Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-08-27
The New York Democracy.

Our opponents have been Dragging ever
since the last Presidential election that the
different factions into which their party
have for years been split up in New York,
had united and that hereafter they would
cary the State. There's not a word of
truth in it, and they are about as likely to
unite as oil and water.
They do not hold a meeting in New York
city that does not break up in row. The
Times gives the following account of one
held there recently. The evening enter
tainments consisted of whooping, dancing,
fighting, DC. Whilst Mr.. SIckLEs was
speaking some one called him a a''traitor,'
in answer to an allusion which be made to
one of the "softsn' or Van Buren party.
The Times says:
Immediately thousand cries Of "Turn
him out" arose, and a general rush was
made for him. He appeared to have ma
ny hackers, for free fight commcnced-a
regular Tamany fight, that in her old con-
secrated days she could not have surpassed.
Around and around the room went the
combatants, amid yelling and hooting that
drowned every syllable which Mr.. Sickles,
the Chairman, and 90 or 80 of the Vice
Presidents endeavored to make audible
They went again around aud around the
room in melee. "Let him alone,' voci-
ferated Mr.. Sickles. ''Turn him out" veil
ed the crowd. "Gentlemen, it's too hot
to speak, and 1 am sure it's too hot to
fight" screamed Mr.. Sickles. "Turn him
out" responded the crowd, and at length
out he went, whether with whole or broken
bones could not be known. Mr.. Sickles
resumed:
''If that party had obtained the control
of affairs in Washington they would have
shown the same reckless disregard"
Here another fight broke out, caused by
some Incorporate allusion on the part of
friend of the individual who had Just been
put out, and whom the crowd determined
should not be put out himself MI. Sickles
but whether he uttered a
word can only be matter of conjecture,
for not sound was audible. The COM
batants took the whole room for their arena,
and circled about and about, many blows
being struck, but, apparently, no very Sc
we're injuries received. AT length com
parative quiet was again restored, when
Mr. Sickles once more essayed:
"That party if successfulat Washington
would lave exhibited the same disregard |
for the rights of the people at large, as
they did at Albany, where circumstances
have given them temporary triumph"
A third fight now commenced, quite
\ frantic exhibition was made by several
persons in defence of Mr.. Sickle, and in
lenunciation of any body who attacked
his motives and character, that for some
minutes it seemed likely that the meeting
would prematurely come to an end. How
,ver quiet was once more restored, and
Mr.. Sickles began again.
This is fair illustration of the charac-
er of New York Democratic politicians.
Reader, you may laugh at this oryou may
lot; but we ask good citizens to consider
f it is not serious matter, when rowdies
ire supported and elevated to power by
citizens; and whether it is not
ime that the machinery by which such low
uffians rule the government of cities,
States, and the Nation, should be demol-
shed, and the rascals o serthrown.