The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-25
rammany Hall Democracy.

Old Tammany has once more sent forth IFS
mimic thunder, TO the great delight of those
who rejoice in the title of the "unterrifed,"
and it may be to the no small amusement OF
everybody else. It's oracles have propounded
their high behests, its great guns have poured
forth powder to the full extent of their capa-
city, and its submissive vassals meanwhile
exult exceedingly over past trlumphs, and
the vet greater achievements that are in
prospect. In the midst of 50 much noise
and smoke, it is difficult to discern the
precise grounds of jubilation, but they seem
TO be both comprehensive and fancltul. The
first cause of joy--next to wit and whisky
evidently is a consciousness Of having van
qushed the Wings everywhere, GEORGIA
not excepted; they We're delighted, secondly.
because, in their own elegant vernacuar, they
are going to 'knock Whiggery into cooked
hat;v and thirdly because, having annihilated
opposition at home, they are getting ready to
enter upon a crusade in behalf of democracy
all over the world. A great party, with great
leaders, and great things to fight about, may
be allowed without surprise to shout long and
lustiIy; more especially as shouting is under
stood to be the exercise in which they most
excel. Their lungs have always been stronger
than their principles, though even the latter
are tolerably elastic.
At the gathering on Wednesday evening
Captain RYNpERs considerably yielded the
leadership 10 Colonel FoRNEY, of the Pennsyt
panian, who chaunted the praises OF the leglons
of the Keystone State, told some spicy anec.
dotes about kEAN, the actor, and JOHN RAN
DoLPH, the poltician and then propounded this
as his own invincible doctrine: THAT he would
rather vote for the worst Democrat that ever
lived, than for the best Wing that ever LIVED"
Sound doctrine, we dare say, in Tammany Hall,
but very odd in any other region! The Colo
mel was in too great hurry to explain how
he would have applied his doctrines in some of
the recent elections. In Georgia, no doubt, he
would have stuck to the McDoNALp ticket,
albeit Secessionist; in Ohio he would have been
Free-soiler; and in New York he will swallow
Abolitionism, Anti-rentism, or any other nau-
seous dose proceeding from Democratic hands.
Colonel FoRNEY means what he says unques
tionabIy; but he should have remembered that
Instrumentation of Democratic doctrine, as under
stood by himself, places him at the mercy of his
Philadelphia contemporaries for some time TO
come. He was very candid, certainly, but
very inconsiderate. Diluted through the col
umns Of the Pennsylvania, he might have pre-
scented the same poison in less obnoxious form.
But this concentration of his is pill which no
honest man can swallow.
The other luminary of the evening was
Mr.. w. NJ. CoRY, Of Ohio, who discoursed
of foreign policy and our own international
duties with all the learning of Secretary
of State and all the junction of double
distilled filibuster. He sees nelhing in Flu
rope but warfare against American com
merce and republican principles, England
and Russia being the heads of the unholy al
lance. He drops tear over the grave Of Lo-
PEI, whom he describes as belonging "to the
. immortal company Of LAFAYETTE and Kos
cIUsKo. His glorious life" he adds, "was
contaminated by death more glorious" OF
course Mr.. Cory cannot allow the death of
such hero to pass unrevenged; nor can he
rest in peace in Ohio while foul conspiracies are
afoot in Europe Listen to him for moment,
as he is reported in the New York Herald:
1.-The question for us to settle is, whether we
or NJ, chit 10 allow republcanism to be destroyed.
I reckon that in a controversy between infdel ma
lions scekng to eIterminate the religion OF Jesus
and his Christian followers, the United States would
count for something on the right side, no matter
how distant frum the theatre of actual war
should be ashamed Of my age and country II
could possibly think otherwise Now them our
mixed population is the one best adapted TO con
federation Of republics, aud while it makes US SO