New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-02
THE DEMOCRATS IN POUGHKEEPSLE.

The grand gathering Of hundred thousand Demo
crafts which was announced to be held in Poughkeep-
DC yesterday did not come off, Nine or ten steamers
were chartered to 90 up from New-York, and ticket
were freely distributed. A great many Short Boys
took free excursion. Most OF the boats had bands
Of music and some Of them brass Some 1000
or eco went up in the boats and the O'Clock train
was obliged to put on three four extra cars. The
scene on the boats going up be imagined only BY
those who are acquainted with the customs
Of the Tammany boys. On the South Amer
lea which was chartered for the Empire Club
a bar had been made in the form Of hollow square
II was served by four active men The place which
fitted up for the meeting was very good one; il
lacked nothing but men. Beside the New-York and
Brooklyn Clubs there were men enough TO bring ben
ners from Poughkeepsie Peekskill, Pleasant Valley
Cold Spring, Kingston, Rondout, Newburgh Richmond
County, and Albany. At time there mere
than 10 600 men on the ground-nOt enough TO make
rcspectable camp-meeting. New-YOrk Democrats
complained that nobody came from the country; that
they had to DO all the work, and furnish all
the men. The banners were principally those
used in the Buchaneer procession in Ne1York.
II was almost O'Clock before Capt Rynders had any
meeting 10 call to order, and Mr. ID. L. Sey nour, who
was appointed President, made such tedious speech
that. although all present could have heard distinctly al
the principal stand thousand or more were driven To
tho stand of The Empire Club where they were enter
tanned until Senator K. NJ T. Hunter OF Virginia began
bis speech Mr.. Hunter gave the Souhern view OF
the Slavery question incidentally stating that be had
never addressed popular assemblage out OF his own
Stt,e before Mr. Hunters voice unfOrtun a.ely
ndistinc he spoke with that peculiar bunglIng aricu
ation which in any other man would be supposed 10 in
dictate very considerable degree of eiaton. Some
thusa,tic Short Boys who didn't relish such slow
dpins bepsn 10 sing a song AT neigh boring stan
and were with difficulty stopped Mr.. Hunter con-
nued bis speech; the floor Of the tabernacle would
accommodate more men than listened TO him. If some
men in the North he said denied the right Of property
in slaves there were men in Europe who denied all
right Of property, and Democrats here had better look
for their properly if they allowed the right Of
questioned To deny the rightfuncss Of Slsv-
cry the same thing as to denythe night of a
TO sell his labor. The North received sl2 600 600
more of the Federal funds than it contributed.
equal to direct loan from the South to the North If
500 600 0tO of United States per cent. stocks. He
thought the South could take of herself if the
Union we're TO be dissolved but he preferred to keep
it for the principle Of the thing. 80 be called upon
all Union-men in New-fork to combine to preserve
the Confederation and if they (Fillmorelies and Blu
chaneers would not combine then the Democrats
alone must be equal TO the emergency.
The Hon. VIM. {. Preston Of Kentucky and the
Hon. Mr. Churchwcl ef Tennessee, spoke subsequent
w. few Germans assembled in corner,
" here they were addressed BY Messrs Schrmer Aben-
DOZEN Merkle and Bergman, and there was speak M
for two hour from the stand of the Empire Club.
VI.
men in the field ran toward house adjoining, and
some ferOcious looking fellows in red shifts, who had
been working one Of the brass pieces hOurished axes
and short. swords and tried to get into the house. The
wooden axes split although they were painted oeauti-
full siee-bluc color and the tin swords d ID not hurt
nybody. Nobody knew what was the matter, 50
everybody made rush for the house. Poor John
Barns was too drunk to realize anything but the loss
of his soop while his wife and great many children
dealt CALCULATIONS from the four front windows Our
reporter pitched in. and very inquistye, but
could only learn a misty story of Fifth Ward man
and Staten Islander getting into fight The Staten
Islander had his lady sitting in John Burns doorway,
and he or somebody else backed in there and the
lady struck by the Fifth Warder frightened bad
a. ii she had BEEN Then began the onslaught OF Staten
Island red shlrtors After the row was over the lady
tainted more and OF course everybody rushed up
and deprived her of air much possible till the brave
Staten Islander carried her to the door Then it was
fine sight to her 1.-the form clngng gracefully to
his manly Drawn, and how, with her head resting on
his shoulder il seemed as if she never would recover
enough to stand or sit alone. There may have been
declaration last night, and If a wedding shall hsppen
in Staten Island some of these days, 1t will probably
I've the principal result of the great Democratic gathe
ing in Poughkecpse in 1856. On the whole, the meet
iIg fell short of the advertisement about nineteen
twentieths. Accommodations for 900 hearers were
advertised. and The Daiiy Ncrs estimated that
5000 eco people would be present 10 raise their united
"vo,cs for Buchanan and Breckenridge, Parker and
" Vanderbilt
Tie following speakers advertised by the Com
mittce MS having accepted the invitation OF the Com
mittoc and sgnifcd their determination to be pres
Cnt:"
Tie Hon John Wells New Hampshire the Hon Benz.
r. Ha.t Mas.acusetts the Hon. Charles T. James of
Rhode Island Gov Small OF vermont the Hon Charles Chap
n an John Cotton smith, ". ID. Bishop OF Connesti the
Non Charlie. W Cargan Gov. John l.. Daw son Gov. VIM
Hsr of Penn ylvaia the Hons James VI Buchanan, Robt
McLanc of Maryland the Hon Il NJ T. Hunter Of tr!ina
the Hon Howell Cobb Judgc = Jones' Gen. r. Ward the
Hon o. A. Lochrauc Gov II. V Johnson of GcOss the Hon
j. F. BENJAMIN Of louisiana the Hon John C. Breckenridge
Col " G. Preston Of Kentucky Gen. John A. . nmsn ct
M.si..ippi james, Brady H. {. Murphy, A. Parker, John
A. Dix Ii j. Redheld h. seymour d. ). Dickinson, Aus
j L. " hr, John Co hTauc Sullivan, g. y Adams,
l. g. Csp,rs D. f. Sckcs. John vanderbilt, A j. Pinn"yDr
Pbp H. M,rklc Kelly John Van Buren,. A C. Morton.
Judca Bovuc Judge King II W. Roger. d. L. Seymour, '"
H. Ludlow and others OF New York state and City
The expressed determination of nearly all these gen
tlemen failed them; of the twenty-five from States
other than New-York, Senator Hunter and Col Pres
ton were present.