Litchfield enquirer., 1845-02-06


And gild thy life with Joy;
Then purer pleasures thou wcuidst carr,
Without such base alloy!
Latchfeld, Janasry ls4J. M.
From lie ": Y. F.rpFess, Jan. 30.
CAPT. RYNDF5sS, ALIAS SAWYER REM
NERs-JUSTICE DUE TO HIM.
When plain Sawyer Renners began to figure at
Tammany Hall, at the head of the Empire Club,
as Captain Rynders, and before he got to be the
Hon. Isaiah Rynders, we felt called upon to tell
the public snto and schat he was, on account of
which, some fifteen or twenty professional bullies,
thieves, blacklegs, pickpockets, and murderers,
1--WE know the definition of these words,) were
sent into our counting room, with Ryndcrs at their
head, to threaten US, that ii published another
line about them, it would cost Us our life. After
proper preparation for the reception Of such gen.
try, If they ever troubled US again, we naturally
went on writing more and more pleasant and
itruthfdltlIiRys, which must have been well known
10 the Evening Post, the Morning News, and the
Plebeian. This Club, indeed unequaled for the set
of ruffiars it contained by the worst men of the
worst days Of the Reign Of Terror ia the French
Revolution, were paid $500 per week, or about
that sum- prior to the Presidential election, out Of
the Treasury Fund of Tammany Hall $50 that
the Tammany Press which now dennunce them,
Iced them, and isthereiore responsible for them.
We do not take the pen, however, to make fur
ther war upontfi Empire Club. 1t has had its
,das. done lis errand, and the trouble Of the Old
Hunkers Of Tammany Ffall now is, how to get rid
fof 1t. Indeed we think a great deal better Of
Ryndars and his rufians than Of the richer ruff.
ans that gave him ssano per week to establish in
this city, reign Of terror. The Evening Post
now denonnces him as /" professional gambler"
who "pursacs that infamous vocation from WASH
ingtoa to New Orleans" The Morning News
n in vain Ind
claims the Jacobin Plcbian, !. we have never ex-
changed ten words with this much noted gentle
man. Truth compels ',isto say that hislan-
guagc at the great Tammany meeting, would have
been more suitable for the cockpit than in meet
ing Of the democracy Of the city"
Now. Of this turning Of the cold shoulder upon
the once Sascycr Renneys, but only just now Hon.
it betue as the Evening Post says. land il 10 the
very best character it could give him., that he is
professional gambler" yet this was prior to his
being salaried npon Tammany Hall Since his in
daction there from the Penitentiary at Washington,
he has kept the very best society in this State and
in the Union. The Hon. B. +. Batter, the late At
rtorney General of the United States, had him q
companion at table, cheek by jowl He has dined,
too, with the College Of, Electors lin fhis great
; State. A fete and ball were given him hare, by
! the Masnates Of Tammany Hall. The ladies' Of
that's Temple of Democracy" showered on him
their sweetest favors. Indeed, if we are informed
Alright, it was in the carpeted saloons OF Mr.. Cros-
well at ALBANY. that Rynders revelled, as Cres-
well.saught an audience OF The Governor Of the
State. when Rynders was so s;gnally successful in
efecting the i,ardon Of his conpatriot bully Ford
The popularity Of Rynders. indeed. was then such.
that he not only commanded the ezfree into the
looms Of the best society of the democracy Of the
city, but Of the capitol. and his influence was such
with Gov. Bouck, that at his word, the prison
doors opened, and an innate. could come out III
il shocking ingratitude we saw then. in the Post.
News or Piebean thus 10 speak Of their llustrious
,and high salaried chief particularly when not
more than twenty days ago, he was the Organ, II
not sbechoscn organ Of Introducing the Vice lres.
ident. Dallas. and the brother OF the President
Col. Wm.sH POLK. TO |. the democracy Of the city
and the State.:U W., s.ra
The only fault Of Capt Rynders now, and the
reason why he is called !" gambler and said to
be suitable for /" cock pitt than for good 90.
not be led We respect the rufiian for this. and
: there is no reason why the Buffers, the Boucks
ard the Croswells, who fed him and .hattered him
before the election, shauld cast him off now. He
is az good this January O. he was in October last
nay, better man--for he has been keeping better
company. There is the odor Of good society about
him now. He is purified from the Penitentiary
atmosphere he once breathed. Blacklegs and bull
Lies have not been his companions these twoSasnths
Ikat gentiensen. He is, probably, penitent fol
,ipast fransgressons. He should be encouraged nov
to refrain from sin, and not spurned off, as he isr
sing Into responsibility. We earnestly protes
against this turptude Of ingrates, who create al
Idol, and then dash it to the EARTH a
In seriousness and solemnity, however, we he,
the honast-mcn Of Tammany Hall to mark well thu
course Of the leaders Of thai Hall toward such mel
as Rynders IT is the first time our Penitentarie.
the Governor invoked, 10 be used Il, our election.
and we trust II will be the last We have rot te
4 the Marat and Couthcn characters 81 the French
revolution. We hope Iwhile we tcar1 we shall
,s.svar ct beyond. First their leaders began viii