New-York tribune., 1869-01-19
" GENTLEMAN GEORGED AND "REDHOI
BRICK"


In tho hurry of rushing events our astute
and omnipresent reporters neglected to chronl-
clio meeting which recently took place in this
city, and which has great political significance.
We read an account of it in MIR. Brick Pome-
rows paper, The NeW- York Democrat. On
Thursday night says The Democrat, :" the
"Hon. Richard Schell gave at tho elegant
"rooms of the Manhattan Club dinner to the
" Hon. George II. Pendleton who is visiting
" for n season in this vicinity. AT o'clock
iarge party Of distinguished guests sat down
"to q most sumptuOus repast, lasting until
40 o'clock, when those in attendance arose
&c from the tables Toasted and surfcited with the
"viands so lavshly set before them" We
learn also that among those present were the
Hon. George G.. Barnard, Judge of the Su-
preme Court the Hon. A. Oakley Hall, Mayor
of New-Yo ork, the Hon. Erastus Brooks, editor
of The Ne,r- York Express, the Hon. Benjamin
Wood, "4-1t-A," the Hon. Douglas Taylor, the
great Democratic fugleman and torcllight-aud-
banner proyider for the Unterrifed, and the
Hon. MARK NJ. PoMERoY, the great Democra-
tic statesman Of the West and the Red-IIot,
White-H champion of the East The
writer adds: "Mr. Pcndleton is in fine health,
" and will soon return home. we trust, az well
pleased with New York as our leading men are
with him.
This company was Ms remarkable for those
who were absent as for those who were pres
ent Where, we ask, was the Hon. 5. j.. Nj.
Barlow, the owner of the editor of The Aep-
York WorldP Where was Mr.. Samuel j. Til
den' Why was not Governor" Hoffman in
yitedP And what has Mr.. Tweed done that
he should be ruled out from any assembly OF
Distinguished Democrats Are we to sup
pose that this dinner, which, from the tone OF
this report was evidently given for the pur-
pose OF bringing Mr.. PeDdlcton and Mr.. Pom
eroy together, was also intended to build up a
new Democratic partyf Are we really on
the verge of new rebellion in Democracy 7
Has Mr.. PendletOn's journey to New York been
simply to revenge himself upon the Tammany
people for his defcatf and are we TO suppose
the mercurial Oakley and the volatile Barnard
and the trumpet blowing Taylor are heading
another Secession, with Pendleton as the com
ing candidate and Pomeioy as the great leaderP
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-thc elegant,
the suave and polished gentleman of the
West-rising and greeting. in tones of meas
ured eloquence, his illustrous brother of the
East-the renowned, the intrepid Z" Brick"
Then think Of the speech of Mr. Pomeroy-
for Brick is prodigious speaker-dwelling
upon tho services he has rendered to the
party, upon his own commanding importance
as Democrat, upon his friendship for Mr..
Pendeton, the zeal with which he supported
his nomination, and, finally, his continued
assaults upon Mr. Lincoln. We hear Pomeroy
depicting the gorilla Lincoln tho ILLINOIS
monkey" roasting in the lowest precincts OF
hell, while the eyes Of the guest snap with de-
light and Barnard, and Connolly, and Hall, and
Brooks, echo tho sentiment with enthusiastic
cheers. This report has an aficctation OF
modesty, but It is plain to us that of this
company Brick" was the leader. lie may
have been put at side table, or sandwched
between Taylor and Schell-horrible fate!-
but "where Mac Gregor sits is the head of
" the table"
The meeting Of Pendleton and POmeroy
we note as significant event. The fact that
they were surrounded by "a large party
of distinguished" Democrats shows that
trouble is brewing in Tamnany Hall. Are we
to have new party, n RedHot party, a
White Heat Democracy, with free lotteries in
every State, with Chicf-Justice Barnard on the
bench of the Supreme Court, Pendeton os
President, and the Public Debt repudatcdi
--
The Washington correspondent Of The Gin