The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-21
Our Washington correspondence.

WASHINGTON Doc. Is, 1855.
The 7am,aany Bropes in Coucii.7he Traty Of Peace
Schel ASsents TO it--7he President Signs as a W.T.
ness-A Settlement as is Settlement, dc.
An Eruption of Goths and Vandais from Gotham took
yossession OF Wizards Hotel and the Executive mansion
last Wednesday. They were the warriors Of st. Tam
many, and tho great yammany "war horse" Elijah +.
Purdy, whose name ike Elijah the Prophet, is great
among the Gentiles" democratic There WAS Fowler
who claimed 70 DO outside partyassevcratng that he
was on special business to Washington OF private cha
racter but who really tho ''Inyisible Grand who
pulled the wires. "Iko wants to get the mmmany Han
nomination next fall for Mayor and he was not fool
enough to let outside parties enter into compact ny
which chances procure that nomination were 10 DO
jeopardzed-nary time. Colonel Dunlap came withJobn
Kelly last Sunday 18th inst He claimed not to be OF the
party OF Goshs yet ho drank his share ana wnied thc
calumet in room 70 at Wizards, where the chiefs
held their council We admitted TO tho council ana
we saw several suspicious bottles and pitchers the pip
Of ueace and several punches segars We sawCoone
Fuller formerly Of the New York Mirror, who is soon
going 10 Earope without misson which nc came mere
% solicit ~e saw our ,oy oDese liena ar @
Father Kennedy expectoratng through his teeth, who
could hit the spttoon to point no matter where OF az
looking very elcitous indeed Next put eye upon
Purser WHO desired be custodian Of the money bags OF
your city whose defeat seems to have made him grave
and philosophical in his expression. Longing on the
were two younger personages both OF whom have
been elevated in tho Wgwam because q tne Inv wealth
Peter Cooper, and John Winthrop Chanler, young
lawyer doing business in Exchange place. who has been
trct There was "Sherif Kelly " too, whose honest and
open face seemed iumed by happy heartily . COZ
worth a mint every year, Ask Wet. "Slippery Dick"
Connolly County Clerk, occupied ono Whole sofa with
very 1.-THE rouee and MS snr yGce Vsn 'The gu.
Miner" City Register, registered his name at Browns
Hotel; but nevertheless, his broad brmmed hat lay on
the council table, and his broader shoulders lay back on
chair which was poised against the wall at an angle Of
thirty degrees Purser was chairman and Cooper secre
tary while Small acted asscrgcanat arms long doGu'
ent was drawn up containing the bases upon whioh the
chiefs were willing TO pass the calumet TO those VINO
have turned recusant, and who now nave M q
The document drawn up by Purser, and
was much erased and Intoxicated bg Fowler, whose IN
ternca,ions were also erased very much by 'Biowcr
Kennedy The document was dnaly approved by ria
goc vote ard then whskey and pipes were passed around
And anon The room vas filled with the smoke OF peace
be was solitary and alone up stairs, in h private room
He looked gloomy and sad lie had expected delegation
of friends support him, w. Mcssrs Wood, ussei,
Genet Maher and Tucker; bt these gentlemen iSe inc
ssspir,tg OF the vasty deep, wouldn't come And why
Because they had told the r dent that they could oet
Tammany Hail. especially Furser nominated; but
ihsy didn't and ,hey were ashamed meet Old Bucks
keen eve Schen felt the blaw, and said that no was
willing 10 DO tho right Thug and go iammany against
every and ans other organization. THIS sc6ell told 10
General Ward This informal suited the chiefs IN room
73 who took another round Of glasses as the news was an
Ali the above parties three hours with the Preens
10 pot Sce 10 coDcode this point but Sche was slow 70
con,e 10 the scraich.p With thH point won, the cnlels
left willard al O'Clock Y NJ and went Ia the White
House ard presented the document, which, IA substance
is as foliovs -,
The chiefs agree give liberal chance 10 the people
In select.nr f;eneral Committee for 1859.
. MIR Schei or any other democratic oihceholder
under the government, il to decaptatc any Official
who nav take part the election Of General committee
not authorized 10 take place by tho present committee IN
Tamnany Hail. ,o,o
Il After The election az the General Committee for tsss
unccr the call OF the present committee now IN ianany
Hall any democrat who may belong 10, nc affiliate WIN
any outside organization claiming to 10 democratic, winch
may BE- In conflict a committee with the Innfnany
Hall committee shall be, IS hodin0 office, Immediately
decapated and intervention itom any quarter shal
reinststc him in office. ,,,-
Mr. Sshel approved the document, and tho Prcsidcn
said he We glad that the difficulties were adjusted sits
fac.orly Each signed rlc articles oi peace an
then chuck" pot his signatnr. t. u rs witness mf
Buchanan copy and Judge waterbury the otner
Mr. schell bong alone desired no copy the ehais iei
The capital on saturday morning NJ eight Q clock. -
Senator John J. Crittenden was seTenadod ~ nS res
dencc $50 Pennsylvania avenue, on FRIDAY evening"
his friends, , ,-,,.,.., IN ,.n1 ras
Carr Il tnis year. TIE President = asoaoe ~ NY, ~
.Sse 10 been democratic cIab started here, oie "a
sral,a. flob,r with view % @-isers ~ ioo' "a" !
u,urias club Is being organized.