New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-30

10 the shades Of Connecticut 10 secure rsst from tho
in poituriiy Of frenos-or rather the friends Of tho
se,srsI candidates. Ex-senator Peuy--,o wooo tho
Hon. Jacob Cholwell owes h- po ion-fared no be-
ter than bis friend. He supposed inAu~ocs with ,hs
America. Commits. Toner has called TO bis tide many,
a. friebts, Who. in view of bis antecedsnts. would
have Otherwise dsci, ed the intimacy
But the Hon. Jacob Cbol~eli has carried M gucs
than biz new frienss imagined he wouldin fsc', too
any guns f,r airy inaner yet brought to bear 70
oyeiawe him. lie lutely refuses 10 indie sts bis
preference. Immediately the anxious ones hpi them
selves in a quspdsry. Does the Hoo. Jacob mean to
fcr,ake them ir their hour OF need Soeh il the
query which xious e1p-ctsnts been askiog for
the rast few days. Ard how is hi, fidelity to be Sc
cured was a query which naturally followed. To
sn.w.ring this last question "a orily the qa'1
ns.es have devoted their whole time e)at few days.
and 10 what result. Ia. matter come Simply thas
the Hen. Jacob must be made 70 feel thai tho Ame.i-
patty il power in the land aad must be respected
and feared
To accomplish this great cpd he iends OF prOni-
pen c,rG dae for sluost every portion within
TIE grasp of the American pary 'itce It, existence
Get the mselve, 10 work with hearty good will
After numerous preliminary ms etiugs at several
difftrrn' places "about town., We learn that moro
Extensive gathering Of all those supposed TO favor the
elevation and interest of the individual N question
was called on TUESDAY. As the gentleman 10 whosa
aver the meeting called was supvoss Il 10 be 70
r,ing star Of cou,se nearly all invited wers really
to repair Ia the present feast in toe hopes OF thereby
participating, directly inoireciiy, in the future
distribution of the loayes and fishes" II was not
Surprising therefore, thu. the occasion referred 70,
room NJ. l2 in building No. % Broadway I've do
not give the number in full having no wisn 10 mjurs
the reputation of the bn din 10 question: the psce,
as We are assured of this highly in potant and solemn
asseu bage should have overo wed with those anxous
TO show their rendap for the rising star, that they
might thereby pos-ty advance the future fortunes Of
III, mselves or their frieIds
Among those on hard and most prominently notice.
able was the modest aspuant himself, the Hon is
W. Pr, he who was defeated for the Mayofslty
on the occasion when that great Hindoo, Un.
man, shared a similar fate in his efforts to
r. sch the Gubernatcrisl cosir-while &c A.
P-g-m the great American war-hore Of The
Seventh Ward, always ready for the honors, and ~
often Sinking the abors acted as general whpper.in
of the small fry on the occasion.
The room in which this soemn cOnelsve-bg with
the fate, lot of nations bu, Of the aforesaid il
W. R-r and the Police Commssionership
gathered. we believe, was lately occupied BY
by him, aud now without any osensible occupant,
though we do not know that this be construed into
al rdcaon Of sympathy the part Of the aforesaid
N-sP. W. for this movement, more than the
bricks should be held accountable for tho
arsenblsge in that building.
The ID. citing having been regularly called TO order
by one of the Lesser lights the presiding genius stated
its object at length aludng to the fact that
they had been called together by several well
known members of the American party, who
lof coursel solely actuated by motives
looking to the good Of that party, to con-
suit and advise upon the possibilities and probabilities
relating to the vacant Commissionership Of Police,
having in view the advancement Of the man most en-.
titled by reason Of services to the party, TO the posi-
ton the chances of the several sspraats 10 general,
but of the Hon. J--s w. BIZ especially; and
particularly were they expected TO confer concerning
the Dip sion aud duties OF the Hon. Jacob Cholweu,
ard the best way lie could be ado tO feel the respon
sibiy If lis portion ard the expectations In him OF
II party generally and the gentlemen there assembled
particularly.
After the applause which such dsinterested ora
ton could not fail to draw from such di,intsrested
pstriots the gentlemen a. sembled then proceeded -
COL slider the matte involved In this momeutous gath
erpp as set forth in the able address Of the presiding
officer.
For fake of appearance probably, other names
were mentioned beside that Of the Hon. is
w. b. ard their apparent adherence waxed warm
in their effors-s certain Councilman being especially
yocferous: but the true character Of the affair was
shown in the conclu ion Of the conference, when u
Understood it was unanimously concluded 10 come To
which result, and other, tho meeting had been
called together: First that there wac vacancy m
the Police Commission. Second, that that vacancy
must be filed by an American. Third, that that
American uust be the Hon. J-sW. B---r; and
fourth and finally, that to secure this end
if the Hon. Jacob maa ifested repugnant
disposition and the present Commi, sonen did not ar
rive TO a speedy conclusion, the Academy Of Music
should be obtained future occa'ion, soon at
which me citing, with the preeept company acting -
Vice Presidents and Secretaries with the dspeech.
fling and resolving, it should be demonstrated pos
sibe. TO the Hon. Jacob-that the said j. W.
P-r is the first the lat and Obly choice Of the
great American party of the CRY of New.York for the
dir,ipg uisbed position of Police Commissioner. b. fI
In the fear, however, that the Commissioners might
be too quick in their movements for the corsammaon
oftbs supepdous ides all bands politely requested
by the accommodating Chairman to put heir names
10 little document which he held In his hands, rec.
ommer ding this modest asprant for the mueh-coveted
position. As there no way To avoid IL without
exposure, the door berg carefully guarded, all hands,
including few black sheep who bad crept h, walked
up to the captains sffce and settled. ''
. The assembled wisdom then adjourned. first, how.
ever receiving cordial invitation from the gentleman
who're fortunes they expected to favor, to vsG
him upon future occasion With view 10 refreshing
themselves upon tile good fare which be might then