New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-21
THE TAMMANY MANIFESTO.
CARD FROM THE HON. WIN. McMURRAY.
To ns Eatoy nj ia, ~ JxibUa.

CARD FROM THE HON. WIN. McMURRAY
To the Editor Of The N. Y Tribune
Sir: NV attention has been called 10 q commsdcs'
ton in your paper Of the 10th inst, signed Elijah
F. Purdy and Peter B. Sweeny-one 'dilS Dinseii
Chairman of the Democratic Republic oehersi Com
mittee, and the other Chairman Of eomething eise
am perfectly willing that eth" OF these gentlemen
should parade bis name and ,cal designations TO bis
hearts content whenever ie gets chance. am only
sorry that they should ake t necessary for humble
private citizen like myself to appear before the public
in answer TO tteir communication seeming 20 charge
him with in AXE thrusting himself into posi-
ton to which he was not riehtfuy called They meet
me, however, at disadvantage. j have only short
tale 10 tell but not like them long tail to parade with
my name.
They say have only an accidental" connection
with the Tammany organization. Now, Sir, this may
te serious charge no doubt Messrs. Purdy and
Sweeny think so. When look back to l848, cannot
but myself feel how serious has been the chapter Of
" accdens" that has befaen once well-regu.
lated Tammany family; and fear the bastsrdy Of
some Of it's more recent nominations if not of its pres
ent principles, may be in consequence thereof
But to return to Messrs. Purdy and Sweeny. can
only say as regards my position as delegate to syria.
cuse, that was regularly elected by the Democracy
of the Eighteenth Ward as their deegate-that be-
eve acted according TO their wishes. And as to
Messrs PaIdy and Sweeny, all have TO ssy Is, when
they have been without solicitation nominated and
elected by the people TO Offices Of honor and trust
costing money to hold as often as have been Il don't
refer to paying oices then they may assume TO pro-
nounce an opinion to my standing in the organlza-
ton. Till then, shall regard it. as everybody else
does who knows them and me-merely a foolish i'm
perrinence.
In publishing their statement, think Messrs Purdy
and Sweeny have done unwise thing. As old sta
gers--such believe the frat at all events, processes
TO bc-they sbould know when TO keep quiet as well
az when TO make a noise. Now, everybody who was
at Syracuse knows regards the statement, that tho
delegation from Tammany Hall voted against the 9th
resolution Or they express il, wOr6ed tHdustT-
DUSTY 10 secure as defeat," that Meesrs. Purdy and
Sweeny have been most grossly humbugged. cannot
believe they would publicly make such state ment
especially with the long official tail to their names
unless they go believe. But Purdy and S.eeny have
been deceived. Now, though Messrs. Purdy and
Sweepy seem to be ignorant of the fact their course
compel me to ASSERT tbat not single member of the
dse alton called for the Yeas and Nays t0at resou-
ton; no member spoke against it, though they had
some good and loud takers on the delegstion-tbey al
ways have-and if any one of the Tammsny delegates
did really vote against the 9th resolution, il must have
been in very gentle tones--not tie usual way with
TaDmany Braves. Ny hearing is toleraby good.
was not far from my colleagues ut the time, for they
were AN unusually respec' able set and Kept near
them, and if anybody heard )" No." all can cay is
they heard what did not; and TO their working in
dustriousy to defeat it, iLat is all nOnsensei they did
nothing Of the kind.
Az for myself, voted for the 9th resolution. was
in favor OF IT, most OF all that part relating 10 habeas
corpus. feel rather proud Of my votei and before
year is over ext ect to hear every one of my col
leagues swearing by all that il holy that he voted for
it 100, and Messrs. Purdy and Sweeny pronouncng
the letter in your paper of the 10th forgery.
VIM McMURRAY.
SsE York Sept 49, 1861.