New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-19

| Al the caucus Of the Wood or Forester faction.
held on Saturday night at tbs Mercer House, pre-.
lininary to the Tammany Society election to-day,
sx Mayor Wood made, as We may say, his own
funeral eulogy and oratioD, combining with it a
sort Of death bed protest against the m.ce iDgrat
itude and treachery of which, according to his own
| account be has been the obec! and the victim 1t
is quite obvious from this speech that the exMayor
ODslders bis chance Of getting possession of Tam
maLy Hall decidedly desperate. Hence the feel
ing be expressed that his political life is nearly
ended, and that this Monday night is to close his
political career. Hence the solemn declaration
that he is not now, and that he did not think he
ever should be again candidate for any Office
Hence his resolution to consult 10 future his own
peace, bis OWL happiness, the dictates Of his OWE
heart the earnest wishes Of bis wife and family
ard to return to their bosOms--an announcement
which, from the great ar prolonged applause with
which lie said 10 have been received, appears to
have given 10 less satisfaction to his immediate
partisans than it certainly viii to the public at large
They thought, perhaps, that thus delivered Of this
political JoDah, they had still some chance Of keep
ing their craft afoat But though himself out Of
Office and out Of pos er and with but faint hopes
regaining them, the ex-Msyor has stll friend at
court Though not able himself TO punish the mon
who basely obtain ,he favor Of the Democratic
party and then stsb their best friends-the men
who seek 10 divert public scorn and ind gnation
from themselves by raising hue aid cry after him
Though unable to punish these men himself, he
80 la, {ro h.. Has prax liant Pm
chaLan during the last six months stricken one Of
them and deprived him Of Office! AID the same
| hand thst has thus v;sited John McKe0n for pot-
cal iDsrstitude may strike down still other traitors
AZ to the eX.MnyoIs past career be assured bis
auditors in the style Of an epitaph, that having
bteu memb sr Of the TammsOy Society for quar-
ter of century, he had spen. that long period in
view Of one object, to wit: the interests Of the SO
| ciety and the Democratic party. Not only has he
.nesTy worn himseh out in the ser7lce, but his
| istsDce ard his toItane have gone 70 the same
end, which certainly seems very hard indee1 con-
| sieering how much their acquisition cost him. But
in thus boastine his long connection with the Tam
many Society, the ex-Msyor seems to place him.
| sef in rather an awkward predlcament. The
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With a charge that the TammaDy Society, though
composed of only four hundred members or
| less, or rather, that the Sachems OF the Tam
many Society, by the usurp.ton Of pOlit-
ea power. by aIrogating the right to represent
| the Democratic masses, have transformed that
! society from mere charitable association
ihto controlling political ipflence to such a
degree that the pending election Of Sachems
hardy falls short of the interest Of State, or al
| least a City election, and is watchei By party
leaders at Washington and throughout the nation
with extraordinary interest as deeply Affecting the
politics of New-York. Now, how does it happen
that during the tweDty.fv years that the ex.
Mayor has devoted himself and bis fortune, as he
says, TO the interests of the society and the Dem
ocIatic party be never made this discovery
before Tls usurpston of political power this
arIogation by the trustees of nere charitable
society, as be describes ii, Of the right to repre-
sent the Democratic masses has been going Oh all
Ibis time under the ex Mayors eye. He may, in.
deed say Of itss Eneas says Of the siege Of Troy
/ "An which saw, ard P,rt Of which wac
How does il happen then tha. with such an entire
devotoD, as he beasts 10 TIE Interests of the Demo-
crscy be never doIiDg that shole twenty Ave years
asked attention 10, or said one word against what
he low represents IS usurrstitl and an a.sump-
,onl The truth Of the charges which the eI.MsyOr
makes aeaih,t the Tammany Society is notorious
enough. The nan or the men who should strip
that Society of its assumed and arrogated authority
and carry il back to its original objects would rem
del, 1o doubt. valuable service to the City aud the
State Dut sitter the experience which the public
iaye had Of the * Mayor in the character of re-
fcymer. they viii not expect great deal from HMM
! that iae. He who undertook TO reform the Street
Con missiontrs Department ty The appointment OF
Deylin 10 that Office, can hardly be trusted TO lead
il r,foIm Of the TamnaDy Society.
Our Lee.,ature has decided 10 submit TO the
| People Of tbs Stale the proprtety OF holding