The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-29
New nemocrut,c n.nd Qunrtcrs.

IMPORTANT MEETING AT THE ST NICHOLAS HOTEL.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR BUILDING A SPLENDID HALL
For TIE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.
demonstration Was held the ST. Nicholas Hotel last
evening Of pro citizens and capitalists, with view
10 making arrangements for building new hall for tho
the following CALI:
Nsw YoRx, Dec. %, 1850.
DEAR SM--You respectfully requested 10 attend
meeing Of gentlemen 70 be- held q, the ~ Nicholas
Hotel, WEDNESDAY evening, December ~, 1859, at SIC
past O'clock Tor the prpose Of taking int CONSIDER
atom 'he propri,ty OF making the necessary preliminary
aangeu ents Tor hul,i1g new hail. TO be devoted 10
tie Of ihe natoual emocracy OF tbs city. Yours
respectfully, FERNANDO WOOD,
wlLLiaN sacH LAWRENCE, JR,
STEPHEN Z RUSSELL,
JOHN ANDERSON.
This note having been privately addressed to limited
number Of centlemen there not only general At
tendance OF those invited but also Of many OF their
lunteer friends who desired take part the undertake
ing and sympathiscd in It's object. Among those
present We're General Prosper N. wstmore, John
B. Boers. Runni0n W. Marion, John s. Bots, B,nja
n.n = Camp, W. Beach lawrence, Jr:' John Ander-
Vice, Frederic james, James s. Libby aod others.
the meeting called for The practical premnaries
ssafy for tue object 10 view, the assembaSe was
mainly composed Of money ed II the needed
were many mlions Of dollars, there representa-
ton o. the wealth of 'ne CITY present suicon 70 meet
H. and apparently every willingness to respond TO the de-
u.and forthwith.
Although there very readiness proceed with
immediate despatch, and gentleman offered To SUD
scribe the entire sum DO required himself, it was
thought expedient enter upon the matter with due do
liberation and proper regard for the perpe,uity the
Lall pert itage to be vessrd in the
tunai democ acy made freely accessible to tho peopo
variety OF speeches were mAde aud The proceedings
prolonged for some hours their tenor being uniformly
barmopions Tho joint stock, the lontine, and other
plans we're discussed TO which IN ght he the best mode
VI lsttpg ana ycs.ipg the title 70 the property. The
idea urged that tho ipous snout1 be placed
upon such general grounds ana snch
10 place property the building within the reach OF
all
Interesting illusions made by the speakers tho
past history oi the " Late headquarters of lbe demo
cIacyIan,Dany Hail. Built IA 1908, when also the Tam
many Society chartered tBe cite oct far from
The suburbs OF the city that time The enre of
the city 1865 some sixteen tiyusand. The unfit
ness VI the location Of Tammany Hall IA The head
quarters OF the democracy now was about proportion
their numbers III those oayt compared with the votes
which the nauoDa democracy will roll up when the
headquarters shall have beeb built The corruption ana
injustice OF the TammaLy organization dwell
upon. The unjust and Volunteering action Of the Tan
many Society, and the inexpediency Of auy
gaDzati0n 10 connection with the free exposition Of de-
mccratic principles, was made a repeated theme Tue
anticipated trumphs OF the rganzaon OF the
tona democracy and It's extension through the State
sympathy with the present revival Of national feeling
throughout the whole unon was enthusiastically antic
paied.
The proceedings Of the meeting formally embodied
Ia resolutions appOiutug three commttees-ona the
best mode b. for raising the necessary
funds and for proposing estimate Of the be in
CURED; the e.cond committee choosing site and the
third upon the title to the property best Of hold
ing and transmitting u posteiy for tho free Of the
people ana the cause for which shall be erected
The building is Id be OF ample Dimensions substantial
and splendid It's constructions every way calculated for
the use and credit OF tho great with which IL must
become associated location mentioned the
Cooper Institute but that is thought would not be far
enough up town Tor the future city OF New York. The
idea appears 10 be that Union square
would be expedent to consider The character OF that
location the great heart and actual centre OF the city
lis hame the Washington monument, and the voluntary
custom now OF holding all great parades and mass assem-