The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-30


Ocean stretching far away in the opposite d.
nearly one-half, is wooded with trees Of old
growth, and diversified by hills and meadows.
interrupted here and there by ponds of natu-
raj water. Mr. Yiele proposes to preserve and
improve all these fine natural advantages, with
out in any way changing their character by
obtrusively introducing artificial features. He
lays down the following rules as those which
should govern the ornamentation of this magni-
fcent site:-First, studiously to conceal every
appearance of art, however expensive, by
which the scenery is improved; secondly, care
fully to disguise the real boundary, however
large or small the area; thirdly, to hide the
natural defects and to display the natural
beauties to the utmost advantage; fourthly, to
obtain from the most favorable points the great
est possible extent of view, and to conceal all
objects which limit or obstruct it, SO blending
are distinctly visible, there are no abrupt con-
rasts painful to the eye or destroying the SYM
metry of the whole, thus securing that unity
and harmony SO essential to the perfection Of
be design.
> In these few rules Is summed up the whole
art of landscape gardening-the only system
which, in our opinion, should be adopted in
the laying out of our parks. A return to the
old artificial Styles as practised by lie Notrs
and Others and, we are sorry to say, partially
introduced in the Central Park would be the
abandonment of progress which modern taste
has conquered over the prejudioes Of o school
which was always at war with nature.
The entire cost of the improvements Mr..
Viele estimates at 100000, which, with the
price of the ground-say in round numbers
sl,OO0,O 900, though it will probably not reach
that sum-will make the total cost less than a
third of the amount which the Central Park has
stood us in up to the present time. Ten years
hence it would be impossible to obtain the
Prospect hill site for five times its present
price. The people of Brooklyn should there
fore strain every effort to secure at once the
inestimable advantages afforded by park Of
this kind, and which are so essential to q
crowded and overworked community.
The sublimity Of Political Impudence-
Ola Tammany Saving the Union.
The first requisite for successful political
career is impudence, and it is upon this capital
alone that the Tammany managers have WELD
cd political power in this CITY for many years
past. When the effrontery Of the sachems was
accompanied with certain degree of clever
ness, things went on well enough; but the time
came when the small politicians Of the Coal
Hole thought they could dispense with their
leaders and keep the spoils for themselves.
Then arose the rival organization known as the
Mozart Hall clique, and very considerable
number of the heretofore faithful democracy
seeded from Tammany to follow the new
lights up town. As the fortunes Of the Tam
many clique declined they became desperate.
reckless and more despotic than ever. They
split the party, both in the city and State, into
half a dozen different cliques, and realized the
old aphorism of the bundle Of sticks, by
delivering themselves, bound hand and
foot, into the power of their enemies. Thus
the prestige of Tammany departed long ago,
never to return.
Latterly the Tammany managers have re-
sorted to the usual course Of broken
down politicians, and have put themselves
forward as set of pure and incorrupti-
BILE patriots, whose only aim is the preserva-
ton of the federal Union, which has already
ceased to exist. The Democratic State Com
mittee having called q Convention, nominally
to take into consideration the distracted condi-
ton of the country, but really with view to
the galvanizing of the party, which has been
dead and buried ever since the Charleston
Convention dissolved. Tammany assumes to
act for the city of New York, and orders q pri-
mary election for County Convention, the
members of which altogether unauthorized aud
irresponsible body proceed to nominate.
through a committee, the delegates to the
State Convention. Having made up their
slate (Which contains the names Of
few able men inserted here and there
in a crowd of nobodies), the Tammany
folks proceed to adopt preamble and reso-
luton which reach the sublimity of impudence.
The preamble sets forth that "we," 0he Coal
Hole Philosophers "having learned that an at
tempt will be made by an irregular political
association Of this city to take advantage OF the
approaching State Convention TO obtain some
recognition as an organization, in violation Of
the rights Of Tammany Hail. 1--WE" instruct
our delegates TO save the Union II possible, but
in any event to put down, kick out and alto
gether suppress the delegates of the irregular
association" aforesaid. The delegates are in
structcd that in case the Convention should fail
to recognise fully tho despotism Of Tammany,
they are to withdraw entirely from said Con-
vention, and take such action in regard to the
questions before the country as may seem
expedient." Phew! That's cool. Tammany
first, and the country afterwards. Wilson
Small & Co. will look out for themselves
in any event, and subsequently attend to the
purposes for which the Convention is osteasibiy
called. They are pretty set OF paciicators,
indeed. They are exactly the sort Of persons
to tender the olive branch TO the South with
one hand, while in the other they hold a knife to