New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-21

DENoCRATIC REPUDLICAs GENERAL COMMITTEE
meeting held last night to hear the report Of
Committee lately appointed to consider the state o. the
Union. They reported an address which gorifes the
Democracy Of this city; abuses the Hard Shells hav.
ing only skeleton existence; calls Lincolns election
unfortunate, but thinks must submit; soft-sawders
the South the Slavery question, and tells them that
the Republicans have no intention of interfering with
Southern rights; asks them to believe in Tammany
Hall when she says SO; that she believes large
majority of the Northern people think more Of the
Union than they do Of the negro and that this will be
manifested at the glass balotbOXes the earliest OPP
portuny. Nor does the result of the recent election
shake our opnonupon this point nor any otherman.
They that all those Republicans who did not
vote for negro suffrage in this State sound the
gOOeeonly voted Abe because Of the dsorganzaton
OF the Opposition. Massachusetts ia already eating
humble pie, and Northern popular sentiment may be
trusted to do justice to the South. Lincoln suspected
| because he does not say something, but he will be
checkmaed in Congress if he does not behave properly.
The remainder of the address is labored apology for
tie South, protest against the destruction of the
Union, and pledge that if the Cotton States will send
in their bill of grievances the North will pay promptly
| and in full TO the uernost cent. The peroraton is
good; also patriotic &C., Unon-starry hag-strpes-
common destiny-battlei lds-glOrious past-sacred
| memories-Fourth Of July-dont break things-mag-
nilcent future, and the usual compliments of the
son. Its assertions concerning the policy of the Re-
publican party, exactly the opposite land by that
much weaken the trutb) than what the same men said
two months ago.
Postscript-Let it be recorded that, for the first
time Iammany Hall that sacred edifce, AS the all
dress calls m speaks of the Republican party without
preixing the adjective Black" The world moves.
THE WIDE-AwAKE BALL-Iryinc Hall. the grand
ballroom of the fine building just erected on the
corner Of Irving place and Fourteenth street. was last
| night inaugurated by Ball given by the " CITY
Wide-Awake Club" which numbers 260 members.
The Hall is very fine one and IL buiit on a lot l25 by
49, and the dancing.hoor s % by II feet giving ac-
commodaIion to dancers, il ia claimed than the
floor of the Academy of Music The Hall was built
by Nook, and the decorations were designed by De-
lamauo. The building is more fully provided with
retiring rooms, private supperrooms ladies' toilet
rooms and all possible convenience for the comfort of
guests, than any similar establishment in the city.
TIE gas-ixtures, mirrors, and china are from IIaugh.
wouts Although all of the rooms are not vet fur
nithod, the velvet carpets and fine decorations of those
that were as night thrown open give promise of un-
usual elegance. The Of exit from the building
deserve fpeciaimention All the sairways are double
and there are eight large windows, from all Of which
The measure to tue ground is but step.
For The taIl ast night which was brilliant affair,