The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-05


irish grievances, and which has been much spoken
Of for the past few days held yeaterday Jones
Wood The fneness Of the day well the important
lately received from Ireland induced an immense
number Of people TO come together Indeed the affair
Of the largest in New York for time.
The excitement was intense, -E~~ tt.
jan ould min AM womed they med the remark,
There wasn't sieh sight since the tine & ~ NOS & aIk
spcb excitement an' cSessd since the deloose
A large number OF eminent speakers were advertised
TO speak tho occasion, and through the morning
pleasurable antcpatfons entertained OF having
spirited meeting, which were fully realized.
SCENES ON THE BowERY AND THIRD AVENUE.
Perhaps since the of city railroads there was
such traffic. Crowded uncommon things on
any Of the avenues Such things have been known as
one afford accommodation, such as vas 70 sixty
passengers when each in the others lap and
everybody damned everybody else for ucadng on
tender corrls; but yesterday was assurcdy the day
OF days for railroad As early as eleven O'Clock
the people commenced going to the "woods,p and
from that time I'll four In afternoon each carried
on an average hundred and twenty passengers, in
cudiny those outside. Every inch Of space on both
plat orms covered with feet, the owners Of which
groaned in agony at the fearful freedom OF tho press
inside the PERFECTLY indescribabc with
the PEN and on the roof black Of human beings
The horses abored under these loads hitherto unknown
and drivers raved and regardless Of the,
fulness OF such As for conductors, their
condition was indeed pitiable. To collect each
Elk cents impossible, and TO permit free
passage Is against the conscience of all collectors.
Truly Dryden when composing bis Alexander's Feast,
must have foresecn the Of yesterday,
was more fully cxemplhed the accuracy Of the words
s'Nome but the brave deserve the fair" The one ab
sorbing topic Of conversation and In the ca was the
approaching demonstration, and many and varied were
the opinions forth this matter by the occupants
who paused occasionally uneasy passenger
who had indsnted his ncighbors back with his elbow
trodden incontinently on his corns. AL along the
Bowery and Third these weary and heavy laden
vehicles numbered while every Stage stood
looking for foothold which not All along the
Bowery and Third crowds OF people waited for
chance 70 ride up 10 the Woods til ~ length giving
up hope, they sensibiy determined 10 walk H. and did
co. and Questionable which most 10 be piticd'
those who rode those walked During this danger
Gus passage Jones' Wood several accidents occurred
which might have resulted very dlsastrousy. had
heaven been kind 10 the cause. The roofs Of loss
than ave cars smashed like paper beneath the pres.
sure Of the outside passengers, who were pre-.
oipised Into the inside, much TO the sstonIshmsns
of the occupsnta Fortunately those who fell
threw came the heads Of those inside, and they
of the thinnest material there little harm
done 10 either. In two instances bruises OF
slight nature sustained. After passing through ali
the troubles, trials and dangers incident trip made
under such circumstances all arrived safely at sixty
yh street and proceeded quickly possible towards
'"' -ene Of the Intended demonstration.
THE GROUNDS.
'~oo 'sck the extensive grounds of Jones Wood
~e'e oa0A WIN ANuman beings Never there such
acrovd gathered ode the gates and seldom was there
20 quiet an assemblsge Recollection brng. Tho ,x,.,
back to gathering which souch larger as no, eo.e,
ed for ess high less noble nor icss p.,ro, no,,vo.
Twenty years have elapsed since the monster meeting =,
Tara took place IL was In the m Of IA and from early
morning of that eventful day crowds OF a..-r,pea man
poured from oil parts Of the country men who grv.uA
down by centuries Of wrong, ded to show The
world they riIl lived o'conneil, the immortal
"Liberator" was the op,or Of the day. and long
and ably did he speak the ffen all absorbing subjcc
OF "hsr--' Though three and twenty yems have
rolled ''ons .. IN, ,he wrongs pcrpetraied by per
men They are an unforgc,ting race anda y -"
we're century still those wrongs transmitted 70 them
from long lines Of ancestors and perpetuaied 10 the
present time would STIR them up 10 bitter and mpacabe
haired asanss the Saxon. Though ave hundred thou
sand persons assembled the day referred 20 IN order
shas they mshs Aten to oConneIs voice. stun the one
hundred thousand collected yesterday we're A. nrm In
thesr haired of England and stern In their resolve
70 b free Repeal" was no, their wasohvord
that day has forever passed Freedom from the yoke
- Essand 70 be nation before u their deerrsina-
poa and suoces 10 prcsase for them even a. hs
a@s, not . dvitst country, NOT split up land b'rne
sov1 BY axsfcs. oppr~nsd By tbs tenant lass imprcv
Astne6 ~ chvcs MA but free bappy and fosfoes