New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-13

aod ssore or 40 Of privileged political persons were
the only ones allowed within the magic CIRCLE h@V
IN the day there had been rumor OF uniIed iaser'
- aov rp,;s. hut this bibulous hope soon died ont.
there war in plenty but the propretors thereof
Ala No. donate the said but unfnchingy observed the
motto, "Cash must be had.
And the multitude thirsted.
But at 70 m the csrving began, and the eyes of the
multitude glistened. For more than an hour the
knives were busy sashng up the meat and bread into
manageable morsels bat before the work was half
done the distribution began. At II the first slices Of
bread and beef were handed out, and every fragment
was snatched at by hundred eager hands. Half
dozen small boys pressed into the service and en-
ployed to act as waters and they doed ont the feast
rs fast as possible.
The ferocity with with which the mob snatched az
the viands would have been mournful had not been
SO ludicrous The crowd had been on the ground Tor
many hours and it was apparent that their
was begotten of temporary spasm OF sharpened sPp0
tite rather than of long continued want ana munger
They cheered, they swore they screamed they
thew howled they entreatsd the small waiter boys III
coaxing accents thus, Jimmy, my boy, remenoor
me;" "Billy, ye know i was always yer nienu'
" Tom, ye divil, 81 me some of that
TWAS coon found that the carving knives were 'oo
allow. and couple of obiging policemen came W 'no
rescue with ceaver and an AK and merriiy tne "orA
went on. Not always was ne 10 Wnoni mum wac
oiyen the one who devoured much--his dole Oh peei
ond bread was snatched from his grasp, and instan-
tapeousy torn into many fragments as there were
cln,cbino hands within reach. The attendants were
knocked over in the fierce fray and were soon forced
70 abandon the attempt to administer matters in an
orderly manner
Then becomes evident that the small force OF po-
licemen about half dozen, were insufficient TO keep
order In FIVE minutes from the time the first slice was
given out the mob became uncontrollable they broke
down the fence, and jumping tumutuousynto the IN
closure. with unanimous howl attacked the tables.
The policemen were utterly powerless-the attend
apts were instantly driven away, and the frantic mob
grabbed the food They grabbed the ox-also the cali
also the hog-also the sheep-also the bread and
bscuits-aso each other OF those first at the tables
each seized one half dozen loaves of bread or huge
niece of meat and tried to make off, but was instantly
seized and overpowered and forced to divide or give
mn his treasure. Il was of uncomfortable up
roar and row.
The calf. which had not yet been carved, was now
ouickly cut open and then the cause OF the singular
delcacy that had been manifested by the carvers was
made manifest Like the rank ofense Of Hamlsts
Uncle. il smelt to heaven 1t was not corruption,
only incipent decomposOni it was not spoiled, only
! eamy" And the great unwashed liked the gamy
smell, and only struggled harder. In two minutes
the tables we're cleared, the barrels were empty, and
every man in the crowd either had food in his hand or
was striving with his neighbOr for it. All mouths
were full. Men were examining huge pieces of bread
into their laws, or ravenously gnawing bloody bones
and reekipg striys Of flesh. And now some thought
full Christian called out Before you eat, say grce
three cheers for Douglas" The response to the call
for cheers very faint owing perhaps, TO the fact
that the mouths were otherwise occupied.
When the mob had little saiiated their hunger,
they commenced their usual sportve games. They
pelted each other with loaves of bread and Jumps of
meat, and with biscuit. Bags of salt were flung iuto
the air to come down in crystal shower on the heads
of the mass The CORY skeletons of the carcasses ere
divided with the ceayer, the accessible flesh 10y
gnawed away and the bones converted int9uiydEes.
Barrels of bread and biscuit were trampel@ 10 The
mud, and when no other prCjectiles could ~ Rvnd
the gleesome crowd amused themselves by thfcwing
the bowels st each other. The crowd soon separated
for other congenal sports and the last scene of the
great Democratic Barbecue was half a dozen wretched
beQgars collecting from the tramped mud the bits of
bro ken bread and carrying off the bones dirty, but
still covered with flesh.
At2 o'clock the crowd had augmented to many thou
sands and all was ready for the ortO ical feast and
feature of the day.
The meeting was called to order by Supervisor john
R. BRIGGs who nominated TO preside its del0er-
stions the Hon. AUGUST BELMONT. The nomination
was aceeded to with great unanimity.
MIR. BELMONT said:
FELLow-DENoCRATs i thank you most heartily
for the honor you have done in permitting me 10
preside over your deliberations this Ii is
an occasion, the Importance Of which cannot be too
much impressed on our minds. We have come 10 re-
spOnd to the nominations OF our national and State Con-
venions determined 10 withhold the thirtyve electo
| raj votes of the great Empire State from Abraham
| Lincoln Loud cheers to rave this Republic from
| the power of diHuniOn and anarchy. Cheers. We
come ogether TO listen 70 the heart thrilling eloquence
of noble and gallant standard bearer, Stephen A.
Douglas tremendous cheers and the tried and fear
fearless champion of the Constitution and the psope
| righs, Hersche V. Johnson loud cheers the pa
! trlot and statesman. Cheers. In order TO be with
you this suspicious day, have had to deny myself
| in the City of Cleveland in honor of the achievement
! of knsman of mine-the gallant Perry, loud
| cheers, who, forty-seven years ago. fought the
| great battle Of Lske Erie, and after great
| struggle defea,ed the enemies of his country.
Loud cheers Let us to-day pledge our energies and
| united wills TO fight the enemies of the Constitution
| and the Union. Cheers. | know we have fearful
odds 10 contend against in efforts to maintain and
preserve our present Union but the sscredness of the
cause must insure victory. tCbeers. If we, there
fore, march boldly onward shall throughout the
vast extent of the Republic in November next nscribe
on our banners the words Of the gallant Perry, owe
have met the enemy, and they are ours" lTremen'
dous cheers.
THOMAS C. FIELDS, esq, then put in nomination a
List of VicePresidents and the nominations were &C
ceded 10.
A list of secretaries, nominated by Mr.. HoDGEs was
oil rnc,,or Ind 70 r,nanirrnnelv