Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-29

test the seats of rghtfu delegates, with sundry other
specimens Of the sachems" Of Tammany Socetya
cret, irresponsible and seelected corporation,
whom the Democracy have control who seek to pre-
scribe Democratic asages, and usurp the right to decide
questions affecting Democratic organization, with which
they have warrant TO intermeadlc, and which
they have conceivable authority ,
Some of advanced in years. and have been at
Democratic State Conventions beforenay many, many
tnes-but We never yet met at Syracuse or elsewhere
such assembagc drawn there this year to
ticipate in the proceedings Of that body 1t BODIED
good to the Democratic party when the Executive of the
State the sole dispenser of the pardonng power and the
ferocous vsages of conycts and their associates doomed
in the gas light But trusted that iniquity itself
would shrink from any attempt to silence the
rghfg members by brute force and would the Con-
ventcn to the power of reason and the moral strength
the votes of the majority would necessarily exert In this
we disappointed.
| On the morning Of the 18th provided at
Brintnal Hall for the of the Convention and notices
OF handbls posted up signed by the chairman and
Teary of the State committee informing members of the
fact The delegates assembling there in orderly
and in the usual manner many of them had assembled
short time before twelve o'clock, when organized
gang Of fighting men, yarously estimated at from fifty
seventy ye rushed up the staircase entered the hall
in tumultuous and violent manner and in body forced
their way to the platform, which stood Mr. Story the
chairman of the State committee Mr. Madden of Orange
and some other delegates. Conspicuous among these
ruians William III. Ludlow, of Suffolk Speaker Of
the last Assembly, Surveyor Cochrane Postmaster Fow
er and Sachem Dunlap They hurried towards the plat
form, and Of them mounted it, Many Of the fight
ing men also jumped the platform, of whom had
the audacy to lay hold Of Mr.. Story, but quickly
shaken of by him. scene of indescribable confusion
ensued Yells, hoong shouting, and clamor of every
/ kind were heard.
When order had been temporarily restored, Mr. Story
called the Convention to order and proposed Mr. Barnes
of Chenango, as temporary chairman. At the in
slant Mr.. Madden named Mr.. Skinner of Wyoming
Both put the question: and both declared it carried and
each attempted to take the chair The fighting hur
rcd Mr. Skinner up to the chair and Mr.. Cassidy, of
the lhany wifi he of Mr.
knocked the chair from under him. Gen. Ward of Vest
CHESTER distinguished for his long association with the
Democracy of the State and respected for HIS virtues
srove to get hearing and mpored the persons not dele
gates to retire to the further end Of the Two of
these fighting men stood next to him. either sde
preparation they were armed-to repeat the ope
ration him that had previously been attempted tie
chairman of the New York general committee but sig
nal given and they orbore the assault 1t then
proposed that both Mr. Barnes and Mr. Skinner should
joint charnen and secretaries having been named
the roll called and the delegates and contestants in
attendance duly noted. motion Immediately made
and carried that the Convention take until four
o'clock, and we left the hall.
The afternoon, at three o'clock, large number
of the delegates met for consultation at the Globe Hotel
and after full interchange of opinion having ascertain
ed that the Brinnal Hall preoccupied by the fight
ing and desperadoes, concluded that it
and improper to return to the of the morning
rage. The roll being called and majority of the dele
gates answering their Names it decided to con-
tnue the proceedings at that place One delegate only
back to Brintnal Hall and fight OUT But the ma
jory unused to such movements, the proposition
was declined, and Mr. Grant left us be rewarded as
we afterwards learned by being made president of those
who still kept possession Of Brintnall Hall, and whose
partsans IN Oswego county had, the day preceding
the State Convention, got up spurious meeting and ap
pointed delegate to contest his seat who for OBJ
vious reason, omitted to appear in that capacity.
We accordingly resumed and concluded our legitimate
business and the result citizens has been
to you in the resolutions passed and the ticket
we have presented for your sufrages
We ask, fellow Democrats, for q candid aud unpreiu
diced consideration Of the facts have forth All
rejecting will that final was dictated
alike by due regard to personal safety and the pre-
servation of our political rights. The strength of the
Democratic party, by decided preponderance in the
State, clearly with 1t was largely and enpha
caily in the city Of New York To overcome or neu-
raze tns preponderance two extraordinary but charac
terisc modes resorted tohe introduction of spu
rious contestng delegations, and the employment of
physical purchased force Either both were to be
brought into reQuiston desperate emergency might
require The preliminary machinery to effect this object
to which have alluded in another part Of this address
set in motion in December last in the city Of New
York The regular Democratic general committee rep
resenng hreefourhs of the Democratic electors of that
city, were then in possession Of Tammany Hall. While
engaged in the useful and peaceabe transaction of their
political duties they broken in upon with violence
the members OF the committee assaulted their Chairman
struck down and his life endangered and all were driven
out armed gang of hired desperadoes employed
that purpose by the partsans who brought them
OF ike acts OF violence
outrage at Syracuse The Tammany Society," comprised
Of the partisans and their auxaries without au
thority or precedent and wholly without responsibility
the pretence of right assumed to determine the claim of
reguarity and this the sole warrant under which
factona small minority claiming be Democrats-ob-
tained possession of the hail. and voted install them
selves into seats which belonged of right the duycon
sututed Democratic committee. The game pursued
IN the selection of sixteen spurious delegates, who APP
peared at Syracuse with armed force SUCH in some
instances the same as that which invaded Tammany Hall
Can it be imagined that such preparation and such
auxarles were intended to promote concord
union among Democrats? If they had desired the har
monous action Of the Democratic party instead Of gangs
Of hired hghting they would have brought to the
Convention earnest spirit of Cancellation and would
have proposed the withdrawal of their spurious Tammanv
delegation and such division of the representation from
the city as would accord with the preponderatng num-
bers OF the National Democracy. But harmony, a de-
SIRE 10 strengthen the National Administration formed no
part Of their real design The chief object first and last
was 10 carry through endorsement of the State Admin
lstration, TO which it well known majority Of the
democracy OF the State opposed. To this end oil
the machinery Of spurious delegations and armed bully
ing was brought into requston. 1t to be attained
by any means, by appliances promises Of Office menace
the personal solicitations of high official functionaries
and finally, by armed and hired interference If un
atainable through oil this formidable preparation they
would have broken up the Convention. Harmonious CO.
operation IN this spirit it obvious was an imprac
cabty In short there left the National Democratic
delegates one Of two atcrnativeseher to yield their
rghtul position in the Convention to force or fictitious
claimants and acquesce in the endorsement of the State
Administration to avoid further exposure Of their per-
sons or Their rights and act in the selection Of cand
dates and the ayowa Of principles for the Democracy by
whom they were delegated unmolested by violence or
extraneous pressure They chose the latter They pre-
ferred fairly constituted National Democratic Conyen
ton to tyrannous or incongruous association.
We have now given you accurate and truthful rec-
tai of tbp nf he a.