New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-24
THE RUMSELLERS OF THE NINTH WARD ~
COUNCIL.

At an early hour last evening the bar-room OF tho
Becckor-st. House was crowded with the indignant
sellers O: the Ninth Ward. As the hour of meeting vas
appointed for clock, the interim spen; in loud and
a. -ry denunciaton Of the of the Alderman and
Councmen and in discussing the probable result Of
licensing. This was Of course the dryest kind of work
and moscn their throa,s and moy their spleen copi
bstions weremuch 70 the profit Of the hou<e-caled
into constant requisition.
4, the hour appointed the crowd the number Of 2iO
adjourned 10 large smoke-begrimed ana family lighted
hall Up stairs. After hesitation Mr.. JoHs NASH was
dominated to the Chair and after much longer pause Mr.
HAvJf was appointed Secretary
Tie CH.RNAS said he supposed gentleman better
rosed Up in the merits of the question than he would
eulieh;en tie audience Upon which gentleman, de-
lighting in the patronymc Of Martin Ggor to sd
dress the meeting AT the request of the Chair
man. we do the speaker the honor to render bis remarks
into Ineligible English. He meant to say:
We meet here tonight to organize our forces and see if
We cannot protect righs for this require money,
and therefore that each person present step up sign
his name and pay IS. further that Committee Of
three be appointed consult with able counsel a. 10 the
best means of vindica,ing rights Carried unani-
mousiy.
MI Nash was then elected the office of Treasurer.
The Chairman appointed Messrs Charles j. Kipp, Jno.
+. KoIers and Casten Enge that Committee.
After confusion on the oHerg OF sever
a propositions for raising the money the persons inter-
osed came forward and signed their and as each
sheet filed taken to the Treasurer at the other
end Of the ROOM who called up the parties in rotation and
received their money
Ills being rather dull work. fun-oyng bhoys,
who had pcrched themselves in small music gallery on
one side of the hail. commenced shouting, Cole
Cole" With much apparent ddence the counseloro
forward and with the assistance ofhs ardent friends man.
aged mount snail table at the upper end of the room
Tie aforementioned young gentlemen in the gallery
shouted Three cheers for Cole which Was responded to
with one feeble yell and faint attempt at another In
reply the Counselor blandy smiled put bis hand upon the
LETT side Of hi. coat and bowed his acknowledgements
lie commenced b. assuring his audience that they had not
come there for nothing. no. they had there for some
thing. Checrs They had come there TO yindicatc the
rights Of free peoples. [" HI hi IN. Rights that
belonged other people than Americans. Great
onihusiasm They had come there because the
Alderman and Councilmen whom they had been AMI
elected had proved traitor torepubhcan principes TN
meme applause and 90 IL Cole. llecOntlnued ~ !
you 90 aud elect them because you though tey would DO
lie right thing by You. e. Yes Stree Row am a law
yer. and | have n great Nenerhul n Tor me law put
/ would consgn the laws TO oblivion, ani stand
on my rights. l''ilii hi We are called here to eX
pres indignation ~ the acts "i those Wnom we
lave raised NJ; they may crow over u now but et ten
wuit until next November and W. VIII huri them IRON
thor Loud yolls aud cheers for several IN nuos
tie eject ihat duties levied alike upon sans ~
well a. spirits BY the General Government, boh were
Cautly merohaItHble commodities, all Ia" and ordinance
L. tie contrary. Tint the Constitution OF the
United States made rum legal commodity no
State could pass law against that Consti-
tuition. After pretty broad hint that he was pre-
pared to afford them such legal services as they
mi-Lt stand il need Of they taking large amount
If money at the other ~d of the room the audience
quested explanation OF the crcum ancos o his late
nrrest by Councilman Earl, alluded to BY AID NOORHiE
on Monday WhoreupOn he entered into minute account
If hal 10 him famous event in his life; but as the Police
re ors he day contained much the same facts we for
hear from rocariuiang them. He concluded his speech
to the entire satisfaction Of his audience and was imned
ay carrie OIL the bar by his friends in transport OF
enthusiasm.
Tie moncyaking wcs on until all hands had " plnkcd
the putty The amount received yarlously an
nounced 5000, and again upward OF 5000
large gentleman, with q strong German accent arose
and said some person had handed in bad - bill upon tho
Cochuate Bank and if lie did it Intentionally he was un
worthy OF being member Of the Association
As nobody recolocted having been guilty OF such az
credable Transaction the member whoever he was could
lot BE- eSlel.ed.
The audience then returned TO the bar'room and re-
NAMED there up to late hour in gloomy consultation
upon the Them unwecome dawning of virtue AMI So
briefly upon tie Ninth Ward.