, 1859-03-23
THE PEOPLES CONVENTION.
II Contention NeExu srffH T.eo Hfads asd
Tailed on IN a FOSs

Il ConrsxfIon H<s.n srffH Tro Htads al.
Tailed on IN a Fog:
We do not learn yesterday morning, that ths
SIN rose in any wise different from his usua
wont. We presume the SAINT phenomena Ut
tended IT in its rising. ana followed its progrcs:
up to the hour Of . p. NJ, wien, If the orb O.
day stopped, or ilcsitatcd few minutes Of hi,
own accord Though We do not avcr it as afact>
VT arc at no loss fur u reason. If such was the
case it need not giyc rise to any alar the sa1le
will not occur again. The Democracy will
scarcely again achieve Il similar meeting. VI
don't blame the sun for stopping. The Demo.
cracy doubtless would hold up both hands ia
have him 20 back and begin Yesterday ovcr
again.
The pcop1e's Convention was TO come Oft res
terlay. i gathering WIS to bc held, ut Which
Democratic asrirants were to capcr and gissgle,
and get nominated under i thin veneer yaric-
g.tcd with sore headed Republicans.
Tic twin Rcgcncies' were to strike hands to-
gct!,cr. The Democracy were to insist on cam
didates without party principles, and select the
sumo from their Own ranks under the cllruT'
dodge, TINT principles form no part Of their
creed. All was to be hnpr.y, jolly mud entirely
successful The people were to do it oil.
Since senteel Young lawyers came to conduct
the Democracy Through paths unfre4uentcd
and c!lerrless' in these latter days, it has mt
g'ne smootlly. In fact, the Happy Family have
cnsEe to dread Conventions, aud the violent
"b'ys' that i'll the PALMER days wrought yeo-
man service the campaign through.
So it las co,ne to pass that I'LL promised re-
sulis If Democratic Conventions have fallen
through. But it was though, and fond'y be-
lieved BY the Democracy, that the plans were
laid for good thing yestcrday-thcy cxpcctedit.
Pursuant to the cali in the papers, there was .
gathering in front of Mechanics Institute uali,
at:P. il. yesterday, for the l'eoplcs' Conrcn-
t'"n. The hour passed OH, and "tle leo,lc"
awoke to lind that by some oversight, or too
careful ii sight, everybody had personally avoid
ed the responsibility Of l,iriu:, t,c, HALL
The do"rs were last, the Hall was employed
for an"t'cr purpose. "Try Light Guard Hail."
sa'd one; and directly i score Of tl,e peor[e
were in search Of the one who said it. but he
could nut be found.
IT Is well known that Light Guard Hall and
the Democratic Association rooms tl,rreto adia-
cent are: ~, no, wcnevcr mention ems to the
democracy Oh the scorr,-wel1, it MAY bc
termed, for Short the score Of tic proprictors
Of the Hall Win are losers in SOME hundreds Of
DOLLARS by the late failure Of Democracy to get
into the City Treasury. Our Democratic friends
have Dick Swivcllcr's uudonb,ed rirl,t of cloos
ing their own paths, which latterly turn far
away irm Light Guard Halt.
But Democracy have 4 rislt to outdoors, Ger
ta'ny, u'l never, since l'rentltr.ast, O'Nlal[ev g.
t", has the Tree use If the sumo been denied
them. 1t WIS resolved to CONVENE on the Court
I1"uSe steps. Thc motion was Carried by Il
sweeping rus!1 Of the rival 1og-rol!trs. there
arc two sides to every question: and there are
two to the Court Ilo,lsc, and this circumstance
created confusion
1'y i lively flank movement our friend Wal,
Mitchell. viii, his Chairman, John T.. Chapin,
III sow. ca''lc das!llng tllron. the Court House,
to tic broad stone at tie top Of the stle steps,
just as William jones, as the Chairman of the
opposite c!iuc was caSer'y pushed up tue steps
by h'< retailltrs. Shurt uf wind. and rather nuz
zed rapid loeon'"tion mt altogether due IL
his OWN legs, Mr.. .1"ncs MAS confronted by Mr.
thap'''. already made Chairman bv coup d'etat
Of Ml'chrll's, wlo put the motion flyiu-. aud
carried it while rushing at full speed will. Z.
clair fsc1d high above his hcud into wlicl, Mr..
Chaplin dropped exhausted.
If the other side were discom!i;tcd. like Gen.
cral Tay]or's volunteers they did not kmw tr
show it. Another Chair was brought, and set
i'll front Of Mr. Chapin's, another motion was
made and Mr. Jones was declared elected,
II Was elected first,' said Mr. Chaplin.
"And tile majority elected ,nr" said Mr.. Jones,
to test which lutter question the .'b'vs" led By
john ollcillv, put the matter ut rest by voting
again on the question. BY this time the steps,
windows. and entrances, of the south side uf thu
Court llonse were throngcd, the crowd extend
'ng do"n through tile yard to the Washington
street gateway. The "rcoplc" were there, and
The Republicans caue aud locked on.
Mr. oRcil'y n'ndc speech. motion, himself
put the same to vote, declared it carried, md aIl
in ono breath, to the effect that Robert =. Kact.
well bc the nominee Of this Convention for
Judge.
Mr.. kinsela objected, movcd committee Of
tcn Several moved to adjourn, and tie confu
Sion BECAME delicious, the twin Chairmcn. Cha
pin and Jones being helplcssly afloat. Tile
former held his peace, the latter his hat, on the
top Of which kinsclla dashed of II list Of the
Committee. The Historical Society offer high
price for that original document, but it is not
to be lad.
We remember only two names, T. J. kinscila
md John o'Riclly. These were put md passed
III the hearing Of those within IL few PAGES, as
reported hy chairman Jones, ~ tilc report Of
l'asllian gun thcy could not, in that din, hare
been heard mncll further.
The committee returned. all but O'R;rlly who
stayed to do duty US deputy chairman
Our elderly friend Dutch WAS here passed up
[hrough tile crowd, ~ calculated to still the
waters. O'Rielly examined lin OIL 4 few ,l,a-
'crial points and consented to lis elevation uron
4 chair. but in less than ten words, smelling a
large rat in the u!lusion Of butch to the f,ro
pulled llim down by the coat-ta;ls'
aud Dutch was ANONYMOUSLY cxt;nsu;shed.
nr. 1.ieb was pushed up. but the mcetin. wns
not bc addressed.
Col. Hamilton moved to adjourn, it was dis
graceful, T. down viii, him. hoo-o-o," "out,"
' 'nrrr-r.'') lie had seen Democratic meetings.
<di cap" az abovc) "N'lo arc you, sirs" Ito
O'Kicl!y.)
oRiel1y thus called ont, gave is u simple
matter of personal history statement Of l.ay-
IN: attended meeting Of 1.-TWO hundred tlou
s''nd i'll Ireland from wl,icl, he derived much
with such matters. This oycr-
slzra the Colonels pile, and he changed the SUBJ
cct.
U"tt1-" Let us 80 TO Light Guard Hail.
1At Cd.-" 1t is good for nothing with sucl, a
crowd"
Dn'tA-{Sot understanding arisht} "Then
donttsy TO get it for nothing
Here Colonel Hamilton, like the man in Hun-
van. was *'seen no 1norc." Dutch was still in
O'Rielly's custody, but not allowed to speak
again.
by tllis time the fun grew fast and furious.
The "b'ys" had tho whole thing in their own
hands, The "gentccl young lawyers" were
crushed out, and came down. Democratic aspi.
rants, Republican asrirants, and uspirants who.
to run the race set before them, had boasted Of
having cast AWAY all political principles, tno
very bulky surrcnder) had NIL given way.