New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-08
TAMMANT UNION AND HARMONY DE-
MONSTRATTON.

OF Tamnspy Hal has been srraD ging Tor grand re
union Of the incongruous materials composing the
! Democratic patty. Accordingly T,nnany Hal was
in bsze OF glory a. the first OF thes, reunions, he'd
at the Old Wigwam last evening. The meeting Eaf
! called TO meet at y o'clock, and long before tia,
hour Tsmmany and i's pureus we're jsmned with the
retaiIeTs Of the Admnisr alton and curiosity seekers
who were assembled 10 hear the following e dis IN
finguishtd speak ers: Hon. S. A. Douglas, OF IL
! bnOs; Hon. Jere Clemens, Of Alabama, Hon j. ).
Wells, of New Hampshire; Hon. j. W. Foruey, OF
/ pennsylvania; Hon. J. ; Orr, OF South Carolina
Hon. Col Richardson, Of Illinois; Hon. Col M,Mll.
ler. Of Virginia; Hon j. A. McDouyi OF California
Hon. ". S Barry, Of Mississippi; Hon. Robt- Tyler,
Of Virgins; Hon. T b. Florence, Of Pennsylvania
But none Ct these gentlemen we're on the stand.
We, however noticed those old Wheel-horses Of
Tammany, John Cocbrane, Capt. Rynders aud the
Sage of BloomiDgdae who did not dissppont the pub
lie, but were early on hand. Unlike former Tsmmany
demonstrations the meeting was not fully organized
when the masaes' were let in; bu' the officers In
prospective occupied the platform as the people en-
tered Among these indvidus s were members Of the
Common Council nd other City office holders. Ac-
cordipg 10 instructions from Washington, Custom
House officers, on this occasion, took back ssats
Dick Connolly, James VI. Bard, Arson Herrick,
John A. Kennedy, Thomas 2. ST. JOHN and Michael
Byrnes were present; but, contrary to general expec-
tations. the familiar face of Ell ah +. Pardy was miss
inc from the platform.
SO far "a numbers were concerned, the atteniaocs
was quite respectable at the opening OF the meeting
but when the curiosity seekers discovered thar Cas-,
Douglas. Orr, ForDey, and the other distinguished
speakers, were absent, they soon exhibited ssas OF
impotence, and interrupted Messrs. stiht and
Williams with cres for their favortes from abroad,
or for some popular City orator-iuch a. Cochrane or
Ryuders: but thesa gertlemen excused themselves,
and for SOM reason other, declined to respond to
the loud calls made upon them. Disguised with the
Antj-Deuocratic sentiments Of M-ssrs Stuart aud
Williams in favor Of blind obedience to party man'
dates and the moot odious statutes, DR.. Conner-the
last speaker-was left very slim audience to listen
70 his incomprehensibe jargon abou' amilgams-
"tion." and whs, be considered Democracy"
The whole demonstration is considered fzzle by
even the wire-pullers themselves.
Mr. JoBy CocHRASE called the meeting 10 order,
and nominated for Chairman the Hon. JAMES NJ.
SMITH, Recorder Of the City, who was chosen.
The Chairman returned thanks, and expressed biz
qualification at being called upon to preside over
meeting TRAN which no occasion had ever witnessed
larger or more truly Democratic, within the walls
reoret,ed IL that diysiOns had been created 10 the
Democratic rsnka, and they had, in consequence
sacrificed the general welfare to preludces that
should never have existed; but he had strong hope
that the Democratic party would throw aside all die
tinctions Of Shells and again work together united
and powerful. He would no., az there were some
distDg ushed strangers present. detan them with any
ler gthened -eInarE.
Several VicePresidents and Secretaries were pro-
posed and elected after which the resolutions were
read and unanimously adopted.
The resolutions were in effect that the fragments OF
the Democracy ought to fuse; that New-York is
big State. and ought to have large ak in the Ma
,onal Councils that nothing bu, personal jeslouses
divide the party; that poor emigrants ought to be
encouraged, and rich English arstocrats set back;
that the Union Democracy go the Monroe doctrine
straight and mean to resist all foreign interference
with China Sandwich Islands, Central Ausrica and
Cuba. and that it is time for the Democracy OF New
York 10 impose a check upon the doings of Great
Britain and France in the West Indies, and define
what the American Government should do in the
matter: that Cuba must be had the Union will go
TO pieces right away that the opinions expressed by
the Democracy Of New.YoIk are pure patriotism, as
enduring az the Republic aud that they invite Demo-
cre.s all over the land to come up and do batue
against common enemy. Who the common
enemy IT, the resolutions do not say, but the
monster must be The Queen Of Spain, since the steal
ing of Cuba is the only practical thing limited at.
Cu,RIrs EDWARD STUART, one Ct the Michigan
L. S. Senators, was introduced by Capt. Rynders,
spd said: That with the natural curiosity OF an In
ouisye Inan who might be found in strange parts, he
was induced TO come there for tbs sole purpose OF
looking on; but, Ike many Others who teurd them
selves taken in by the sharpers Of New York, he
found himself pus Up a. spectacle TO be looked az
To "beware Of politicians AS warning when the
Democratic ATTY ght well lay TO heart, and should
be impressed upon them by the events OF the last Two
or three years. Hurled into power as with tornsdo
Of populsr appreciation and support the AdniisT =
tion of the country hsd been weakened, IL not
overthrowD, in majority OIL me Sta,es Oh
trs,ion had, in any respect, ialtered IN the dis
charge of the high duties which the Democratic
perty had nTus,ed TO IT. not be'ause with
argus eyes they had rot watched every interest
OF the peopls-not because there hsd not been at tue
helm Of state man conservative in all his opinions
horest ar eager in anxiety for the fate OF his coun
try-not because they had not President, who, az
whatever hazard, was ready to be asto himself, and
carry out bis duty 70 the Constitution; but II was be-
cause politicians bad, in eager search for place
and power for themselves and friends, neg
lect(d the great interests Of the Democratic party.
Therefore lie would again repeat, Be~ are OF poli-
"ticians He, q stranger had come there with
feeling of reyerential enthusiasm, such As the Mos
lem experiences approaching the Temple OF Mecca;
for however lightly they might think OF II, thst CID
Hall was emed with reverence throu tae coun,
try-West aId South; and tbeopmons Fhic einsna'ed
from Tan nany had exerted q greater Influence upon
the political fortunes Of the country than any voics
procee ding from other quarters II therefore became
The DUTY Of the Democrats Of tbs City-aware OF the
stupeI dous power e1erted at this focus, commercial
and polite alto weigh well every word and wn'e II
down with the caution and discretion Of an oracle 10
deal in no clsptrap expression nothing 10 eaten the
ear at the moment, but was only promse 10 be