New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-14

These men wero all rOngis," travel upon their
shape and talent" and regularly bid ut each
election for tic honorable poet OF poll bulles 70
intmidato all who offer to vote in opposition 10
TIE party by whom they are hired. In almost all
demonstrations of political character they take
the lead here; asprants for municipal office are
TO be seer, previous to election day, in close con-
fab with these worthless, laughing with counter
feited elee at Their jOkes-tor on snch OCCASIONS
many iukc have thry-ailectins an inibeGse &C.
gree If wounded feeling if they do not drink az
their EXPENSE ard winding mp the days Jolly
round" by taking them aside aud earnestly H.
ouiriny if n small cunsderGton-one or two hum
dred dollars, according to the Importance OF the
wished for Office, Will induce them to take care
of their interest at the pos. These men, l say,
IN Ortober last erected Bell aud Everett pole,
and from il huIg to the breeze thc star-s9aDgied
banner But they swim with the tide, aud watch,
with an anxious eve, when it turns. Knowing ltte
Of the Glory wbch attaches to our NATIONAL nag,
except what politicians tel them, AL OF them
being very iliterate meD, aud caring nothing AZ
all, they have been quick to eaten the idea that
onv movement hostile to the Federal Government
would be acceptable TO portion OF the commu-
njty whose favor they desire to secure; and
emulous of the fame which attaches to the iirst
movers in any great public demonstration, they
took this step to give assurance to the citizens OF
Richmond of their fidelity to the South and dire
hostility to every thing North of Mason and Dix
on's line.
The leading man in this graising was John
Hogan, or, as be prefers to style hlmsei, Hagans
John. one of the prominent residents OF Greek
Hatjop. AZ the denzrns of that portion of our
citv known as Butchertown" are called. Ha-
gan has cart aud wagon r.anuiactOry in the
Toe ahty mentioned; he has been regarded as III
SAFE by many of our charitable citizens for sew
eral years past; others consider him more kpaye
than fool; but all agree that to be reckoned on
nar with "Hagan's john" is to be classed with
the lowest of the low. On this occasion John
secured the services Of few musicians, and, in
company with a man who is half gambler and
half negro.trader, rode down Main street in
buggy nc the head of ali immense cODconrse OF
about thirty ragged citizens, who, having nothing
else to do and seeing prospect of whisky before
them, followed on. John presented magnificent
appearauce He was dressed in blue coat with
bras. buttons, splendid sword hung at his side,
ready to be feshed in the body Of any unfortu-
nate Union man who CHANGED to come 10 the way,
aud all this crowned with tall milk-white SLOUGH
bat, caved in, Of course, on the one side, and
ad .rned ON the other with huge cOckade. On
arriving at the fsh-sellng locality, the Palmetto
flag instead Of our own State ensign, was holsted,
amid the cheering Of large number OF boys,
ragged white men in search Of "sperrits," and
few unemployed negroes. This intelligent gather
INC was addressed, first by b. Is. Douglas, State
Senator from the King William district, full of
whisky and patriotism. Then by VIM. I. Cor
don, esa., Clerk of TIE House of Delegates. oh,
| if HE noble sire could have seen him, mounted
upon rude table, in this the lowest locality In
the city, addressing crowd composed Of the
very refuse Of our population, how the blush Of
shame would have mantled his venerable cheek.
Next came Charles Irving, of whom it may be
said with more proPriety than Of any other man
ever knew, che is an adsenturer." His his-
tory is well known. He is the individual who
was concerned in the duel between Clenmens and
Wise. and who wrote one or two bitter articles
at that time against the Governor and his son,
| in the replies TO which he was decidedly the
used-up party.
After Irving had ventilated his disunion IDEAS
| and sentiments, there were calls for " CroPper."
| TO d the souncisg trump Of Fsme"
Chopper responded and mounted the table
tho,e who preceded him having gone to liquor
Cropper, like the rest, made an ass OF himself
for the sake Of little brief popularity. He is
lawyer, not long a member Of the bar in this
city, and has not had macy Briefs Chopper is
not likely to incSasc his business by pursuing
the thorGy path of politics.
/ ON thus particular in noticing this ilng-rais-
ing, because it is the first time that the fairest
banner that ever caught the beams of the rising
sun has been pulled down in this city to give
place TO another And, as if the very elements
copspired against the unhoy work, strong
wind from the South snapped the flagstaff mid
way in the night, and the morning saw the Pal
metto flag lutteriDg ignominousy from the caves
of the shanty over which it Haunted 20 arro-
ganty the evening before. 1t now floats at half
mast from q jagged stump One word more on
the subject: All UnionloUng men may rest as
sured that nine-tenths of this community frowncd
upon this humiliation of our notioDal banner, and
that not ono respectable resident citizen was in
aDy way connected with the affair.
The Copmttee on Federal Relations in the
Convention reported on Saturday, as you are al
ready apprised by the papers. Tbs majority
report i. such as was generally expected, though
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