Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-12-08
A rAmnrAw HALL SCENE.
FURTHER FROM the sEw YORK ELECTION.


of time, and at other times withgrcat vehemence.
His speech throughout breathed nothing but ven
geance against the traitors The result OF the
election was not with him matter of personal
regret-not at all-but in his person as the can
didate of the great democratic party-that par
tv which elected James Buchanan-that party
which carried the state three weeks ago upon
contest between municipal rights and Black Re-
publican usurpation-in his person, as the can
didate of such a party, at suct crisis, the
democracy Of the city, state and nation, had
been basely betrayed and stabbed by its pro.
fessed friends Such traitors deserve no mercy,
no quarter The committee owed it to their
own dignity, to the interests Of the democratic
marty in this city and everywhere, to mete out
iull and signal punishment to such traitors
I The laws OF war should be applied. In war
deserter is brought to Il drnm-head court martial
and shot down. The men who failed to support
! the regular democratic ticket were deScrters and
deserve the same fate.
I Wood then proceeded to denounce the amend
rnent offered 10y Captain Rynders, as an attempt
to cover up the treachery of the deSerterS.-
There was no use trying to gloss 1t over. a
Voice-IIeis thinking of the glass ballot boxes
1t was q miserable subterfngc; an attempt to get
around Furnishing men who ought to be prompt
ly and signaIlY punished Mr.. Wood also boast
cd of his own fidelity to the democratic party
+ claimed never to have voted any other ticket;
and proceeded to lay down definition of full
booded democrat, which was i'll substance-a
man who votes with his party every time, and
! for every candidate ON the ticket; which was
appauded.
As soon as Wood sat down, Capt Rynders
I got up, apparently much excited, and standing
in the centre of the room, accepted war to the
knife" with violent gcsticulation. No one re-
GREETED more than himself, he said, what seemed
to be an attack upon him by the gentleman who
had lust taken his seat His amendment had
been denounced as miserable subterfuge; but
he denied the assertion and defed any man who
would make it. 1t was no subteTiuge; he never
made n subterfuge in his life; he did not know
lenough; had not brains enough to make one
| That was not his way of dealing He was an
humble man, who had his own way of doing
things; but he had his rights, and would do his
best to defend them in any place or at any time
which his enemies might sec fit to meet him. If
it was war to the knife, then to the knife it
was; but he should try to use knife in his
humble way, whenever one was drawn ON him.
lie didn't care If war had got to come, whether
it was with knife or with chairs, or how it was
he would play his part the best way he could
If knitting and garrotng were the best way to
do 1t, then kniting and gaTroting it was, and be
Id. He could remember time when chairs
had been in rcqufsitiOu in Tammany Hall in such
fights; and he could remember, when the Mayor
was knocked on the head with one, and came
near heing laid out Some said he would have
been, iC his shell hadn't been too hard.
4 -lembor.-Q nterrupting)-It was because
his skull was too thick.
RyndcrS.-W What do you say?
Member.-I said it was because his skull was
too thick. [Shouts, misses and yellsl
Iynders.--I don't know the reason. I don't
know whether it was because his shell was too
hard, as / heard, or whether his skull was
too thick, as you heard, but it must have been
one
Here a scene Of confusion interrupted the
speaker, and several members arose to point
/ of order, which was that the speaker was using
personalities, and demanding that he retract.-
Order being finally restored, Ryndets wentonto
! bid defiance to his assailant. He was about to
withdraw his amendment TO make way for
another satisfactory to all parties, when the last
named gentleman spoke; bit now he would not
do it unless politely requested to. He would
not be scared into it, never. He never was in
undated into anything yet, and he didn't be-
lieve he ever should be- They might knife him
| if they could; and he didn't know but they
/ WOuld. He doubted not they would follow him,
and they might stab him; and in that case, all
he asked was that when his remains were lain
i'll some lonely spot, perhaps some AimShouSe
| battle-ground, that some of his friends would
inScribe over his grave the words, "KilIed by
| the knife" lis there said he, "any friend
there who will promise to do much for me?"
The captain spoke at considerable length. He
was followed by George Purser, who spoke We
hemently against traitors, and went for purify
/ ing the party, and drawing the lines No man
was democrat who did not always vote the
straight ticket
/ 1t was moved by Mr.. Wild that the name of
I Mr.. Maloney, of the First ward be added to that
Of SickIes and Gunther, for immediate expul-
sion MalOneys offence consisted in having de-
clared that he would not support JUDGE DEMO,
and in having also opposed the rcgua: candi-
date for Alderman in his ward.
| This gave rss to another discussion, ;,,l more
4 confusion. Mr.. Fowler made speech, : which
/ he supported the appointment Of an i..vestga-
( ting committee, and intimated that ext:aordina-
Try revelations would result. The questions and
speakers seemed about this time to get into
state of confusion. Captain Rynders again took
the floor, but it appeared that several were
speaking whenhc rose
/ RYR8erS-Mr. Chairman
I The Caair-You are out of order
( RYaders-l am not out of order
/ The CHair-Captain Rynders will take his
seat. ..- i75Hss. s. sssife
/ RgaderS--I Shan't do it. rl2's.
! TIE Ghair-You will take your seat
! Rynders-I won't. tGriesof order, wells, and
n great confusion of Tongues, in which Rynders'
contest with the chairman seemed to evaporatel
The question on Rynders' amendment was put
and lost.