The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-20
COLORED C0NDEMNERS.
Tammany-Hypocrisy and Enthusiasm
Hen Of Every Denomination

number OF cOlored citizens met last night IN
Twehtyfourth street, near Sixth avenue. The OBJ
Ject OF the assebllge was not definitely expressed,
but sanctimonious gentleman from the District OF
Columbia, who stroEed his oily hair with pathetic
caress, endeavored to explain that he had been sent
on from the seat OF government to denOnncc The
sachems OF the national wigwam, whose headqnar-
tiers were pitched In the Empire State. barber
at the end OF the hall, who could hardly
keep his hands from initiating the movement of the
razor on the strop, cried, "Go 1t boss ; used to
shampoo you at Charley's'' The delineator contin-
ued, although his voice could not be heard hall way
down the room; st lie was his hobby, and he IN
tended to ride it in the face of all opposition. He
made the most calamitous efforts to tickle me rlsi
bilitles OF ''Sambo" but
"sAMBo' WOULDN'T BE TICKLED.
Instead he grlnned and showed the want OF mas
ticators in the middle OF his gums, until the audi
forum looked like the shadow OF an attennated
ghost, holding up It's weird and neshless arms
crying, "HOld on I've heard II all beiore.- The
speaker shook himself and thrashed the air with
his elongated arms; but hts eoquence was not as
sisted, and the effect or his lucid III ideas was lost
uron his audience.
The next gentleman who condesceDded 10 al.
dress the multitude OF one hundred and fifty ne
groes was OF doubtful color, bu. as be wore a
he was a limb OF the church. He made pushing
appeal the people present 10 rush at once to the
office OF the paper he edited and buy up all the
copies they could Gnd In the building,
and II enough could not be found on
hand he hoped they would order q
sufficient supply Of the paper to pay him Tor the
trouble ana expense he was at IN coming to address
them. The Washington expenses he simply looked
npon as bonus. He was going INTO me Eastern ,,
stnfp a
cclored brethren in New York would enable him 10
speak OF them as he desired
TIE GENTLEMAN OF DUBIOUS TINT
having subsidized an unmistakable Congo was in
troduced by the chairman "a youth OF flfteena He
before he began he placed q number OF notes upon
the desR aud referred TO them constantly IN the
course OF his DISCOURSE Uniforms aud drums
seemed to float through his mind IN an undis.
tnguishable cOngOmeratiOn. Tammany Hall would
now and then suggest itself Ike rock upon
the desert to q weary wayiarcr: but, instead OF
using 1t as friend VINO had come to him In his
need he only fingered TO abuse 1t until his listeners
opened stl more their extensive mouths, incompre-
able TO arouse the feelings OF his Northern
brethren. he had recourse to some repulsve
stupid laugh, caused the honest negro TO weep.
Upon tins she spiled such "a lamentable hillside of
Spyer 'n M she enee oo ae IN the % said
a ponderous moulder Of dough in the rear OF the
press.
..Dat's good enuf down Souf, but don't wash here,
ole MANI
.Wnat ye got down dar in Washingtonr' yelled
gray-halred voter.
The chairman interp0sed, but q Mocha-colored
gent on the right OF the ha asked II this was
not an indignation meeting. Being answered in the
affirmative he replied, THAT he would express his
indignation against whom he liked and against
anything he did not like, IN spite OF the chairman,
the constitution,
ANY OTHER MANI
He was finally Gained by seat on the PLATFORM
A gentleman OF the chocolate orGer
next appeared ana announced himself
as a member of the Methodist proclivities.
lie opened weakly, but got into gradual cresceatO
rs he coniinued: his utterances were incompre-
hensible and consequently lost upon the audi
ence. His manuscript was worn ct the folds as
II 1t was portion oil his carpet-bag furniture Yet
the audience laughed at hiln-as they Will ut any
thing they do not understand. Before this gentle
man had concluded % number or new arrivals DIS.
turbed the gathering Some alluslOn to uniforms,
however soon set Them ut rest Whether they were
some VI the
.'BLACK sHEEpn
who hau been denounced so bitterly during the
evening n0t 1t is difficult to say; bnt they stood
their ground unnnchingly and bore the Drunt OF
the argument without frown.
A SET OF resolutions was then offered by waiter
whose name IL was impossible to obtain amid the
wild yels nurrahs and halleajabs that greeted him
upon his appearance. without being at all under
stood they were unanimously adopted and the
meeting adjourned 10 wait for more congenlal in
vitatlOn