Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-25
A SCENE IN TAMMANY HALL.

| The two or three anti-Nebraska meetings that
have been recently held in the city of New York
| induced portion Of the Democracy of that city
last week to get up meeting of an opposite cha
racter We extract the following account of the
| affair from the New York Commercial Advertiser
This account is sustained by other New York pa
pers. An eyewitness has told us that there were
certainly not more than three hundred persons
present: F.. ..
FROM THE NEW YORK COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.
With considerable difficulty that portion of the Demo-
cracy upon whom Administrative favos have been most
freely bestowed in this city have screEed up their
courage to the sticking point and held meeting tapor
Of the Nebraska bill 1t held on Thursday night in
Tammany Hail. 49,. = ..t'.
even when assembled incongruous, dsorderly, and
dscordant The principal speaker and letterwrers
ofhce-holders under the Administrations All the appli-
Of party drill and party rally had to be employed
to fill even the at Tammany Hallthe firing of can
nop band of music placards banners, and kindred
! fractions. .,@. .,..
| The speaking was commenced by Mr. Elijah F. Purdy,
who seemed for the moment to think that no was the en-
bodimen of President Cabinet and Congress- for he ap
prised his hearers how the Black Warrior case would be
settled without any lis buts conditions After
broad casting about Democrazing the world and the
free of other staples of Tammany oratory Mr. Purdy
gave way to a gentleman who read long string of
'wheleases' and "resolveds" and he was followed by
that distinguished statesman Isaiah Rynders esquire,
whose first sentence threat of physical violence adj
dressed dssentent in the body of the meeting
and his second admission that some people had en-
deavored to convince him of the mpoicy aud ndecacy
of his appearing prominently the meeting in view of
his having recently been rewarded with office supposed
to have been created purpose for him. OF course the
wellmcant attempt failure. The speaker affirmed
that he "square-tocd" and "square-fooed' never
theess which the audience had to take credit for his
boots made like other peoples Judging from the
unsteadness of their gait they left the Hall,
other Democrats had something the matter ,cM their uaer
standings. ....
But Isaiah as usual waved irascblc contentious de-
FAINT and belligeren We quote Of the beauties of
his oratory and his temper:
to be ostracised by any political clique of de-
magogues huckstering politicians because will
subserve their purposes and because will minister
to tho vanity of that to the petty ambition of
Their
Why this is the very principle upon which our FORE
fathers fought in the Revolution against the mother couu
try Ia laugh the very principle for which struggled
They said that the colonies had right to organize laws
for themselves that they had the centralized power in
England which we must submit to; and that we had
rights except such as granted by his Majesty the
King. daughter, Kisses, and cheers.
! A Voscs--To HI with the King. [Applause.1
If there is any Engishman present who is offended
with this little attack, beg to inform him that there is
plenty of outside the door, Applause and laughter
or any other do not particularly refer to English
men, but that any who does not like that expression
may walk out, if he likes TApplause.l
You will get black eye, my friend, il you don't be-
have yourself Laughter, and cries Of g Go on'1
The whole country is aated the subject, because
do not know any thing about it, and because some
do, laughter and think the know nothngs have got
the majority In this city Renewed laughter. | do
not want you to understand that am know nothing
myself although / do not know any thing about IT,
! Laughter
n Voiee-Is not New York already a bought-up COM
munity?
i Capt. Rynder'-Let reply to that Judging
from the manner in which you speak have doubt
my friend, that there is portion of the community that
have been bought up and you may have my permission
to enrol yourself in that catalogue Loud laughter and
applause
4 A Voice-Put it into him, Captain.
j The Captain-lf do not put top-ra upon his nose,
you may kill me. Laughter and applause. | came
here with no set speech, assure you.
4 A Voice-You hold an Office
The Capain-I think the you shut your trap
the the people will find that you not fool
TRoars of laughter.
| In New York we lind heterogeneous mass of beings
Whgs Abolitionists Sewardmen strong minded women
Applause and laughter old grannes, wearing the ha-
biliments of men. [Laughter.1 These are associated
together, and they call themselves the people Of New
York. Add thereto small sprnkling of dilapidatcd po-
iticans, who in their age belonged the Democratic
party This aboitionist agitation has brought them To
the surface, and understand that Barnum is gong down
engage two three Of them specimens and relics
of by gone age; and have doubt he will make as
much money out of them as he did from Joyce Heth
Brevet Capt HAMPTON L. SHIELDS Of the Sd artillery
u s. Army, has resigned His resignation took effect on
the 18th instant.