The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-19

The Old Tammany Row Reyived-The q ues-
ton or the sposls In ITS True shape.
For some weeks past the wrangling democracy
Of this city have been in terrible way. They
have had meetings, and counter meetings,
and caucuees, and committees, and sub-com-
mitteee, and manifestoes, aud resolutions,
and explanations, and exhortations, and con-
siderable hard swearing, from Tsmmany to
the Chinese Rooms, and from the Chinese
Rooms to the Bowery, and all the way to Wash
ington, and at Washington, and all the woy back,
and since they have got back-aud all about the
spoils. In these proceedings, these extraordinary
proceedings, these confused and most delectable
proceedings Mayor Wood and Wilson Small,
Jem Conner and Tom Tappan, Bob Walker and
Butterworth, Hart and Herrick, Sanders and
Fowler, Kelly and McMurphy &C., together with
all the Indians of the North American continent,
have been inexplicably mixed up, and all about
the spoils OF the Custom House and the control
Of the New York democracy through these nice
little picAings of the plumber.
From the brothers of Tammany Society on
Monday (to-morrow) the Council of Sachems is
TO be elected-a council approximating in i'm
portance and power, as far as they go, to the old
Venetian Council of Ten, or the Jacobin Club
for they suppress the rebellious or knock off their
heads at discretion. The faction which gets this
Council Of tie Sschems gets the OPEN scsanx of
Tsmmany, and thereby the control Of the party.
if the party should agree to hold together.
Thus too, this Council gets the authority to
speak for the party and for the spoils
This is the oni'aus Of all the existing squads and
squabbles among the brethren. II is but the re-
vival, with some curious notifications, of the
calamitous fuss in the family which followed the
Inauguration Of poor Pierce.
At that time Augustus ScheIl was a pro-
minent candidate for the post of Collector but
there was q clique which could not stomach the
Dutch obetiDacy of Augustus; they knew they
could not manage him, and 60 with the aid OF
Marcy. they contrived 10 run him aground and
keep him cut. They accepted, as sort of CON-
promise, highly respectable expoundcr of the
'aw-Juoee BroDson--uIder tie idea chat he
was quiet ard aniable old fogy whom they
could manage as they pleased. But they coon
found out tbat the Dutch courage OF Bronson
was, if nythiDg even harder than that of Schell
They had caught Tartar. There Was q dread
ful row, and such clamor was raised around the
ears Of poor Pierce that Bronson was turned out
and flexible outside gentleman from the rural
districts-one Redfeld by name-was made the
dispenser OF the spoIs Of the Custom House. This
was like the substitution Of King Log for King
Stork; and thepoeiorward the anti-Scheli faction
had il all their own way. Bat the consequences
to the party were frighsfuL One half OF
tie democratic family not alone Of the
city but Of the whole State - abandoned
the administration camp, and from 1853
down to the Cincinnati Convention of 1856,
they went wandering about after the dark Ian.
tern Of the Know Nothings and other strange
gods, seeking r,st, but frdipg none; and all on
account OF the discharge Of Bronson from the
Custom House
The same game is going on now as that which
brought Judge Bronson to the guillotine. There
II very busy clique at work among the rest, TO
secure the Ssctems Of Tammany. In order 10
control thereby the Custom House appointments
of the Collector. Tits busy clique IL managed
by Fowler tie Postmaster, Hart the Surveyor,
ssDders the Mary Agent, Elijah +. Purdy, and
othtrs. auo hey have been holding their pow
vows VI the BoseIy. They have been making
very boisttTous professions OF patriotism and
b'o'teriy love. which is all "my eye end Betty
Martin for their real purpose is to reduce the
Collector TO tbeir owD terms OF Submission, or TO
BfoDsontze hr--tothipg more.
Wei. to morrow lie the even.ful day. Should
bs Eowier SJe 1s c:SJ c...q1is, for example. sio
cd in u Coubci Of Sacbems. they will So
cur, f. # ibe couiIol Of TsmmaDy Hall aud the
prisug Of Tie legitimate head managers Of the
-toie d. moc-atic party Of the city aid the State;
apo s,coro'y TIE rgbt TO demand Of the admins
u4'ioo INST mf soteil shal obey the orders oma-
hs''rR from he city headquarters or TO be turned
adriit hte Bronson. TIE solution Of the whole
mtroglo 10 ,be event Of the election of Fo.ler
aud PUoy {. uucil OF Sarhems will most proba
ny te O. al sei for The abso'ute control of the
oi"c's Of he Custom House. In the event of
iai'ute 10 ttis W. usy next expect them 10 raise
81 oitu lue sud cy - Washington for his dis
o zeal ~ the ouly alternative for saving the
party. lr the mca1ume. We should not be sur
prHeo Whrt'ver mey he toe issue OF these Jag
slInls for toe key Of Tsnmaoy Hail. to find Mr.
schelI pursuing MS oVn course and msking his
o"n appointments wholly IND rsrtnt TO The an.
proval Of The Tsnmany Council, but with the
full approval OF SIR Buchanan.
THE PERSECUTION or CoRoSER CoSNIrY.-Now
that the evidence FOR the persecution is cloeed
10 the css Of CopDery the Coroner, one can form
3 rational judgment OF The basis on which the
csse rests sni Of the design with which Il was
undertaken. Al the material charges On which
{ sas shed Of hs GoSctuos 70 rnoYe C,-at,y