New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-24
GERMAN MEETING on THE NEBRASKA BILL


In accordance with resolve of the United Democratic
Republican Central Committee call was issued for
Mass Meeting last evening at Washington Hall in Eliza
beth St The call directed generally to the Democratic
Citizens of the City and vicinity. 1t generally under
stood that this meeting was called pursuant to decree
issued from headquarters Washington and that all the
proceedings prepared and ready for such action IS
should seem to bird the German population Of this City
hand and foot to the car OF Slavery with the little giant for
its driver The subject Of the meeting and its proceedings
has been in the hasds Of Committee for several weeks
past and the resolutions were prepared and ready for pre-
senation though never read and acted upon openly at
sting Of this Committee. Enough was however learned
of their to the Indignation OF every real
lover Of freedom among the German Democratic parry,
and they turned out voluntarily in large numbers,
though entirely without any previously concerted action
Upon our arrival at the hall hardly person was pre-
sent but about u O'Clock, company numbering about
fifty and boys generally supposed to have been hired
for the evening led by band marched in, and the hall
soon began to Ill rapidly few minutes before o'clock,
Mr. Dugro one OF the Commissioners of the Aims House
mounted table called the meeting to Order-ac call by
means obeyed-and we understood him to nominate Dir.
Wndmler the Chair. host of voices joined in the
nomination, but a still larger number cried Hartmann
Hartmann. An attempt was made to vote vtea roee
but the camor compelled division. The favorers Of
Douglass rescaity took one side OF the ha shouting
Wndmuer at the top Of their voices and those opposed
assembled the other SIDE to the cry OF Hartm snn
Looking down from the music gallery We judged taat
nearly the latter side OF at least 300 or
the table, and then ensued scene oil tamuit ana
confusion utterly beyond the power OF description
During moment of somewhat less noise Dir. Hartman
declines serving and nominated Erhart Richter 10 the
chair, a nomination seconded by great mal0ry
uresept From this moment 20 81 O'Clock the
row went on, Richter standing prominent oei3re
the assembly upon the table supported oy MS
friends whose conduct in general that OF gentleman
while howngs and uneahy cries cat eas anu every sort
of noisy demonstration kepup by the beed Trends
Of the Neb rascal bill At times three or iour speakers at
once were upon the tables, trying in vain 20 make them
selves heard above the upr0ar Once little oil was cast
mon the waves BY HAL Columbia from the band At
another moment q rush Of the Short boys was made
and The tables overturned and broken Several took
Mace during this time and In few instances fists and
clubs we're freely used.
About o. clock Messrs Richter Foerseh, and Others
derived their tIbune the tables the music
gallery and endesvored to obtain order For
lie last half hour the noise had been confined almost
trey tie small number supposed with good reason to
have been hired for the oceasOnhe more decent persons
on their side being convinced that they completely
ouinumbeTed The majority attempted 10 offer reso
utions against the Nebraska inquty, but the yelling and
boong and cat calling, The stamping and thunping with
clubs and canes, completely drowned all atiel pts % be
heard AZ this time had crossed to tho other end OF
the hail. in pursuit. of breath o. fresh air and were
gazing at the with mingled feelings OF anuss-
merit. disgust, and astonahmeni, when few
notes from q small horn near Us penetrated the
entire hall This call suen members OF me rum
reeiE &c CHANGED to be present Some Green twenty
collected in an open space end the leader gave them in
s,rue,ious Again the horn sounded and their number
neTe esfd 10 forty who quietly formed and marched
20 the rear the company which at this time was making
Tie disturbance. Thee fellows were now commanded,
besoupIit entreated 10 desist and come TO order.
biz FoeIsch now loudly called upon TO speak and
he was allowed utter few sentences. Tic SAID thHt no
ala not willingly address that assembly IL could no, 90
FOR but utterly opposed b the Sebrssks oh' A9'