The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-22
METROPOLITAN POLITI CS.

The New Political Fower-Thc Political
King and Its Component Parts--'rhc Ma
tertah with Which ~ Is Welded Togcti-
er-'Thc Master spirits OF the Concern
The Ca ndidatcs in the Sixth and seventh
Senatorial DistrActs-Their Antecedents
and Records, SSc.
This u in reality the ago of revouten and rebellion.
We ind the former spirit infused in AL worldly matter,
and We arenot but might say spiritual also. In no
place however, II appar next to the Southern
revolution and rebellion than in the politics Of Manhattan
Island Changes numerous and extraordinary are going
on all around by night and by GEOGRAPHICALLY. how
ever, by nghtthat great asonishment among our
old Kncsebockcrs and general wonder where all this
Is going to lead They hear great deal abot he
Ring throw down thor papers take up their canes start
out with fixed determination 10 correct all this ab Sc
An organization Is started name IL securod and they
go to work but the first thing they know they find them
selves run by the Ring and they look around and find
that They have not accomplished any thing unless II to
help along tho very plan that they started out 10
overthrow, just OF these Onion organizations
are doing oday Thirteen rfourteen county tickets are
in the field already, and the parties arc now busy
making their nominal ions for the Legislature. We'll may
the old knckerbockors ask Where all this leading us
TOT We viii eudeavor 10 throw little light upon that
subject by telling them what this wonderful Ring s, how
made and welded together the kind of material Il At
forms it, and the power that trundes it along, sort Of
hoop fashion.
Everybody understands fully the meaning Of the Alder
manic Ring The contest and controversy over the Jara-
budget and the Haekley contract has made tho
schoolboy conversant with that combination, The al
dernanic Ring a great thing, but this political Ring
Is greater. IT swallows mp the Adermanc Ring and
half dozen other rings at the time The mysteri-
power that binds them al together, making
Of Tho city government without which there would be n
regular and dog tight before night; we are not
but there will be the division Of the spells
day or other. There has always been a combi-
nation Of the kind ruling the city. For years
it all centred in Tammany Hall. Its head,
tail and body in that concern crushing all oppo-
son hence the public knew but little about the great
political Ring Then Tammany under the control
OF Fernando Wood Isaac " Fowler aud Daniel +. Sckes
They the leading spirits and managed control the
official patronage the city, from tho United States gov
Offices down the fa jobs around the City Hail.
but finally Wood took il into his head dissolve partner.
ship, go Of and III by himself Taking with him fui,
onehar of Tammany, no started or up Broadway and
built mp Mozart Hall and sot up business BY himself op
position his old associates Fowler chung the Old Wig
until no finally compelled to make sudden and
hasty fight for Mexico, sckles finding himself left alone
quietly retired, and Is now in much honorable
business, fighting for his country. With the departure
Of these three spirits from Tammany the brains Of that
disappeared and 1t has since bson rolling
about in every direction Like the Great Eastern, old
Tammany found in a storm with broken ruddsr and
no officer with brains enough to repair it.
IN this dcpiorabie condition, with its furniture all
smashed to pieces by its rolling about from side to
the other, with the public mind turned upon our ma
tona troubles another power has sprung existence,
the broken rudder has been repaired by passenger who
has put down the old captains and pilots run
Ming the concern himself. This having been accom-
plished Tammany united 10 the Aldcrmanic Ring,
and The combination stretches and Ia now In
full possession OF the republicans machinery Here lies
the material that forms The political Ring controlled
and managed BY the three Spirits Henry W. Genet
A. Oakley Hall and Oliver Charlick. Genet has cap*ired
Tammany and controls the Corporation patronage bring
ing TO the political soHor the greater portion OF the
real cement that binds il together Oakley hail, tho At
iorney for the police brings to the combination tho Ia.
uepce of that organization extending into every nook
and corner Of tho city with full share Of the Post ONCE
patronage aud several other Official departments whore
patronage is dealt out. Oliver charck the third
ger is material that these revolutionary times
has brought the surface, combining talent and wealth,
and being accustomed manage railroads, steamboats,
and ferries has many OF the qualities Of Vanderbilt aud
Law but opposed both is a full partner 10 the
concern and the trio rolling along Success bound
win at the ensuing election. Each Of them have
received nominations for their respective Offices from
three, four, Ave or six parties, and doubt If it
is in the papers to defeat them. They are fact run
ming about all the parties, ard do intend stop with
the November election but preparing elect their
own Mayor Fernando Wood imagines that he is 10 be
their man. and that he will be collected by this political
Ring. It is certainly a great power, and do not
tksa,
their candidate The master spirits Of this Ring do not
intend TO place him in power again. But Shepard Knapp
an honest wealthy aud worthy citizen, il their cand
date. They know that he does not understand their
tricks aud him, while Wood is posted in all the
tricks Of their trade and cannot be used by them With
Genet placed in three years lease of the City Han portion
of this power Hall established in full charge Of the legal
par,ment and Charc looking after It's interest at Albany
each will be by the election in November they will be
in position 10 defy all opposition and will have no
of giving offence to any other political power no,
Wood Here the length and breath Of tho won.
derfu and mysterious Ring with its master spitssa
ing in bold relief for the special benefit of the old
Knckerbocker Filth avenue and all other inquiring
minds.
But from this let pass to the candidates placed
in nomination for Senators in the Sixth and Seyous,
districts In notice of the candidates in the Fourth
Senatorial district stated that could not tel
which OF the TIVE ohn H. Watsons living in that district
intended We informed that IT is the banksr
at 29o Broadway, worthy man. about forty years q
! age, native of New England and a resident or
New York for fifteen years; has never run for any
Office before did NOT seek this which conferred upon
him by his friends, and is well worthy Of being en-
trusted with the duties OF the Office for which he has been
nomnatedan opponent to the City Hall party and grid
iron railroads He will be supported by the reform party
In the district.
SIXTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
This district comprises the NINTH Fifteenth Sixteenth
and Eighteenth wards Of the city ami there arc four can
ddates in the field trying to carry of the prize The
Mozart Hall organization has nominated Daniel Young
conductor on the Hudson River Railroad and member
of the last House OF Representatives. He native OF
Ulster county and about forty years of age was two
years student at Yves. Point bat was compelled to
leave account Of the failure OF his health before he
completed the term necessary to graduate. lie was an
active member Of tho last House of REPRESENTATIVE