The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-01

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tude they assumed on former occasions.
As specimen of insolent dictation, that
would have neither been attempted nor
tolerated in any other party, we give the
letter addressed by this committee to such
men as Justice S. Jones, A. Vanderpoel,
M. Ulshefler, and to other gentlemen who
are in nomination by the ''unterrifed" for
the respective city Offices. Here it is:
TAmMANY HALL, Oct 30, ls49.
SIR Al a meeting of the Democratic Republican
General Committee, held at Tammany Hall, on
Tuesday, October lsth the above resolutions were
unanimously passed.
In the discharge of our duty, as the select
mittee named in said resolutions, respectfully
beg leave 10 PROFOUND to you, one of the candi-
dates recently nominated in Tammany Hall, the
following questions:
LIST. Do you or not recognise the Democratic Re
publican General Committee, held at Tanmany
Hall, and the respective organizations existing By
its authority, the only Democratic organizations
in the city and county of New York?
I'd State distinctly and unequivocally whether
or not you repudiate all other pretended Demo
cratic committees.
You will observe that you are required to answer
the preceding questions in writing, and you are in
formed that such answer will be published; and
farther, that your compliance with this request
will be received as negative reply.
As there is to be special meeting OF the General
Committee 10 hear the report Of the undersigned on
the following evening, you will please favor us
with your answer before the oath day of Oc-
tober, instant, and address the same to US, under
cover, to Edward c. West, No. 65 Wall street.
M INV WASH ! WrsT conm,,s.
W. H. ELTING,
We must give :. Mike" and his friends
credit for considerable boldness-meaning
impudence-in this business. They tried
| it on as unfalteringly as the genius of
Tammany Hall could desire. The reply
of the gentlemen Thus taken impertinently
to task was manly rebuke Of Messrs.
Walsh, West and Elting, and refusal TO
submit to such indecent demands. There
the matter rests for an attempt to induce
the nominees to withdraw their reply, for
warding to them resolutions passed at the
General Committee, was treated with 81
lent contempt by those gentlemen. The
Globe need no longer shed its crocodile
tears over the local dissensons Of the
Wings. 1t has handsome quarrel in its
own party to manage-wlth this dIsadvan-
tage, however, that its recent somerset
from Barnburnerism to Hunkerism has
greatly curtailed its influence.
There will be some fun at old Tamma
ny at the ratification meeting tonight.
We only fear that the parties will be 'fu-
rious" as well as ''fast," and perhaps
decent people will be best and safest else
where. Even before the insult thus d.
rectly offered to the nominees, and their
indignant retort, the feud between the two
sections was by no means inconsderable.
The overbearing demeanor of the Old
Hunkers, in erasing from the list of can
didates-aye, and even of speakers at
Democratic meetings, in the excess Of
their unterrifed liberality-every person
who would not own Hunkerism as the
alpha and omega of New York Democra-
cy, had awakened deep indignation,
which threatened serious consequences at
the ratification meeting. We doubt whe-
Their it will prove ratification gathering.
Well, we stand by and smile only we
hope the police will keep Mr.. Walsh and
the other gentlemen from breaking each
others heads tonight. We would respect
fully suggest that, as there will be consid-
cradle heat and no small danger of spon
taneous combustion, the hose OF good
fire-engine be introduced into the room, in
readiness for any emergency. The brakes
might be manned by good Wings; or, as
would be better still, each brake by one of
the sections of the fercest coalitonists,
since no doubt each would "play with a
WILL" for the sake of showing his spite
against the opposite faction in the room.
We commend the idea to the chief of po-
lice. Give them plenty OF cold water; it
is thing they are not used to, and would
keep the peace better than slaves and
bludgeons.