuse House
Deponent and his party then went mmedatey up into
the hall When they got IN, the crowd was very great.
but deponent and his pushed their way up 10 the
platform Several OF the boys from New York up
about the platform. and few Of than. with large
Der OF citizens, were on the stand. Dsponeni took
place there himself There conf sIon in the
and the stand, but most OF the noise and
confusion made by deponents party, and the ada
mannes who had been admitted at The back door.
Dep0nen further that he and his party there
the control OF the convention to the ALBANIAN
tnes and that they did their full part the time OF the
organization TO effect that purpose He further says that
violence OF any kind rssor,ed 10 by the New York
boys anybody else that IT there had been the first
indication OF violence, he and his said party there
take part in II that in point OF fact they went there to
take any and every deponent thought beet adopt
to the organization for the sdamannes but as
there attempt indication the part Of any
TO show fight, deponenrs party made no attack.
Deponen further says that shortly alter the conven
lion adjourned MI O'Clock, he went 10 the Syracuse
Houses that he had been there bnt few moments when
the said Green, Taylor. Alderman Barr, and others of
their party, met deponent aud asked him where his men
were that he replied they somewhere around.
They then asked him why he did stop those people
from coming into the convention he replied, that as
Brdsali did not order hun TO STOP them, he supposed
all right to let them Some replied. and de-
ponent thinks il was Alderman Barr, cit is Did
pretty scrape-they have got The convention from us
Depenent said 10 him he guessed not They then asked
o'clock, and dspcnent replied that he could and LEFT, the
party.