The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-16

The DEMOCRATS AT SYRACUSE.
Our Daguer:Otype Sketch Of their Proceedings
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Grand Rally Of the Hards and Softs
at Syracuse.
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SPIRITED CONDUCT On BOTH SIDEA
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WHAT PRINCE JOHN TFlaKSS
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THE lNCENDIARY HANDBILLs
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THE SOFTS NOT UNANIMOUS
Importation Of Shoulder Hitters
by tNae Soft Shells.
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Delegates Armed with Dirks and Pistols
FULL REPORT. wrgH LETTERS, DEsCRIPS,
TIONS. SPEECHES,
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Special Correspondence % the New Y~esx'
Horsalue
THE sOvTs NOT UNANIMOUS
Importation Of Shoulder Hitters
by tNae Soft Shells.
Delegates Armed with Dirks and Pistols.
FULL REPORT, wrTH LETTERS, DEsCRIPs
TIONS, SPEECHES,
Ic, 6G;, DO.
Special CorresYendenoe % the New Ysssx
Herald


SYRACUSE, ssrsembsr Is, 1858.
Tie opening scene5 In the great conflict bstsesa shs
hard and soft shells hasc been snscsd, and duty
faithful chI oDc.eIs has no to bo done,
We think that Damon, ancient politician, sold:
"Tbero is public virtue left in Syreouse" Such
would seem to be the In modern city of shs
same name Up to this narshy settlement has csus
representation Of all the bad blood-an tho political
rva all the hose deferred that makesh ths heaxt
s;ck'-ai the disappoinsmsIt-and all tse success Of
the leading in tho satiYi.ay called united" demo-
cratic party Of the State of Ne York. From nday
at noon the c,mn ercsd aud the exoitemesk
Eve cannot say fun, because there nothing
funny about I'D has continued rnrhated since It
rcGehsd The climax the arrival Of the New York train
at four clock, bringing suc!, men Goyernor Soy
moHr, Comptroller Wright, Mike wAsk, Captain Fy ndes,
JOHN Van 3arcn and host Of others The hotoi stops
and corridors crowded wtt little groups who DIS
si the various points at issue betweeu the TIVE tss
tiors Of the party with the utmost gravity and sots
ty. Sometimes crowd would brock out In laugh a&
Of John Van 5uren's mots be shocked at bionk
assertion Of Nike Walsh; but this excitement would n
only onepary, and things woc relapse into their ed
camness again. only relieved by occasional rushes to IL
bar Tds stats of things continued until eight O'Clock
r. NJ when tbs both sidos held the
suit Of which has already been given By telegraph Thsss
meetings wsro OF course, private star chamber Affairs;
but both were very enthusAstc. TEs hards genhrAn1
adopted tho HnAIp platform-no union with the barn
burners Ind rigorous adherence 70 the Baltimore plat
form These cauculcs adjourned after generally noa
Da,ing IRA Rarnss Of CnenaAgo, (hArdl and Joha q
Skinner OF W. eni:g (soft as eanddAtes for tonPs-
rSry pieslrApx Hesxn OF tie u invention.
Tne e1cileuent was kept up through the night a.
delegates nna outsiders were constantly arriving r
was runsie1, abeut midnight, that prominent bArn-
burner oos holder had telsszaohsd % New Xsrk Ter
quanti force and Is very certain that she
arrived carly IN tbs morning battalion Of sontismea 6
the cirss known as sporting men. this particulae
beiIg always ready to bo hired to c0ntso pube
opinca at very low rate for cash
Morning caHs ard with 1t cAme caore delegates anA
cutsders Several pereors who had been chosen DID,
gAes fsasir that physical force woud be used 10
troll the Convention, went armed
At about nine O'Clock Mr. John Cochrnno (soft,) hav
ing previously engaged City Hail. [the mayor Is sofbA
caused a email hand bill to BIZ circulated as follo VS..
TAE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
THIS Day. AT
CITY HALL. At
TWELVE o'CLog1.
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The hall was all arranged and oren during the entire
forenoon Meantime the regular notice appeared thus-
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o THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION .
ASSEMBLY q
THIS Day, ar II O'CLOCK, o
o AT BMNTNAII's HALL, o
MINlR q STORY, CHAIRMAN,
State Central Committee. .
". J. RzrSoIDs, Secretary .