Winchester Republican

NEW-YORK POLITICS.
The following article, from the Statesman of the 28th ult. describing a meeting at Tammany Hall, in the city of New-York, will serve to show the temper of New-Yorkers on political matters:
Having a strong curiosity to witness a regular nomination, and entertaining no fears that a spectator who demeaned himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, would be excluded or tossed from the window, we repaired to Tammany Hall, at an early hour last evening, and waited with as much patience as the rushing of the crowd would permit, for the commencement of the proceedings. At the time of our arrival the door of the hall was locked, and from it to the entrance from the street was a solid column of citizens pressing for admittance.—At half past six o'clock, the door was flung open, and the current continued to pour in until the spacious hall was filled to overflowing. No passport was demanded, and we could not perceive that any distinction was made between Trojan and Tyrian. Gentlemen of all parties appeared to be present, and were treated with as much courtesy and politeness as the nature of the assembly would admit.
In a scene so confused and tumultuous, it is difficult to report what was said or done. Early in the evening, on motion of Mr. Bloodgood, John P. Anthony, esq. late alderman of the 4th ward, was called to the chair, and Mr. Schaefilin appointed secretary. This was before seven o'clock, the hour for which the meeting was notified, and the procedure was subsequently disputed as irregular, null and void. Mr. Abraham Stagg moved, that the chairman take his seat in the orchestra, in order that he might be out of the way of the crowd, and be the better seen and heard. To this objections were raised, and the motion was negatived, upon the principle perhaps that it was not safe to be so far from terra firma, and warned by the fate of two or three individuals, who at a similar meeting some years since climbed this proud eminence, when the stairs were demolished, and the gentlemen aloft were left to fiddle all night if they chose, without the means of descending.
At this time the storm of words was evidently becoming louder and more unrestrained. The chairman raised his voice to its highest pitch and demanded if it was the pleasure of the meeting to proceed to business, upon which there was a mingled cry of "No, no—Not without a new chairman. It is moved that Gen. Paulding take the chair—Aye, aye—No, no—Read the report of the committee—Hear, hear—No. no—Not without a new chairman—Will you have gen. Swartwout for chairman?—Aye, aye—Huzza! Huzza!—No, proceed with the report—Question on the resolutions—Question, question!" In the midst of this tumultuous war of words, one gentleman mounted a table in the rear of the chairman and attempted to address the immense assemblage. "We could not hear a word he said, but saw his arms moving with great force and eloquence, while some were calling out, hear! hear! and many more, down! down! At length he suddenly fell among the crowd, and thus ended this affair.
The secretary then attempted to read the report of the committee, while others attempted to speak; but although an hundred tongues cried, order! hear! the people would not hear, but continued calling for a new chairman; while the secretary proceeded in reading his paper. General Robert Swartwout was declared chairman by loud acclamations, and took his seat by the side of Mr. Anthony—then burst a loud huzza, and all was one wide uproar. We could see the general in the attitude of speaking, apparently putting questions to the audience, with a candle in one hand, while the crowd around the other chairman were attempting to extinguish the lights; and once we distinctly heard the first chairman declare "gen. Swartwout is not in the chair!" In a few moments both chairmen were on a level with the assembly, and to all appearance brought so by a sudden dethronement, and the chairs and table broke in pieces and flying over the heads of the multitude.
The chair of the grand sachem was still left, and in this we presently saw the same gentleman who before addressed the meeting, lifted up over the heads of the people and borne about in the crowd; but no one seemed to know whether he was acting as a third chairman, or attempting to excite or quell the waves of popular fury by playing the part of orator Hunt at the hustings.—Some of the crowd turning a deaf ear to the orator, as he declaimed and gallantly swung his hat, first demolished the back of the chair, then fell the sides, and soon afterwards the whole substratum, when down went the speaker in the midst of a flowing period!
The assembly now began to leave the room and the storm gradually to subside.—We remained in the safe position we had chosen till about one third of the people had retired, expecting that the business of the evening would at length proceed. Seeing no indications of an organization, we went below stairs to inquire of the "knowing ones," if any regular nominations would be made during the evening; when to our utter surprise, we were told that both tickets had been regularly carried by handsome majorities, and a handbill was then circulating in the room below, detailing the proceedings of "a general meeting of the republican electors of the city and county of New-York, held at Tammany hall on Monday evening, Oct. 27th," embracing an address to the people, &c.