The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-19
THE DEMOCRACY OF NEW YORK UNITED.

The announcement made in the following article from the
Journal Of Commerce will be received with JOY by the de-
moeracy of the whole country When the democrats Of
the Empire State are united they inyincible:
THE UNION OF THE pEaocRATIc GENERAL coMMTTEEs.-
The democratic general committees Of this city their
last meetings, respectively empowered Horace Y. Clarke
esq, (hsrd) and Lorenzo B. Shepard, ESQ.,, (soft) Z"
and determine plan Of action by which the
union the committees might be consummated. Those
gentlemen after due consultation agreed report the fol-
lowing propositions as the terms Of settlement
The committees be united with the express
assemble Syracuse the 3Oh instant fail
harmonize then each committee shall be at liberty at IT.
option withdraw from the Union Committee with III
former original organization.
2 The Committee which Mr. Small chairman
the committee Of which Mr. Clarke chairman, at the
stuyvesant Institute Thursday July H.
1885, and the union to be then and there per
fected.
s. The officers Of the committees be the temporary
officers of the Union Committee
The Union Committee designate by the vote OF
orty the place OF the future meetings Of the committee
The two committees evening at their separate
hsadqaate MIR. Shepard submitted the joint report to
the Tsmmany Hall committee, by whom it was adopted al
unanimously The committee, in pursuance OF the
agreement then marched in procession
to the rooms of the other the Stuyvesan In
stitute where they admitted TO seats Mr. Small,
chairman of the softs then conducted to chair by
committee of the opposite organization and presided jointly
with Mr.. Clarke chairman of the other body Previous to
the admission of the Tammany committee Mr. Clarke had
submitted the Joint report but il had not been acted upon
interchange Of congratulations by the two ehair
men, Mr. Clarke announced his resignation of the chair,
leaving Mr. Small the sole presiding ohcer) and moved
that Shepard esq., be chosen chairman of the
Committee by reclamation This seconded but
before vote was taken, John B. Haskn, esq, lhard)
objected that the plan of settlement had not yet
been adopted by the Stuyvesant committee and took
exception the clause making the final union OF
the committees dependent in any upon the course
Of the Syracuse conventions He therefore moved an
amendment place the union upon lasting basis without
regard the results Syracuse. Recorder Smith thArd)
Supported the amendment. After lengthy Debate the
amendment (both committees votng by 70 nays to
20 yeas sDd the plan reported adopted quite unan
mously. motion elect chairman BY ballot was also
voted down by large majority and Mr. Shepard uas then
chosen that office. He conducted to the
chair BY Mr. Clarke and Alderman Steers tso) and &C
ceped the honor with appropriate speech In which he
trusted that the would be permanent and promised
faithful impartial discharge Of hs duties The sscrefh
es OF the chosen n act In the same
capacity upon the Union Committee, and Mr. Marsh was APP
pointed Of the organization The committee
then fired upon TamnAny Hell the place of meeting to
which place they adjourned at the cali OF the chsir
GEORGE LAWS REASON FOR SUPPORTING FIRE.
MONT,
Georges ruling passion reigns supreme even IN has
dsssh-which politically has occurred In hs late letter
he gires the following his for supporting Ere
mont II shcuId be kept in mind that George specn
lator yet
prefer him because he il not old haekneyed Polt
clan, aad sold out"
George win probably buy what there is left Of him