Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-10-29

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from the New York Tribune.
Tammany HalL
For period Of more than forty years, Tam
many Hall has exercised controlling influence
Ia the political affairs Of this State and Of the
nation Few persons, Of the present generation
know anything respecting the origin and history
Of this Society, which, for this long period of
time, has wielied q power more constant in its
effects and more extensive in its operations on
the political combinations Of our people, than
that of any other priyate association or 0rgani-
zation of men in the country.
It is an extraordinary circumstance in our
history that an association Incorporated BY law,
exclusively for purposes of beneyolence and
charity, should. SO entirely, hare perverted the
objects for which it was created that very few
persons, now n the stage Of actiensexcept those
whomay have 4 taste for antiquarian research,
evefNSnspect its real origins II may, we think,
be confidently alleged that no other instance has
occurred, in the history Of the State or nation,
where m Incorporated company has so departed,
in practice, from fulfilling promoting the pur-
poses for which il was created, as has happened
in the case of the Tammany Society,"
In the year 1905, William Mooney and others
presented to the Legislature Of the State Pc
tition, setting forth that FOR several years they
had beon associated 8 for the purpose Of afordng
relf % tie INDECENT and distressed members Of the
association, their pido,cs and orphans, and Others
wAo might Be found proper objects Of their charity"
and praying that the associates might be incor
porated, in order to enable them more fully to
accomplish the benevolent purposes for which
they were combined. To this benevolent and
charitable appeal to the Legislature responded
BY granting the petitioners charter OF incorpo-
ration. Ems charter, IN It's terms, IS one OF the
most simple OF all thatsare to De found IN our
statute books It consists OF preamble and
two sections only. The preamble recltes the
apphcatlon OF William Mooney and others as
above stated, and the hrst section OF the act
gives 70 the pentoners corporate powers, 'Jor
tae purpose Ct enabI.ng them TIE better to carry
MR eDeet he osne'o'ent purpose Of atords,sg re-
Aef to zee ,ad,geRt and distressed" For thispur-
Pc the corporasaon IS authorized, among other
'nmgs. 70 noid fea. ana personal properly, pro
e'aea 1Ae esear yearty vatse g sucn 'eat ana per-
so'sae es.ates snam mot e1ceea tne sum q Hoe noh
san4 uoeeo's. Inc second secuon Is aeVoteu 70
aeclarlhe Me &c. 20 oe paoe'c ae., ana orae,I @
ny va. tne a same oe co'est'asa W q" courts ona
pfoces' oen'e'As aea Jaaoraoty JoT esery oenencas
purpose h"eresn anteaaea. ouch was the origin
Ine society OF Iammany, ~ OF columbian
Urder' IN the Clty OF New York" Iammany
!, nail ana tne PonmcaI orgies enacted 'nere, are
1he only visible illustrations on Of tne manner In
Thlcn lnls corporatlon Inin!ls me purpose OF me
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