New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-07
THE TAsfS[ANI' FIGHT.

Caucus OF THE ANTI-"FORESrERS."
a caucus oftle members Of the Tsmmsny Society.
who aIe 81 in fsycr Of the Administration Of james
" Brctaran sni cf the regular organisation end
"ussges d the neu uccra,ic party, and opposed &c the
"csnde stine and otth bound association known tho
- yoicsteis WAS held last eyeb,pg at the West-
chester House, corner IL Boome street sad the
Row,ry Ore burji,d and tweIty membes of the
Society were prtstit ExMayor Andrew III. Mictis
presided. Speech,s were made by the Chairman, by
.Iobu Van Burer, Postmaster Fowler, Supervisor
Elijah 4. Purdy, County Clerk Richard B. Connolly,
j. Brush, and others. 1t was announced that e0s
members of the Soie.ya clean msjority of the whole
bad declared Themselves as opposed to the Foo
esters:" sud Of tbs number ls7 had signed rcu.
pletcipg Themselves to vote for the regular order Of
things.
Mr. Van iiuen said that he bad recently spent
several days IN Washington, and was prepared to ssy
that "the people lets" expressed Themselves deeply
interested in the present struggle in this city aud
anxious for the triumph of the legitimate party and
tho legitimate cause John took occasion. IN the course
9Th lengthy speech TO lsud President Buchanan aod
all his acts, ard Cohcluded by eutrsating all true
"overs of the good Old cause to stand steady In sup
port OF the venerable Society OF St. Tammsny aud
that cousec Grated o'd wigwam-Tammany Hal"
The sut -.ance OF the other speeches was:
lst. Burcombe about tie present Administration
and The Democrat, Party and the tnon.
"a Regret that any attempt to dsoganise the Party
should have been Tade.
%. Surp,ie that any member Of " that veaeralJe
Old Society could be Induced by "goDg through
three doors snd taking three oaths TO all in the ad
vsrc.ment of 'eserirg demagcgues.
iih. A demand on Collector Scheu and others, who
Ia L. all. trf aafe 4
this a,iu porart contest to come forward aud show
their hands plainly that none could misunderstood.
The enthusiasm was immense.
The following resolutions read aud adopted
unanimously
bed At m. Weston .ei hereby declare sdhsr,nc" 70
the ';nmloi'oL oi me D1nssaT iny ot
"a il. unOn ~ ham which bss be- -
ui by the recognition OF Tmusny HAL ~ s centre sa cts
Del out tim sud supp, the present paons Adais's-
su end ~ pin cipe- sad s opponitoa h any
aud al attempts mske the influence o rammsny Socsy cub
Rcolcd That W. resct that any well meaning memless d
BE- Society have lcn misd by reckless ad d''os.nns lad
sud induced to associate With Them IN candesoe and cs'h
bot pd ssooion desned 10 PoInoc selfish and p's'' eaa.
% 81 ns ] % in ns;a secis H 'as
Rc,orci That the tvows, lereffore ns5c by pcrsu OF
Foe', Of, ic to sci, fs%m.ay Hail end the no,sss.
pail on % their ade' in scheme. having for their object
party the f that the tteir src,e,s f,ba, b.
po'be evt at W. ID b. the immediate tsase Of the Otd
,Cd poisoual tr snd would end In opsn hostility 70
the bso 81 Admins raj and ts b al snd liberal picy and
sso the sale OF the Ola Wi1H au" Of the
means to ou Ile d'ofanizDg schemes ss'nst the Deo
ccIsic patty
Reoed II the members OF the Society meeting at hts
psc- w nominate snd present tket for SScems oompo~d
Il w.kDos and fstLl members Of the Society devoted -
tie regular aid Organl ~ the patty and true 70 ~
triupfs end bch will represent eveiy interest ce csnfds
bse snd pledge ourse 10 elect such teke. bg
d., ss- oBi tIiunPt nj majority
The election for Sachems, which is the immediate
occasion of this exoif sment takey place on the fh
ipst. The contest is about tie General Committed
The Wood CT Forester faction favor the Wtter Com
miee, while the Fowler or Regulars adhere 10 The
Organization bead,d by District Attorney petsr Is.
Sweeney.
TIE suooe,sial Sac!,em, have the po~sr TO decits
which is the legitimate Committee hence the struggle.