The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-28

peal securities, ana the now Cve,stralced
governments would fud il impossible &c meet
their pay ments Of interest Such 4 result would
bring new revulson to the whole commercial
world. with which we are icdissclubiy con-
nected
Tammany Hail the Mother OF Political
Corruption.
There Ia nc better evidence Of toe waning
power, the general and rapid decay now going
| on with poor old diapidated Tammany, than
the commissions and wrangling Of her adherents
whilst making the severa, local nominations,
especially those for members Of Congress and
State Assembly. Thus far she has been true to
her antecedents, and put forward as her repre-
sentatives number Of the worthless rhiloso.
pliers who have dsgraced the city IN every
position that they have filed. By her own
course che las therefore placed in the hands
of her opponents the power to wipe her out
of existence; like Hsman, she has prepared
the gibbet upon which her sachems will be
hung, fifty cubi.s high and the public relieved
from her baneful infuence-the source and
fountain head Of the bribery and veaality in
our local and State governments removed from
our midst.
Tammany has long been the political eyesore
Of tie city, the cancer of corruption gnawiny
at the vitals Of our free Institutions, polluting
ard defling our body polite with her pesti-
lential breath. To her the citizens Of New York
are indebted for the thieving rascality at the
City Hall, and in fact in all branches Of our city
0oyor,rort wboro tb;. b1dro baa5a5 v,oc.<ar
Of the nineteenth century has shown itself. 1t
is through her influence that our city govern.
ment has been placed in the bands Of a set Of
loaarg politicians and its legislative depart
ments turned into q machine for official plum
der. II is the men tia. she has toisted upon us
that are the acknowledged leaders Of the dis.
graceful plundering cabab in the Board
Of Councilmea and Boagd Of Aldermen
In every department Of the city govern.
ment where venali.y Is practiced repre-
sentative Of Tammany Ia sure to be found
there the famous Forty Thieves received their
training and frst lessons In iniquity under her
discipline. She managed to obtain the control
Of the Almshouse department, and then turned
Its halls Of charity into Bacchanalian revelry,
which made The whole community revolt at the
outrage upon public decency, until finally TIE
Legislature was obliged to turn them out In re-
spouse to the demands Of an indignant public.
Whenever Thurlow Weed wishes assistance to
carry out his schemes at Albany he always ap-
plies to Tammsny, and 6nds willing aids In her
representatives. The Senators and Assembly
Al. IL A. tc Y Il
her influence are always bosom friends Of Weed
as soon as they reach Albany II was with
men emanating from that rotten and corrupt
concern that the several peculatisg schemes Of
the last session were organized and put through.
Tammary furnished the democratic member Of
the Committee On Cities and Villages, who was
one OF the chief instruments In assisting the re-
publicans In preparing the several jobs. He
worked 90 faithfully for bis masters that they
have again engineered his nomination In the
Twelfth Assembly district. The food and the
equipment for the several piratical crusade. CT
last winter were furnished By these hailing
from Tanmany; and II L. reported that the
81 200, 600 claim, which Weed has announced
as being or bis slate for the next session L. held
b. Tammanyites Back auction dues Is Sup
posed to be the scheme. She L. IL fact. the
mother Of polltica, harlots injecting and con.
tamina'irg every thing within her reach.
With this unbeatable record Of infamy stand
Ing out In bold relief sse still has the pres,mp-
ticr to atteup. to govern the city and
send her tools to Albany and Washing
ton. In her Congressional and Assembly
squabbles such characters as Boole Tuomey
and Andrew Smith have already turned up, al
enanaiirg frcm the very lowest ri. Of the old
Goal Hole" II L. time that the public were
preparing themselves to give this institstIon its
finishing stroke II she l. allowed to send tc
Albany those representatives who were engaged
in the buccaneering projects Of the last Legis-
lature, our citizens must not grumble If they
persuade the rural members to unite with them
TO plumber the city Of Its valuable franchises,
and the late dsgraceful scenes are re.enacted.
AT the last Mayoralty election the people rose
up In their might and repudiated the loothsome
concern. Let them again rally in such numbers
that the wind, on the evening Of the 9Th Of
November, will moan her funeral dirge, and
the Old wigwau be buried 50 deep beneath the
waves Of public opinion that her council fres
viii never be rekindled, and tAe tomabawks
and scalping knives Of her saehems allowed for
ever to rust unmolested.