The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-24
DOMESTIC.
From fhe Aurwa.
T.4A1MAGcY SOCIETY.

10Th inst. with its usual festive gaiety & har-
mony>; there men of consistent and stedfast
principles through evil times, found the same
principles undiminished by prosperity --un-
changed by envy---by petty passions-or by
personal cisappointments the living rule
growing out of the eternal principles of Ii
berry and representative government-the
rights of social man, and adherence to the
will of the majority---whica have always
governed this social and stedhst community
of republicans, were seen andrecognized on
this occasion with undated delight, with an
union grateful to the mind OF every man VINO
views the state of the world, and knows the
value OF union in times which threaten, once
more, to try mems souis."
The distant reader may not perhaps know
the nature of this institution; and among it's
members, which Cannot amount at this time
to less than 1000, a,ere may be some who
enjoy all its pleasures as the resort of good
principles, who ARE not aware of its origin.
The custom European of nations to adopt
some Saint as a pitron, a rehque OF the early
monkish times, perhaps gave to an Indian
chief OF the Lex Ler:atHs [ar Delaware tribe
the innocent prthxture, which the mother
church allows oily to those who have passed
the ordeal of c0n,onization.
Tammany, al Indian Chief, whose abode
was in one of the beautiful vallies, whic now
forms the neishborhood of Germantown, had
distinguished himselfby his urbanity & hos
pitality, his kindness and affection to the ear
ly settlers of this city; and many anecdotes
are told of him which would not dshonor
the sanctity of those saints, whose names have
day appropriated legitimate place, in the
calender.
The virtues of tie generous Indian Chief.
pointed him out as a ut patron 10 BODY OF
sturdy WINGS, WHO, during the revolution,
associated TO Commune over the affairs of
their country, ana to enjoy CHEEKY hour
amidst the horrors OF British desolation, and
+" from this foun:ain sprung forth many wa
tiers after the revolution, the association
was preserved 10 commemorate what it had
been originally instituted to cherish and sus-
tain & had nearly e1anished with the s1siriis
OF those who went to join the great shirt ;
but successive visicitudes-the occupation
OF the western posts-the British depreda-
lions, and Treaty intrigues of 17e3-4-the
reign of terror'in l7o7-and the disorders
stirred up in this state by men "6et4oeen
g z:hom there 7vere bur slight shades Of DIFF
=" ference at the period of the Louisiana
purchase; from time 20 time by awakening
apprehension, have successfully contributed
to keep this society constantly organized,
body OF vigiiant, s:edfaSt and .fsitiJFM public
wstc;is';eii his society has, iii fact, been the
principal raiying point of republicanism
through the political storms of past years !; C
on Thursday, perhaps, exhibited, for num-
Der and character, as respectable and indie
pendent body OF men as can be found in a.
ny part of the union.
There arc traits in the externals of this
society, which it may be proper to note--they
assume Indian attributes and ceremonials j,
but like all other societies, these are emble-
matical !; the hospitality -hdelity-zeal--k
sincerity of the Indian tribes is proverbial !;
these the sons IF Iammany are solcitous to
keep constantly before their eyes and in their
minds they use ehSfgns and hierogiyfihics--
these, If they did not originate. at least OBJ
tanned greater currency and more marked
standing, at period when under the name
OF CINcINNATUst an institution was reared
which threatened the establishment of an he
leditary aristocracy some humori8t8 among
the S0chcnts OF the society of Tammany, gave
to this body the suJer-n0me of CoIuMB1AN
order, and by the adoption of ensigna, sought
to bring on the .floor Of equality an order
which threatened to rear itsclfup on the ruin
OF the equal principles fought for in the re-
volution.
Tie Cincinnati, in consequence Of the vi
gorous exposition of its dangerous tendency
by Edanus Burke, has ceased to be pernici-
oiis or alarming ard the emblelns Of The.
Iammany Society, which were intended to
laugh The vanify IF hereditary h9nors out Of
connteHance, remain as innocent memorials
of their origin, and cnsigns by which the uni
on Of he tribes, upon the principles of the
revolution, is to be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and
harmony, on the sound principles of denocra-
cy, are its tencts-apostacy, and perfdv to
the cause of the people, are the causes Of ex-
clusion.
This view Of society which holds the first
place at least in political consequence in Penn
sylvanja, is much better illustrated by the
excellent practical discourse which will be
found to illustrate it's principles in the sub
Joined LONG TALK--
At the usual periods of election, the Off
GERS following were elected for the present
year.
Grand SachcH.............Gcn. NJ Iei5
Father u the CouHca...Judge Wolbert,
SacbemS r tire 1ri6cs...Col. Jonas Simonds
Col. VIM Duane,
Gen. Michael Bright
Col. Alex. Boyd,
1t. {. Vile,
Major 6. Bartram,
Major =. Christian,
MIR. Andrew Leinau,
Capt Rob. Cochrane,
Mr. John Miller