The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-20
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From the ~. Y Tribune.
In the hurry of rushing events our astute
and omnipresent reporters neglected to chro-
Mole a meeting which recently took place in
this CITY. and which has great political signif-
canoe. We read an account of it in Mr.. Brick
Pomeroy's paper, the New York Democrat.
son Thursday night" says the Democrat,
s'the Hon. Richard Schell gave, at the elegant
rooms Of the Manhattan Club, dinner to the
Hon. George II. Pendle on, who is visiting for
a season in this vicinity. AT six o'clock, a
large party of distinguished guests sat down
10 a most sumptuous repast, lasting until ten
O'Clock, when those in attendance arose from
the tables feasted and surfeited with the viands
40 lsyishy set before them" We learn, also,
that among those present were the Hon,
George 6. Barnard, Judge OF the supreme
Conrt: the Hon. A. Oakley Hall, Mayor Of
New York; the Hon. Ersstus Brooks, editor
of the New York Express; the Hon. Benjamin
Wood. "4-1l-44;" the Hon. Douglas Taylor,
the great Democratic fugeman and torchlight-
and-banner provider for the unterriiied, and
the Hon. Mark NJ. POmeroy, the great Demo-
cratic statesman of the West, and the red hot,
whitehead champion of the East. The writer
sdds:-"Mr. Pendleton is in fine health, and
will soon return hOme-we trust as well
pleased with New York as our leading men
are with him."
This company was as remarkable for those
who were absent as for those who were present.
Where, we ask, was the Hon. S. L. M. Barlow,
the owner of the editor of the New York
World? Where was Mr.. Samuel J. Tilden
Why was not Governor" Hoffman invited?
And what has Mr.. Tweed done that he should
be ruled out from any assembly of "distin-
guished" Democrats Are we to suppose that
this dinner, which, from the tone OF this re-
port, was evidently given for the purpose of
bringing Mr.. Pendleton and Mr.. Pomeroy
together, was also intended to build up new
Democratic partyH Are we really on the
verge of a new rebellion in Democracy? Has
Mr.. Pendleton's journey to New York been
simply to revenge himself upon the Tammany
people for his defeat and are we to suppose
the merourial Oakley and the volatile Barnard
and the trumpet blowing Taylor are heading
another secession, with Pendleton as the
coming candidate and Pomeroy as the great
leaderH 1t looks suspicious.
Think of the speeches that arose amid the
fumes of the wine and the fragrance of the
cigars in that back-parlor of the Manhattan
Club! Imagine Mr.. Pendleton-the elegant,
the suave and polished gentleman of the
West-rising and greeting, in tones of mea-
sured eloquence, his illustrious brother Of the
East-the renowned, the intrepid "Brick."
Then think of the speech of Mr.. Pomeroy-
Tor Brick is prodigiOus speaker-dwelling
upon the services he has rendered to the
party, upon his own commanding Importance
as Democrat, upon his friendship for Mr..
Pendleton, the zeal with which he supported
his nomination, and, finally, his continued
assaults upon Mr.. Lincoln. We hear Pome
roy depicting the ''gorilla Lincoln" the "Illi
nois monkey" roasting in the lowest pre-
cinots of hell, while the eyes of the guest snap
with delight, and Barnard and Conn oily, ant
Hall and Brooks, echo the sentiment with
enthusiastic cheers. This report has an afec
tation OF modesty, but it is plain to us that o
this company "Brick' was the leader. Ii,
may have been put at side table, or sand
wiohed between Taylor and Schell-horribl,
fate but .where MacGregor sits is the heat
of 'the table,"
The meeting of Pendleton and Pomeroy
we note as significant event. The fact that
they were surrounded by ga large party o
distinguished" Democrats shows that trouble
is brewing in Tammsny Hall. Are we to
have new party, red-hot party, white
heat Democracy, with free lotteries in every
State, with Chief Justice Barnard on the bench
of the Supreme Court, Pendleton as President
and the public debt repudiated?